CVE-1999-1173

CVE-1999-1173 affects Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux, where a temporary working directory is created with world-writable permissions. This can let local users (1) modify WordPerfect behavior by changing files in the working directory, or (2) modify other users’ files via a symlink attack. The prov...

MySQL < 3.23.36 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The installed version of MySQL is older than version 3.23.36. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - It is possible to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database with '..' characters. CVE-2001-0407 - Users with a MySQL account can use the 'SH...

FreeBSD-SA-00:55.xpdf

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:55 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: xpdf contains multiple vulnerabilities Category: ports Module: xpdf Announced: 2000-10-13 Credits: Unknown Affects: Ports...

CVE-2000-0791

CVE-2000-0791 describes a Trustix vulnerability where the httpsd binary (Apache-SSL) is installed with world-writeable permissions, enabling local users to replace it with a Trojan horse. The root cause is improper permissions on the httpsd executable, allowing local write access and substitution...

FreeBSD-SA-00:44.xlock

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-00:44 Security Advisory FreeBSD, Inc. Topic: xlockmore port allows reading of password file Category: ports Module: xlockmore Announced: 2000-08-28 Credits: bind Affects:...