IBM AIX 4.2.1 - '/usr/bin/portmir' Local Buffer Overflow / Insecure Temporary File Creation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/385/info AIX version 4.2.1 introduced a new command titled 'portmir'. This new program had two notable vulnerabilites. First it contained a buffer overflow which allowed malicious users to obtain root privileges. Secondly it wrote it's log files to a...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - cgi-bin wrap

SGI IRIX 6.2 - cgi-bin wrap source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/373/info A vulnerability exists in the cgi-bin program 'wrap', as included with Irix 6.2 from SGI. A failure to validate input results in a vulnerability that allows any remote attacker to view the contents of any world readabl...