CVE-2003-0150

MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root upon restart, as demonstrated by modifying my.cnf...

MySQL allows default user to be changed to root via custom "my.cnf" file

Overview MySQL reads configuration options from world-writeable files. This can lead to a remote user gaining elevated privileges. Description A message posted to the bugtraq mailing list details a vulnerability affecting versions of MySQL prior to 3.23.56. MySQL would permit users with 'FILE'...

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1392

faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmission privileges...

CVE-2002-1392

faxspool in mgetty before 1.1.29 uses a world-writable spool directory for outgoing faxes, which allows local users to modify fax transmission privileges...

CVE-2002-1791

SGI IRIX 6.5 through 6.5.17 creates temporary desktop files with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to overwrite or corrupt those files...

CVE-2002-1956

ROX Filer 1.1.9 and 1.2 is installed with world writable permissions, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files...

CVE-2002-1836

The default configuration of Xerox DocuTech 6110 and DocuTech 6115 exports certain NFS shares to the world with world writable permissions, which may allow remote attackers to modify sensitive files...

CVE-2002-1711

BasiliX 1.1.0 saves attachments in a world readable /tmp/BasiliX directory, which allows local users to read other users' attachments...

CVE-2002-1844

Microsoft Windows Media Player WMP 6.3, when installed on Solaris, installs executables with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to delete or modify the executables to gain privileges...

CVE-2002-1737

Astaro Security Linux 2.016 creates world-writable files and directories, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1956

ROX Filer 1.1.9 and 1.2 is installed with world writable permissions, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files...

CVE-2002-2118

Buffer overflow in Blue World Lasso Web Data Engine 3.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL...

CVE-2002-1970

SnortCenter 0.9.5, when configured to push Snort rules, stores the rules in a temporary file with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to obtain usernames and passwords for the alert database servers...

CVE-2002-1669

pkgadd in FreeBSD 4.2 through 4.4 creates a temporary directory with world-searchable permissions, which may allow local users to modify world-writable parts of the package during installation...

PT-2002-2435 · Mandrake · Mandrake

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Mandrake versions 8.2 Description: The Standard security setting for the Mandrake-Security package installs home directories with world-readable permissions. This could allow local users to read other users' files. Recommendations: For Mandra...

PT-2002-2566 · Microsoft · Windows Media Player

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows Media Player WMP version 6.3 Description: The issue allows local users to gain privileges by deleting or modifying executables due to world-writable permissions. Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows Media Player WMP versio...

QNX Photon Weak Permissions

Clipboard content is stored in world readable file...

rpcbind/fsr_efs/mv/errhook/uux vulnerabilities update

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SGI Security Advisory Title: rpcbind/fsrefs/mv/errhook/uux vulnerabilities update Number: 20020903-02-P Date: October 14, 2002 - -------------- - --- Update --- - -------------- The patches in the original advisory are incompatible with R4000-class hardware...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update

Updated packages for dvips are available which fix a vulnerability allowing print users to execute arbitrary commands. Updated 13 Aug 2003 Added tetex-doc package that was originally left out of the errata. The dvips utility converts DVI format into PostScriptTM, and is used in Red Hat Linux as a...

CVE-2002-0529

HP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X installs the hpimagingconnectivity program and the hpimagingconnectivity.app directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges of other Photosmart users by replacing hpimagingconnectivity with a Trojan horse...