Yahoo! Webcam view utilities ActiveX control vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

Overview The Yahoo! Webcam view utilities ActiveX control contains a stack buffer overflow, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Yahoo! Webcam is a component of Yahoo! Messenger that allows users to chat via webcams over ...

Microsoft Outlook fails to properly process a VEVENT record

Overview Microsoft Outlook contains a memory corruption vulnerability that could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain complete control of the vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Outlook fails to properly handle malformed VEVENT records. When an .iCal meeting request containi...

Mozilla products allow execution of arbitrary JavaScript

Overview Multiple Mozilla products allow running JavaScript to be recompiled while executing. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript bytecode. Description According to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-67: ...it was possible to modify a Script objec...

Microsoft PowerPoint fails to properly handle malformed object pointers

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability in the handling of malformed object pointers, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when PowerPoi...

OpenSSH fails to properly handle multiple identical blocks in a SSH packet

Overview OpenSSH fails to properly handle multiple identical blocks in a SSH packet. This vulnerability may cause a denial-of-service condition. Description OpenSSH is an open source client and server implementation of the Secure Shell SSH protocol. OpenSSH includes a cyclic redundancy check CRC...

RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control bypasses ActiveX security model

Overview The Microsoft RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control bypasses the ActiveX security model, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description ActiveX ActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components...

Oracle Text SQL injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Text is vulnerable to SQL injection, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description According to Oracle:Oracle Text uses standard SQL to index, search, and analyze text and documents stored in the Oracle...

Oracle TNS protocol fails to properly validate authentication requests

Overview The Oracle TNS protocol authentication mechanism fails to properly sanitize authentication requests, possibly allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements with elevated privileges. Description Oracle databases authenticate and manage database connections via Oracle...

Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange TNEF decoding buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system running the vulnerable software. Description Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format TNEFTNEF is a proprietary Microsoft...

XMLHttpRequest Object security bypass in Opera Web Browser

Overview The Opera Web Browser fails to properly enforce security restrictions on the XMLHttpRequest Object. This may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to insert content from potentially malicious web sites. Description The XMLHttpRequest Object is a scripting object that provides routines...

Microsoft Log Sink Class ActiveX control incorrectly marked "safe for scripting"

Overview The Microsoft Log Sink Class ActiveX control is incorrectly marked safe for scripting. This may allow a remote attacker to create or append to arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. Description ActiveXActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains URL decoding cross-domain vulnerability

Overview A URL decoding vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer may allow remote attackers to bypass zone security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Description IE uses a cross-domain security model to maintain separation between browser frames from different...

Microsoft Internet Explorer treats arbitrary files as images for drag and drop operations

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE treats arbitrary files as images during drag and drop mouse operations. This could allow an attacker to trick a user into copying a file to a location where it may be executed, such as the Windows StartUp folder. Description IE treats any file referenced by...

Apple Safari fails to properly handle form data in HTTP redirects

Overview There is a vulnerability in the way Safari handles form data that may expose sensitive information when the forward/backward buttons are used. Description Apple Safari is a web browser available for the Mac OS X operating system. A vulnerability exists in the way Safari handles web form...

Microsoft Windows RPC vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft's Remote Procedure Call RPC implementation. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. An exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available. Description Microsoft...

Solaris X Window Font Service (XFS) daemon contains buffer overflow in Dispatch() function

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow has been discovered in the Solaris X Window Font Service XFS daemon fs.auto. Description ISS X-Force released an Advisory today regarding a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in XFS. According to ISS, XFS is installed and running by default on the...

Microsoft SQL Server contains buffer overflows in openrowset and opendatasource macros

Overview Microsoft SQL Server contains several buffer overflows in "functions that are associated with connecting to remote data sources through 'ad hoc names.'" Description Microsoft SQL Server versions 7.0 and 2000 contain buffer overflows in the openrowset and opendatasource macros. By calling...

Microsoft Index Server/Indexing Service used by IIS 4.0/5.0 contains unchecked buffer used when encoding double-byte characters

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Indexing services used by Microsoft IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 running on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and beta versions of Windows XP. Exploitations of this vulnerability allows a remote intruder to run arbitrary code on the victim machine. Description There is a...

Lotus Notes Java VM leaks file existence through timing difference in ECLs

Overview Lotus Notes JVM leaks information about the existence of a file. Description A malicious Java applet run in the Lotus Notes web browser can determine if a local file exists. Notes' preferences must be set to browse the web using the Notes browser, with execution of Java applets...

HP-UX Support Tools Manager vulnerable to denial of service

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Hewlett-Packard Support Tools Manager that allows a local user to create a denial-of-service condition. Description The Hewlett-Packard Support Tools is a collection of diagnostic tools that allow operators of HP-UX systems to test and diagnose hardware...

iTerm2 with tmux integration is vulnerable to remote command execution

Overview iTerm2, up to and including version 3.3.5, with tmux integration is vulnerable to remote command execution. Description iTerm2 is a popular terminal emulator for macOS that supports terminal multiplexing using tmux integration and is frequently used by developers and system administrator...

GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to implement write protection and is not cryptographically signed

Overview GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 and GB-BXi7-5775 platforms, versions vF6 and vF2 respectively, fails to properly set the BIOSWE, BLE, SMMBWP, and PRx bits to enforce write protection. It also is not cryptographically signed. These issues may permit an attacker to write...

Fonality contains a hard-coded password and embedded SSL private key

Overview Fonality previously trixbox Pro version 12.6 and later uses a hard-coded password, and the accompanying HUDweb plugin embeds a private SSL key. Description CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password - CVE-2016-2362According to the reporter, FTP is used to sync phone configurations for users, by...

Kaseya Virtual System Administrator contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview Kaseya Virtual System Administrator VSA, versions R9 and possibly earlier, contains arbitrary file download and open redirect vulnerabilities. Description CWE-22: Improper Limitation of Pathname to a Restricted Directory 'Path Traversal' - CVE-2015-2862Kaseya VSA is an IT management...

Samsung Galaxy S phones fail to properly validate SwiftKey language pack updates

Overview Samsung Galaxy S phones, including the S4 Mini, S4, S5, and S6, fail to properly validate Swiftkey language pack updates. Description CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity - CVE-2015-4640Samsung Galaxy S phones, including the S4 Mini, S4, S5, and S6, are pre-installed...

SearchBlox contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview SearchBlox versions 8.1.x and below contain multiple vulnerabilities. Description CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' - CVE-2015-0967SearchBlox contains multiple cross-site scripting XSS vulnerabilities, including a reflected XSS in...

Netmaster cable modem information leakage vulnerability

Overview The Netmaster CBW700N wireless cable modem enables remote SNMP public access by default Description CWE-200- Information Exposure The Netmaster CBW700N wireless cable modem running software version 81.447.392110.729.024 was found to expose sensitive information such as username, password...

Dell PowerConnect 6248P series switch denial of service vulnerability

Overview Dell PowerConnect 6248P series switches contain a denial of service vulnerability when parsing malformed requests. Description Dell PowerConnect 6248P series switches contain a denial of service vulnerability when parsing malformed requests which could cause the switch to crash and becom...

Multi-vendor IP camera web interface authentication bypass

Overview The web interface firmware for Foscam and Wansview H.264 Hi3510/11/12 IP cameras contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. Other vendors that share the same base firmware image are also vulnerable. Description It has been reported that the web interface for IP cameras from several...

ISC BIND 9 RPZ zone named denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview ISC BIND 9 contains a remote crashing vulnerability when running with certain RPZ configurations. Description According to ISC:A defect in the affected versions of BIND could cause the "named" process to exit when queried, if the server has recursion enabled and was configured with an RP...

Adobe Flash Player contains unspecified code execution vulnerability

Overview Adobe Flash contains a vulnerability that can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The following versions of Adobe Flash versions contain an unspecified vulnerability that can result in memory corruption: Adobe Flash Playe...

Mozilla JavaScript privilege escalation

Overview Mozilla products contain multiple vulnerabilities that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey do not properly handle JavaScript, which may allow privilege escalation and execution of arbitrary code o...

Mozilla Thunderbird external-body MIME type buffer overflow

Overview Mozilla Thunderbird contains a heap-based buffer overflow which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Mozilla Thunderbird is an open source, cross-platform email and news client. Thunderbird uses Multipurpose Internet...

Microsoft Windows IGMPv3 and MLDv2 processing vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows fails to properly process IGMPv3 and MLDv2 network traffic. If exploited, this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service condition. Description Internet Group Management Protoco IGMP is the protocol used by IPv4 hosts to report their...

Microsoft Windows Vista Teredo IPv6 interface firewall bypass vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Vista firewall may allow an attacker to send unfiltered IPv6 traffic to a vulnerable system. Description Internet Protocol version 6 IPv6 is an IP standard that is designed to replace the Internet Protocol version 4 IPv4. The Microsoft Teredo...

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup LGSERVER.EXE heap buffer overflow

Overview Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup contains a buffer overflow, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup products come with a service called LGSERVER.EXE. Thi...

Multiple D-Link routers fail to properly process UPnP M-SEARCH requests

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the software that operates certain models of D-Link routers could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device. Description UPnP Universal Plug and Play UPnP is a system that allows network devices to operate together. M-SEAR...

Mozilla DHTML memory corruption vulnerabilities

Overview Mozilla products contain multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the way they handle DHTML. These vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Mozilla products fail to properly handle DHTML. This may allow memor...

Linux kernel Bluetooth support fails to properly bounds check "protocol" variable

Overview Linux kernels with Bluetooth support do not adequately validate the "protocol" value, allowing a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description Linux kernels with Bluetooth support may contain a local root vulnerability, even if Bluetooth hardware is not...

mod_python vulnerable to information disclosure via crafted URL

Overview The Apache modpython module is vulnerable to unintended remote information disclosure using specially crafted URLs. Description From the modpython web page:Modpython is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server. With modpython you can write web-based...

Microsoft IIS contains vulnerability in NNTP service

Overview A vulnerability in the NNTP component of Microsoft IIS may allow a remote attacker to compromise the affected system. Description The Network News Transport Protocol NNTP is a protocol for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval, and posting of news articles over a network. Microsoft's...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly validate source of URL stored in Travel Log

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE does not properly determine the source of script used in URLs stored in the "Travel Log." An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to evaluate script in different security domains. By causing script to be evaluated in the Local Machine Zone, the attacke...

Sendmail prescan() buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Sendmail contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in code that parses email addresses. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description Sendmail is a widely used mail transfer agent MTA. There is a...

realpath(3) function contains off-by-one buffer overflow

Overview A function originally derived from 4.4BSD, realpath3, contains a vulnerability that may permit a malicious user to gain root access to the server. This function was derived from the FreeBSD 3.x tree. Other applications and operating systems that use or were derived from this code base ma...

Adobe PDF viewers allow non-certified plug-ins to put viewers into Certified Mode

Overview By default, Adobe PDF viewers will start up and load non-certified plug-ins installed in a local plugins directory. Adobe Reader plug-ins not certified by Adobe, if allowed to load, can execute arbitrary code in the process space of the running viewer. One incremental impact of such...

Multiple vendors' Domain Name System (DNS) stub resolvers vulnerable to buffer overflow via network name and address lookups

Overview Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists in the DNS stub resolver library used by BSD, ISC BIND, and GNU glibc. Other systems that use DNS resolver code derived from ISC BIND may also be affected. An attacker who is able to control DNS responses could exploit arbitrary code or cause a deni...

AOL Instant Messenger vulnerable to buffer overflow via crafted "addbuddy" URI sent in message

Overview America Online's Instant Messenger AIM contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. Description AOL Instant Messenger is a widely used program for communicating with other users over the Internet. A buffer overflow exists in the processing of the addbuddy parameter of t...

SquirrelMail compose.php script does not adequately validate input thereby allowing arbitrary user to send messages

Overview Some versions of SquirrelMail do not properly validate input. Attackers can spoof email addresses through this vulnerability. Description SquirrelMail is a collection of PHP4 scripts that provides webmail services. Prior to version 1.24, SquirrelMail does not properly validate Universal...

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) vulnerable to DoS via malformed FTP connection status request

Overview A vulnerability in IIS could allow an intruder to disrupt ordinary operations of both FTP and Web services on vulnerable IIS servers. Description IIS includes an FTP server. An intruder who sends a malformed request for the status of an existing connection could cause the IIS server to...

Beck GmbH IPC@Chip TelnetD vulnerable to brute-force password attack

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Beck IPC@CHIP that may allow an attacker to gain access to the device. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. This device contains a telnet server that "leaks information". That is, when an attacker connects to the telnet daemon...