Mozilla products vulnerable to memory corruption via large regular expression in JavaScript

Overview A vulnerability in the way the JavaScript engine of Mozilla products and derivative programs handles a large regular expression could allow a remote attacker to crash the application or execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description A regular expression is a special text stri...

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...

Microsoft Windows TCP/IP fails to properly validate IGMP packets

Overview Microsoft Windows implementations of the TCP/IP protocol fail to properly validate IGMP packets, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Description TCP and IGMP The Transmission Control Protocol TCP is defined in RFC 793 as a means to provide reliable host-to-host transmission between...

Microsoft Windows privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows access controls may be improperly configured potentially allowing a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Windows provides numerous, fine grained permissions and privileges to control access to Windows components, such ...

Microsoft Windows Metafile handler SETABORTPROC GDI Escape vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to remote code execution via an error in handling files using the Windows Metafile image format. Exploit code has been publicly posted and used to successfully attack fully-patched Windows XP SP2 systems. However, other versions of the Windows operating...

UW-IMAP vulnerable to a buffer overflow

Overview UW-IMAP contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The University of Washington IMAP Server UW-IMAP is an email server that uses the Internet Message Access Protocol lMAP. A lack o...

Ruby safe-level security model bypass

Overview Ruby contains a vulnerability that may allow arbitrary code to be run without the intended safe-level checks being applied. Description Ruby is a object-oriented scripting language that supports execution of untrusted code with two mechanisms: taint flagging and safe levels. Safe levels...

Apple Mac OS X ImageIO fails to properly handle corrupt GIF files

Overview The Apple Mac OS X ImageIO framework contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Apple ImageIO is an image processing framework that was introduced in OS X 10.4 Tiger. ImageIO is used by several applications, including WebCore and...

Multiple X servers fail to properly allocate memory for large pixmaps

Overview Multiple X Window System servers contain a pixmap memory allocation flaw that may allow local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Description Multiple X Window System server applications share code that may contain a flaw in the memory allocation for large pixmaps. The affect...

Apple Mac OS X Server servermgrd authentication vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview Apple Mac OS X Server servermgrd contains an unspecified buffer overflow vulnerability in the authentication handling routines. This vulnerability may lead to remote execution of arbitrary code. Description Mac OS X Server contains the servermgrd application for back-end management...

Microsoft Print Spooler service contains a buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in the Microsoft Print Spooler service may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description According to Microsoft, the Print Spooler service is ...an executable file that is installed as a service. The spooler is loaded when the...

Multiple Telnet clients fail to properly handle the "LINEMODE" SLC suboption

Overview Multiple Telnet clients contain a data length validation flaw which may allow a server to induce arbitrary code execution on the client host. Description The Telnet network protocol is described in RFC854 and RFC855 as a general, bi-directional communications facility. The Telnet protoco...

Cisco ACNS RealServer RealSubscruber vulnerable to DoS via malformed IP packets

Overview A vulnerability in Cisco ACNS RealServer RealSubscriber may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service on an affected device via malformed IP packets. Description Cisco Application and Content Networking System ACNS is an integrated caching and content-delivery platform. ACNS 5...

LibTIFF vulnerable to integer overflow in the TIFFFetchStrip() routine

Overview An integer overflow in LibTIFF may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF. An integer overflow in the TIFFFetchStripThing routine within the tifdirread.c file may allow an attacker...

PhpWebSite calendar module contains a SQL injection vulnerability

Overview The PhpWebSite contains an SQL injection vulnerability that may allow malicious users to execute SQL queries on a server with the privileges of the PhpWebSite administrator. Description PhpWebSite is an open-source web content management system that includes a web-based calendar module t...

MIT Kerberos 5 ASN.1 decoding function krb5_rd_cred() insecurely deallocates memory (double-free)

Overview The krb5rdcred function in the MIT Kerberos 5 library does not securely deallocate heap memory when decoding ASN.1 structures, resulting in a double-free vulnerability. A remote, authenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on any system running an...

BlackJumboDog contains buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview BlackJumboDog fails to verify the length of several FTP commands, creating a buffer overflow vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in code execution on the target system with privileges of the FTP service. Description BlackJumboDog is a multi-function server for...

Microsoft Windows Utility Manager launches applications with system privileges

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Utility Manager allows authenticated local users to launch applications with SYSTEM privileges. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Utility Manager is a program that permits users to monitor and launch various accessibility applications. This program contain...

Sun Solaris tcsh(1) contains vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command

Overview Sun Solaris tcsh1 contains a vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command that could allow an unprivileged user to create or remove files or gain privileges of another user. Description A vulnerability in the built-in ls-F command of the Sun Solaris tcsh1 may allow an intruder to create or...

Microsoft contains a buffer overflow in the Local Troubleshooter ActiveX control (Tshoot.ocx)

Overview Microsoft Windows ships with a troubleshooting application to assist users with problems. A vulnerability in this application may permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. Description Microsoft Windows 2000 ships with an ActiveX control...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains buffer overflow in Type attribute of OBJECT element on double-byte character set systems

Overview Certain versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer IE that support double-byte character sets DBCS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Type attribute of the OBJECT element. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running IE. Description...

Microsoft Windows HTML conversion library vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in a shared HTML conversion library used by Internet Explorer IE and other Windows applications. By enticing a victim to view an HTML document using IE, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the victim's privileges or cause IE to crash...

zlib "gzprintf()" function vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow exists in one of the functions included with the zlib compression library. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. An exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available. Description The zlib website...

Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) uses weak algorithm for encrypting packets

Overview Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol RDP uses a weak algorithm for encrypting packets. Description Microsoft describes RDP as follows.RDP is based on, and is an extension of, the T.120 protocol family standards. It is a multichannel-capable protocol that allows for separate virtual...

Microsoft Windows SMTP Service fails to properly handle responses from the NTLM authentication layer

Overview A flaw in the authentication code of the SMTP service provided with Windows 2000 server and Exchange 5.5 may allow a user access to the SMTP service. This acess could be used to relay mail in violation of the SMTP server's security policy, or consume CPU resources on the SMTP server...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in local HTML resources

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE includes several local HTML resources that contain cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. These resources use the dialogArguments property of dialog frames insecurely, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary script in the Local Machine Zone. Description...

ASN.1 parsing errors exist in implementations of SSL, TLS, S/MIME, PKCS#7 routines

Overview Abstract Syntax Notation number One ASN.1 is an international standard used to describe and transmit data packets between applications and across networks. There is a vulnerability related to ASN.1 that could permit an attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrar...

Apache Web Server ap_log_rerror() function discloses full path to CGI script

Overview There is a vulnerability in Apache 2.0 through 2.035 that could disclose the real path to a CGI script or other file. Description A vulnerability in the Apache web server could disclose sensitive information. Quoting from the Apache Change Log: Security Added the APLOGTOCLIENT flag to...

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) contains remote buffer overflow in chunked encoding data transfer mechanism for HTR

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in IIS 4.0 and 5.0 could allow an intruder to execute arbitrary code on an IIS server with the privileges of the HTR ISAPI extension. Description Chunked encoding is a means to transfer variable-sized units of data called chunks from a web client to a web...

Oracle9i Application Server Apache PL/SQL module does not properly decode URL

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Apache Procedural Language/Structured Query Language PL/SQL module used by Oracle9i Application Server iAS in which the module does not properly decode double URL encoded strings. This vulnerability could allow an intruder to read files outside the web...

Weak CRC allows packet injection into SSH sessions encrypted with block ciphers

Overview There is an information integrity vulnerability in the SSH1 protocol that allows packets encrypted with a block cipher to be modified without notice. Description Preconditions: Attacker has a fragment of plaintext and its corresponding ciphertext. Attacker must be able to actively...

IBM AIX digest buffer overflow in filename argument to command

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the digest command that may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. Description The digest command is intended to be run by the qdaemon to generate a binary version of the queue configuration daemon information stored in /etc/qconfig. The digest...

Apache web server performs case sensitive filtering on Mac OS X HFS+ case insensitive filesystem

Overview The Apache 1.3.14 web server's file access protection scheme can be bypassed for the Mac OS X HFS+ filesystem. Description The Apache web server's file access protection scheme i.e., file request "filtering" assumes that the filesystem being protected is case sensitve. For example, in a...

Linux kernel contains race condition via ptrace/procfs/execve

Overview Unprivileged local users can use the ptrace function to take advantage of a privileged program, while that program is performing a privileged operation, to gain privileged access. Description Ptrace is a function, which is often used for debugging, that allows one process to attach to...

Cisco IOS HTTP server authentication vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands

Overview A problem with the HTTP server component of Cisco IOS system software allows an intruder to execute privileged commands on Cisco routers if local authentication databases are used. Description By sending a particular URL to a Cisco IOS device with the HTTP server enabled, a remote attack...

glibc unsetenv fails to properly handle environment variables passed more than once to a program

Overview The glibc implementation of unsetenv fails to properly remove one of two successive occurrences of the same environment variable if the variable is redundently passed to a program. Description The glibc implementation of unsetenv, if called to remove an environment variable that occurs t...

Filemaker Pro 5.0v3 and below does not adequately protect web-enabled databases

Overview FileMaker may expose data inadvertently. Description FileMaker Web Companion prior to version 5.0v4 permits unauthorized access to data even if the database manager believes that data is protected by Field Level Security. --- Impact Attackers can read information, including items such as...

muhttpd versions 1.1.5 and earlier are vulnerable to path traversal

Overview Versions 1.1.5 and earlier of the mu HTTP deamon muhttpd are vulnerable to path traversal via crafted HTTP request from an unauthenticated user. This vulnerability can allow unauthenticated users to download arbitrary files and collect private information on the target device. Descriptio...

D-Link routers HNAP service contains stack-based buffer overflow

Overview D-Link DIR routers contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the HNAP Login action. Description CWE-121:Stack-based Buffer Overflow - CVE-2016-6563 Processing malformed SOAP messages when performing the HNAP Login action causes a buffer overflow in the stack. The vulnerable XML fields...

Intellian Satellite TV t-Series and v-Series firmware contains insecure default credentials

Overview Intellian Satellite TV antennas t-Series and v-Series, firmware version 1.07, uses default credentials. Description CWE-255: Credentials Management- CVE-2016-6551Intellian Satellite TV antennas t-Series and v-Series, firmware version 1.07, uses non-random default credentials of: ftp/ftp ...

IKE/IKEv2 protocol implementations may allow network amplification attacks

Overview Implementations of the IKEv2 protocol are vulnerable to network amplification attacks. Description CWE-406: Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume Network Amplification IKE/IKEv2 and other UDP-based protocols can be used to amplify denial-of-service attacks. In some scenarios, an...

Oracle Outside In 8.5.2 contains multiple stack buffer overflows

Overview Oracle Outside In versions 8.5.2 and earlier contain stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the parsers for WK4, Doc, and Paradox DB files, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Oracle Outside In is a set of...

HP ArcSight Logger contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview HP ArcSight Logger contains multiple vulnerabilities, allowing authentication bypass and privilege escalation in certain scenarios. Description CWE-285: Improper Authorization- CVE-2015-2136A remote authenticated user without Logger Search permissions may be able to bypass authorization...

BIOS implementations fail to properly set UEFI write protections after waking from sleep mode

Overview Multiple BIOS implementations fail to properly set write protections after waking from sleep, leading to the possibility of an arbitrary BIOS image reflash. Description According to Cornwell, Butterworth, Kovah, and Kallenberg, who reported the issue affecting certain Dell client systems...

Honeywell OPOS suite Stack Buffer Overflow vulnerability

Overview The Honeywell OPOS OLE for Retail Point-of-Sale POS Suite is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow attack. Description The Honeywell OPOS Suite provides a standard programming interface that allows POS hardware to be easily integrated into retail POS systems based on Microsoft Windows...

IBM WebSphere Application Server contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview IBM WebSphere Application Server, including the Hypervisor Edition, contains cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities. Description CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' - CVE-2014-4770IBM WebSphere Applicatio...

IBM Notes and Domino on x86 Linux specify an executable stack

Overview IBM Notes and Domino on x86 Linux are incorrectly built requesting an executable stack. This can make it easier for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in Notes, Domino, and any of the child processes that they may spawn. Description The build environment for the x86 Linux versions of I...

Attachmate Verastream Host Integrator (VHI) allows arbitrary file upload and execution

Overview The Attachmate Verastream Host Integrator VHI is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads and execution. Description CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory 'Path Traversal' - CVE-2013-3626The Attachmate VHI Session Server, on all platforms, allows unauthenticated...

Askiaweb survey application contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview The Askiaweb survey application contains multiple vulnerabilities. Description The Askiaweb survey application contains multiple vulnerabilities.CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command 'SQL Injection' - CVE-2013-0123 The administration interface for the...

Adobe Shockwave player installs Xtras without prompting

Overview Adobe Shockwave Player installs Xtras that are signed by Adobe or Macromedia without prompting, which can allow an attacker to target vulnerabilities in older Xtras. Description Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player is software that plays active web content developed in Macromedia and Adobe...