BIND 9.3.0 vulnerable to denial of service in validator code

Overview A vulnerability in the BIND name server could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service against an affected system. Description The Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND is a popular Domain Name System DNS implementation from Internet Systems Consortium ISC. BIND supports the DNS...

CUPS stores user account details in plain text in log file

Overview When an SMB printer is configured, CUPS stores plain text login information to the log file. Description CUPS is a cross-platform printing system for UNIX environments. It can use the IPP, LPD, SMB, and JetDirect protocols to interact with printers. The SMB protocol is used to communicat...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a buffer overflow in CSS parsing

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Internet Explorer processes Cascading Style Sheets CSS. This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. Description CSS is a mechanism for adding style to web documents. Microsoft Internet...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle navigations from plug-ins

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in its handling of navigation commands from plug-ins. This could let an attacker spoof the address of a website. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer improperly handles navigations from plug-ins, such as ActiveX controls. This...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an integer overflow in the processing of bitmap files

Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer IE is a web browser. An integer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the way that Internet Explorer processes...

Ethereal ISUP protocol dissector fails to properly decode ISUP packets

Overview Ethereal fails to properly decode ISDN User Part ISUP packets containing an overly long Interworking Function Address IWFA value. Description Ethereal is a network traffic analysis package. It includes the ability to decode packets containing ISUP data. There is a vulnerability in the wa...

GnuPG creates ElGamal keys for signing using insufficient entropy

Overview Gnu Privacy Guard GnuPG is a cryptographic utility used to generate cryptographic keys and perform other cryptographic functions. A vulnerability in the way GnuPG generates ElGamal keys has been discovered. This vulnerability renders ElGamal signing key untrustworthy. Description A...

ScriptLogic sets insecure permissions on "LOGS$" share

Overview Version 4.01 of ScriptLogic contains a vulnerability in the default permissions assigned to the network share used for logging. Description The ScriptLogic product from ScriptLogic, Inc. provides remote system administration capabilities for Microsoft Windows systems in a domain...

gnome-terminal allows arbitrary command execution when viewing files containing crafted escape sequences

Overview gnome-terminal may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted escape sequences. Description gnome-terminal affords users the ability to utilize an escape sequence to "export" the title of the current window title directly to the shell command line. By viewing a...

MIT Kerberos V5 ASN.1 decoder fails to perform bounds checking on data element length fields

Overview The MIT Kerberos V5 implementation contains an ASN.1 decoding flaw that may allow remote attackers to crash affected Kerberos applications. Description Kerberos V5 protocol messages are defined using Abstract Syntax Notation One ASN.1, a formal language that allows protocol specification...

Concurrent Versions System (CVS) server improperly deallocates memory

Overview A "double-free" vulnerability in the Concurrent Versions System CVS server could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description CVS is a source code maintenance system that is widely used by open-source...

Slash-based bulletin boards contain a "quick login" feature that may disclose username and password

Overview Slash-based bulletin boards contain a vulnerability that may cause users to disclose their username and password to third-party sites. Description As described in the Slashcode FAQ, "Slash is a database-driven news and message board, using Perl, Apache and MySQL." Slash allows web site...

Oracle9i Application Server Apache PL/SQL module does not properly handle HTTP Authorization header

Overview A vulnerability exists in the way the Apache Procedural Language/Structured Query Language PL/SQL module used by Oracle9i Application Server iAS handles HTTP Authorization headers. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the Apache service. Description...

Older Versions of Cisco PIX Firewall Manager permits retrieval of files

Overview A vulnerability in versions of the Cisco PIX Firewall Manager PFM in use circa September 1998 allows intruders to retrieve files from the host running PFM. Description A vulnerability in the Cisco PIx FIrewall manager allows an intruder to retrieve files from the host running PFM. In...

Buffer overflows in Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000

Overview There is a buffer overflow in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 7.0 which could allow an intruder to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. Description Microsoft Windows SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 7.0 contain a buffer overflow in functions associated with text messages...

Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play service (UPNP) fails to limit the data returned in response to a NOTIFY message

Overview Microsoft Windows Universal Plug and Play UPnP is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack that could negatively affect the performance of vulnerable machines. Description Universal Plug and Play UPnP is a system designed to allow network devices to operate together. One of the UPnP...

GnuPG format string vulnerability in do_get() in ttyio.c while prompting for a new filename

Overview There is a format string vulnerability in GNU Privacy Guard. By sending a GPG message with a carefully crafted malicious filename, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as the user who decrypts the message. Description GNU Privacy Guard GPG is a free, RFC2440 compliant...

Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel fail to properly detect macros thereby automatically executing malicious code via crafted document (MS01-050)

Overview A malformed Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint document can bypass macro checking thereby allowing arbitrary code to be run on the target system. Description Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint scan documents when they are opened and check for the existence of macros. If the document contains...

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...

Debian glibc 2 symlink issue could allow arbitrary file overwriting

Overview Some versions of ld.so, the loader for shared libraries in UNIX/LINUX, do not properly clear risky environment variables, allowing a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files. Description LDDEBUGOUTPUT specifies a directory in which ld.so creates a file with a predictable name based on...

Internet Explorer incorrectly validates certificates when CRL checking is enabled

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE fails to properly validate certificates when CRL checking is enabled. As a result, sensitive information may be exposed. Description Digital certificates are small documents used to authenticate and encrypt information transmitted over the Internet. One ver...

UltraVNC repeater does not restrict IP addresses or ports by default

Overview UltraVNC repeater versions prior to ultravncrepeater1300 do not restrict usage by IP address by default and cannot restrict by ports, which may be leveraged to induce connections to arbitrary hosts using any port. Description CWE-16: Configuration - CVE-2016-5673UltraVNC repeater acts as...

OpenELEC and RasPlex have a hard-coded SSH root password

Overview OpenELEC and derivatives utilize a hard-coded default root password, and enable SSH root access by default. Description CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password OpenELEC has a hard-coded root password. The root partition is by default read-only, preventing a user from changing the password on...

IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold does not validate commands when deserializing XML objects

Overview IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold version 16.3 does not properly validate data when deserializing XML objects sent over SOAP requests. Description CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data - CVE-2015-8261 WhatsUp Gold version 16.3 contains a SOAP request handler named DroneDeleteOldMeasurements...

Furuno Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) moduleserv firmware update utility fails to properly sanitize user-provided input

Overview Furuno Voyage Data Recorder VDR VR-3000/VR-3000S and VR-7000 moduleserv firmware update utility fails to properly sanitize user-provided input and is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution with root privileges. Description According to the Furuno VDR product page, the VDR "records all...

EPSON Network Utility installs EpsonBidirectionalService with insecure permissions

Overview EPSON Network Utility contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability, which allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Description CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions - CVE-2015-6034EPSON Network Utility v4.10 is an application that checks the print...

ShareLaTeX vulnerable to remote command execution and information disclosure

Overview ShareLaTeX is a server-based software allowing group collaboration on LaTeX documents. ShareLaTeX prior to version 0.1.3 has been found to be vulnerable to command injections and information disclosure. Description CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory 'Path...

LabTech contains privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview LabTech startup scripts and directories on Linux platforms are world-writeable and the scripts execute with root privileges. Description CWE-284: Improper Access Control LabTech startup scripts and directories on Linux platforms are world-writeable and the scripts execute with root...

Tianocore UEFI implementation reclaim function vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The reclaim function in the Tianocore open source implementation of UEFI contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Description The open source Tianocore project provides a reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI. Some commercial UEFI implementations...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client contains a kernel pool overflow vulnerability

Overview Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 11.x and 12.x contains a kernel pool overflow vulnerability. Description CWE-788: Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer An attacker logged into a Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8 system as an unprivileged user is able to cause a kernel pool overflow ...

Dell ML6000 and Quantum Scalar i500 tape backup system command injection vulnerability

Overview Dell ML6000 and Quantum Scalar i500 tape backup system contain a command injection vulnerability. Description CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command 'OS Command Injection'Dell's and Quantum's advisories state the following: The tape library's remote use...

Artiva Agency Single Sign-On (SSO) feature vulnerability

Overview Artiva Agency Single Sign-On SSO feature checks only the local Windows login name which could allow an attacker to impersonate another Artiva Agency user. Description Artiva Agency Single Sign-On SSO feature when configured with the domain name option allows the currently logged on Windo...

Fortinet Fortiweb 5.0.3 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview Fortinet Fortiweb 5.0.3, and possibly earlier versions, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. CWE-79 Description CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 'Cross-site Scripting' Fortinet Fortiweb 5.0.3, and possibly earlier versions, contains a cross-si...

CA ARCserve Backup authentication service denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview The CA ARCserve Backup authentication service, caauthd.exe, is susceptible to a denial-of-service vulnerability. CA ARCserve Backup r16 SP1 was reported to be vulnerable. Description The Offensive Security advisory states:By specifying an invalid field size for the encrypted username or...

libpng invalid sCAL chunk processing vulnerability

Overview libpng reads uninitialized memory when processing invalid sCAL chunks. Description When libpng encounters a sCAL chunk that is empty it will read uninitialized memory. libpng also does not properly handle a sCAL chunk that lacks the terminating zero between the two strings...

Imperva SecureSphere management GUI contains an XSS vulnerability

Overview An XSS vulnerability exists in the Imperva SecureSphere management GUI. Description Dell SecureWorks' SWRX-2011-001 advisory states:"A vulnerability exists in Imperva SecureSphere due to improper validation of user-controlled input. User-controllable input is not properly sanitized for...

Samsung Data Management Server vulnerable to SQL injection

Overview The Samsung Integrated Management System DMS is used to manage several air conditioning units. The DMS contains a built-in web server that is susceptible to SQL injection attacks. Description The DMS application's authentication form can be bypassed with SQL injection attacks. Versions...

Invensys Wonderware InBatch and Foxboro I/A Series Batch database lock manager service (lm_tcp) buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview The lmtcp service in Invensys Wonderware InBatch and Foxboro I/A Series Batch contains a buffer overflow vulnerability when coping string data into a buffer in a fixed structure. Description From the Invensys Wonderware website: "InBatch is powerful software that can be used in the most...

ISC DHCP server vulnerability

Overview The ISC DHCP server contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description According to ISC:If a TCP connection is established to the server on a port which has been configured for communication with a failover peer, this can cause it to...

FreeType 2 CFF font stack corruption vulnerability

Overview FreeType 2 contains a vulnerability in the processing of CFF fonts, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description FreeType is a font engine that can open and process font files. FreeType 2 includes the ability to handle a...

Cisco Network Building Mediator products contain multiple vulnerabilities

Overview Cisco Network Building Mediator NBM products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to gain control of a vulnerable device or to cause a denial of service. Description Cisco Network Building Mediator NBM products are designed to manage facility energy use...

NOS Microsystems Adobe getPlus Helper ActiveX control stack buffer overflows

Overview The NOS Microsystems Adobe getPlus Helper ActiveX control contains stack buffer overflows, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description NOS Microsystems getPlus is download management software that is used to install Ado...

Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript Doc.media.newPlayer method

Overview The Doc.media.newPlayer method in Adobe Acrobat and Reader contains a use-after-free vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Adobe Reader and the Adobe Acrobat family of software are designed to creat...

Clientless SSL VPN products break web browser domain-based security models

Overview Clientless SSL VPN products from multiple vendors operate in a way that breaks fundamental browser security mechanisms. An attacker could use these devices to bypass authentication or conduct other web-based attacks. Description Web browsers enforce the same origin policy to prevent one...

Microsoft Office PowerPoint code execution vulnerability

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code. Description Microsoft Powerpoint is a component of Microsoft Office. Per Microsoft Security Advisory 969136: The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Office PowerPoi...

Microsoft Internet Explorer data binding memory corruption vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an invalid pointer vulnerability in its data binding code, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an invalid pointer vulnerability in its da...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 contains a cross-domain vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is vulnerable to a cross-domain scripting violation, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access the content of a web page in a different domain. Description IE uses a cross-domain security model to maintain separation between browser frames...

GnuTLS Server Name extension Denial of Service

Overview A vulnerability exists in GnuTLS that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description GnuTLS contains a vulnerability in gnults-serv that may result in a denial of service when handling a specially crafted Client Hello message. According to CERT-FI Vulnerability...

Apple Safari fails to properly handle a file name

Overview A vulnerabilty in Apple Safari handles specially crafted file name may allow execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. Description According to Apple Safari 3.1.1:A memory corruption issue exists in Safari's file downloading. By enticing a user to download a file with a malicious...

Microsoft Word code execution vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Word contains a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Per Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-009:A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Word handles specially crafted Word files. The vulnerability could allow remote...