Takebishi Electric DeviceXPlorer OPC Server fails to properly validate OPC server handles

Overview The Takebishi Electric DeviceXPlorer OPC server contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitary code or cause a denial-of-service. Description OLE for Process Control OPC is a specification for a standard set of OLE COM objects for use in the process control...

Apple Mac OS X DirectoryService may allow arbitrary users to change the root password

Overview A vulnerabilty in the Apple Mac OS X DirectoryService may allow unprivileged users to change the root password. Description The Apple Mac OS X DirectoryService contains a vulnerability that may allow unprivileged LDAP users to change the local root password. According to Apple security...

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) fails to properly process malformed SSLv2 server messages

Overview A vulnerability in the way Mozilla Network Security Services NSS handles malformed SSLv2 server messages may lead to execution of arbitrary code. Description The SSLv2 protocol uses a client master key to generate all subsequent session keys. The client master key is created using a publ...

Mozilla JavaScript Engine multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities

Overview Several vulnerabilities exists in the Mozilla JavaScript Engine that may allow a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable system. Description The Mozilla JavaScript Engine contains multiple vulnerabilities that may result in memory corruption. According to the Mozilla Foundation Securi...

Novell NetMail IMAP vulnerable to buffer overflow when processing "SUBSCRIBE" commands

Overview A vulnerability in the way Novell Netmail handles IMAP SUBSCRIBE commands may cause a buffer overflow that may allow remote execution of arbitrary code. Description Novell Netmail's IMAP server contains a buffer overflow that may occur when processing parameters supplied to the SUBSCRIBE...

Apple Quicktime HREFTrack Cross-Zone Scripting vulnerability

Overview Web browsers running the Apple QuickTime plugin may allow remote web sites to reference content on the local filesystem. This may allow an attacker to execute script within the security context of the local machine. Description Web browser plugins that allow remote web sites to reference...

OpenOffice fails to properly process WMF and EMF files

Overview Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the OpenOffice.org office suite. If successfully exploited, these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description OpenOffice.org is a free office suite that is available for multiple...

Citrix ICA Client ActiveX control buffer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in an ActiveX control provided with the Citrix Presentation Server Client could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description The Citrix Presentation Server Client software provides an ActiveX control that can be used to integrate th...

Microsoft Word malformed pointer vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Word could allow an attacker to compromise a vulnerable system. Description Data used by Microsoft Word to construct a destination address for a memory copy routine is embedded within a Word document itself. If an attacker constructs a Word document with a...

Apple Mac OS X Security Framework Secure Transport may not negotiate the best cipher available

Overview Apple Mac OS X Security Framework Secure Transport may not negotiate the best cipher available. This vulnerability may allow traffic to be weakly encrypted. Description Secure Transport refers to Apple’s implementation of SSL and TLS that is used by Mac OS X to create secure connections...

Microsoft Windows WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX integer overflow

Overview The Microsoft Windows WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control contains an integer overflow vulnerability. This may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft WebViewFolderIcon object is an ActiveX control that comes with...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle SGI images

Overview Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle SGI images. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple QuickTime is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remote audio, vide...

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML layout rendering vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly render certain HTML layout combinations. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in the rendering of certain HTML layout combinations...

Apple Mac OS X Image RAW vulnerable to buffer overflow via specially crafted Canon RAW image

Overview The Apple Mac OS X ImageIO framework contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description RAW image files provide access to image information directly from a camera's sensor prior to in-camera processing, retaining the...

Mozilla fails to properly release JavaScript references

Overview Mozilla products fail to properly release memory. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Mozilla products fail to properly release JavaScript references. This may corrupt memory in a way that can allow an attacker to...

Mozilla fails to properly handle simultaneous XPCOM events

Overview Mozilla products are vulnerable to memory corruption via simultaneous XPCOM events. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description XPCOMXPCOM is a cross-platform component object model similar to Microsoft COM or CORBA. XPCOM provides the...

Adobe Flash Player fails to properly handle malformed SWF files

Overview Adobe Flash Player fails to properly handle malformed SWF files resulting in a memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Adobe Flash Player is a player for the Flash media format and enables...

TIBCO Rendezvous daemon components contain a buffer overflow in the HTTP administrative interface

Overview A vulnerability in the TIBCO Rendezvous daemon components may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description TIBCO Rendezvous is a distributed messaging software platform. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the HTTP administrative...

Apple QuickTime FlashPix integer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle FlashPix images. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition. Description Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remo...

Oracle Transparent Data Encryption master encryption key stored as plaintext

Overview Oracle Transparent Data Encryption master encryption key is stored as plaintext, which could allow an attacker to decrypt and read sensitive information within the database. Description Transparent Data Encryption TDE According to Oracle, Transparent Data Encryption "allows customers to...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle corrupt TGA images

Overview Apple's QuickTime is a player for files and streaming media in a variety of different formats. A flaw in QuickTime's handling of Targa TGA image format files could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Several types of overflow...

Apple Safari fails to perform security checks on links in rich text content

Overview Apple Safari fails to perform security checks on hyperlinks in rich text content, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system. Description Mac OS X includes the Safari web browser, which can display rich text RTF files directly. When Safari opens a ri...

GNOME gedit contains format string vulnerability

Overview gedit has a format string vulnerability in some error dialogs that can occur when a file is opened for editing. Description gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. gedit 2.10.2 has a format string error in some some error dialogs that can occur when a file is...

Ettercap contains a format string error in the "curses_msg()" function

Overview Ettercap has a format string vulnerability in the ncurses user interface. Description Ettercap is open-source software designed for man-in-the-middle attacks on LANs. Ettercap contains multiple user interfaces, including one written using ncurses, a library for manipulating text screens...

Apple Mac OS X chpass/chfn/chsh utilities do not properly validate external programs

Overview Apple Mac OS X Directory Service utilities use external programs insecurely, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The OS X Directory Services have three utilities chpass, chfn, and chsh to update information in the user database, such as user name,...

Apple Terminal fails to properly sanitize input for "x-man-page" URI

Overview Apple Terminal on Mac OS X fails to sanitize x-man-page URIs, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Description Mac OS X 10.3 includes a URI handler called x-man-page. It causes Apple Terminal to display a man page by using a URI of this form: x-man-page://command...

Squid fails to parse empty access control lists correctly

Overview The Squid web proxy cache may fail to handle empty Access Control Lists ACLs in the intended manner. Description Squid functions as a web proxy and cache application for a number of protocols. However, Squid Access Control List ACL routines may not parse an empty list as intended. An emp...

Microsoft ASP.NET fails to perform proper canonicalization

Overview Microsoft ASP.NET contains a canonicalization vulnerability that may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain access to secure contents. Description Microsoft ASP.NET is a programming framework for creating web applications. The canonicalization routine used by ASP.NET fails to...

Opera may insecurely execute binary data encoded in a URI

Overview The Opera web browser fails to validate data encoded using the RFC 2397 scheme. A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Opera web browser fails to properly handle binary data encoded following the RFC 2397 specification for sending...

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help control bypasses Local Machine Zone Lockdown

Overview The Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help ActiveX control is not restricted by the Local Machine Zone Lockdown feature. This can allow an attacker to execute script in the Local Machine Zone. Description Windows XP SP2 introduces a feature called Local Machine Zone Lockdown. This feature...

Microsoft Windows contains buffer overflow in processing of WMF and EMF image files

Overview A vulnerability in the way the Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine processes certain types of image files could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine supports a number of image formats...

Microsoft Windows kernel fails to properly handle invalid opcodes used in DOS emulation

Overview A vulnerability in the way the Microsoft Windows kernel handles invalid opcodes used in DOS emulation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Description The Virtual DOS Machine VDM provides support for 16-bit legacy operations and applications. F...

Microsoft Windows processing of zip files contains a buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow exists in the way Microsoft Windows processes zip files that may allow remote code execution. Description Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 feature the ability to natively handle zip files. Microsoft has released bulletin MS04-034 describing a remotely...

Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerable to address bar spoofing on double byte character set systems

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in how it processes URLs on Double Byte Character Set DBCS systems. This could allow an attacker to spoof the address of a web site. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a canonicalization error when it parses special...

Mozilla fails to validate the DN of X.509 certificates

Overview Mozilla fails to verify that the Distinguished Name DN of an X.509 certificate is unique when importing it. A denial of service occurs when Mozilla imports a specially crafted, self-signed certificate that has the same DN as an existing Certificate Authority CA root certificate...

Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) IPv6 memory leak

Overview The Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine PFE leaks memory when certain IPv6 packets are submitted for processing. If an attacker submits multiple packets to a vulnerable router running IPv6-enabled PFE, the router can be repeatedly rebooted, essentially creating a denial of service for...

ISC DHCP contains C Includes that define vsnprintf() to vsprintf() creating potential buffer overflow conditions

Overview The Internet Systems Consortium's ISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 3 application contains a vulnerability that introduces several potential buffer overflow conditions. Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial-of-service condition to the DHCP Daemon DHCPD and may...

ISC DHCP contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in handling log lines containing ASCII characters only

Overview The Internet Systems Consortium's ISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP 3 application contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition to the DHCP Daemon DHCPD and may permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary...

HP-UX CDE library libDtSvc contains unspecified buffer overflow

Overview CDE, the default X Windows environment in HP-UX, ships with a libraray called libDtSvc. It has a locally-exploitable buffer overflow in some versions. Description Please see HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX0401-308 SSRT3492 for more details. --- Impact A local user may be able to gain...

Linux NFS utils package "rpc.mountd" contains off-by-one buffer overflow in xlog() function

Overview A vulnerability in the Linux NFS network File System could permit an attacker to cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code on the system. Description The Linux NFS network File System was developed to allow machines to mount a disk partition on a remote machine as ...

HP-UX "passwd" utility may corrupt password file

Overview The HP-UX "passwd" utility contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. Description The HP-UX "passwd" utility is used to make changes to a user's authentication credentials. A vulnerability in "passwd" may allow a local attacker to corrupt the password file. --- Impact An attacker may be...

IRISconsole allows login to the "iceadmin" account with incorrect password

Overview SGI IRIS console contains a vulnerability which may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Description SGI describes IRISconsole as a "central control point that manages and monitors servers and logs their activity." A vulnerability in IRISconsole may allow a local attacker ...

Postfix vulnerable to DoS by supplying a remote SMTP listener with a malformed envelope address

Overview A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in all versions of Postfix prior to 2.0. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause mail service interruption. Description Postfix is a very popular mail transfer agent MTA. Michal Zalewski has discovered a denial-of-service...

Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator forces device to reload when processing malformed SSH initialization packet

Overview A vulnerability in some Cisco Virtual Private Network VPN products could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description The Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators and the Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Clients are Virtual Private Network VPN platforms designed to provide secure...

SGI IRIX vulnerable to DoS when user space program calls the PIOCSWATCH ioctl() function

Overview A vulnerability in the SGI IRIX PIOCSWATCH ioctl function may allow local attackers to crash the operating system. Description SGI states that PIOCSWATCH ioctl "establishes or clears a set of watched areas in the traced process." According to SGI Security Advisory 20030603-01-P, a local...

Various Axis products allow unauthorized remote privileged access

Overview A vulnerability in various Axis Communications products may allow unauthorized remote privileged access. Description Axis Communications Inc. produces network-enabled cameras and video servers. The company describes itself as "an innovative market leader in network video and print server...

IBM AIX "secldapclntd" daemon authentication vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the secldapclntd daemon in IBM's AIX operating system could allow unauthorized remote users to modify accounts on the system. Description According to the IBM bulletin for this issue:"The secldapclntd daemon accepts requests from the LDAP load module, forwards requests...

TCP/IP implementations handle unusual flag combinations inconsistently

Overview Various vendors' TCP/IP implementations handle packets containing unusual flag combinations in different ways, which may lead to a violation of implicit or explicit security policies. Description Background on TCP/IP Connection Semantics To establish a TCP connection, a client and server...

Integer overflow in Sun RPC XDR library routines

Overview The XDR library from Sun Microsystems is a widely used implementation for RPC services. Although the library was originally distributed by Sun Microsystems, multiple vendors have included the vulnerable code in their own implementations. Some implementations of standard functions in this...

Microsoft Locator service contains buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Microsoft Locator service. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Locator service "maps logical names to network-specific names". Quoting from...