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...

Microsoft Remote Installation Service Writable Path Vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Remote Installation Service handles TFTP may allow a remote, unauthorized attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary operating system files. Description Microsoft Remote Installation Service contains a vulnerability in the way that it provides TFTP...

Trend Micro OfficeScan Management Console ActiveX control format string vulnerability

Overview The Trend Micro OfficeScan Management Console ActiveX control, AtxConsole, contains a format string vulnerability. This vulnerability may be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial-of-service condition. Description Trend Micro's OfficeScan product includes ...

Microsoft Excel fails to properly process malformed STYLE records

Overview Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability in the handling of malformed STYLE records, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when Excel opens a...

Microsoft Excel fails to properly process malformed DATETIME records

Overview Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability in the handling of malformed DATETIME records, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Excel contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when Excel opens a...

Symantec products fail to properly limit device driver access to kernel memory

Overview Certain device drivers included with Symantec products fail to properly verify address space within the "IOCTL" handlers. Description Symantec provides Anti-Virus and Internet Security products that are designed to protect users. According to Symantec Security Response SYM06-020:A...

Cisco IOS fails to properly verify the VTP configuration revision number

Overview Cisco IOS fails to properly verify the VTP configuration revision number. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to prevent changes to the VLAN database from being properly propagated throughout the VTP domain. Description Cisco's VLAN Trunking Protocol VTP...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle FLC movies

Overview Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle FLC movies. 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...

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...

X.Org server fails to properly test for effective user ID

Overview A vulnerability in the X.Org server could allow a local attacker to gain administrative privileges or cause a denial of service on an affected system. Description The X.Org server program provides several command-line options that are meant to be parsed only when the program is running a...

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle chained Cascading Style Sheets

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle chained Cascading Style Sheets CSS. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description CSS is a mechanism for adding style to web documents. Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerabili...

Apple Mac OS X ImageIO vulnerable to integer overflow via specially crafted GIF 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 Apple's ImageIO is an image processing framework that was introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. It includes the ability to process...

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...

Mozilla contains multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities

Overview Mozilla products contain multiple vulnerabilities that can cause memory corruption. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Mozilla products contain multiple bugs that cause the application to crash. In some cases, a crash may be...

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...

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle CLSID extensions

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle directories with CLSID extensions. This may allow an attacker to bypass the warning dialog that Internet Explorer should display before executing downloaded code. Description CLSID According to Microsoft MSDN, A CLSID is a "globally...

Gracenote CDDB ActiveX control buffer overflow

Overview The Gracenote CDDB ActiveX control contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description CDDB CDDB CD Data Base is an internet database provided by Gracenote. CDDB contains track lists and other informati...

Mozilla Firefox designMode deleted object reference

Overview Mozilla Firefox contains a deleted object reference vulnerability. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Mozilla Firefox contains a vulnerability that causes a deleted object to be referenced when designMode is set to "on." When Firefox attempts to use...

Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API SQL injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API is vulnerable to SQL injection, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description The Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API fails to properly filter user-supplied input. This may...

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Handheld web browser does not properly handle Java Application Description (JAD) files

Overview The Research in Motion RIM BlackBerry Handheld web browser is vulnerable to a denial of service via a specially crafted Java Application Description JAD file. Description The BlackBerry Handheld web browser does not properly handle malformed JAD files. JAD files in J2ME are used to...

Snort Back Orifice preprocessor buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow exists in the Snort Back Orifice preprocessor that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code, possibly with elevated privileges. Description Snort is an open-source intrusion detection system IDS. A lack of validation on attacker-controlled...

Microsoft Windows FTP client does not properly validate received file names

Overview An input validation error in the Microsoft Windows FTP Client may allow a remote attacker to write files to arbitrary locations and may allow the execution of arbitrary code. Description The Microsoft Windows FTP Client does not properly validate the names of received files. If a remote...

mod_ssl fails to properly enforce client certificates authentication

Overview modssl, the Apache web server module for Secure Socket Layer SSL communications, may not properly authenticate client certificates. Description modssl provides Secure Socket Layer SSL communications for the Apache web server. SSL is designed to provide the ability to encrypt and...

Mozilla Firefox insecurely handles content from external applications

Overview Mozilla Firefox does not properly enforce domain restrictions on content sent by external applications, allowing a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. Description Mozilla Firefox can accept links from external applications, such as Flash and Quicktime. When such an...

Mozilla insecurely clones objects and member functions

Overview Mozilla fails to enforce security restrictions on cloned base objects. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable web browser. Description Mozilla supports the use of JavaScript to perform client side scripting. JavaScript uses prototyping as a way to...

Microsoft Color Management Module buffer overflow during profile tag validation

Overview Microsoft Color Management Module contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The Microsoft Color Management Module provides consistent color management operations between applications and devices, and transforms between colorspaces such as 'RGB' and...

Mozilla may execute JavaScript with elevated privileges when defined in site icon tag

Overview Mozilla may execute JavaScript contained within a site icon tag with elevated privileges. This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system. Description XPCOMXPCOM is a cross-platform component object model similar to Microsoft COM or CORBA. XPCOM provides t...

Microsoft Word contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Word contains a vulnerability that may result in the execution of code on the system with the privileges of the current user. Description Microsoft Word contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may be exploited by opening a maliciously-crafted word document. Successful...

Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to information disclosure in "Message-ID" header

Overview The Mail application supplied with Apple's Mac OS X operating system identifies the system from which any electronic mail is sent. Description Mac OS X includes the Mail application for handling electronic mail. This application does include the Media Access Control MAC address of a...

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...

Mozilla status elements can be disabled via JavaScript

Overview Mozilla allows websites to disable various browser status elements. This allows websites to create spoofed dialogs using XUL. Description Certain Mozilla web browser status elements, such as the address bar, status bar, and navigation controls, can be disabled remotely by web sites using...

XFree86 vulnerable to buffer overflow via error in 'ReadFontAlias()' function

Overview XFree86 contains a vulnerability in the parsing of the 'fonts.alias' file, which could be exploited by a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description XFree86 contains a flaw during the processing of the 'fonts.alias' file. XFree86 is an implementation of the...

GdkPixbuf XPM parser contains a stack overflow vulnerability

Overview A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the XPM handling of GdkPixbuf. This vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition or execution of arbitrary code. Description GdkPixbuf is a library used by GTK+ 2 for loading and rendering images. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for...

cdrecord fails to set proper permissions on programs specified in RSH environment variable

Overview Cdrecord can call external programs specified by the RSH environment variable. This may permit a malicious local user to gain elevated privileges. Description Cdrecord is an application used to create data or audio compact discs. Cdrecord permits the use of CD recorders on remote machine...

Apple QuickTime Streaming Server vulnerable to DoS

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Apple QuickTime Streaming Server that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server provides an integrated distribution mechanism for various forms of digital content. There is a...

Mac OS X Safari "Show in Finder" option may allow arbitrary file execution

Overview Mac OS X Safari "Show in Finder" option may automatically open and execute downloaded files. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Safari is the default web browser for Mac OS X. Safari has a "Show in Finder" option to allow users to automatically reveal the...

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...

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 fails to assign user credentials to proper mailbox

Overview A flaw in the authentication mechanism that Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 uses for Outlook Web Access users in some configurations could expose another user's mailbox. Description Outlook Web Access OWA is a feature of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. By using OWA, a server that is runni...

Multiple vulnerabilities in S/MIME implementations

Overview Multiple vulnerabilities exist in different vendors' S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions implementations. The impacts of these vulnerabilities are varied and range from denial of service to potential remote execution of arbitrary code. Description The U.K. National...

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 ...

Microsoft Windows RPC service vulnerable to denial of service

Overview A vulnerability exists in Microsoft's Remote Procedure Call RPC implementation. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. An exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available. Description Microsoft has released MS03-039 to address a vulnerability...

Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator may allow access to internal hosts when IPsec over TCP is enabled

Overview A vulnerability in some Cisco Virtual Private Network VPN products could allow a remote attacker to access systems that should not be accessible. Description The Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators and the Cisco VPN 3002 Hardware Clients are Virtual Private Network VPN platforms designed...

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...

Sun Java Runtime Environment allows untrusted applets to access information within trusted applets

Overview The Sun Java Runtime Environment JRE contains a vulnerability that may lead to sensitive information being leaked. Description Sun Microsystems describes the Sun JRE as follows:The Java RE provides the libraries, Java virtual machine, and other components necessary for you to run applets...

Mac OS X LDAP plugins transmit user credentials in clear text

Overview Versions 10.2 and later of Apple's MacOS X operating system include support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP. A vulnerability in the way some of these versions of MacOS X handle authentication in certain environments could expose user's passwords in plaintext as they're...

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...

Remote Buffer Overflow in Sendmail

Overview There is a vulnerability in sendmail that may allow remote attackers to gain the privileges of the sendmail daemon, typically root. Description Researchers at Internet Security Systems ISS have discovered a remotely exploitable vulnerability in sendmail. This vulnerability could allow an...

Apache allows arbitrary code execution via crafted POST request containing MS-DOS device name

Overview Due to a flaw in the Apache web server's handling of MS-DOS device names, an attacker may be able to remotely execute code on systems running the Apache web server under some versions of Microsoft Windows. Description The Apache HTTP server fails to filter POST requests for MS-DOS style...

PostNuke does not adequately validate user input thereby allowing malicious user to bypass user authentication via SQL injection

Overview PostNuke does not adequately filter user input, allowing arbitrary MySQL query execution and user authentication without password. Description PostNuke is a web content management system based on PHPNuke, written in PHP. The article.php component of PostNuke versions 0.62, 0.63, and 06.4...