GE Fanuc Proficy Information Portal transmits authentication credentials in plain text

Overview GE Fanuc Proficy Information Portal can transmit authentication credentials in plain text. An attacker could monitor traffic, obtain valid credentials, and gain access to the portal. Description GE Fanuc Proficy Information Portal is a web-based systems reporting tool often used to...

Microsoft DirectX SAMI parsing buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft DirectX is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft DirectX is a feature of the Microsoft Windows operating system used for streaming...

Apple QuickTime heap buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Apple QuickTime contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute code. Description Apple QuickTime is a media player that includes a browser plugin. Color table atoms can set a list of preferred colors for displaying movieson...

Apple QuickTime buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Apple QuickTime contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute code. Description Apple QuickTime is a media player that includes a browser plugin. QuickTime can display PICT images.From Apple Article ID: 306896 "About the...

Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX control fails to properly restrict access to methods

Overview The Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition ActiveX control fails to properly restrict access to dangerous methods, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition is a version of QuickBooks that is implemented a...

libpng denial of service vulnerability

Overview The libpng library contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. Description The libpng library can be used to allow other applications to render PNG images.The libpng library contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. From the Libpng-1.2.16-ADVISORY: This vulnerability could be used to...

Microsoft Windows Kernel vulnerable to privilege escalation

Overview The Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow a local attacker to take control of the system. Description The Microsoft Windows Kernel fails to properly set permissions when mapping to a memory segment. By running a specially crafted applicatio...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly process specially crafted MIDI files

Overview The Apple Quicktime player contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or create a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple QuickTime contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow an...

WordPress fails to properly sanitize input passed to the iz parameter in wp-includes/theme.php

Overview WordPress fails to properly sanitize input to the iz parameter in wp-includes/theme.php, which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Description WordPress is a blogging application that is written in PHP. WordPress 2.1.1 fails to properly sanitize...

Microsoft Word fails to properly handle malformed strings

Overview A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Word handles malformed Word Document streams could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Word contains a memory corruption vulnerability that could be triggered when Word opens...

Mozilla LiveConnect vulnerable to crash finalizing JS objects

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Mozilla LiveConnect that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description Mozilla LiveConnect, which allows communication between Java applets and web JavaScript, contains a vulnerability in the way freed objects are re-used that may...

Apple QuickTime RTSP buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime may allow remote arbitrary code to be executed via a long src parameter in RTSP URL strings. Description A vulnerability exists in the way Apple QuickTime handles specially crafted Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP URL strings. An attacker may be able to craft a QTL file ...

Intel network drivers privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in Intel PRO Ethernet drivers may allow local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Description Intel network adapter drivers are developed and maintained by Intel for Windows and Linux operating systems. A buffer overflow vulnerability exist...

Apple Mac OS X Security Framework Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) service fails to properly retrieve certificate revocation lists

Overview Apple Mac OS X Security Framework Online Certificate Status Protocol OCSP service is unable to retrieve certificate revocation lists on systems that are configured to use an HTTP proxy. This vulnerability may result in the use of revoked certificates. Description The Online Certificate...

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine fails to properly handle RPC requests

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description BrightStor ARCserve Backup is a backup and data retention tool that integrates with...

Microsoft Workstation Service fails to properly parse malformed network messages

Overview A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Workstation Service parses malformed network messages may lead to execution of arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Workstation Service contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when Workstation Service attempts to parse specially crafted...

Microsoft DirectAnimation Path ActiveX control Spline method integer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft DirectAnimation ActiveX controls may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description Microsoft's DirectAnimation is a suite of development functionality, predating Microsoft DirectX, that provides animation support for...

Mozilla XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty() method memory corruption vulnerability

Overview Mozilla products fail to properly handle the XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty method. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker execute arbitrary code. Description The ECMAScript for XML E4X Specification defines the XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty as a JavaScript method used to determine ...

Mozilla products contain several unspecified errors in the layout engine

Overview The Mozilla layout engine contains several unspecified vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the vulnerable application. Description The Mozilla layout engine, also known as Gecko, is responsible for parsing HTML, XML, CSS, layout, and rendering...

Wireshark contains multiple off-by-one errors in the IPSec ESP preference parser

Overview Wireshark contains a vulnerability in the IPSec ESP preference parser that may cause a denial of service condition. Description Wireshark contains multiple off-by-one vulnerabilities in the IPSec ESP preference parser when the application has been compiled with ESP decryption support.Thi...

gzip contains an array out-of-bounds vulnerability in make_table()

Overview The gzip program contains a stack modification vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial-of-service condition.. Description The gzip program is used to compress and decompress archived files.A stack modification vulnerability exists in gzip. A...

gzip contains a buffer underflow

Overview The gzip program contains a buffer underflow vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial-of-service condition. Description The gzip program is used to compress and decompress archived files.A buffer underflow vulnerability exists in gzip. An...

Mozilla Firefox fails to properly handle the "XPCNativeWrapper(window).Function(...)"

Overview Certain Mozilla products contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability because of a vulnerability in the XPCNativeWrapper function. Description XPCNativeWrapper Per Mozilla, XPCNativeWrapper is a way to wrap up an object so that it is safe to access from privileged code. It is used to all...

Microsoft PowerPoint does not properly handle malformed shapes

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint contains a vulnerability that 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 PowerPoint opens a specially crafted document. Accordin...

Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerable to heap overflow via the HTML Help Control "Image" property

Overview The HTML Help ActiveX control contains a heap overflow vulnerability. This may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description ActiveXActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be...

Mozilla contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in crypto.signText()

Overview Mozilla products contain a buffer overflow in the crypto.signText method. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description crypto.SignText JavaScript contains a crypto.signText method, which allows the user to digitally sign a text string. The problem The Mozilla...

Mozilla may process content-defined setters on object prototypes with elevated privileges

Overview Mozilla allows content-defined setters on object prototypes to execute with elevated privileges. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Setters A setter is a method in JavaScript that sets the value of a property. The problem The setters in Mozilla are...

Symantec products vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview Symantec products are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Symantec Client Security and Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition contain a stack-based buffer overflow. For informati...

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Sharepoint Services daemon

Overview The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a buffer overflow vulnerability which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Symantec VERITAS NetBackup is a client/server based backup software solution. The Sharepoint Services...

Symantec RAR decompression library contains multiple heap overflows

Overview The Symantec RAR decompression library Dec2RAR.dll contains multiple heap buffer overflows. Using a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. Description Symantec AntiVirus and other security products use a library to...

Sun Java Runtime Environment applet privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview The Sun Java Runtime Environment JRE may allow an untrusted Java applet to bypass Java security settings and execute arbitrary code. Description The Sun Java Runtime Environment provides the libraries and components necessary to run Java-based applications. There is an unspecified...

Microsoft Plug and Play contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Plug and Play contains a flaw in the handling of message buffers that may result in local or remote arbitrary code execution or denial-of-service conditions. Description The following is from the Microsoft Plug and Play description: Plug and Play PnP allows the operating system...

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Discovery Service SERVICEPC vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Discovery Service contains a buffer overflow, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup is a cross-platform backup and recovery application. The ARCserve Backu...

VERITAS Backup Exec remote registry access validation vulnerability

Overview VERITAS Backup Exec contains a remote registry access validation vulnerability. Description VERITAS Backup Exec is a data backup and recovery solution with support for over the network backup.An access validation vulnerability in Backup Exec for Windows allows remote attackers to access...

Microsoft Outlook Express vulnerable to remote code execution

Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express's NNTP response parsing may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Outlook Express contains support for Network News Transfer Protocol NNTP data, which is defined in RFC 977 and RFC 2980. A flaw in Outlook Express'...

RSA Authentication Agent for Web fails to properly validate input

Overview The RSA Authentication Agent for Web running on Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS does not properly validate input that is passed to the "postdata" parameter in "/WebID/IISWebAgentIF.dll" and may allow an attacker to execute code in a user's browser. Description RSA...

TCP does not adequately validate segments before updating timestamp value

Overview Certain TCP implementations may allow a remote attacker to arbitrarily modify host timestamp values, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Description The Transmission Control Protocol TCP is defined in RFC 793 as a means to provide reliable host-to-host transmission between hosts in...

Mozilla fails to properly prevent "JavaScript:" URIs containing "eval()" from being executed in the context of other URIs in the history list

Overview Mozilla fails to properly restrict the execution of javascript: URIs. The impact is similar to that of a cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an attacker to access data in other sites. Description Mozilla uses a same origin security model to maintain separation between browse...

Apple Mac OS X with Bluetooth enabled may allow file exchange without prompting users

Overview Apple Mac OS X with Bluetooth support may unintentionally allow files to be exchanged with other systems by default. Description Mac OS X includes support for the Bluetooth networking protocol suite. Bluetooth is a communication technology that enables short-range communication between...

Gaim vulnerable to DoS via specially crafted HTML

Overview Gaim contains a flaw in HTML processing that may result in an invalid memory access and denial of service condition. Description From the Gaim project:Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging IM client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ Oscar...

BIND 8.4.4 and 8.4.5 vulnerable to buffer overflow in q_usedns

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. A buffer overflow err...

Archive::Zip may not properly parse the file sizes of Zip archives

Overview Archive::Zip does not properly parse Zip files and may incorrectly interpret malformed zip archives to contain zero length/size files. As a a result, anti-virus software using Archive::Zip may fail to detect malicious content within a Zip archive. Description The Archive::Zip module allo...

PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities

Overview PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users' web browser. Description PhpWebSite is an open-source web content management system. Certain PhpWebSite modules fail to properly filter URLs for malicious...

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

Overview Star can call external programs specified by the RSH environment variable. This may permit a malicious local user to gain elevated privileges. Description Star is a tape archiving program similar to tar. Star permits the use of storage devices on remote machines via an access program on...

Microsoft Windows fails to properly process showHelp URLs

Overview A vulnerability in the showHelp Method may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description A cross domain vulnerability exists in the showHelp method that may permit a remote attacker to execute local commands on the system with the privileges of the current user...

Apple Mac OS X "disk://" URI handler stores arbitrary files in a known location

Overview A vulnerability has been reported in the default "disk://" protocol handler installed on Apple Mac OS X systems. Remote attackers may potentially use this vulnerability to create files on the local system without explicit user consent. We have not independently verified the scope of this...

IEEE 802.11 wireless network protocol DSSS CCA algorithm vulnerable to denial of service

Overview The IEEE 802.11 wireless networking protocol contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service to any wireless device within range. Description IEEE 802.11 wireless network protocols use a Clear Channel Assessment CCA algorithm to determine whether ...

Multiple Symantec firewall products fail to properly process DNS response packets

Overview There is a vulnerability in multiple Symantec firewall products in which attempts to process a specially crafted Domain Name Service DNS response packet could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Description Symantec offers a suite of corporat...

Gaim fails to properly validate the "name" parameter in the Yahoo login webpage

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the way the Gaim yahoologinpagehash function parses the "name" parameter in the Yahoo login webpage. Description Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messenger available for a number of operating systems. It supports a variety of instant messaging...

Microsoft Windows creates COM object identifiers incorrectly

Overview A vulnerability exists in Microsoft's COM object component. Explotiation of this vulnerability may lead to information disclosure and the ability for an attacker to open services on network communication ports. Description Microsoft's COM object component creates object identifiers in a...