Microsoft Exchange Server contains unchecked buffer in SMTP extended verb handling

Overview A vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft's Exchange Server may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected server. Description Microsoft's Exchange Server supports a number of protocols for handling email, including the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP and SMT...

LibTIFF vulnerable to denial-of-service condition

Overview An Integer overflow in the LibTIFF library may allow a remote attacker to cause a divide-by-zero error that results in a denial-of-service condition. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF format. An integer overflow in the...

Sun Java Plug-in fails to restrict access to private Java packages

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Sun Java Plug-in that could allow a malicious Java applet to bypass restrictions for untrusted applets. Description The Java Plug-in is part of the Java 2 Runtime Environment JRE and establishes a framework for displaying Java applets within a web browser...

MailPost vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the 'append' variable passed to the file as part of an HTTP GET request

Overview A cross-site scripting vulnerability is reported to exist in MailPost version 5.1.1sv and possibly earlier versions. Description According to a report by ProCheckUp, MailPost is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Scripting attack via the 'append' variable. The 'append variable is passed as part ...

FreeBSD syscons fails to properly validate input in "CONS_SCRSHOT" ioctl

Overview The FreeBSD syscons CONSSCRSHOT ioctl does not sufficiently validate input for the function's arguments. This may cause the disclosure of arbitrary portions of kernel memory that may contain sensitive information. Description Syscons is the default console driver for FreeBSD. It provides...

The zlib compression library is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition

Overview Un-handled error conditions in the zlib compression library may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description There is a vulnerability in the error handling mechanisms of the decompression functions in the zlib compression library. The decompression functions...

Multiple Symantec firewall products fail to properly process NBNS response packets

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in multiple Symantec firewall products in which attempts to process a specially crafted NetBIOS Name Service NBNS response packet could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Description Symante...

Microsoft Windows H.323 implementation fails to handle malformed requests

Overview A vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows' implementation of the multimedia telephony protocol H.323 could lead to the ability to remotely execute arbitrary code on the system. Description Microsoft Windows' implementation of the H.323 protocol contains a buffer overflow in the handling of...

Norton AntiSpam contains boundary error within the "SymSpamHelper Class" (symspam.dll) ActiveX component.

Overview Symantec's Norton AntiSpam is a software package that provides spam filtering. A vulnerability in an ActiveX control that ships with Norton AntiSpam may permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the local system. Description Symantec Norton AntiSpam for Windows installs the...

Microsoft MSN Messenger fails to properly validate file requests

Overview Microsoft MSN Messenger fails to properly validate file requests which could allow an attacker to view the contents of files on the victim's system. Description Microsoft MSN Messenger is an instant messaging application that allows users to collaborate with friends using text messages,...

Microsoft Windows Workstation service vulnerable to buffer overflow when sent specially crafted network message

Overview A remotely exploitable vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Systems. Exploitation of this vulnerability could permit the execution of arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges. The exploit vector for this vulnerability is highly conducive to a worm or other automated...

Microsoft Help and Support Center contains buffer overflow in code used to handle HCP protocol

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the Microsoft Help and Support Center that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Description The Microsoft Help and Support Center is a facility within WIndows to provide product help and documentation. Among other things...

SGI IRIX contains buffer overflow vulnerability in "cpr" program

Overview A vulnerability in cpr may allow a local attacker execute arbitrary code. Description SGI describes cpr as follows:IRIX Checkpoint and Restart CPR offers a set of user-transparent software management tools, allowing system administrators, operators, and users with suitable privileges to...

pam_xauth may insecurely forward "X MIT-Magic-Cookies" to new sessions

Overview A vulnerability exists in pamxauth that may allow a local attacker to gain access to an administrator's X session. Description pamxauth is used to forward xauth keys or cookies between users. From the pamxauth man page:Without pamxauth, when xauth is enabled and a user uses the su comman...

Buffer Overflow in mod_ssl

Overview A buffer overflow exists in modssl. Description modssl is an Apache module that allows secure connections over X.509 authenticated channels. A buffer overflow exists in the sslcompatdirective function. For more detailed information, please see the original vulnerability report. --- Impac...

Entrust Authority Security Manager (EASM) does not enforce multiple authorization requirement for master user password change

Overview Entrust Authority Security Manager contains a vulnerability that could allow a master user to change the password of another master user. A master user could exploit this vulnerability to perform operations that otherwise require authorization by multiple master users. Description Entrus...

Apple QuickTime Player for Windows contains buffer overflow in processing of overly long QuickTime URLs

Overview Apple's QuickTime Player is a player for files and streaming media in the QuickTime format. Versions of the player are available for both the Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS platforms. A flaw in the version for Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a...

Buffer overflow in Snort RPC preprocessor

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RPC preprocessing feature of Snort versions 1.8 through 1.9.0 and 2.0 beta. Description Martin Roesch, the primary Snort developer, described the vulnerability by saying:When the RPC decoder normalizes fragmented RPC records, it incorrectly...

Cobalt RaQ Server Appliances contains vulnerability allowing remote root compromise

Overview A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists in Cobalt RaQ Server Appliances with the Security Hardening Package SHP installed. Description The Cobalt RaQ is a Sun Server Appliance. Sun describes the Cobalt RaQ as follows:The Cobalt RaQTM4 is a server appliance that provides a dedicated...

Microsoft Java implementation JDBC functions do not properly validate parameters

Overview The Java Database Connectivity JDBC classes of Microsoft's Java virtual machine VM contain functions that do not properly validate parameters. A malicious Java applet can exploit this vulnerability to crash programs on the client system. Description Microsoft's Java VM is installed on...

SetupCtl 1.0 Type Library contains a buffer overflow

Overview SetupCtl 1.0 Type Library is a safe-for-scripting ActiveX control that contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow. This control ships with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5. Description SetupCtl 1.0 Type Library is a safe-for-scripting ActiveX control that contains a remotely...

DHTML Edit Control for IE5 allows local files to be uploaded to web server

Overview A vulnerability exists in the DHTML Edit Control for IE5 that allows arbitrary local files to be uploaded to a web server. Description DHTML Edit is an activex control that is marked safe-for-scripting. This control can be embedded in a website, and permit local files to be remotely...

Microsoft Word does not adequately validate macros embedded within malformed Word documents

Overview There is a vulnerability caused by a failure to detect macros embedded in Microsoft Word documents. This vulnerability may allow the author of a malicious document to execute arbitrary commands as the user who opens the document. Description Microsoft Word versions including Word 2002,...

zml.cgi does not adequately validate user input thereby allowing directory traversal

Overview zml.cgi does not adequately validate user input, allowing for directory traversal out of the web root directory. Description The perl script zml.cgi reads and parses a file on the server, executing certain Server Side Include SSI directives found in the file. The script accepts a CGI...

MIT Kerberos V5 KDC vulnerable to denial-of-service via null pointer dereference

Overview A vulnerability exists in MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center that may allow attackers to crash multiple KDC servers within the same realm. Description The MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Center KDC contains a vulnerability that allows certain protocol requests to crash the KDC by...

Talentsoft Web+ contains buffer overflow in "webpsvc.exe"

Overview Talentsoft's Web+ development platform contains a buffer overflow in a component that also installs by default into all web sites produced by Web+. Description Talentsoft Web+ is a set of tools for accelerated web site development. A component of Web+ named "webpsvc.exe" contains a buffe...

Microsoft SQL Server contains SQL injection vulnerability in replication stored procedures

Overview Microsoft SQL Server contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities that allow database users to leverage administrative privileges on a single database to execute SQL queries or operating system commands with greater privileges. Description Microsoft SQL Server provides a scripting...

Nortel Networks CVX 1800 discloses privileged information

Overview The Nortel Networks CVX 1800 Multi-Service Access Switch discloses privileged information. Description The CVX 1800 Multi-Service Access Switch is a large modem bank typically used by large carriers and ISP's. When the CVX 1800 is queried with a specially crafted snmpwalk, it will respon...

Lotus Notes does not adequately secure databases thereby permitting arbitrary user to extract file attachments via NSFDbReadObject function call

Overview Lotus Domino Servers 5.x, 4.6x, and 4.5x allow users to associate objects with documents in a database. While these objects appear to be a part of the document, they are actually stored as separate files. A vulnerability exist by which an intruder could view these objects regardless of t...

cryptcat does not encrypt data communications when -e command argument is used

Overview With certain options used, cryptcat does not encrypt network connections as expected. Description Cryptcat is an enhanced version of netcat that adds twofish encryption.If cryptcat is started in listen server mode binding a shell to a network port, cryptcat fails to enable encryption...

Novell Groupwise contains protocol implementation vulnerability allowing email to be viewed by unauthorized user

Overview Novell GroupWise is an email storage program. Email is encrypted when stored. Usernames and passwords can be acquired by sniffing communications between the client and server. Description In Novell GroupWise email is stored as encrypted data. Clients and servers operating in Live Remote ...

Lotus Domino R5 Server vulnerable to DoS via nmap RPC scan on port 443/tcp

Overview Versions earlier than 5.0.9 of Lotus Domino R5 Servers with Secure Socket Layer SSL enabled are vulnerable to a denial of sevice. Description A remote user is able to crash the HTTP serving process on any Lotus Domino R5 Server using the nmap utility. Sending a request to port 443, the...

OpenSSH UseLogin directive permits privilege escalation

Overview OpenSSH is an implementation of the Secure Shell protocol. When OpenSSH is configured with the UseLogin directive equal to "yes", an intruder can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of OpenSSH, usually root. Description OpenSSH contains a vulnerability that permits an intruder to...

Compaq web-enabled management software buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview The Compaq web-enabled management software contains a buffer overflow. Remote intruders may be able to execute arbitrary code with privileges on affected systems. Many Compaq products are affected, from personal computers to commercial UNIX operating systems. Description The Compaq...

NSI RWhoisd contains format string vulnerability in print_error()

Overview A remotely exploitable format string vulnerability exists in the Referral Whois server daemon RWhoisd. Description As the Internet has grown, the centralized whois database was not able to scale. In order to deal with scaling the whois system, Referral Whois was developed. Referral Whois...

OpenSSL PRNG contains design flaw that allows a user to determine internal state and predict future output

Overview The pseudorandom number generator PRNG in OpenSSL has a weakness that allows an attacker to determine its internal state and subsequently determine its future output values. Description OpenSSL's PRNG hashes an internal state to produce output values, which are supposed to be pseudorando...

lpd allows options to be passed to sendmail

Overview The line printer daemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a vulnerability in this daemon that permits an intruder to send options to sendmail. Description The line printer daemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a...

IBM AIX portmir buffer overflow

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the AIX portmir command that may allow local attackers to gain root privileges. Description There is a buffer overflow in the AIX portmir command. This problem was described in IBM ERS security bulletin: ERS-SVA-E01-1997:006.1. --- Impact...

Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments

Overview Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called Taylor UUCP. A component of the UUCP package, uuxqt, fails to properly filter arguments from the commands sent to it. This can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges and execute commands with the privileges of uucp,...

Cisco 6400 Access Concentrator Node Route Processor 2 (NRP2) module permits telnet access when no password has been set

Overview The Cisco 6400 Access Concentrator Node Route Processor 2 NRP2 module permits unauthenticated telnet access when no password has been set. Description The Access Concentrator Node Route Processor is a router blade for the Cisco 6400. It's purpose is to aggregate and terminate incoming...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service searches all trusted domains for user accounts

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to log in using domain accounts without providing a specific domain name. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service allows users to establish connections using either local account...

Lotus Domino vulnerable to DoS via crafted HTTP header requests

Overview The Lotus Domino Web Server contains a flaw that could be exploited to cause a denial of service. Description HTTP requests with uniquely crafted headers using "Accept", "Accept-Charset", "Accept-Encoding", "Accept-Language" or "Content-Type" are not freed properly. This means that...

Hewlett-Packard MPE/iX NM Debug does not always handle breakpoints correctly

Overview There is a problem in the NM Debug facility of MPE/iX that allows users to gain unauthorized privileges. Description The problem affects HP3000 systems running MPE/iX versions 5.5 through 6.5. HP has published a security bulletin describing the solution to this vulnerability...

Macromedia Flash plug-in contains buffer overflow

Overview Incorrectly formatted sound wave SWF files may cause a buffer overflow in the Macromedia Flash plug-in. Description If the length fields in an SWF file specify fewer data than are actually present in the file, processing the file may cause a buffer overflow in the Macromedia Flash plug-i...

Input validation error in quikstore.cgi allows attackers to execute commands

Overview The quikstore shopping cart script contains an input validation error that allows attackers to execute commands on affected web servers. Description The quikstore.cgi script is written in Perl and provides its users with shopping cart software for e-commerce transactions. In November 200...

BSD-derived ftpd replydirname() in ftpd.c contains one-byte overflow

Overview There is a off-by-one vulnerability in several BSD-derived ftpd servers. Description The ftp server in several BSD distributions contains a defect which allows one byte of the program memory allocated within a stack frame to be overwritten with a NUL byte '\0'. The byte in question is...

KTH Kerberos environment variables krb4proxy and KRBCONFDIR may be used insecurely

Overview The environment variables krb4proxy and KRBCONFDIR may be respected by client programs such as login or su, in such a way that local or remote intruders can cause the client program to accept authentication requests from a malicious KDC. The vulnerabilites may be exploited remotely by...

SGI IRIX df buffer overflow in directory argument

Overview Description The df program is used to display statistics about the amount of used and free disc space on a set of mounted file systems. Alternately, it can be used to check on the amount of space available on unmounted block devices which may be specified by some path. Due to insufficien...

LPRng can pass user-supplied input as a format string parameter to syslog() calls

Overview A popular replacement software package to the BSD lpd printing service called LPRng contains at least one software defect known as a "format string vulnerability" which may allow remote users to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The privileges of such code will probably be...

ISC BIND 8.2.2-P6 vulnerable to DoS via compressed zone transfer, aka the "zxfr bug"

Overview There is a denial-of-service vulnerability in several versions of the Internet Software Consortium's ISC BIND software. This vulnerability is referred to by the ISC as the "zxfr bug." It affects ISC BIND version 8.2.2, patch levels 1 through 6. Description Using this vulnerability,...