Mortbay Jetty fails to properly handle cookies with quotes

Overview Mortbay Jetty fails to properly handle cookie quotes, which may allow session hijacking. Description Mortbay Jetty is a web server that is written in Java. Jetty fails to properly handle cookies with certain quote sequences. This can cause the Jetty cookie parsing mechanism to improperly...

Mozilla-based browsers jar: URI cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview Mozilla-based web browsers including Firefox contain a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute code, or conduct cross-site scripting attacks. Description The jar: protocol is designed to extract content from ZIP compressed files. Mozilla-based browsers include support for jar...

RealPlayer playlist name stack buffer overflow

Overview RealPlayer contains a stack buffer overflow in the handling of playlist names, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description RealNetworks RealPlayer is a multimedia application that allows users to view local and remote...

VUPlayer malformed playlist buffer overflow

Overview VUPlayer fails to properly handle malformed playlists. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description VUPlayer is a freeware audio player for the Microsoft Windows platform. It can play various types of media files, such as MP3s. A Playlist .PLS or...

Microsoft Windows Win32 API fails to properly validate function parameters

Overview The Microsoft Windows Win32 API fails to properly validate function parameters, which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Windows Win32 API is a set of application programming interfaces for the...

Authentium Command Antivirus odapi.dll multiple ActiveX buffer overflows

Overview Authentium Command Antivirus contains multiple ActiveX vulnerabilities, which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Authentium Command Antivirus provides multiple ActiveX controls. Many of the ActiveX controls provided ...

Apple QuickTime for Java security bypass vulnerability

Overview Apple QuickTime for Java fails to properly restrict the instantiation and manipulation of Java objects. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Apple QuickTime includes the ability to integrate QuickTim...

Computer Associates AntiVirus InoTask buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Computer Associates AntiVirus for the Enterprise and Threat Manager products contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that may be exploited by local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Description Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus v8 includes a component called InoTask...

Apple Macintosh OS X fails to properly mount WebDAV filesystems

Overview A vulnerability in the way that Apple Macintosh OS X mounts WebDAV filesystems could allow a local attacker to execute commands with elevated privileges. Description Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning WebDAV is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows collaborati...

Apple Macintosh OS X VideoConference SIP heap buffer overflow

Overview The Apple VideoConference framework contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute code. Description Apple's VideoConference framework is used in iChat and other applications to stream video. iChat uses SIP to make and receive...

HP-UX ICMP vulnerable to DoS via ICMP Path Maximum Transmission Unit (PMTU) Discovery

Overview A vulnerability in HP-UX may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted ICMP packet. Description A number of widely accepted Internet standards describe different aspects of the relationships between the Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP and...

Intel Centrino wireless drivers fail to properly process malformed frames

Overview Microsoft Windows drivers for Intel Centrino wireless adapters fail to properly handle malformed frames. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The Microsoft Windows drivers for Intel Centrino 2200BG and 2915ABG PRO wireless adapters fail to...

CA BrightStor ARCserver Tape Engine memory corruption vulnerability

Overview The Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or create a denial-of-service condition. Description BrightStor ARCserve Backup is a...

Trend Micro ServerProtect ENG_SendEMail() stack buffer overflow

Overview Trend Micro ServerProtect contains a stack-based buffer overflow. Description Trend Micro ServerProtect fails to properly handle data passed to the ENGSendEMail routine possibly allowing a stack-based buffer overflow to occur. This overflow can be triggered by sending a specially crafted...

Samba AFS ACL mapping VFS plug-in format string vulnerability

Overview Samba AFS ACL mapping VFS plug-in contains a format string vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Samba AFS ACL mapping VFS plug-in fails to properly sanitize user-controlled file names that are used in ...

Voice mail systems allow administrative access based on Caller ID

Overview Certain voice mail systems trust Calling Number Identification CNID, Caller ID to authenticate administrative access to voice mail accounts. Caller ID can be easily spoofed, allowing an attacker to gain control over a vulnerable voice mailbox. Description Some voice mail systems use Call...

Microsoft Internet Explorer VML buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE fails to properly handle Vector Markup Language tags. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft IE version 5.0 and higher supports the Vector Markup Language VML,...

GNU gv buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNU gv viewer application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description From the GNU gv website:GNU gv allows to view and navigate through...

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...

IBM Lotus Notes sets insecure default permissions on program data

Overview IBM Lotus Notes sets insecure default permissions on the Notes directory. This vulnerability may allow a local attacker to gain unintended access to Lotus Notes program data. Description IBM Lotus Notes installs numerous program files and program data in a special directory known as the...

Oracle ENABLE_HIERARCHY_INTERNAL procedure vulnerable to PL/SQL injection

Overview The Oracle ENABLEHIERARCHYINTERNAL procedure is vulnerable to PL/SQL injection. This vulnerability may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PL/SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description The Oracle ENABLEHIERARCHYINTERNAL procedure fails to proper...

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow

Overview Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server contains multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities which can allow a remote, authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Description VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Server is a data backup and...

Apple Mac OS X bootpd vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Apple Mac OS X bootp daemon may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description bootpd The bootp daemon bootpd is used to send clients network and IP address configuration settings. It can also work in combination with...

Sendmail signal I/O race condition

Overview A race condition in Sendmail may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Sendmail Sendmail is a widely used mail transfer agent MTA. Mail Transfer Agents MTA MTAs are responsible for sending an receiving email messages over the internet. They are also referred to a...

LISTSERV contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the WA CGI script

Overview Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in LISTSERV. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description L-Soft's LISTSERV is an email list management software package. It includes a Web Archive and...

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Attachment Service does not properly handle PNG image files

Overview The Research in Motion RIM BlackBerry Attachment Service contains a vulnerability in the way the service handles PNG files. By causing the service to render a specially crafted PNG file and convincing a user to view the file on a BlackBerry Handheld device, an attacker could execute...

Skype URI handling routine contains a buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in Skype may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. Description Skype software provides telephone service over IP networks. There is a buffer overflow in the routines that handle Skype-specific URIs callto:// or skype://. The buffer overflow may...

Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine administrative interface contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine administrative interface contains a remotely exploitatble buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine provides a programming interface to Symantec content scanning and virus detection...

AIX "getconf" contains buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview IBM AIX getconf contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description IBM AIX contains the getconf command that provides information about system configuration. An unspecified buffer overflow condition has been identified in getconf and may lead ...

Some SSH servers on Microsoft Windows set insecure permissions for the host identification key file

Overview SSH provides remote, encrypted terminal access to hosts. Some SSH servers, when running on Microsoft Windows, set insecure permissions on the file storing the private SSH server hostkey. This could allow an authenticated user to obtain the SSH hostkey and use it to impersonate the server...

WebEOC implements weak algorithms to encrypt sensitive information

Overview WebEOC uses weak cryptographic algorithms to encrypt sensitive information. Description WebEOC is a web-based crisis information management application that provides functions to gather, coordinate, and disseminate information between emergency personnel and Emergency Operations Centers...

Microsoft Windows Explorer vulnerable to script injection via the Web View DLL

Overview Windows Explorer is vulnerable to script injection via the Web View DLL. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to execution of arbitrary code. Description Windows Explorer uses the Web View DLL webvw.dll to display information about a selected file/folder file size, author, version...

Microsoft Object Management DoS Vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Object Management code has a buffer overflow vulnerability that can cause a system to reboot. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Object Management code exists that could be attacked by sending specially crafted requests locally on an affected operating...

ISC DHCP contains a format string vulnerabilty in errwarn.c

Overview The Internet Systems Consortium ISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP application contains a format string vulnerability in errwarn.c that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description As described in RFC 2131, "The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP provide...

Apple iTunes fails to properly handle overly long URLs in playlists

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in iTunes could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Apple iTunes is a digital media player available for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. It supports a variety of playlist formats including .m3u and .pls. A...

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...

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 ...

Integer underflow vulnerability in isakmpd "Certificate Request Payload" handling

Overview A vulnerability exists in the isakmpd that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description The OpenBSD isakmpd establishes security associations for encrypted and authenticated IPsec network traffic. It implements the Internet Security Association and Key Manageme...

Sun Java Runtime Environment vulnerable to DoS

Overview The Sun Java Runtime Environment JRE contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition in the Java Virtual Machine JVM. Description The Sun Java Runtime Environment provides the libraries and components necessary to run...

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 ASN.1 library contains a memory management vulnerability

Overview Microsoft's ASN.1 library contains a memory management error that could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service situation, or execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft's ASN.1 library contains a memory management error, potentially a "double-free" condition. By...

Multiple web-based email services fail to filter malicious characters when the message contains cascading style sheet character escaping

Overview An attacker can send a specially crafted email message to a victim containing malicious scripting JavaScript, VBScript, JScript, etc., active content, or potentially HTML. When a victim views the message with scripting enabled, the victim's browser will then interpret this javascript whi...

Microsoft Exchange Server fails to properly handle specially crafted SMTP extended verb requests

Overview Microsoft Exchange fails to handle certain SMTP extended verbs correctly. In Exchange 5.5, this can lead to a denial-of-service condition. In Exchange 2000, this could permit an attacker to run arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Exchange is a popular collaboration product which includ...

MySQL fails to validate length of password field

Overview A vulnerability in MySQL could permit a malicious user to execute arbitrary code on the system. Description MySQL is a database system. MySQL contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the processing of the password field of the MySQL database, specifically "SET PASSWORD". A malicious...

Microsoft Windows RPCSS Service contains heap overflow in DCOM activation routines

Overview There is a remote buffer overflow in many versions of Microsoft Windows that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Description The Microsoft RPCSS Service is responsible for managing Remote Procedure Call RPC messages and is enabled by default on many version...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly evaluate Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers

Overview A cross-domain scripting vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Internet Explorer IE evaluates Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers and checks for files in the local browser cache. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary script in a different...

SGI IRIX name services daemon (nsd) and modules mishandle AUTH_UNIX gid list

Overview A remotely exploitable vulnerability has been discoved in the "nsd" service for SGI IRIX systems. A remote attacker may be able to gain root access to the vulnerable system. Description A remotely exploitable heap overflow vulnerability has been discovered in a function for the RPC...

Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator vulnerable to DoS via large number of malformed ICMP packets

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...

tcpdump enters infinite loop when parsing crafted ISAKMP packets

Overview There is a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump that may allow a remote attacker to cause tcpdump to enter an infinite loop. Description tcpdump, a tool used to monitor network traffic, has the ability to capture Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol ISAKMP...

RealNetworks Helix Universal Server vulnerable to buffer overflow when supplied an overly long string within the "Transport" field of a SETUP RTSP request

Overview The RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server supports delivery of several different media types via RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol. Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the way it handles some RTSP requests. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code ...