Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam Spamhunter UTF encoding error

Overview Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam Spamhunter crashes when trying to convert certain valid character sets to UTF, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Description Brightmail Anti-Spam Spamhunter is a spam filter designed for corporate environments. The Brightmail Anti-Spam Spamhunter...

MailPost vulnerable to cross-site scripting via an executable requested with a trailing slash appended to the filename

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 by adding a trailing '/' character to the executable filename. The...

sudoedit can expose protected file contents

Overview Sudo's -e option sudoedit improperly handles temporary files, allowing an attacker to read files that would otherwise be inaccessible. Description Sudo is a utility that allows specific users to run certain commands as root. Beginning with version 1.6.8, sudo provides safe editing...

Cisco IOS fails to properly handle telnet connections

Overview A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System IOS. This vulnerability could allow remote attackers to prevent new connections to remote management services on a vulnerable device. Description Cisco IOS devices can be remotely managed using a number of...

Cisco IPsec VPNSM vulnerable to DoS via malformed IKE packet

Overview A vulnerability in a Cisco VPN module can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service to the device in which the module is installed. Description The Cisco IP Security IPsec VPN Services Module VPNSM is a high-speed module for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and the Cisco...

Cisco WLSE and HSE devices contain hardcoded username and password

Overview A default account with a common username and password exists in two Cisco products. An attacker with knowledge of this account information can compromise any of these devices on the network. Description A default account with a known, fixed username and password combination exists in som...

Sun Solaris contains a vulnerability in the tcsetattr() library function

Overview A vulnerability in the Sun Solaris tcsetattr library function could allow a unprivileged local user to cause the system to hang. Description Sun Solaris uses a tcsetattr library function to set the parameters associated with the terminal. There is an unspecified vulnerability in the...

Oracle9i Database contains buffer overflow in TIME_ZONE session parameter

Overview Oracle9i Database contains a buffer overflow in the TIMEZONE session parameter which could allow anyone who can query the server to execute arbitrary code or access data with the privileges of the vulnerable process. Description The TIMEZONE parameter is a session parameter that specifie...

KDE Personal Information Management suite "kdepim" contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in VCF information reader

Overview KDE Personal Information Management suite "kdepim" contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the arbitrary execution of commands. Description KDE Personal Information Management suite shipped with KDE versions 3.1.0 through 3.1.4 contains ...

pam_smb module contains remote buffer overflow

Overview The pamsmb module contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability. This module is used to authenticate users using an external Server Message Block SMB server. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary commands on the system. Description T...

BEA WebLogic Server code execution paths may cause the current user to be incorrect

Overview A vulnerability in BEA WebLogic Server and Express may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Description BEA Systems describes WebLogic Server as "an industrial-strength application infrastructure for developing, integrating, securing, and managing distributed Java...

RealSystem Server contains buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the RealSystem Server. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable host. An exploit exists for this vulnerability and is publicly available. Description RealSystem Server is a streaming media server. A...

SGI IRIX sets insecure permissions on "/dev/ipfilter"

Overview A locally exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability in SGI IRIX may allow a local attacker to disrupt network traffic. Description SGI IRIX contains a locally exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability. For more information, please see SGI Security Advisory 20020408-01-I. --- Impact A...

AbsoluteTelnet vulnerable to buffer overflow via overly long window title

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in AbsoluteTelnet. This vulnerability may allow a malicious server operator to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable client. Description AbsoluteTelnet is a terminal client. A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability...

Multiple Sun RPC-based libc implementations fails to provide time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections

Overview A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in multiple vendor Sun RPC-based libc implementations. Description Multiple vendor Sun RPC-based libc implementations fail to properly read data from TCP connections. As a result, a remote attacker can deny service to system daemons. --- Impact A...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Indexing Service permits read access to files outside web root via crafted request

Overview A vulnerability exists in the way that Index Server 2.0 and the Indexing Service for Windows 2000 handles search requests. This vulnerability may alllow attackers to view the contents of "include" files located on the web server. Description By submitting a specific search request to a...

Microsoft Windows Media Player ActiveX control allows execution of javascript in "already open" frames

Overview A vulnerability in the Windows Media Player may allow remote attackers to view the contents of local files on the victim's computer. Description Using the "LaunchURL" method of the Windows Media Player ActiveX control, a web page author may be able to circumvent the frame security featur...

Multiple vendors' email content/virus scanners do not adequately check "message/partial" MIME entities

Overview Email anti-virus scanners and content filters from multiple vendors do not adequately check messages containing "message/partial" MIME entities RFC 2046. As a result, viruses, malicious code, or other restricted content may not be detected. Description Section 5.2.2 of RFC 2046 defines t...

Buffer-overflow vulnerability in Midnight Commander

Overview The mcedit component of some versions of Midnight Commander contains a buffer-overflow vulnerability. Description Midnight Commander is a file manager for open source operating systems, distributed under the GNU General Public License GPL. In version 4.5.1 of Midnight Commander, the mced...

Microsoft SQL Server contains buffer overflows in several Database Consistency Checkers

Overview Microsoft SQL Server ships with several administrative tools that allow database users to elevate their administrative privileges from a single database to all databases on the server. Description Microsoft SQL Server ships with several utilities known as Database Consistency Checkers...

Sun iPlanet and ONE Web Servers contain a buffer overflow in the search engine

Overview The Sun iPlanet Web Server and Sun ONE Web Server both ship with a search engine that is not enabled by default. A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the search engine that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. Description The Sun iPlanet Web Serve...

SGI IRIX contains vulnerability in rpc.passwd allowing for root compromise

Overview There is a vulnerability in rpc.passwd that could allow root compromise. Description /usr/etc/rpc.passwd, part of the nfs.sw.nis subsystem on IRIX 6.5, could permit a root compromise. No other details are available. --- Impact Intruders could gain root access. --- Solution Apply a patch ...

Microsoft Internet Explorer may handle certain web pages in an incorrect, less restrictive security zone (MS02-023)

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE may handle malformed Internet pages accessed through the NetBIOS protocol as if they belong to the IE's Intranet or Trusted Sites security zones, instead of the more restrictive Internet security zone. Description If a user views a page on the Internet that...

Computer Associates MLink "mllock" command vulnerable to buffer overflow via long string of characters

Overview A locally exploitable buffer overflow exists in mllock. Description CA-MLINK is a managed data transport service. For more information about CA-MLINK, please see the product brochure. Based on a public report, it appears there is a locally exploitable buffer overflow in the mllock comman...

Oracle9i Application Server Apache PL/SQL module vulnerable to buffer overflow via HTTP Location header

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Apache Procedural Language/Structured Query Language PL/SQL module used by Oracle9i Application Server iAS. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system...

Oracle9i Application Server Apache PL/SQL module vulnerable to buffer overflow via help page request

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Apache Procedural Language/Structured Query Language PL/SQL module used by Oracle9i Application Server iAS. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system...

OpenSSH does not initialize PAM session thereby allowing PAM restrictions to be bypassed

Overview OpenSSH is an implementation of the Secure Shell SSH protocol. It can be configured to use Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules PAM for added authentication. A vulnerability exists in OpenSSH, and perhaps other implementations of SSH, which can allow to potentially bypass PAM...

OpenSSH fails to properly apply source IP based access control restrictions

Overview OpenSSH is an implementation of the Secure Shell protocol. A user may be able to bypass the IP based access control restriction feature specified in a key when two keys of varying types are specified. Description Versions of OpenSSH between 2.5.x - 2.9.x may fail to enforce the IP based...

XMCD vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview xmcd is an x11/motif CD playing utility, in the public domain. cda, the command line interface to xmcd, executes with system administrator privileges. It is vulnerable to a symbolic link attack that may allow a local user to obtain administrator privileges. Description cda, the command...

RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 do not properly handle URL encoded characters in URL

Overview RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 contain a vulnerability in which the ACE/Agent does not properly handle URL encoded characters contained in a URL. A specially crafted request may bypass authentication and expose the contents of...

mgetty creates temporary files insecurely

Overview mgetty, a replacement for getty designed to support modem and fax use, creates files of a predictable name in a world-writable directory without checking for the prior existence or ownership of the file. Using a symbolic link attack, an intruder might cause the overwrite of arbitrary fil...

Allaire ColdFusion Server contains vulnerability allowing templates to be overwritten by zero byte file of the same name

Overview A vulnerability exists in Allaire ColdFusion Server which allows an attacker to overwrite ColdFusion Server templates with zero byte files. Description A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists in the Allaire ColdFusion Server which could allow an attacker to overwrite ColdFusion Serve...

SCO UnixWare uucico contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in uucico, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of...

Lotus Domino vulnerable to DoS via many large connects sent to 63148/TCP

Overview The Lotus Domino Web Server contains a flaw that could be exploited to cause a denial of service. Description A continuous stream of "connect" requests with a payload of 10K of data to TCP port 63148 DIIOP - CORBA will result in 100% CPU usage, the hard disk constantly being written to,...

NewsDaemon does not adequately filter user input to $user_username

Overview NewsDaemon prior to version 0.21b contains a vulnerability allowing remote attackers to gain administrative access to the web site. Description NewsDaemon is a PHP-based tool used to allow readers to submit and comments on news items and stories over the web. It also allows for...

SystemWizard Launch ActiveX Control lacks authentication

Overview Description The SystemWizard "Launch" ActiveX Control may allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on systems where the control is installed. This control was shipped on HP Pavilion computers running Windows 98, as part of a diagnostic application named "SystemWizard" produced by...

Little CMS 2 DefaultICCintents double-free vulnerability

Overview Little CMS 2 contains a double-free vulnerability in the DefaultICCintents function, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Little CMS is an open-source color management engine that supports the International Color...

Comodo Chromodo browser with Ad Sanitizer does not enforce same origin policy and is based on an outdated version of Chromium

Overview Comodo Chromodo browser, version 45.8.12.391, and possibly earlier, bundles the Ad Sanitizer extension, version 1.4.0.26, which disables the same origin policy, allowing for the possibility of cross-domain attacks by malicious or compromised web hosts. Chromodo is based on an outdated...

Dell Foundation Services installs root certificate and private key (eDellRoot)

Overview Dell Foundation Services installs the eDellRoot certificate into theTrusted Root Certificate Store on Microsoft Windows systems. The certificate includes the private key. This allows attackers to create trusted certificates and perform impersonation, man-in-the-middle MiTM, and passive...

Cisco Prime Infrastructure contains SUID root binaries

Overview The Cisco Prime Infrastructure version 2.2 contains two binaries with SUID root world-executable privileges, allowing any local user to execute arbitrary commands as root. Description CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions Two binaries are included in Cisco Prime version 2.2 that run as...

N-Able RSMWinService contains hard coded security constants allowing decryption of domain administrator password

Overview SolarWinds N-Able N-Central is an agent-based enterprise support and management solution. N-Able N-Central contains several hard-coded encryption constants in the web interface that allow decryption of the password when combined. Description CWE-547: Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant...

Multiple vulnerabilities in Intuit QuickBooks

Overview Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012 have been reported to contain a file disclosure and heap corruption vulnerability. Description Derek Soeder's vulnerability report states the following:Intuit Help System Protocol File Retrieval The vulnerability described in this document can be...

Objectivity/DB administration tools lack authentication

Overview The administration tools i.e. ookillls, oostopams, etc for Objectivity/DB do not require authentication for local or remote operation. Description Objectivity/DB comes with several administration tools for database maintenance. By design, these tools do not require authentication. An...

IBM Access Support ActiveX control stack buffer overflow

Overview The IBM Access Support ActiveX control contains a stack buffer overflow, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The IBM Access Support ActiveX control has the ability to collect system information, such as make,...

Intercepting proxy servers may incorrectly rely on HTTP headers to make connections

Overview Proxy servers running in interception mode "transparent" proxies that make connection decisions based on HTTP header values may be used by an attacker to relay connections. Description HTTP Host Headers are defined in RFC 2616 and are often used to by web servers to allow multiple websit...

Deterministic Network Enhancer privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview The Deterministic Network driver contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, which can allow a local attacker to execute code with kernel privileges. Description Deterministic Networks provides a product called Deterministic Network Enhancer DNE, which extends the Microsoft Windows...

Online Media Technologies NCTSoft NCTAudioGrabber2 ActiveX stack buffer overflows

Overview The Online Media Technologies NCTSoft NCTAudioGrabber2 ActiveX control contains multiple stack buffer overflows, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Online Media Technologies, which was formerly known as NCT...

CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX integer overflow

Overview The CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX control contains an integer overflow vulnerability, which can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends is an ActiveX control that is included with multiple CA products. Th...

AirSpan Base Station Distribution Unit default root password

Overview AirSpan Base Station Distribution Units may contain an undocumented telnet server that authenticates via a known password and is enabled by default. Description From the AirSpan MicroMax product page:The base station is highly modular in design and is composed of two main components: the...

GNOME Evolution format string vulnerability

Overview The GNOME Evolution mail client contains a format string vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute code. Description Evolution is the default mail client for the GNOME desktop environment. Evolution supports both GPG and S/MIME mail encryption.From Secunia Advisory SA29057: A...