Drivers for the Intel 2100 PRO/Wireless Network Connection Hardware contain a memory corruption vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows drivers for Intel 2100 PRO/Wireless Network Connection Hardware contain a memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Intel 2100 PRO/Wireless Network Connection Hardware The Inte...

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...

MIT Kerberos (krb5) ftpd and ksu do not properly validate seteuid() calls

Overview Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in MIT krb5 ftpd and ksu may allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The MIT krb 5 ftpd and ksu programs contain multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are dependent on the host operating...

McAfee Subscription Manager ActiveX control vulnerable to stack buffer overflow

Overview The McAfee Subscription Manager ActiveX control contains a buffer overflow, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description ActiveXActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be incorporated int...

Ruby on Rails fails to properly verify input passed via the URL

Overview Ruby on Rails fails to properly validate input. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Ruby on Rails is a web application programming framework. Ruby on Rails 1.1.4 and earlier contain a vulnerability in the processing of user input...

Microsoft Windows Kernel vulnerable to privilege escalation

Overview Microsoft Windows contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain complete control of the affected system. Description Winlogon is the component of Microsoft Windows responsible for interactive, security related functions. Upon logo...

Sun ONE and Sun Java System Applications vulnerable to cross-site scripting via default error page

Overview A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sun ONE and Sun Java System Applications may allow an attacker to read or modify data in web pages and cookies. Description From Sun Alert Notification 102164: A Cross Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in various releases of the Sun Java System Web...

MIT Kerberos (krb5) krshd and v4rcp do not properly validate setuid() or seteuid() calls

Overview Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in MIT krb5 krshd and v4rcp may allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The MIT krb 5 krshd and v4rcp programs contain multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities. MIT krb5 Security Advisory 2006-001 states that the...

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...

Microsoft Windows fails to properly parse the MHTML protocol

Overview Microsoft Windows fails to properly handle MHTML. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description MHTML According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043: MHTML extends HTML to embed encoded objects, such as images, in the HTML...

Microsoft Internet Explorer source element cross-domain vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle redirects for source elements. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Cross-Domain Security Model IE uses a cross-domain security model to maintain separation between browser...

Microsoft Windows kernel fails to properly manage exception handling

Overview An exception handling vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Windows kernel contains an exception handling vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the...

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly interpret layout positioning

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle certain combinations of layout positioning. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in the handling of certain combinations of...

Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library buffer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description The Hyperlink Object Library is a collection of application programming interfaces that provide functionality for handling hyperlinks. The...

Microsoft Management Console cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Management Console MMC is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description MMCMMC is an application that allows a user to perform administrative tasks. Through the use of various snap-ins, MMC ca...

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML layout rendering vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly render certain HTML layout combinations. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in the rendering of certain HTML layout combinations...

Microsoft Winsock buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Winsock may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description Winsock Windows Socket 2 allows network applications to relay data across a network regardless of the network protocol being used. Microsoft's...

Microsoft Windows Server service buffer overflow

Overview A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the Microsoft Server service. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Description Microsoft Server ServiceMS06-040 includes the following information: The Server service...

Microsoft PowerPoint fails to properly handle malformed records

Overview Microsoft PowerPoint fails to properly handle malformed records allowing a buffer overflow to occur. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft PowerPoint fails to properly handle malformed records. Specifically,...

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications fails to properly validate document properties. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Visual Basic For Applications VBA According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-047: Microsoft VBA is a...

Microsoft DNS Client buffer overflow

Overview The Microsoft DNS Client service contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to take complete control of the affected system. Description From Microsoft TechNet: The Domain Name System DNS client service resolves and caches DNS names. The DNS client...

Intel Centrino wireless network drivers fail to properly handle malformed frames

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

Apple Mac OS X AFP server vulnerable to DoS via maliciously crafted AFP request

Overview A vulnerability in the Apple Mac OS X AFP server may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition on an affected system. Description The AFP Apple Filing Protocol service allows Apple Mac OS clients to access files remotely from a server. Apple's Mac OS X AFP server contains ...

Apple Mac OS X AFP server vulnerable to an integer overflow when file sharing is enabled

Overview A vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X AFP server may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition on an affected system. Description The AFP Apple Filing Protocol service allows Apple Mac OS clients to remotely access files from a server. Apple's M...

Apple Mac OS X Image RAW vulnerable to buffer overflow via specially crafted Canon RAW 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 RAW image files provide access to image information directly from a camera's sensor prior to in-camera processing, retaining the...

Apple Mac OS X AFP server stores reconnect keys in a world-readable file

Overview A vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X AFP server may allow an authenticated local user to access files or folders with the credentials of another user. Description The AFP Apple Filing Protocol service allows Apple Mac OS clients to remotely access files from a server. In Apple's Mac OS X...

Multiple D-Link routers fail to properly process UPnP M-SEARCH requests

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the software that operates certain models of D-Link routers could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device. Description UPnP Universal Plug and Play UPnP is a system that allows network devices to operate together. M-SEAR...

Apple Mac OS X ImageIO contains undetected memory failure in GIF image handling

Overview The Apple Mac OS X ImageIO framework contains a memory allocation flaw 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...

Apple Mac OS X WebKit may allow code execution when visiting a malicious website

Overview A vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X WebKit may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description WebKit From the OpenDarwin WebKit project description, WebKit is an open source web browser engine. WebKit is also the name of the Mac OS X system framework version...

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...

Apple Mac OS X Bom vulnerable to memory corruption via specially crafted ZIP file

Overview A memory corruption vulnerability in the Mac OS X Bom could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description Apple's Bom is the archive file handler in the Mac OS X operating system. It features the ability to handle file archives in a number of...

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...

Apple Mac OS X ImageIO vulnerable to integer overflow via specially crafted Radiance image

Overview The Apple Mac OS X ImageIO framework contains an integer 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 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...

eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Syslog server buffer overflow

Overview The eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer Syslog server contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Enterprise Security Analyzer eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer ESA...

Mozilla Firefox may allow chrome URLs to reference remote files

Overview Mozilla products allow chrome URLs to reference remote files. This allows a remote attacker to execute code. Description Chrome The Mozilla user interface components outside of the content area are created using chrome. This includes toolbars, menu bars, progress bars, and window title...

Apache mod_rewrite contains off-by-one error in ldap scheme handling

Overview A vulnerability in a common Apache HTTP server module, modrewrite, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected web server. Description The Apache HTTP server distribution includes a number of supplemental modules that provide additional functionality to the web...

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 JavaScript engine contains multiple integer overflows

Overview The Mozilla JavaScript engine contains multiple integer overflows. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Mozilla products that use the Mozilla JavaScript engine are vulnerable to integer overflows. Specifically, the...

Mozilla fails to properly handle garbage collection

Overview The Mozilla JavaScript engine fails to properly perform garbage collection, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Garbage collection According to Mozilla: Garbage collection is generally used to refer to algorithms that 1 determin...

Mozilla products fail to properly validate JavaScript constructors

Overview Mozilla products fail to properly validate references returned by JavaScript constructors. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description According to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-51: JavaScript functions have a...

Mozilla products contain a race condition

Overview Mozilla products contain a race condition. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Mozilla products JavaScript garbage collection process may delete a variable while that variable is still in use. This may corrupt...

Mozilla products fail to properly handle frame references

Overview Mozilla products fail to properly handle frame or window references. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description JavaScript references are not properly cleared after an object is deleted. An attacker may be able to use the reference to a...

Tamarack MMSd components fail to properly handle malformed packets

Overview Tamarack MMSd components do not properly handle malformed RFC 1006 packets. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Description ISO Transport Service over TCP TPKT, RFC 1006 RFC 1006 specifies how to run the OSI transport...

Mozilla products VCard attachment buffer overflow

Overview Mozilla products fail to properly handle malformed VCard attachments, which allows a buffer overflow to occur. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description According to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-49:A VCard...

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 Acrobat fails to properly convert files to PDF

Overview A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Adobe Acrobat contains a buffer overflow in the code that converts files to PDF. If an attacker can convince a user to create a PDF using specially-crafted input, that attacker may b...

OpenOffice.org may fail to recognize embedded Basic macros

Overview The OpenOffice.org team has reported a vulnerability in how the 1.1 and 2.0 versions of OpenOffice.org process basic macros. Description A vulnerability in OpenOffice.org may allow an attacker to inject basic code into documents such that the code will be executed when the document is...

Microsoft Server Service may disclose information used to store SMB traffic

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft Server service may allow an attacker to view fragments of memory used to store SMB traffic. Description Microsoft Server Service The Microsoft Server service supports file, print, and named-pipe sharing over the network. Server Message Block Server Messag...