Winamp fails to properly handle playlists with long "file" parameter

Overview Winamp contains a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing a playlist that has a long file parameter. This may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Winamp Winamp is a media player for Microsoft Windows systems. It can...

Oracle PL/SQL Gateway fails to properly validate HTTP requests

Overview The Oracle PL/SQL Gateway fails to properly validate HTTP requests. This may allow a remote attacker to execute SQL commands on an Oracle database. Description Oracle uses the Oracle PL/SQL Gateway to access Oracle databases over HTTP. A lack of validation in the Oracle PL/SQL Gateway ma...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not honor ActiveX kill bit

Overview Internet Explorer fails to properly check the kill bit for ActiveX controls, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft COMMicrosoft COM is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can ...

Oracle Text SQL injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Text is vulnerable to SQL injection, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description According to Oracle:Oracle Text uses standard SQL to index, search, and analyze text and documents stored in the Oracle...

Oracle Database Net Listener vulnerability

Overview An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Net Listener may allow a remote attacker to compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Description Oracle Net Listener contains a vulnerability.The details of this vulnerability are not clear. However, Oracle states this issue c...

Oracle Database XML Database SQL Injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Database XML Database XML DB is vulnerable to SQL injection, possibly allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description According to Oracle:Oracle XML DB is a feature of the Oracle Database. It provides a high-performance...

Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API SQL injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API is vulnerable to SQL injection, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on a vulnerable Oracle installation. Description The Oracle Database Data Pump Metadata API fails to properly filter user-supplied input. This may...

Oracle Database SYS.DBMS_METADATA_UTIL package SQL injection vulnerability

Overview Oracle Database SYS.DBMSMETADATAUTIL package vulnerable to SQL injection. Description The Oracle Database SYS.DBMSMETADATAUTIL package fails to properly filter user-supplied input. This may allow a remote attacker to insert arbitrary SQL commands, which may be executed by the database. W...

Oracle TNS protocol fails to properly validate authentication requests

Overview The Oracle TNS protocol authentication mechanism fails to properly sanitize authentication requests, possibly allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements with elevated privileges. Description Oracle databases authenticate and manage database connections via Oracle...

Oracle Client Tools buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow in an unspecified Oracle Client utility may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description According to Oracle:One vulnerability DBC02is in a utility that can be forced to terminate if given long arguments, potentially...

Oracle Reports arbitrary file writing vulnerability

Overview Oracle Reports fails to validate URI parameters, possibly allowing a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the Reports Server. Description Oracle Reports is an enterprise reporting tool that extracts data from multiple sources and inserts it into a formatted report. It is a...

Oracle Reports arbitrary file reading vulnerability

Overview Oracle Reports fails to validate URI parameters, possibly allowing a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the Reports Server. Description Oracle Reports is an enterprise reporting tool that extracts data from multiple sources and inserts it into a formatted report. It is a componen...

Oracle Transparent Data Encryption master encryption key stored as plaintext

Overview Oracle Transparent Data Encryption master encryption key is stored as plaintext, which could allow an attacker to decrypt and read sensitive information within the database. Description Transparent Data Encryption TDE According to Oracle, Transparent Data Encryption "allows customers to...

Oracle products contain multiple vulnerabilities

Overview Multiple vulnerabilities exist in numerous Oracle products. The severity and impacts of these vulnerabilities are varied and may include remote execution of arbitrary code, the disclosure of sensitive information, and denial-of-service conditions. Description Multiple vulnerabilities exi...

Clam AntiVirus vulnerable to memory corruption via specially crafted UPX packed file

Overview A vulnerability in the ClamAV antivirus toolkit may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Clam AntiVirus is an antivirus toolkit for Unix-like systems that is commonly integrated with mail servers for email attachment scanning. It supports ...

AOL You've Got Pictures ActiveX control buffer overflow

Overview The AOL You've Got Pictures service contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description AOL You've Got Pictures provides digital photography storage and manipulation services for AOL users. There is a...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle corrupt media files

Overview Apple QuickTime contains a heap overflow vulnerability in the handling of media files which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows...

Apple QuickTime and iTunes QTIF image buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime contains a heap-based buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple QuickTime fails to properly validate QuickTime Images QTIF, potentially allowing a heap-based buffer overflow to occur. If ...

Apple QuickTime image handling buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime contains a heap-based buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple QuickTime fails to properly validate QuickTime Images QTIF, potentially allowing a heap-based buffer overflow to occur. If ...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle corrupt GIF images

Overview Apple's QuickTime is a player for files and streaming media in a variety of different formats. A flaw in QuickTime's handling of files in the Graphics Interchange Format GIF could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description A heap overflow exists...

Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle corrupt TGA images

Overview Apple's QuickTime is a player for files and streaming media in a variety of different formats. A flaw in QuickTime's handling of Targa TGA image format files could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Several types of overflow...

Apple QuickTime TIFF image "StripByteCounts" integer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the handling of TIFF images, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that...

Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange TNEF decoding buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system running the vulnerable software. Description Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format TNEFTNEF is a proprietary Microsoft...

Microsoft embedded web font buffer overflow

Overview A heap-based buffer overflow in the way Microsoft Windows processes embedded web fonts may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Windows contains a heap-based buffer overflow in a routine that processes embedded w...

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...

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Router vulnerable to denial of service via Server Routing Protocol (SRP)

Overview The Research in Motion RIM BlackBerry Router contains a vulnerability in the way the router handles Server Routing Protocol SRP packets. By sending specially crafted SRP packets to the router, an attacker could cause a denial of service. Description The BlackBerry Router is a component o...

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Handheld web browser does not properly handle Java Application Description (JAD) files

Overview The Research in Motion RIM BlackBerry Handheld web browser is vulnerable to a denial of service via a specially crafted Java Application Description JAD file. Description The BlackBerry Handheld web browser does not properly handle malformed JAD files. JAD files in J2ME are used to...

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

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

Microsoft Windows Metafile handler SETABORTPROC GDI Escape vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to remote code execution via an error in handling files using the Windows Metafile image format. Exploit code has been publicly posted and used to successfully attack fully-patched Windows XP SP2 systems. However, other versions of the Windows operating...

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...

VMware NAT Service vulnerable to buffer overflow via FTP PORT/EPRT commands

Overview The VMware NAT Service used in multiple VMware products contains a buffer overflow in the way it handles FTP PORT and EPRT commands. An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the NAT service or cause a denial of service. Description VMware virtualization software...

MediaWiki fails to properly verify input passed to the user language option

Overview A vulnerability in some versions of MediaWiki may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable wiki server. Description MediaWiki is a PHP-based software package that is used to run a wiki, a collaborative website that can be edited by any user or visitor. Some versions of the...

Perl contains an integer sign error in format string processing

Overview The Perl interpreter contains a flaw that may increase the impact of format string vulnerabilities in programs written in Perl. Description Perl is a programming language used in many applications and commonly used for web applications. The Perl interpreter, which interprets and executes...

Perl programs providing user-controlled I/O format strings may contain format string vulnerabilities

Overview Programs written in Perl may contain many of the same types of format string vulnerabilities as programs written in C. Description Perl is a programming language used in many applications and commonly used for web applications. It provides many of the same functions for formatted I/O as ...

Sun Java Management Extensions privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the Sun Java Management Extensions API may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description According to Sun Microsystems:Java Management Extensions JMX technology provides the tools for building distributed, Web-based, modular and dynamic solutions for...

Sun Java Runtime Environment "reflection" API privilege elevation vulnerabilities

Overview Multiple vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Reflection API may allow an untrusted Java applet to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code. Description The Sun Java Reflection API allows Java classes to determine information about other Java classes, such as public methods...

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...

Cisco PIX fails to verify TCP checksum

Overview Versions of Cisco PIX firewalls do not validate the checksum of transiting TCP packets. Attackers may be able to use this problem to create a sustained denial-of-service under certain conditions. Description Cisco PIX firewall systems are used to enforce site-specific network security...

Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerable to code execution via mismatched DOM objects

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly handle requests to mismatched DOM objects, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle requests to mismatched DOM objects, such as the...

IBM Tivoli Directory Server may allow unauthorized access

Overview IBM Tivoli Directory Server may allow unauthorized access to change, modify, and/or delete directory data under certain circumstances. Description The IBM Tivoli Directory Server product is described as:IBM Tivoli Directory Server provides a powerful Lightweight Directory Access Protocol...

Multiple vulnerabilities in Internet Key Exchange (IKE) version 1 implementations

Overview Numerous vulnerabilities have been reported in various Internet Key Exchange version 1 IKEv1 implementations. The impacts of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or cause an IKEv1 implementation to behave in an...

First4Internet CodeSupport ActiveX controls incorrectly marked 'safe for scripting'

Overview An ActiveX control used to uninstall XCP Digital Rights Management DRM software made by First 4 Internet and distributed on some Sony BMG audio CDs is marked "Safe for scripting" Description XCP Digital Rights Management DRM software by First 4 Internet, which is distributed by some Sony...

VERITAS NetBackup library buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow in VERITAS NetBackup may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description According to Symantec/VERITAS:A vulnerability has been confirmed in the NetBackup Volume Manager daemon vmd. By sending a specially crafted...

Macromedia Flash Player fails to properly validate the frame type identifier read from a "SWF" file

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in some versions of the Macromedia Flash Player may allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. Description The Macromedia Flash Player is a player for the Flash media format and enables frame-based animations with sound to be viewed...

Optimistic TCP acknowledgements can cause denial of service

Overview A vulnerability in the TCP congestion control mechanism could be leveraged by an attacker to cause a denial of service. Description The Transmission Control Protocol TCP is described in RFC 793 as a means to provide reliable host-to-host transmission in a packet-switched computer network...

Microsoft PKINIT smart card logon vulnerable to information disclosure and spoofing

Overview Microsoft PKINIT smart card authentication is vulnerable to an information disclosure flaw that may allow an attacker to spoof a trusted server. Description From the Microsoft PKINIT description: PKINIT is an Internet Engineering Task Force IETF Internet Draft for "Public Key Cryptograph...

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine supports a number of image formats including Windows Metafile WMF and...

Microsoft Windows buffer overflow in Enhanced Metafile rendering API

Overview Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile Format image rendering routines contain a buffer overflow flaw that may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Microsoft describes the Enhanced Metafile Format EMF as the following:An EMF image is a 32-bit format that can...

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer PICT data decompression buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime PictureViewer contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remote audio/video content. PictureViewer is a...

Microsoft Windows vulnerable to buffer overflow via specially crafted WMF file

Overview Microsoft Windows may be vulnerable to remote code execution via a buffer overflow in the Windows Metafile image format handling. Description Windows Metafile WMF format images are metafiles that can contain both vector and bitmap-based information. Microsoft Windows contains routines fo...