SquirrelMail vulnerable to command injection because of flawed input checking in S/MIME plug-in

Overview SquirrelMail contains a flaw in its S/MIME plug-in certificate handling routines which may allow arbitrary code to be remotely executed. Description From the SquirrelMail web page:SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP4. It includes built-in pure PHP support for...

Microsoft Office XP contains buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Office XP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. According to MS05-005, the buffer overflow exists in the process that passes URL file locations to...

Microsoft DHTML Drag-and-Drop events insufficiently validated

Overview Microsoft DHTML Drag-and-Drop events can manipulate windows to copy objects from one domain to another, including the Local Machine Zone. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files to the local file system. Description Microsoft Drag-and-Drop events do not proper...

SquirrelMail may allow execution of arbitrary code

Overview SquirrelMail 1.2.6 may allow remote execution of arbitrary code via URL manipulation. Description From the SquirrelMail webpage:SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP4. It includes built-in pure PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, and all pages render i...

Microsoft Windows XP named pipe fails to restrict anonymous access

Overview The Server service running on Microsoft Windows XP leaks authentication information. Description The Server service srvsvc.dll is a component of the Server Message Block SMB, and its follow-on, Common Internet File System CIFS. These are network protocols that Windows uses to share files...

Microsoft OLE buffer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in a way that various programs handle OLE objects could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft OLE is a technology that allows applications to create and edit compound documents. Compound documents are those...

Microsoft COM Structured Storage Vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in a way that various programs handle COM objects could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft's COM is a data representation that allows multiple kinds of objects to be stored in one document. COM structured storage...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains URL decoding cross-domain vulnerability

Overview A URL decoding vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer may allow remote attackers to bypass zone security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Description IE uses a cross-domain security model to maintain separation between browser frames from different...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a Channel Definition Format (CDF) cross-domain vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability that may allow unintended information disclosure or remote code execution due to a flaw in handling Channel Definition Format CDF files. Description From the Microsoft Channel Definition Format description:Channel Definition Format CDF...

Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow exists in the Microsoft Windows system library used when handling hyperlinks. All currently supported versions of Microsoft Windows are affected. Description An unchecked buffer in the Microsoft Object Library is vulnerable to attack when malformed hyperlinks are handle...

Windows Media Player does not properly handle PNG images with excessive width or height values

Overview Microsoft Windows Media Player fails to properly handle PNG images containing unexpected information. Remote attackers may be able to craft a malicious PNG image that would cause Media Player to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Windows Media Player WMP is an application that...

Microsoft License Logging Service buffer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in a component of some server versions of Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft's License Logging Service LLS assists in the management of licenses for some Microsoft server products. An error in the...

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a DHTML method heap memory corruption vulnerability

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw in DHTML method handling which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The DHTML method handling in Internet Explorer fails to perform proper bounds checking. This vulnerability may allow data to be written outside th...

Microsoft Windows SMB packet validation vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the way that Microsoft Windows handles some SMB packets could allow remote attackers to execute code of their choosing on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Server Message Block SMB, and its follow-on, Common Internet File System CIFS, are network protocols...

Squid vulnerable to buffer overflow via an overly long WCCP message

Overview The Squid web proxy cache is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when handing overly long web cache communications protocol WCCP messages. Such messages could crash the Squid process and produce a denial of service condition. Description Squid functions as a web proxy and cache application f...

Squid fails to properly handle oversized reply headers

Overview The Squid web proxy cache may be vulnerable to oversized HTTP reply headers. Description Squid functions as a web proxy and cache application for a number of protocols, including the hypertext transfer protocol HTTP. A defect in the Squid HTTP handling prevents oversized reply headers...

Single crafted HTTP request may result in multiple responses

Overview Some HTTP handling devices are vulnerable to a flaw which may allow a specially crafted request to elicit multiple responses, some of which may be controlled by the attacker. These attacks may result in cache poisoning, information leakage, cross-site scripting, and other outcomes...

Squid LDAP authentication routines fail to check for invalid input

Overview The Squid LDAP authentication routine squidldapauth fails to check for input characters, such as whitespace, that could be misused to possibly bypass access restrictions. Description Squid functions as a web proxy and cache application for a number of protocols, and includes support for...

Multiple devices process HTTP requests inconsistently

Overview Multiple interconnected devices process valid HTTP request headers inconsistently and in this may manner may allow a remote attacker to poison a cache, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, and hijack user sessions. Attackers may use these flaws to launch a class of attacks referred to a...

SMB filesystem read system call vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The SMB filesystem read system call contains buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description "Server Message Block SMB is an application-level protocol that supports file, printer, and other resource sharing. The SMB filesystem...

QNX PPPoEd vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview QNX PPPoEd contains a buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. Description QNX is an RTOS Real-time Operating System. QNX is used in many different devices and industries, including, but not limited to routers manufacturing and processing medical equipmen...

QNX PPPoEd daemon vulnerable to command spoofing

Overview The QNX PPPoEd daemon is vulnerable to command spoofing that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description QNX is an RTOS Realtime Operating System. QNX is used in many different devices and industries, including, but not limited to routers manufacturing and processing medical...

Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to information disclosure in "Message-ID" header

Overview The Mail application supplied with Apple's Mac OS X operating system identifies the system from which any electronic mail is sent. Description Mac OS X includes the Mail application for handling electronic mail. This application does include the Media Access Control MAC address of a...

Apple Mac OS X "at" utilities fail to drop privileges properly

Overview Apple's Mac OS X operating system may allow local privilege escalation in family of "at" commands. Description Mac OS X includes the "at" family of commands in order to schedule tasks. However, a flaw in these commands results in the commands not dropping privileges correctly. This may...

Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to buffer overflow in ColorSync ICC color profile handling

Overview Apple's Mac OS X operating system contains a flaw in the handling of ICC color profiles, which may allow arbitrary code execution through a heap-based buffer overflow. Description The Apple Mac OS X operating system contains support for ICC color profiles in the ColorSync component. This...

UW-imapd fails to properly authenticate users when using CRAM-MD5

Overview A vulnerablility in an authentication method for the University of Washington IMAP server could allow a remote attacker to access any user's mailbox. Description The Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP is a method of accessing electronic messages kept on a remote mail server and is...

Exim vulnerable to buffer overflow via the dns_build_reverse() routine

Overview The Exim Mail Transfer Agent MTA contains a buffer overflow that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Exim MTA is an open-source mail transport agent distributed by the University of Cambridge. A lack of input validation on user supplied data may allow a buffer...

Cisco IOS contains DoS vulnerability in MPLS packet processing

Overview A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System IOS. This vulnerability may allow attackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks on an affected device. Description Multi Protocol Label Switching MPLS is designed to increase the speed of IP...

Cisco IOS IPv6 denial-of-service vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the way Cisco IOS handles IPv6 packets could result in a remotely exploitable denial of service. Description The Cisco Internetwork Operating System IOS includes support for processing Internet Protocol version 6 IPv6 packets. A vulnerability in the way that IOS handle...

Juniper JunOS Routing Engine MPLS denial of service

Overview Juniper routers will become severely disrupted when attacked with specially-crafted MPLS packets. Description Juniper routers running JUNOS have a vulnerability in which specially-crafted MPLS packets can cause normal operation of affected routers to be severely disrupted.According to...

Cisco IOS vulnerable to DoS via malformed BGP packet

Overview A vulnerability in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System IOS could result in a remotely exploitable denial of service. Description Cisco Internetwork Operating System IOS includes support for Border Gateway Protocol BGP, which is defined in RFC 1771. BGP is designed to exchange network...

BIND 8.4.4 and 8.4.5 vulnerable to buffer overflow in q_usedns

Overview A vulnerability in the BIND name server could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service against an affected system. Description The Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND is a popular Domain Name System DNS implementation from Internet Systems Consortium ISC. A buffer overflow err...

BIND 9.3.0 vulnerable to denial of service in validator code

Overview A vulnerability in the BIND name server could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service against an affected system. Description The Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND is a popular Domain Name System DNS implementation from Internet Systems Consortium ISC. BIND supports the DNS...

RealPlayer ActiveX control contains buffer overflow in "ShowPreferences"

Overview The RealPlayer ActiveX control contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the ShowPreferences method. This may permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. Description RealNetworks RealPlayer is a multimedia application that allows users to view local and remot...

Cisco IOS embedded call processing solutions contain unspecified DoS vulnerability

Overview An unspecified error in Cisco Internetwork Operating System IOS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Description Cisco IOS is a very widely deployed network operating system. IOS release trains 12.1YD, 12.2T, 12.3, and 12.3T, when configured for the IOS Telephony...

Opera may insecurely execute binary data encoded in a URI

Overview The Opera web browser fails to validate data encoded using the RFC 2397 scheme. A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Opera web browser fails to properly handle binary data encoded following the RFC 2397 specification for sending...

Microsoft Windows Indexing Service fails to properly handle query validation

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft Indexing Service could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Description The Microsoft Indexing Service provides applications and scripts with a means of managing, querying, and indexing information in file systems or web...

Adobe Acrobat Reader for UNIX contains a buffer overflow in mailListIsPdf()

Overview A buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat Reader for UNIX could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application that allows users to view PDF Portable Document Format files. Acrobat Reader for UNIX Linux, Sun Solaris SPARC, IBM AIX, or HP-UX...

LibTIFF vulnerable to integer overflow in the TIFFFetchStrip() routine

Overview An integer overflow in LibTIFF may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF. An integer overflow in the TIFFFetchStripThing routine within the tifdirread.c file may allow an attacker...

Veritas NetBackup "bpjava-susvc" process contains an input validation error

Overview Veritas NetBackup Administrative Assistant interface may allow users to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. Description The Veritas NetBackup Administrative Assistant interface bpjava-susvc contains an input validation vulnerability. According to Veritas Alert 271727 :Wh...

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...

Veritas Backup Exec registration request buffer overflow

Overview Certain versions of Veritas Backup Exec 8.x and 9.x can be remotely exploited to allow execution of arbitrary code on affected servers. Description A buffer overflow exists in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x prior to 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x pritor to 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40. A stack-based buffer...

Debian Linux Netkit telnetd-ssl contains a format string vulnerability

Overview Debian Linux Netkit telnetd-ssl contains a format string vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description An unspecified format string vulnerability in Debian Linux Netkit telnetd-ssl may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerab...

Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX control does not adequately validate window source

Overview The Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX control contains a cross-domain vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands or code with the privileges of the user running the control. The HTML Help control can be instantiated by an HTML...

LibTIFF vulnerable to integer overflow via corrupted directory entry count

Overview An integer overflow in LibTIFF may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF. A lack of validation on user supplied input may allow buffer overflow to occur. TIFF files contain...

Multiple implementations of LDAP Directory Server vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in some implementations of the LDAP protocol may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP is a protocol for accessing network based directories. A lack of bounds checking in some...

Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to denial-of-service condition via animated cursor (.ani) rate number

Overview A vulnerability exists in the way the Microsoft Windows kernel processes animated cursor .ani files with a rate number set to zero. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description A vulnerability exists in the way the...

Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition via animated cursor (.ani) frame number

Overview A vulnerability exists in the way the Microsoft Window's kernel processes animated cursor .ani files with a frame number set to zero. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description A vulnerability exists in the way the...

Microsoft Windows LoadImage API vulnerable to integer overflow

Overview The Microsoft Windows LoadImage API routine is vulnerable to an integer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The LoadImage API routine is used to load an image from a file on Microsoft Windows platforms. The LoadImage API...

Konqueror fails to restrict access to Java classes

Overview The Konqueror web browser may allow Java applets and JavaScripts to bypass the Java security settings and access restricted Java classes. Exploitation may allow a remote attacker to read and write arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. Description Konqueror is a web browser and file...