Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Editing ActiveX control contains a cross-domain vulnerability

Overview A cross-domain vulnerability exists in the DHTML Editing ActiveX control. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary script in the Local Machine Zone or read or modify data in other domains. For example, the attacker could execute arbitrary commands with parameters, download and execut...

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...

Ability Server vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in the Ability Server may allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. Description A lack of input validation in Ability Server's FTP STOR command may allow a buffer overflow to occur. A remote authenticated attacker may be able to exploit this...

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help control bypasses Local Machine Zone Lockdown

Overview The Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help ActiveX control is not restricted by the Local Machine Zone Lockdown feature. This can allow an attacker to execute script in the Local Machine Zone. Description Windows XP SP2 introduces a feature called Local Machine Zone Lockdown. This feature...

phpBB viewtopic.php fails to properly sanitize input passed to the "highlight" parameter

Overview phpBB contains an user input validation problem with regard to the parsing of the URL. An intruder can deface a phpBB website, execute arbitrary commands, or gain administrative privileges on a compromised bulletin board. Description phpBB is an open-source bulletin board. A lack of inpu...

Microsoft Internet Explorer execCommand() method SaveAs command uses misleading "Save HTML Document" dialog

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in the way that it presents a Save As dialog. By invoking the SaveAs command with execCommand, an attacker could display a dialog that could trick a user into saving arbitrary content. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer IE support...

Mozilla status elements can be disabled via JavaScript

Overview Mozilla allows websites to disable various browser status elements. This allows websites to create spoofed dialogs using XUL. Description Certain Mozilla web browser status elements, such as the address bar, status bar, and navigation controls, can be disabled remotely by web sites using...

Samba vulnerable to integer overflow processing file security descriptors

Overview Samba contains an integer overflow vulnerability in code that processes file security descriptors. This could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description Samba is an open-source implementation of...

Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) contains a buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow in the WINS service may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Microsoft WINS service maps IP addresses to NETBIOS computer names.The WINS protocol contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote attack...

Shortcuts may insecurely store SMB authentication information

Overview SMB authentication information may be stored as plain text within URI shortcuts. As a result, a local attacker may be able read the authentication information and gain access to the share. Description SMB is a protocol for sharing data and resources between computers. Many operating...

Anti-virus software may not properly scan malformed zip archives

Overview Anti-virus software may rely on corrupted headers to determine if a zip archive is valid. As a result, anti-virus software may fail to detect malicious content within a zip archive. Description Information about a zip archive, such as the size of the compressed data, is placed in headers...

Remote Execute vulnerable to denial-of-service

Overview Remote Execute cannot handle more than seven connections simultaneously. If more than seven connections are attempted, Remote Execute will crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Description Remote Execute is a network administration tool for the Windows platform that allows...

XFree86 vulnerable to buffer overflow via crafted font directory in 'fonts.alias' file

Overview XFree86 contains a vulnerability in the parsing of the 'fonts.alias' file, which could be exploited by a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description XFree86 contains a flaw during the processing of the 'fonts.alias' file. XFree86 is an implementation of the...

XFree86 vulnerable to buffer overflow via error in 'ReadFontAlias()' function

Overview XFree86 contains a vulnerability in the parsing of the 'fonts.alias' file, which could be exploited by a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description XFree86 contains a flaw during the processing of the 'fonts.alias' file. XFree86 is an implementation of the...

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Java System Web Proxy Server may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Java System Web Proxy Server is a caching HTTP proxy server. A lack of bounds checking in the Java System Web...

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...

LibTIFF contains multiple heap-based buffer overflows

Overview LibTIFF contains multiple heap-based buffer overflows that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF. Multiple LibTIFF routines contain buffer...

SuSe Linux LibTIFF package vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The SuSe Linux version of LibTIFF is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description SuSe LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF format on SuSE systems. A lack of input validation in the...

LibTIFF contains multiple integer overflows

Overview Multiple integer overflows in the LibTIFF library may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description LibTIFF is a library used to encode and decode images in Tag Image File Format TIFF format. A number of potential integer overflow errors exist in the LibTIFF library. A lack of...

Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) replication protocol contains a heap-based buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service WINS replication protocol may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Microsoft WINS service maps IP addresses to NETBIOS computer names. WIN...

Sun Java Plug-in fails to restrict access to private Java packages

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Sun Java Plug-in that could allow a malicious Java applet to bypass restrictions for untrusted applets. Description The Java Plug-in is part of the Java 2 Runtime Environment JRE and establishes a framework for displaying Java applets within a web browser...

Microsoft Windows Shell contains a buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows Shell. Description The Microsoft Windows Shell provides the basic human-computer interface for Windows systems. Microsoft describes the Shell as follows: The Windows Shell is responsible for providing th...

InnerMedia DynaZip library vulnerable to buffer overflow via long file names

Overview Releases prior to version 5.00.04 of the InnerMedia DynaZip compression library contain a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description DynaZip is a popular compression library for the Microsoft Windows platform. A bounds checking deficiency in...

CUPS stores user account details in plain text in log file

Overview When an SMB printer is configured, CUPS stores plain text login information to the log file. Description CUPS is a cross-platform printing system for UNIX environments. It can use the IPP, LPD, SMB, and JetDirect protocols to interact with printers. The SMB protocol is used to communicat...

Samba QFILEPATHINFO handling routine contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow

Overview Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Description Samba is a widely used open-source implementation of Server Message Block SMB/Common Internet File System CIFS. A lack of bounds checking in the...

Archive::Zip may not properly parse the file sizes of Zip archives

Overview Archive::Zip does not properly parse Zip files and may incorrectly interpret malformed zip archives to contain zero length/size files. As a a result, anti-virus software using Archive::Zip may fail to detect malicious content within a Zip archive. Description The Archive::Zip module allo...

Cisco IOS fails to properly handle malformed DHCP packets

Overview A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System IOS. This vulnerability may allow remote attackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks on an affected device. Description The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP provides a means for distributing...

Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client information leakage vulnerability

Overview The Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client authentication error message provide additional information that may be useful to an attacker. Description The Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client software provides an encrypted and authenticated VPN connection from a client system to a Nortel...

Multiple web browsers do not properly interpret BASE and FORM elements when displaying URLs in the status bar

Overview Multiple web browsers do not properly display the location of HTML documents in the status bar. An attacker could exploit this behavior to mislead users into revealing sensitive information. Description Web browsers frequently display the Uniform Resource Locator URL in the status bar wh...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly interpret IFRAME elements when displaying URLs in the status bar

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly display the location of HTML documents in the status bar. An attacker could exploit this behavior to mislead users into revealing sensitive information. Description Web browsers frequently display the Uniform Resource Locator URL in the statu...

Multiple web browsers do not properly interpret TABLE elements when displaying URLs in the status bar

Overview Multiple web browsers do not properly display the location of HTML documents in the status bar. An attacker could exploit this behavior to mislead users into revealing sensitive information. Description Web browsers frequently display the Uniform Resource Locator URL in the status bar wh...

MailPost vulnerable file system information disclosure via HTTP GET request

Overview A vulnerability is reported to exist in MailPost version 5.1.1sv and possibly earlier versions that may permit a remote attacker to verify the existance of files anywhere on the local system. Description According to the ProCheckUp report, MailPost contains a vulnerability that may permi...

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...

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 ...

MailPost discloses sensitive system information when operating in debug mode

Overview A vulnerability is reported to exist in MailPost version 5.1.1sv and possibly earlier versions that may permit a remote attacker to gain sensitive information about the server configuration and environment.. Description According to the ProCheckUp report, MailPost contains a vulnerabilit...

Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerable to buffer overflow via FRAME and IFRAME elements

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running IE. Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the way IE handles the SRC and NAME attributes of HTML elements...

Linux kernel USB drivers do not initialize kernel memory properly

Overview Various Linux USB drivers contain an information disclosure vulnerability that may expose sensitive segments of kernel memory to users. Description USB drivers for several versions the Linux kernel do not properly initialize kernel memory before using it. When an affected USB driver copi...

Microsoft IIS contains vulnerability in NNTP service

Overview A vulnerability in the NNTP component of Microsoft IIS may allow a remote attacker to compromise the affected system. Description The Network News Transport Protocol NNTP is a protocol for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval, and posting of news articles over a network. Microsoft's...

Multiple Symantec security appliances fail to properly filter port 53/udp traffic

Overview A vulnerability exists in multiple Symantec security appliances that could allow a remote attacker to bypass the firewall using a source port of 53/udp. Description Symantec's Firewall/VPN appliances and Gateway Security models include a number of services such as tftpd, snmpd, and isakm...

The ActiveX and HTML file browsers of the Symantec 4400 Series Clientless VPN Gateway contains various unspecified vulnerabilities

Overview The ActiveX and HTML file browsers in the Symantec Clientless VPN Gateway 4400 Series contain various unspecified vulnerabilities. Description The Symantec Clientless VPN Gateway 4400 Series is a stand-alone security appliance for connecting remote users to a trusted network via a virtua...

Symantec Firewall/VPN appliance vulnerable to DoS via UDP port scan

Overview A vulnerability in the Symantec Firewall/VPN appliance could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Symantec Firewall/VPN appliance supports a number of services that utilize the UDP protocol including tftpd, snmpd, and isakmp. There is a vulnerability ...

Multiple Symantec security appliances do not allow the SNMP read-write community string to be changed

Overview A vulnerability exists in multiple Symantec security appliances that could allow a remote attacker to modify the configuration of the device using SNMP. Description The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP enables network and system administrators to remotely monitor and configure...

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...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle function redirection

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE fails to properly validate redirected functions. The impact is similar to that of a cross-site scripting vulnerability, which allows an attacker to access data in other sites, including the Local Machine Zone. Description IE features Active scripting, the...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle cached HTTPS contents

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly validate cached HTTPS contents, allowing an attacker to obtain information or spoof information on a secure web site. Description The HTTPS protocol is used to provide authentication, encryption, integrity, and non-repudiation services to web...

Apache HTTP Server contains a buffer overflow in the mod_proxy module

Overview Apache Web Server contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the modproxy module that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or launch a denial of service DoS attack. Description The Apache Server is an open-source web server offered by The Apache Software Foundation. The...

Microsoft MSN "Hrtbeat.ocx" ActiveX control contains unspecified vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Microsoft MSN "Hrtbeat.ocx" ActiveX control. Description ActiveX is a technology that allows programmers to create reusable software components that can be incorporated into applications to extend their functionality. Microsoft Internet Explorer provides...

PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities

Overview PhpWebSite contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users' web browser. Description PhpWebSite is an open-source web content management system. Certain PhpWebSite modules fail to properly filter URLs for malicious...

PhpWebSite calendar module contains a SQL injection vulnerability

Overview The PhpWebSite contains an SQL injection vulnerability that may allow malicious users to execute SQL queries on a server with the privileges of the PhpWebSite administrator. Description PhpWebSite is an open-source web content management system that includes a web-based calendar module t...

Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to honor "Drag and Drop" zone security preference

Overview The Internet Explorer IE zone security preference for "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" is not honored with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Description IE provides several settings for the various security zones. These settings can prevent certain actions from taking place in...