Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a buffer overflow in CSS parsing

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Internet Explorer processes Cascading Style Sheets CSS. This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. Description CSS is a mechanism for adding style to web documents. Microsoft Internet...

Microsoft Windows Program Group Converter vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview Microsoft Program Group Converter contains a buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Microsoft describes Program Group Converter grpconv.exe as a application to "convert Program Manager Group files .grp extention that were created in Windows 3.1,...

Microsoft Windows contains an unchecked buffer in the NetDDE services

Overview A vulnerability in the Network Dynamic Data Exchange service for Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to compromise the affected system. Description Microsoft's Network Dynamic Data Exchange NetDDE is a communication protocol that allows two Windows applications to communicate with...

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly handle navigations from plug-ins

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in its handling of navigation commands from plug-ins. This could let an attacker spoof the address of a website. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer improperly handles navigations from plug-ins, such as ActiveX controls. This...

Microsoft Windows processing of zip files contains a buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow exists in the way Microsoft Windows processes zip files that may allow remote code execution. Description Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 feature the ability to natively handle zip files. Microsoft has released bulletin MS04-034 describing a remotely...

Microsoft Windows kernel fails to reset values in CPU data structures

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Microsoft Windows kernel is responsible for handling processor resources and system services such as device and memory management. There is a vulnerability in t...

Microsoft Windows contains buffer overflow in processing of WMF and EMF image files

Overview A vulnerability in the way the Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine processes certain types of image files could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine supports a number of image formats...

Microsoft Windows kernel fails to properly handle invalid opcodes used in DOS emulation

Overview A vulnerability in the way the Microsoft Windows kernel handles invalid opcodes used in DOS emulation could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Description The Virtual DOS Machine VDM provides support for 16-bit legacy operations and applications. F...

Microsoft Windows SMTP component vulnerable to remote code execution

Overview A vulnerability in the mail handling service in some versions of Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to compromise the affected system. Description The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is the most common protocol for the delivery of electronic mail between systems on the...

Microsoft Windows contains vulnerability in Window Management API

Overview A vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows window application programming interfaces APIs could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Windows contains a vulnerability in the window management application programming interface API...

Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerable to address bar spoofing on double byte character set systems

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability in how it processes URLs on Double Byte Character Set DBCS systems. This could allow an attacker to spoof the address of a web site. Description Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a canonicalization error when it parses special...

Microsoft Internet Explorer Install Engine contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview The Active Setup Install Engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. This may allow an attacker to take complete control of a vulnerable system. Description The Active Setup Install Engine inseng.dll permits cabinet files to be launched and executed...

Microsoft Excel parameter validation error

Overview Microsoft has released a bulletin describing a remotely exploitable vulnerability in its Excel spreadsheet program. The vulnerability affects versions of Excel on Windows, MacOS 9, and MacOS X operating systems. Description There is a remotely exploitable vulnerability in Microsoft Excel...

Sun Solaris gzip may change permissions of hard linked files

Overview Sun Solaris gzip contains a vulnerability that may change the permissions of hard linked files. The specific impact may allow hard linked files compressed by gzip to become readable and able to be modified by unprivileged users. Description Gzip is a utility used for compressing and...

Macromedia JRun Server is vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Macromedia JRun web server that may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description JRun is an application server that works with most popular web servers, such as Apache and IIS. The JRun web server is vulnerable to a...

Macromedia JRun Server is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack

Overview A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the Macromedia JRun Server Management Console that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description JRun is an application server that works with most popular web servers such as Apache and IIS. Macromedia states that JRun is...

Macromedia JRun Server insecurely generates and handles JSESSIONIDs

Overview A vulnerability exists in Macromedia JRun that may allow an attacker to gain access to an authenticated user's session. Description Macromedia JRun is an application server that works with most popular web servers such as Apache and IIS. Macromedia states that JRun is deployed at over...

Macromedia JRun Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability

Overview An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Macromedia JRun that may allow an attacker to view the source code of files in the web root directory. Description Macromedia JRun is an application server that works with most popular web servers such as Apache and IIS. Macromedia...

Multiple networking devices fail to set the "Secure" attribute of a cookie

Overview Multiple vendors' networking devices fail to set the "Secure" cookie attribute and could disclose sensitive information about a user's HTTP session. Description Many networking devices provide a built-in web server, which may support the HTTPS protocol. When a user logs into the device...

FreeBSD syscons fails to properly validate input in "CONS_SCRSHOT" ioctl

Overview The FreeBSD syscons CONSSCRSHOT ioctl does not sufficiently validate input for the function's arguments. This may cause the disclosure of arbitrary portions of kernel memory that may contain sensitive information. Description Syscons is the default console driver for FreeBSD. It provides...

freeRADIUS Server vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack

Overview Multiple vulnerabilities in freeRADIUS Server may allow attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description The Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS protocol is used for remote user authentication and accounting. freeRADIUS Server is an popular open-source RADIUS...

GdkPixbuf XPM parser contains a stack overflow vulnerability

Overview A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the XPM handling of GdkPixbuf. This vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition or execution of arbitrary code. Description GdkPixbuf is a library used by GTK+ 2 for loading and rendering images. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for...

GdkPixbuf XPM parser contains a heap overflow vulnerability

Overview A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the XPM handling of GdkPixbuf. This vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition or execution of arbitrary code. Description GdkPixbuf is a library used by GTK+ 2 for loading and rendering images. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for...

The zlib compression library is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition

Overview Un-handled error conditions in the zlib compression library may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description There is a vulnerability in the error handling mechanisms of the decompression functions in the zlib compression library. The decompression functions...

GdkPixbuf ICO parser contains an integer overflow vulnerability

Overview An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the ICO handling of GdkPixbuf. This vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition. Description GdkPixbuf is a library used by GTK+ 2 for loading and rendering images. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user...

GdkPixbuf BMP parser may enter an infinite loop

Overview A vulnerability exists in the BMP handling of GdkPixbuf. This vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition. Description GdkPixbuf is a library used by GTK+ 2 for loading and rendering images. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. It is used b...

libXpm image library vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview libXpm image parsing code contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code. Description X PixMap XPM is a format for encoding and decoding images on the X Windows System 11 X11. libXpm is a library of...

libXpm library contains multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities

Overview libXpm contains multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code. Description XPM is a format for encoding and decoding X PixMap images that is used in the X Windows System 11 X11. libXpm is a library of...

Mozilla fails to properly handle script-generated events

Overview There is a vulnerability the way Mozilla handles script-generated events that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access data contained on the victim's clipboard. Description Mozilla is an open-source web browser, email/newsgroup client, IRC client, and HTML editor availabl...

Mozilla Linux installer does not properly set file permissions

Overview Mozilla's Linux installers may not properly set file permissions on the installed program files. A local user may then be able to modify or replace these files with malicious versions. Description Some versions of Mozilla's Linux installer may create installation and program files with...

Multiple buffer overflows in Mozilla POP3 protocol handler

Overview There are multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Mozilla POP3 protocol handler that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Post Office Protocol Version 3 POP3 is a mail protocol that provides a means for retrieving email from a remote server. The...

Mozilla Mail vulnerable to buffer overflow via "writeGroup()" function in "nsVCardObj.cpp"

Overview Mozilla Mail contains a vulnerability in the display routines for VCards. By sending an email message with a crafted VCard, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine with the privileges of the current user. Description Mozilla Mail contains a stack...

Mozilla contains integer overflows in bitmap image decoder

Overview A vulnerability in the way Mozilla and its derived programs handle certain bitmap images could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Mozilla web browser and related Mozilla products support the ability to natively display a number of...

Mozilla may allow violation of cross-domain scripting policies via dragging

Overview A vulnerability affecting Mozilla web browsers may allow violation of cross-domain scripting policies and possibly execute code originating from a remote source. Description Mozilla web browsers allow the dragging of links and objects from one window to another. Should the object copied ...

Mozilla allows signed scripts calling "enablePrivilege" to change contents of a "grant" dialog

Overview A vulnerability in the way Mozilla and its derived programs display dialogs in some circumstances could allow a remote attacker to install and run software on a vulnerable system. Description The Mozilla web browser and related Mozilla products support the ability to run signed scripts...

Mozilla contains heap overflow in UTF8 conversion of hostname portion of URLs

Overview A vulnerability in the way Mozilla and its derived programs handle certain malformed URLs could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description A vulnerability exists in the way that some versions of the Mozilla and Firefox web browsers, and...

Mozilla "send page" feature contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Mozilla "send page" feature that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description Mozilla is an open-source web browser, email/newsgroup client, IRC client, and HTML editor available for a number of platforms including...

Apache vulnerable to buffer overflow when expanding environment variables

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in apresolveenv function of Apache that could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. Description The Apache HTTP Server is a freely available web server that runs on a variety of operating systems including Unix, Linux, and Microsoft...

cdrecord fails to set proper permissions on programs specified in RSH environment variable

Overview Cdrecord can call external programs specified by the RSH environment variable. This may permit a malicious local user to gain elevated privileges. Description Cdrecord is an application used to create data or audio compact discs. Cdrecord permits the use of CD recorders on remote machine...

star fails to set proper permissions on programs specified in RSH environment variable

Overview Star can call external programs specified by the RSH environment variable. This may permit a malicious local user to gain elevated privileges. Description Star is a tape archiving program similar to tar. Star permits the use of storage devices on remote machines via an access program on...

Microsoft Office WordPerfect 5.x Converter contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Office WordPerfect 5.x Converter could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Office WordPerfect 5.x Converter allows users to convert documents in WordPerfect format to Microsof...

Microsoft Windows GDI+ contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG parsing component

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows GDI+ JPEG parsing component could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface GDI+ is an application programming interface API that provides...

Microsoft Internet Explorer treats arbitrary files as images for drag and drop operations

Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer IE treats arbitrary files as images during drag and drop mouse operations. This could allow an attacker to trick a user into copying a file to a location where it may be executed, such as the Windows StartUp folder. Description IE treats any file referenced by...

Apple QuickTime Streaming Server vulnerable to DoS

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Apple QuickTime Streaming Server that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Description Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server provides an integrated distribution mechanism for various forms of digital content. There is a...

Microsoft Internet Explorer window.createPopup() method creates chromeless windows

Overview The Internet Explorer IE window.createPopup method creates chromeless popup windows. These windows can be used to spoof the user interface in Internet Explorer, any Windows application, or the Windows desktop. Description The visible area of a web browser window can be categorized into t...

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Mac OS X CoreFoundation framework that could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description The Core Foundation framework CoreFoundation.framework is designed to allow code and data sharing between frameworks, libraries, and applications in...

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation CFPlugIn facilities automatically load plug-in executables

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Mac OS X CoreFoundation framework that could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Description The Core Foundation framework CoreFoundation.framework is designed to allow code and data sharing between frameworks, libraries, and applications i...

Ethereal fails to properly handle malfored SNMP packets

Overview Ethereal contains a vulnerability in the way it processes Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP packets. Description The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP protocol enables network and system administrators to remotely monitor and configure devices on the network devices such as...

Ethereal fails to properly handle malformed SMB packets

Overview Ethereal contains a vulnerability in the way it processes Server Message Block SMB packets. Description The Server Message Block SMB protocol is used for sharing files, printers, and other resources between computers. SMB is used in Microsoft Windows to provide file and print services...

Ethereal fails to properly handle malformed iSNS packets

Overview Ethereal contains a vulnerability in the way it processes Internet Storage Name Service iSNS packets. Description The Internet Storage Name Service iSNS protocol is used to automate the discovery, management, and configuration of iSCSI and Fibre Channel devices in an IP network. Ethereal...