Icecast vulnerable to buffer overflow via long GET request

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in Icecast. Description A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in Icecast. By sending on overly long GET request to the server, an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Icecast server, or cause the service to...

TCP/IP implementations handle unusual flag combinations inconsistently

Overview Various vendors' TCP/IP implementations handle packets containing unusual flag combinations in different ways, which may lead to a violation of implicit or explicit security policies. Description Background on TCP/IP Connection Semantics To establish a TCP connection, a client and server...

Cryptographic weakness in Kerberos Version 4 protocol

Overview Several cryptographic vulnerabilities exist in the basic Kerberos Version 4 protocol that could allow an attacker to impersonate any user in a Kerberos realm and gain any privilege authorized through that Kerberos realm. Description The MIT Kerberos Development team has discovered a...

MIT Kerberos vulnerable to ticket splicing when using Kerberos4 triple DES service tickets

Overview Several cryptographic vulnerabilities exist in the basic Kerberos version 4 protocol that could allow an attacker to impersonate any user in a Kerberos realm and gain any privilege authorized through that Kerberos realm. Description The MIT Kerberos Development team has discovered a...

IBM Tivoli Firewall Toolbox contains vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability in the Tivoli Firewall Toolbox version 1.2 has been discovered that can lead to remote unauthorized compromise of the environment with in the firewall system. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability in the communications layer of the Tivoli Firewall Toolbox has been...

Adobe Acrobat PDF viewers contain flaw when loading and verifying plug-ins

Overview Acrobat plug-ins can be digitally signed to determine whether they should be loaded by Adobe Acrobat Reader at startup. This digital signature mechanism is not cryptographically strong and allows other potentially-malicious plug-in code to pretend to be certified by Adobe and be executed...

Integer overflow in Sun RPC XDR library routines

Overview The XDR library from Sun Microsystems is a widely used implementation for RPC services. Although the library was originally distributed by Sun Microsystems, multiple vendors have included the vulnerable code in their own implementations. Some implementations of standard functions in this...

MySQL allows default user to be changed to root via custom "my.cnf" file

Overview MySQL reads configuration options from world-writeable files. This can lead to a remote user gaining elevated privileges. Description A message posted to the bugtraq mailing list details a vulnerability affecting versions of MySQL prior to 3.23.56. MySQL would permit users with 'FILE'...

Utah Raster Toolkit contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview The Utah Raster Toolkit is a graphics library/utility. Several vulnerabilities have been reported in the Utah Raster Toolkit. Description The Utah Raster Toolkit is a graphics library/utility. Several vulnerabilities have been reported in the Utah Raster Toolkit. --- Impact The complete...

Buffer Overflow in Core Microsoft Windows DLL

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Win32 API libraries shipped with all versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition. This vulnerability, which is being actively exploited on...

NetPBM contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities

Overview NetPBM is a set of graphics conversion tools and has been found to contain multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Description A code review of NetPBM has revealed multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could be exploited by loading malicious image files. ---...

Samba contains buffer overflow in SMB/CIFS packet fragment reassembly code

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Samba. An updated version has been released. Description A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability was discoved to affect Samba versions 2.0.x through 2.2.7a. From their bulletin: The SuSE security audit team, in particula...

Lotus Domino Server susceptible to a pre-authentication buffer overflow during Notes authentication

Overview Lotus Domino is vulnerable to a pre-authentication buffer overflow attack during Notes authentication. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability may be exploited during Notes authentication to a Lotus Domino server. Versions prior to 5.0.12 and 6.0 are affected. According to the Rapid7...

Protegrity Secure.Data for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 contains buffer overflows in extended stored procedures

Overview Protegrity Secure.Data for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 includes several extended stored procedures that contain buffer overflow vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, gain access to databases, or cause a denial of service. Descriptio...

Lotus Domino Web Retriever contains a buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability may be exploited via the Lotus Domino Web Retriever. Versions prior to 5.0.12 and 6.0 are affected. Description According to the Rapid7 Advisory:The Lotus Notes/Domino Web Retriever task is responsible for retrieving web pages on behalf of Notes users who...

The ISS RealSecure Network Sensor fails to properly process certain types of DHCP traffic.

Overview ISS RealSecure Network Sensor "informational signatures" fail to properly process certain types of DHCP traffic, thereby causing the sensor to crash. Description The ISS RealSecure Network Sensor fails to properly process certain types of DHCP traffic. If the sensor processes certain typ...

Physical access to a computer system can be used to bypass software-based access control mechanisms

Overview An intruder who gains physical access to a computer system can bypass software-based control mechanisms. Description If an intruder can gain physical access to a computer resource, he can bypass software-based access control mechanisms, install Trojans horses, install hardware to...

Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool contains memory allocation problem

Overview A memory allocation problem exists in the "Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool" versions of the file1 package prior to 3.41. Description According to an OpenPKG advisory, a memory allocation problem exists in the "Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool" AFCTR tool versions...

Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool vulnerable to stack overflow

Overview A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the "Automatic File Content Type Recognition Tool" versions of the file1 package prior to 3.41. Description The file1 package is used to examine files on the system. According to an OpenPKG advisory, a stack overflow vulnerability exists in the...

Microsoft Windows Me and XP Help and Support Center does not adequately validate hcp:// URI parameters

Overview The Help and Support Center included with Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and XP does not adequately validate parameters provided in an "hcp://" URI. As a result, an attacker could construct a URI that could cause the Help and Support Center to execute arbitrary script, effectively...

Remote Buffer Overflow in Sendmail

Overview There is a vulnerability in sendmail that may allow remote attackers to gain the privileges of the sendmail daemon, typically root. Description Researchers at Internet Security Systems ISS have discovered a remotely exploitable vulnerability in sendmail. This vulnerability could allow an...

Buffer overflow in Snort RPC preprocessor

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RPC preprocessing feature of Snort versions 1.8 through 1.9.0 and 2.0 beta. Description Martin Roesch, the primary Snort developer, described the vulnerability by saying:When the RPC decoder normalizes fragmented RPC records, it incorrectly...

gnome-terminal allows arbitrary command execution when viewing files containing crafted escape sequences

Overview gnome-terminal may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted escape sequences. Description gnome-terminal affords users the ability to utilize an escape sequence to "export" the title of the current window title directly to the shell command line. By viewing a...

Lotus Domino Web Server vulnerable to denial of service via incomplete POST request

Overview Lotus Domino Web Server is an application that provides access to Lotus Notes databases via HTTP requests. A vulnerability exists that could permit a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service situation for HTTP requests. Description Lotus Domino Web Server contains a vulnerability in...

Multiple implementations of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) contain multiple types of vulnerabilities

Overview Oulu University has discovered a variety of vulnerabilities affecting products that implement the Session Initiation Protocol SIP. These vulnerabiltites affect a wide variety of products, with impacts ranging from denial of service to execution of arbitrary code. SIP is used in Voice Ove...

Lotus Domino Web Server vulnerable to buffer overflow via non-existent "h_SetReturnURL" parameter with an overly long "Host Header" field

Overview Lotus Domino Web Server is an application that provides access to Lotus Notes databases via HTTP requests. A vulnerability exists that could permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. Description Lotus Domino Web Server contains a vulnerability in the nhttp.exe...

Lotus Notes and Domino COM Object Control Handler contains buffer overflow

Overview Lotus Notes is a client application that provides access to Lotus Domino servers. A vulnerability exists that could permit a remote attacker to cause a user to execute arbitrary code. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the in both Lotus Notes clients and Domino Servers...

Lotus iNotes vulnerable to buffer overflow via PresetFields s_ViewName field

Overview Lotus iNotes contains a buffer overflow that could permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable server. Description Lotus iNotes Web Access is a web-based database application that provides "access to corporate messaging services and...

Lotus iNotes vulnerable to buffer overflow via PresetFields FolderName field

Overview Lotus iNotes contains a buffer overflow that could permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable server. Description Lotus iNotes Web Access is a database application that provides "access to corporate messaging services and personal...

Oracle9i Database contains remotely exploitable buffer overflow in "TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ" function

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle9i Database. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists on all platforms in the following versions of Oracle9i Database: Oracle9i Database Release 2 9i Release 1 8i 8.1.7 8.0.6 A buffer overflow exists in...

Oracle9i Database contains remotely exploitable buffer overflow in "BFILENAME" function

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle9i Database. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists on all platforms in the following versions of Oracle 9i Database: Oracle9i Database Release 2 9i Release 1 8i 8.1.7 8.0.6 A buffer overflow exists in...

Oracle9i Database contains remotely exploitable buffer overflow in "ORACLE.EXE"

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle9i Database. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists on all platforms in the following versions of Oracle9i Database: Oracle9i Database Release 2 9i Release 1 8i 8.1.7 8.0.6 The buffer overflow exists in a...

Oracle9i Database contains remotely exploitable buffer overflow in "TZ_OFFSET" function

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle9i Database. Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists on all platforms in the following versions of Oracle9i Database: Oracle9i Database Release 2 9i Release 1 8i 8.1.7 8.0.6 A buffer overflow vulnerability...

Oracle9i Application Server MOD_ORADAV Module vulnerable to DoS

Overview A remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Oracle9i Application Server MODORADAV Module. Description Oracle has described this vulnerability as follows:A potential security vulnerability has been discovered in Oracle9i Application Server. A knowledgeable and...

Yahoo! Mobile service discloses random sensitive information to unauthorized users

Overview The Yahoo! Mobile service contains an information exposure vulnerability. Description The Yahoo! Mobile Service enables users of handheld devices to take advantage of the same kinds of services Yahoo! Inc. offers to traditional desktop computing users e.g. web browsing, email, etc.. A...

Hyperseek 2000 hsx.cgi does not adequately filter user input disclosing directory listings and file contents

Overview iWeb Systems Hyperseek search engine may allow malformed URL requests to access files outside the document root of a vulnerable system. Description A specially crafted URL can disclose the directory listing and files of the target system with read permissions. --- Impact Remote attackers...

Some implementations of mod_dav contain a format string vulnerability in "ap_log_rerror()" function

Overview A vulnerability in some implementations of moddav may permit a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to a web server running moddav. Description moddav is a module designed to provide DAV capabilities for a web server. A format string vulnerability in some implementations may permi...

Apache allows arbitrary code execution via crafted POST request containing MS-DOS device name

Overview Due to a flaw in the Apache web server's handling of MS-DOS device names, an attacker may be able to remotely execute code on systems running the Apache web server under some versions of Microsoft Windows. Description The Apache HTTP server fails to filter POST requests for MS-DOS style...

Apache vulnerable to DoS via request for MS-DOS device

Overview Systems running the Apache web server under some versions of Microsoft Windows may be vulnerable to a remote denial-of-service condition. Description The Apache HTTP server fails to filter GET requests for MS-DOS style device names. This results in a denial-of-service vulnerability on...

kernel-utils sets insecure permissions on "uml_net" utility

Overview The umlnet utility, part of the kernel-utils package in Red Hat Linux 8.0, was shipped with incorrect permissions. Description User-Mode Linux UML is a tool to provide a virtual machine in which to run another copy of Linux. In Red Hat linux 8.0, the kernel-utils package contains the UML...

AbsoluteTelnet vulnerable to buffer overflow via overly long window title

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in AbsoluteTelnet. This vulnerability may allow a malicious server operator to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable client. Description AbsoluteTelnet is a terminal client. A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability...

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows arbitrary local file reading via "showHelp()" function

Overview A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer IE allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. Description A vulnerability in the showHelp Method contained within IE may allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files. For further details, please see the...

Sun Solaris lockd(1M) daemon vulnerable to DoS

Overview A remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Solaris lockd1M daemon. Exploitation of this vulnerability may kill the lockd process. Description Sun Microsystems describes the lockd1M daemon as follows:The lockd utility is part of the NFS lock manager, which suppor...

ISC "dhcrelay" fails to limit hop count when malicious bootp packet is received

Overview A vulnerability in the Internet Software Consortium's "dhcrelay" makes it possible for a remote attacker to use dhcrelay to launch a denial-of-service attack against a victim dhcp server. Description The Internet Software Consortium ISC produces a "freely redistributable reference...

MIT Kerberos V5 ASN.1 decoder fails to perform bounds checking on data element length fields

Overview The MIT Kerberos V5 implementation contains an ASN.1 decoding flaw that may allow remote attackers to crash affected Kerberos applications. Description Kerberos V5 protocol messages are defined using Abstract Syntax Notation One ASN.1, a formal language that allows protocol specification...

MIT Kerberos V5 allows inter-realm user impersonation by malicious realm controllers with shared keys

Overview MIT Kerberos V5 contains a flaw that allows the controller of one Kerberos realm to impersonate users in a second realm. Description MIT Kerberos V5 releases prior to 1.2.3 contain a vulnerability that allows users from one realm to impersonate users from other non-local realms that use...

MIT Kerberos V5 KDC logging routines use unsafe format strings

Overview Early releases of the MIT Kerberos V5 KDC contain format string vulnerabilities that can be used by unauthenticated remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks on KDC servers. Description Logging routines in some unspecified versions of the MIT Kerberos V5 Key Distribution Cent...

Various FTP clients fail to account for pipe (|) characters in default file names

Overview Various FTP client implementations do not correctly handle files whose name begins with the "|" pipe character. Description Most FTP clients include a feature in which the remote filename is used as the local filename in a GET RETR operation. For example, many FTP clients support syntax...

Web servers enable HTTP TRACE method by default

Overview The HTTP TRACE method returns the contents of client HTTP requests in the entity-body of the TRACE response. Attackers could leverage this behavior to access sensitive information, such as cookies or authentication data, contained in the HTTP headers of the request. Description The HTTP...

Microsoft Locator service contains buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Microsoft Locator service. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description The Microsoft Locator service "maps logical names to network-specific names". Quoting from...