HP-UX Line Printer Daemon Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Overview A remotely exploitable directory traversal vulnerability exists in the HP-UX line printer daemon. Description The line printer daemon rlpdaemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. By sending a specially crafted print request to an HP-UX host running the rlpdaemon, a...

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Apache default configuration sample programs disclose server information

Overview The default installation of Apache on MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux includes sample programs which may unnecessarily disclose information about the server. Description MandrakeSoft produces a Linux distribution called Mandrake Linux that includes the Apache web server. The default...

Compaq Insight Manager XE buffer overflow in SNMP and DMI functionality

Overview The Compaq web-enabled management software contains a buffer overflow in the SNMP and DMI functionality. Remote intruders may be able to execute arbitrary code with privileges on affected systems. All versions of Compaq Insight Manager XE are affected, but Compaq Insight Manager windows...

Compaq web-enabled management software buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview The Compaq web-enabled management software contains a buffer overflow. Remote intruders may be able to execute arbitrary code with privileges on affected systems. Many Compaq products are affected, from personal computers to commercial UNIX operating systems. Description The Compaq...

RhinoSoft Serv-U remote administration client transmits password in plaintext

Overview A vulnerability exists in the remote administration client for RhinoSoft Serv-U. During the authentication process, the client ignores the S/KEY one-time password OTP challenge sent by the server and sends the password entered by the user in plaintext. Description RhinoSoft Serv-U is a...

Digital Unix msgchk vulnerable to file contents disclosure via symlink redirection of profile

Overview msgchk, a part of the MH mail system, reads the user's .mhprofile in order to obtain configuration options. If the .mhprofile is linked to another file with illegal format, the first line of that file will be displayed in an error message by msgchk. Description msgchk is the portion of t...

XMCD vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview xmcd is an x11/motif CD playing utility, in the public domain. cda, the command line interface to xmcd, executes with system administrator privileges. It is vulnerable to a symbolic link attack that may allow a local user to obtain administrator privileges. Description cda, the command...

HP Tru64 UNIX "msgchk" contains buffer overflow (SSRT2275)

Overview msgchk, a part of the MH mail system, reportedly suffers from a buffer overflow with respect to the name of the inbox to be checked for new mail. This overflow would allow the user of msgchk to execute arbitrary code. Description msgchk is the portion of the MH mail system that checks fo...

BSCW vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview BSCW is a groupware system that runs on a web server. BSCW follows symbolic links in tar files that it extracts into a user's local area. Accessing those links may allow the user to view arbitrary files viewable by the web server, and to overwrite files writable by the web server...

Netscape vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview During installation, Netscape 6.0.1 creates a temporary file with insecure options and a predictable name in a world-writable location. By using a symbolic link attack, an attacker could cause overwrite of arbitrary files. Description The installation script for Netscape 6.0.1 creates a...

Tripwire vulnerable to arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview Tripwire is a file integrity verification utility for Unix and Linux operating systems. In some implementations, tripwire opens insecure temporary files with predictable names in publically-writable directories. Using a symbolic link attack, a local intruder may overwrite or create...

Syskey reuses keystream

Overview Versions of SYSKEY in use prior to December, 1999 leave the SAM database vulnerable to cryptanalytic attacks. Description SYSKEY is a utility introduced in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 service pack 3 to provide strong cryptographic protection to the SAM password database. The protection SYSK...

BIND memcpy not bounded in case T_SIG of rrextract()

Overview Version 8.2.2 of BIND current circa November 1999 contained a buffer overflow in the routine that converts records from network format to database format. Description Version 8.2.2 of BIND includes some checks for the correct format of a signature record in DNSSEC that previous versions...

Cisco IOS and CatOS fail to properly validate ARP packets thereby overwriting device's MAC address in ARP table

Overview There is a denial-of-service vulnerability in specific versions of Cisco IOS or CatOS. Description A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in specific versions of Cisco IOS or CatOS. This vulnerability can cause the device to crash or become unavailable if specially crafted arp packets...

Windows NT SNMP agent leaks memory

Overview The Microsoft SNMP agent, prior to Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0, will leak memory. Description Microsoft's SNMP agent, snmp.exe, priot to Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0, will leak memory if the OID cannot be decoded. Quoting from Microsoft KB article Q178381, If SNMP cannot decode an...

Eyedog ActiveX control incorrectly marked "safe for scripting"

Overview Versions of the Eyedog ActiveX control current circa August, 1999, are incorrectly marked safe for scripting. Description Eyedog is an ActiveX control that was used to perform diagnostic function in Windows. It was marked as safe for scripting, which means that it could be called from...

Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Subprocess Control Service dtspcd contains buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Common Desktop Environment CDE Subprocess Control Service dtspcd. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code as root. Description Internet Security Systems ISS X-Force has reported a remotely...

shadow-utils useradd creates temporary files insecurely

Overview Shadow-utils is an encryption and account management package freely distributed for many Linux implementations. The useradd program in this package creates insecure temporary files with predictable names in a write-protected directory. If this directory is changed to be writable, an...

Weak CRC allows packet injection into SSH sessions encrypted with block ciphers

Overview There is an information integrity vulnerability in the SSH1 protocol that allows packets encrypted with a block cipher to be modified without notice. Description Preconditions: Attacker has a fragment of plaintext and its corresponding ciphertext. Attacker must be able to actively...

WS-FTP Server vulnerable to buffer overflow via long string sent as argument to ftp command

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the IPSWITCH WSFTP Server. Description Defcom Labs has discovered a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the IPSWITCH WSFTP Server on all platforms that allows intruders to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the...

Mac OS X executes 'recent items' with privileges of foreground application

Overview The "recent items" feature of MacOS X allows users at the console to trivially obtain root privileges. Description MacOS X includes a feature called recent items. Recent Items is a list of documents and applications that have recently been accessed. An application launched from the Recen...

OpenSSH UseLogin option allows remote execution of commands as root

Overview Versions of OpenSSH prior to 2.1.1 current circa June, 2000 allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of sshd, typically root. Description OpenSSH is a free implementation of versions 1 and 2 of the SSH protocol. If sshd is configured with the UseLogin...

NSI RWhoisd contains format string vulnerability in print_error()

Overview A remotely exploitable format string vulnerability exists in the Referral Whois server daemon RWhoisd. Description As the Internet has grown, the centralized whois database was not able to scale. In order to deal with scaling the whois system, Referral Whois was developed. Referral Whois...

Air Messenger LAN Server (AMLServer) stores usernames and passwords in plaintext

Overview Air Messenger LAN Server AMLServer stores usernames and passwords in plaintext. Description AMLServer for windows is a paging gateway that allows users on a TCP/IP LAN to communicate with mobile devices such as phones and pagers. Access to AMLServer's services is protected by a user...

OpenSSL PRNG contains design flaw that allows a user to determine internal state and predict future output

Overview The pseudorandom number generator PRNG in OpenSSL has a weakness that allows an attacker to determine its internal state and subsequently determine its future output values. Description OpenSSL's PRNG hashes an internal state to produce output values, which are supposed to be pseudorando...

Cisco IOS vulnerable to deferred DoS via SYN scan to certain TCP port ranges

Overview Cisco Internetwork Operating System IOS may reload unexpectedly after being scanned on certain ports. Description Certain versions of Cisco IOS contain a vulnerability that allows the router to enter an unstable state after receiving a connection attempt on any TCP port in the following...

Oracle9iAS Web Cache vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow in the Oracle9iAS Web Cache allows intruders to execute arbitrary code or cause the web cache process to hang or exit. Description Defcom Labs has discovered a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the Oracle9iAS Web Cache on all...

SSH CRC32 attack detection code contains remote integer overflow

Overview There is a remote integer overflow vulnerability in several implementations of the SSH1 protocol that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the SSH daemon, typically root. Description There is a remote integer overflow vulnerability in several implementation...

RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 do not properly handle null characters in URL

Overview RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 contain a vulnerability in which the ACE/Agent does not properly handle null characters contained in a URL. A specially crafted request may cause ACE/Agent to enter a debugging mode, possibly...

RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 do not properly handle URL encoded characters in URL

Overview RSA Security ACE/Agent for Windows, ACE/Agent for Windows NT, and ACE/Agent for Windows 2000 contain a vulnerability in which the ACE/Agent does not properly handle URL encoded characters contained in a URL. A specially crafted request may bypass authentication and expose the contents of...

Php variables passed from the browser are stored in global context

Overview Php is a dynamic scripting language used by programmers to develop webservers, message boards, chat applications and a variety of programs. By default php stores variables passed from the URL in a global context. Programmers often fail to change this setting which can allow serious...

lpd hostname authentication bypassed with spoofed DNS

Overview The line printer daemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a flaw in the authentication method in this daemon that permits remote access to the server. Description A vulnerability exists in the line printer daemon lpd shipped with the lpr package for...

IBM AIX line printer daemon contains a buffer overflow in chk_fhost()

Overview The Line Printer daemon lpd shipped with AIX systems contains a buffer overflow in chkfhost that potentially allow a malicious remote user to gain root privileges. Description A buffer overflow exists in the chkfhost function of the line printer daemon lpd on AIX systems. An intruder cou...

IBM AIX line printer daemon contains a buffer overflow in send_status()

Overview The Line Printer daemon lpd shipped with AIX systems contains a buffer overflow in sendstatus that potentially allow a malicious remote user to gain root privileges. Description A buffer overflow exists in the sendstatus function of the line printer daemon lpd on AIX systems. An intruder...

HP-UX vulnerable to buffer overflow in line printer daemon (rlpdaemon) via crafted print request

Overview The line printer daemon rlpdaemon on HP-UX systems enable various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a buffer overflow vulnerability in this daemon that permits remote execution of arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. Description A buffer overflow exists in...

IBM AIX line printer daemon contains a buffer overflow in kill_print()

Overview The Line Printer daemon lpd shipped with AIX systems contains a buffer overflow in killprint that potentially allow a malicious remote user to gain root privileges. Description A buffer overflow exists in the killprint function of the line printer daemon lpd on AIX systems. An intruder...

lpd allows options to be passed to sendmail

Overview The line printer daemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a vulnerability in this daemon that permits an intruder to send options to sendmail. Description The line printer daemon enables various clients to share printers over a network. There exists a...

Cisco PIX Firewall Manager stores enable password in plain text

Overview A vulnerability exists in the way the Cisco Pix Firewall Manager stores authentication credentials which could allow local attackers to have read access to the enable password for the Cisco Pix Firewall. Description The PIX Firewall Manager PFM is a software package designed to allow...

OpenView Network Node Manager contains vulnerability allowing for privilege escalation

Overview The HP Network Node Manager contains a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges. Description The Network Node Manager is a networked systems software management package distributed by Hewlett-Packard. A vulnerability in this software package may allow an...

Cisco IOS vulnerable to denial of service via Cisco Discovery Protocol

Overview The Cisco IOS contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows nearby remote attackers to crash or temporarily disable affected network devices. Description The Cisco Internetwork Operating System IOS contains a vulnerability in its processing of Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP packet...

diffutils sdiff creates temporary files insecurely

Overview diffutils, a set of utilities distributed with many versions of linux, contains a utility called sdiff, which creates temporary files of predictable names in an insecure fashion. Using a symbolic link attack, an intruder can cause overwrite of any file writable by the user executing sdif...

SCO OpenServer/UnixWare vi creates temporary files insecurely

Overview The implementation of vi, a text editor, provided with SCO Openunix creates insecure temporary files with predictable names. Using a symbolic link attack, an intruder can overwrite any file writable by the user of vi. Description vi is a screen-oriented text editor. The implementation...

Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel fail to properly detect macros thereby automatically executing malicious code via crafted document (MS01-050)

Overview A malformed Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint document can bypass macro checking thereby allowing arbitrary code to be run on the target system. Description Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint scan documents when they are opened and check for the existence of macros. If the document contains...

Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 4.1 on Nokia IPXXX firewall appliance retransmits original packets

Overview A vulnerability in Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 running on Nokia IPXXX Appliances can allow an attacker to pass traffic allowed by the security policy through the firewall while retaining the external untranslated destination IP address. Description Nokia IPXXX Appliances are security...

Redhat Linux diskcheck.pl creates predictable temporary file and fails to check for existing symbolic link of same name

Overview Diskcheck.pl is a PERL script, part of Red Hat's powertools suite, that alerts a system administrator if any file system approaches capacity. In creating email alerts, diskcheck.pl creates insecure temporary files in a world-writable directory, which may permit an attacker to corrupt any...

Solaris rpc.yppasswdd does not adequately check input allowing users to execute arbitrary code

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the 'rpc.yppasswd' service on Solaris 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8. Description Network Information Service NIS provides a simple network lookup service consisting of databases and processes. Its purpose is to provide information, that has to be know...

Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC Server rpc.ttdbserverd contains format string vulnerability

Overview A vulnerability exists in CDE ToolTalk that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Description Internet Security Systems ISS X-Force has discovered a format string vulnerability in the Common Desktop Environment CDE ToolTalk Remote Procedure Call RPC...

getty_ps creates temporary files insecurely

Overview gettyps is an open-source software package designed to support logons to the console and terminals. Some implementations create temporary files insecurely with predictable names, leading to corruption of arbitrary files via symbolic link attack. Description Under certain circumstances,...

mgetty creates temporary files insecurely

Overview mgetty, a replacement for getty designed to support modem and fax use, creates files of a predictable name in a world-writable directory without checking for the prior existence or ownership of the file. Using a symbolic link attack, an intruder might cause the overwrite of arbitrary fil...

IBM AIX enq buffer overflow in -M argument

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the enq command that may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. Description The enq command is used to add entries to a queue, usually for printing. There is a buffer overflow in the -M argument to the enq command. --- Impact An attacker with access...