IBM AIX setsenv buffer overflow

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the IBM AIX setsenv command that may allow local attackers to gain root privileges. Description The setsenv command is used to set protected state environment variables. There is a buffer overflow in a variable value parameter to the setsenv command on IBM A...

IBM AIX digest buffer overflow in filename argument to command

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the digest command that may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. Description The digest command is intended to be run by the qdaemon to generate a binary version of the queue configuration daemon information stored in /etc/qconfig. The digest...

Weaknesses in the SSH protocol simplify brute-force attacks against passwords typed in an existing SSH session

Overview There is a vulnerability in the SSH protocol that can simplify brute force attacks against passwords typed within an existing SSH session. Description Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have determined that by monitoring the delays between SSH packets transmitted...

Apache web server performs case sensitive filtering on Mac OS X HFS+ case insensitive filesystem

Overview The Apache 1.3.14 web server's file access protection scheme can be bypassed for the Mac OS X HFS+ filesystem. Description The Apache web server's file access protection scheme i.e., file request "filtering" assumes that the filesystem being protected is case sensitve. For example, in a...

IBM AIX setclock buffer overflow in remote timeserver argument

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the IBM AIX setclock command that may allow local attackers to gain root privileges. Description The setclock command sets the system's clock from a remote time server. This command contains a buffer overflow in the handling of the remote timeserver hostname...

Microsoft Windows Index Server discloses sensitive configuration information via crafted request to SQLQHit.asp sample application

Overview Microsoft Windows Index Server ships with an optional sample package. A component of this package, SQLQHit.asp, can disclose sensitive information when sent crafted requests. Description The Microsoft Windows Index Server ships with optional sample files. While these files should never b...

Sun Solaris catman creates temporary files insecurely

Overview catman, the unix manual display utility, creates insecure temporary files with predictable names in a world-writable directory. Since catman executes with system administration privileges, a symbolic link attack could overwrite arbitrary files. Description There is a vulnerability in...

ISC inn creates temporary files insecurely

Overview inn, a network news agent, may be configured on some operating systems to use a publically-writeable directory for its temporary files. This may be exploited to gain access to the news account. Description inn is distributed on a variety of Linux platforms. The program is written under t...

Beck GmbH IPC@Chip TelnetD service ships with inadequately protected default account

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Beck IPC@CHIP that may allow an attacker to gain access to the device. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. This device also contains a telnet server that ships with an account named "Default". This account essentially grants...

IBM AIX portmir vulnerable to buffer overflow via echo_error

Overview There is a buffer overflow in the IBM AIX portmir command that may allow local users to gain root privileges. Description There is a buffer overflow in the echoerror routine of the IBM AIX portmir command. An attacker may be able to corrupt lock files in the "/etc/locks" directory. ---...

IBM AIX nslookup buffer overflow in lex routines

Overview There is a problem with the nslookup program related to the handling of long strings. Description This problem is reported to be the result of incorrect bounds checking on the part of the lex routines used in nslookup. This vulnerability is mentioned in an IBM advisory as being exploited...

IBM AIX nslookup fails to drop root privileges

Overview The nslookup command fails to drop privileges, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges. Description The nslookup program fails to drop the privileges it gains from being setuid. This access appears to be needed to read the "/etc/resolv.conf" file. This problem was described in I...

IBM AIX portmir buffer overflow

Overview There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the AIX portmir command that may allow local attackers to gain root privileges. Description There is a buffer overflow in the AIX portmir command. This problem was described in IBM ERS security bulletin: ERS-SVA-E01-1997:006.1. --- Impact...

Beck GmbH IPC@Chip TelnetD vulnerable to brute-force password attack

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Beck IPC@CHIP that may allow an attacker to gain access to the device. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. This device contains a telnet server that "leaks information". That is, when an attacker connects to the telnet daemon...

Hewlett-Packard HP-UX Software Distributor (SD-UX) contains vulnerability permitting privilege escalation

Overview HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.01, 10.10, 10.20 and 11.00 are affected by a buffer overflow in Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX Software Distributor SD-UX. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges. Description Several applications in SD-UX contain...

Web-based email services filtering systems vulnerable to malicous script execution

Overview An attacker can send a specially crafted email message to a victim containing malicious scripting JavaScript, VBScript, JScript, etc., or potentially HTML. When a victim views the message with scripting enabled, the victim's browser will then interpret this javascript which can lead to...

AOLServer contains buffer overflow in ParseAuth()

Overview AOLServer versions 3.3.0 and earlier contain an exploitable buffer overflow. This can lead to arbitrary execution of code on the system. Description AOLServer is a free open source web server. It was originally written by America Online AOL, and is currently developed and maintained by A...

Beck GmbH IPC@Chip FtpD allows an attacker to gain access to the device

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Beck IPC@CHIP that allows an attacker to gain access to the device. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. This device also contains an ftp server that is configured by default to allow anonymous access. Additionally, the device...

IBM AIX nslookup buffer overflow in hostname to lookup

Overview There is a buffer overflow in nslookup that will allow local attackers to gain root privileges on vulnerable AIX systems. Description The nslookup command contains a buffer overflow in the hostname to lookup, allowing local attackers to gain root privileges. The vendor IBM has reported...

Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments

Overview Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called Taylor UUCP. A component of the UUCP package, uuxqt, fails to properly filter arguments from the commands sent to it. This can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges and execute commands with the privileges of uucp,...

Cisco 6400 Access Concentrator Node Route Processor 2 (NRP2) module permits telnet access when no password has been set

Overview The Cisco 6400 Access Concentrator Node Route Processor 2 NRP2 module permits unauthenticated telnet access when no password has been set. Description The Access Concentrator Node Route Processor is a router blade for the Cisco 6400. It's purpose is to aggregate and terminate incoming...

Buffer Overflows in various email clients

Overview Buffer Overflows in several MIME headers affect a large number of electronic mail clients. Description A variety of electronic mail clients circa 1998 are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks in the code that processes MIME headers. See the vendor statements referenced below for details...

Default installations of the Lotus Domino web server disclose system information via HTTP headers

Overview The default configuration of the Lotus Domino web server discloses system characteristics to anonymous remote users. Description The default configuration of the Lotus Domino web server discloses system information in the HTTP headers it returns to a web browser. If these headers are...

IE fails to check certificates properly if initial SSL connection originates in an IFRAME or Image

Overview Several flaws exist in Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker to masquerade as a legitimate web site if the attacker can compromise the validity of certain DNS information. These problems are different from the problems reported in CERT Advisory CA-2000-05 and CERT...

Microsoft IIS FTP service searches all trusted domains for user accounts

Overview The Microsoft IIS FTP Service contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to log in using domain accounts without providing a specific domain name. Description The Microsoft IIS FTP Service allows users to establish connections using either local accounts or Windows domain...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains handle leak

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to disrupt the telnet service on affected servers. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a resource starvation vulnerability that prevents the server...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Internet Information Server (IIS) and Exchange 2000 vulnerable to DoS via malformed URL (MS01-014)

Overview A vulnerability that affects Microsoft IIS 5.0 and Exchange 2000 allows an intruder to disrupt IIS web services and web-based mail services served via an Exchange server. Description Microsoft IIS 5.0 contains a vulnerability that allows an intruder to cause a memory allocation error by...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service searches all trusted domains for user accounts

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to log in using domain accounts without providing a specific domain name. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service allows users to establish connections using either local account...

Microsoft IIS vulnerable to DoS via invalid request for very long WebDAV requests

Overview Intruders can disrupt the normal operation of an IIS 5.0 server using a malicious Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning WebDAV request. Description WebDAV is an extension to HTTP used to manage content on web servers. Quoting from RFC 2518: WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP/1.1...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service allows unprivileged local users to terminate sessions via unprotected system calls

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows unprivileged local users to terminate existing telnet sessions. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability that allows unprivileged local users to execute...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service uses named pipes with predictable names

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability that allows unprivileged local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service creates a named pipe to share information between the processes that handle ea...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service fails to reject oversized username input values

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to disrupt the telnet service on affected servers. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability in the section of code that performs range...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service fails to enforce timeouts on idle telnet sessions

Overview The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to disrupt the telnet service on affected servers. Description The Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service contains a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to place idle...

exuberant-ctags creates temporary files insecurely

Overview Some versions of exuberant-ctags, a source code navigation utility, create and use temporary files insecurely, leading to local file corruption and possible denial-of-service. Description Exuberent-ctags is a source code navigation utility. It creates temporary files with predictable nam...

Samba creates temporary files insecurely

Overview Samba handles temporary files insecurely, allowing arbitrary files to be overwritten and left in a state that would permit later modification. Description Samba is an implementation of the Server Message Block SMB protocol. Some versions of samba handle temporary files in an insecure...

Beck IPC@Chip TelnetD vulnerable to account lockout via idle telnet connection

Overview There is a vulnerability in the Beck IPC@CHIP that allows an attacker to create a denial-of-service condition. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. This device contains a telnet server that is configured by default to not have a login timeout. Additionally,...

phpBB does not adequately validate user input thereby allowing user to gain escalated privileges via manipulated SQL query

Overview phpBB is an open-source bulletin board program. There exists a user input validation problem with regard to the parsing of the URL. An intruder can excute limited SQL queries and gain administrative privileges on the bulletin board. Description phpBB has a user input validation problem...

FreeBSD can be compromised locally via signal handlers

Overview The FreeBSD operating system does not adequately clear signal handlers subsequent to a process calling exec on a setuid program. This vulnerability can allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. Description The unix fork function's purpose is to create a new process from a...

Beck GmbH IPC@Chip does not adequately validate user input thereby disclosing sensitive network data via crafted URL

Overview An insecure default configuration in the Beck IPC@CHIP allows an intruder to obtain priviledged system information. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. The Beck IPC@CHIP ships with a cgi script named "ChipCfg". Using a specially crafted url, an attacker can...

Trend Micro InterScan eManager vulnerable to remotely exploitable buffer overflow

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in Trend Micro InterScan eManager. Description Trend Micro InterScan eManager is an application that inspects email traffic flowing into and out of a network for confidential or inappropriate material entering and/or leaving the network. This...

Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access fails to authenticate users when searching the Global Address List

Overview Microsoft Exchange servers that offer the Outlook Web Access service are vulnerable to an information disclosure vulnerability that can reveal any email address stored in the Global Address List. Description The Outlook Web Access OWA component of Microsoft Exchange allows users to acces...

phpBB does not adequately validate user input for language selection thereby allowing user to execute arbitrary php code

Overview phpBB is an open-source bulletin board program. A user input validation problem exists with regard to language settings. An intruder can excute arbitrary php code and gain a shell with the privileges of the web server on the system. Description Version 1.4.0 and earlier have a user input...

Beck GmbH IPC@CHIP HTTPD vulernable to arbitrary file disclosure

Overview The Beck IPC@CHIP web server permits intruders to access files outside the web root. Description The Beck IPC@CHIP is a single chip embedded webserver. The Web Server's root directory is set to / by default. Because of this default setting, an attacker can download arbitrary files from a...

BSD Line Printer Daemon vulnerable to buffer overflow via crafted print request

Overview The line printer daemon enables 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 There is a buffer overflow in several implementations of...

Multiple intrusion detection systems may be circumvented via %u encoding

Overview Multiple intrusion detection systems may be circumvented via %u encoding allowing intruders to launch attacks undetected. Description Most intrusion detection systems are capable of decoding URLs that are encoded using either the "UTF" or "hex-encode" encoding schemes. Microsoft's...

Network Associates CSMAP and smap/smapd vulnerable to buffer overflow thereby allowing arbitrary command execution

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in the Gauntlet Firewall. Description The buffer overflow occurs in the smap/smapd and CSMAP daemons. According to PGP Security, these daemons are responsible for handling email transactions for both inbound and outbound e-mail.This...

ISC InterNetNews (INN) innfeed contains buffer overflow

Overview A locally exploitable buffer overflow exists in ISC InterNetNews. Description InterNetNews is a Usenet/Netnews news server supported by the Internet Software Consortium and volunteers. Innfeed is a component of InterNetNews that implements the NNTP protocol for transerring news between...

IBM AIX lsfs utility invokes grep and lslv with relative pathnames

Overview The IBM AIX operating system contains a vulnerability in the lsfs utility that allows a local user to execute arbitrary code as root. Description The IBM AIX lsfs utility displays filesystem information such as mount points, permissions and volume sizes. To list this information, it...

Outlook Web Access (OWA) executes scripts contained in email attachment opened via Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

Overview Microsoft Outlook Web Access OWA can run malicious scripts on an Exchange server when Internet Explorer IE users open email attachments. Description OWA allows users to access their email accounts on a Microsoft Exchange server from another host through a web browser. When IE users acces...

Cayman gateways vulnerable to a denial of service via oversized ICMP echo (ping) requests.

Overview Cayman gateways vulnerable to a denial of service via oversized ICMP echo ping requests. Installing the newest version of the vendor software will resolve this vulnerability. Description Cayman gateways running versions 5.5 Build R0, 5.3 Build R2, 5.3 Build R1 are vulnerable to an...