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...

IBM VisualAge Professional vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Web Servers that use the IBM VisualAge Professional Vesion 3.5 Java Servlet Container are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on...

Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of service via a portscan

Overview Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of service. An attacker can send a number of TCP connect requests or SYN packets, in conjunction with a "Bouncing" vulnerability, and can cause a denial of service to the gateway. Description The gateway will crash after receiving a number of TC...

Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of sevices via a long username or password

Overview Cayman gateways are vulnerable to a denial of service via the entry of a long username or password sent to the HTTP interface. Description Cayman gateways automatically restart upon the entry of a large79+ chars username or password to the HTTP interface. The log will show "restart not i...

Cayman gateways ship with null administrative and user level passwords

Overview Cayman gateways ship without a default password on the admin and user accounts. As long as the gateway is not addressable via the WAN, this can only be accessed and set by anyone on the LAN side. With admin access, the gateway settings can be configured by an intruder. Description Cayman...

IBM WebSphere vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Web Servers that use the IBM WebSphere Java Servlet Container 3.5 and earlier are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidated...

Red Hat linux restore uses insecure environment variables allowing root compromise

Overview Some implementations of the Linux restoration utility, restore, call external programs on remote machines via the RSH environment variable. This may permit an attacker to compromise root if restore is setuid root. Description Some implementations of the Linux restoration utility, restore...

Aladdin Ghostscript LD_RUN_PATH environment variable allows libraries to be loaded from current directory

Overview Alladin Ghostscript, a previewer for postscript files, uses an insecure value for the LDRUNPATH environment variable. This allows attackers to supply malicious libraries to be loaded from the current directory. Description Alladin Ghostscript is a previewer for postscript files. In...

OpenSSH allows arbitrary file deletion via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview Due to insecure handling of temporary files, some versions of sshd, an encrypted connection program, can delete any file named "cookies" accessible via the computer running sshd. Description sshd is the server software used to support ssh, a popular encryted connection program. Some...

Aladdin Ghostscript creates insecure temporary files allowing a local user to create symbolic links to other files

Overview Alladin Ghostscript, a previewer for postscript files, creates temporary files with a predictable names. The creation allows attackers to use symbolic links to overwrite other files on the host. Description Alladin Ghostscript is a previewer for postscript files. It creates temporary fil...

Linux dump uses environment variables insecurely, allowing for root compromise

Overview Some implementations of the Linux backup utility, dump, call external programs on remote machines via the RSH environment variable. This may permit an attacker to compromise root if dump is setuid root. Description Some implementations of the Linux backup utility, dump, permit use of...

sort creates temporary files insecurely

Overview The sort utility creates temporary files insecurely, making sort subject to a denial-of-service attack. Description The UNIX sort utility creates temporary files with predictable names. The creation is done in a manner to prevent information loss via a symlink attack, but existence of th...

Microsoft Windows 2000 SMTP service fails to properly authenticate credentials of unauthorized user (MS01-037)

Overview A vulnerability exists in the SMTP service installed by default on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and optionally on Windows 2000 professional that could allow an intruder to use the service to send mail. Description The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is the standard protocol used to...

Apache Tomcat vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Web Servers that use the Apache Tomcat Java Servlet Container are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidated input from...

Standard HTML form implementation allows access to IMAP, SMTP, NNTP, POP3, and other services via crafted HTML page

Overview An intruder can send certain kinds of data to services that he is not ordinarily able to reach. By crafting the data such that it is redirected through any program the victim uses to render the malicious HTML, the intruder is able send that data to any services that the victim can send...

Internet Explorer DHTML"Download Behavior" can be tricked into exposing local files

Overview The download behavior of Internet Explorer 5.0 can be used to perform arbitrary operations on local files. Description Internet Explorer 5.0 includes a dynamic HTML DHTML behavior called "download behavior." A "behavior" is a software object that specifies some behavior of a web page...

MS Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 buffer overflow in regapi.dll allows remote code execution or DoS

Overview Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server contains a buffer overflow that could allow an intruder to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an administrator. Description There is a buffer overflow in the code that processes the username specifically in RegAPI.DLL in Microsoft Windo...

Hewlett Packard HP-UX pcltotiff is installed with insecure permissions

Overview The utility pcltotiff is installed with insecure permissions on some Hewlett Packard systems. Description The HP utility pcltotiff is installed with sgid bin permissions in order to read files in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ifo.st/typefaces/. This gives more permissions to pcltotiff than are...

Hewlett-Packard Virtual Vault OS (VVOS) contains vulnerability in mkacct program

Overview There is a vulnerability in the /sbin/mkacct program, part of Hewlett Packard's Virtual Vault Operating System VVOS. Description Virtual Vault is an environment "designed for use in the financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail industries to provide services such ...

Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 (IIS) vulnerable to DoS when URL redirecting is enabled

Overview A vulnerability in IIS 4.0 may permit intruders to crash vulnerable IIS servers with URL redirection enabled. Description A vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 4.0 allows an attacker to crash IIS 4.0 servers if they are configured to use URL redirection. URL redirection is not used by default...

TrendMicro InterScan WebManager contains buffer overflow in RegGo.dll

Overview A remotely exploitable buffer overflow exists in Trend Micro InterScan WebManager. Description InterScan WebManager is an application that inspects http traffic flowing into a network for known malicious code. This application also has the capability to restrict access to...

OpenSSH disregards client configuration and allows server access to ssh-agent and/or X11 after session negotiation

Overview Versions of OpenSSH client prior to 2.3.0 do not properly enforce restrictions to the ssh-agent or X11 display. Description An OpenSSH client can be configured to prevent servers from accessing the client's ssh-agent or X11 display. However, versions of OpenSSH client prior to 2.3.0 fail...

Critical Path directory products contain multiple vulnerabilities in LDAP handling code

Overview Multiple Critical Path directory products contain vulnerabilities that may allow denial-of-service attacks, unauthorized privileged access, or both. These vulnerabilities were revealed using the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite and are documented in CERT Advisory CA-2001-18. If your site uses th...

Keys generated with PGP5i batch mode do not contain sufficient randomness on systems that use /dev/random

Overview Under certain circumstances, PGP v5.0 generates keys that are not sufficiently random, which may allow an attacker to predict keys and, hence, recover information encrypted with that key. Description Generating Randomness in PGP Keys In order to generate cryptographically secure keys, PG...

Netscape fails to revalidate certificates if a user has previously acknowledged a certificate to be non-matching

Overview A flaw exists in Netscape Navigator that could allow an attacker to masquerade as a legitimate web site if the attacker can compromise the validity of certain DNS information. This is different from the problem reported in CERT Advisory CA-2000-05, but it has a similar impact. This...

McAfee ASaP VirusScan service does not adequately validate input

Overview A vulnerability exists in McAfee ASaP VirusScan that permits intruders to access files outside of the web root. Description Quoting from the McAfee ASaP VirusScan FAQ, McAfee ASaP VirusScan is "a web-based, managed and updated anti-virus service for the entire desktop environment." McAfe...

Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 Domain Name Servers allow non-authoritative RRs to be cached by default

Overview Microsoft Domain Name Servers hosted on Windows NT or Windows 2000 Server systems run with permissive DNS cache defaults. This may allow unauthorized remote intruders to redirect sites that rely on the vulnerable DNS servers for legitimate information. Description The Domain Name System,...

phpSecurePages allows remote code execution

Overview There is an input validation vulnerability in phpSecurePages that may allow a remote intruder to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the running web server. Description phpSecurePages is a tool for password protecting portions of websites on PHP enabled webservers. The...

Allaire ColdFusion Server contains vulnerability allowing templates to be overwritten by zero byte file of the same name

Overview A vulnerability exists in Allaire ColdFusion Server which allows an attacker to overwrite ColdFusion Server templates with zero byte files. Description A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists in the Allaire ColdFusion Server which could allow an attacker to overwrite ColdFusion Serve...

Microsoft Outlook View Control allows execution of arbitrary code and manipulation of user data

Overview A vulnerability exists in an ActiveX control supplied with Microsoft Outlook 2002 that could allow malicious code on a web page or in an HTML email message to manipulate Outlook data or execute arbitrary code as the user running Outlook. Description Microsoft Outlook 2002 installs an...

HPUX kmmodreg allows arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Overview The kmmodreg program distributed with some HPUX versions creates two temporary files with predictable names. Due to insecure handling of these files, an intruder may use them to overwrite arbitrary files during system boot via a symbolic link attack. Description The kmmodreg program...

Allaire ColdFusion Server contains vulnerability allowing unauthorized user read/delete access to files

Overview A vulnerability exists in Allaire ColdFusion Server which allows an attacker to have unauthorized read and delete access to files on the target host. Description A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists in the Allaire ColdFusion Server which could allow an attacker to have unauthorize...

Cisco IOS vulnerable to DoS via crafted PPTP packet sent to port 1723/tcp

Overview Cisco IOS contains a vulnerability that allows an intruder to crash the router. Description By sending a specially crafted PPTP packet to port 1723, an intruder can crash a device running a vulnerable version of IOS. Quoting from the Cisco Advisory: By sending a crafted PPTP packet to a...

SCO UnixWare uuxcmd contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in uuxcmd, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of...

Multiple vendors' RADIUS implementations do not adequately validate user input thereby permitting DoS and arbitrary command execution via 'radiusd' daemon

Overview Vulnerabilities in various implementations of the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server RADIUS 'radiusd' daemon can allow an attacker to disrupt services or obtain unauthorized access. Description Various implementations of the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server RADIUS 'radius...

Lotus Domino Server R5 vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Lotus Domino R5 Servers are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidated input from untrustworthy sources. This can be a problem...

SCO UnixWare uux contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in uux, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of...

Curses library vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The curses library derived from System V contains a buffer overflow. A local user can execute a command that uses this library to exploit the vulnerability and gain elevated privileges. Description There is a buffer overflow in the curses library that could permit a local user to gain...

Caucho Technologies Resin vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Web servers that use the Resin Java Servlet Container, versions 1.2.3 and earlier, are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidat...

UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called UUCP derived from System V. A buffer overflow in components of the UUCP package can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called UUCP derived from...

SCO UnixWare bnuconvert contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in bnuconvert, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sendin...

Allaire JRun Java Application Server vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via passing of user input directly to default error page

Overview Web Servers that use the Allaire JRun Java Servlet Container are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or scriptJavaScript, VBScript, Java, etc. in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidated input from...

SCO UnixWare uucico contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in uucico, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of...

SCO UnixWare uuxqt contains buffer overflow via long string of characters sent as command line argument

Overview A buffer overflow in uuxqt, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges. Description SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of...