CVE Database

mknod in Linux 2.2 follows symbolic links, which could allow local users to overwrite files or gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in AIX ftpd in the libc library.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat ActiveX control (pdf.ocx, PDF.PdfCtrl.1) 1.3.188 for Acrobat Reader 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the pdf.setview method.

Buffer overflow in mutt mail client allows remote attackers to execute commands via malformed MIME messages.

Arkiea nlservd allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service.

Buffer overflow in Registration Wizard ActiveX control (regwizc.dll, InvokeRegWizard) 3.0.0.0 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Buffer overflow in MSN Setup BBS 4.71.0.10 ActiveX control (setupbbs.ocx) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the methods (1) vAddNewsServer or (2) bIsNewsServerConfigured.

Directory traversal vulnerability in KVIrc IRC client 0.9.0 with the "Listen to !nick <soundname> requests" option enabled allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a DCC GET request.

Buffer overflow in (1) nlservd and (2) rnavc in Knox Software Arkeia backup product allows local users to obtain root access via a long HOME environmental variable.

Buffer overflow in GNOME libraries 1.0.8 allows local user to gain root access via a long --espeaker argument in programs such as nethack.

named-xfer in AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.1 allows members of the system group to overwrite system files to gain root access via the -f parameter and a malformed zone file.

Denial of service in Solaris TCP streams driver via a malicious connection that causes the server to panic as a result of recursive calls to mutex_enter.

Buffer overflow in sccw allows local users to gain root access via the HOME environmental variable.

IIS FTP servers may allow a remote attacker to read or delete files on the server, even if they have "No Access" permissions.

FreeBSD VFS cache (vfs_cache) allows local users to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of files.

The dynamic linker in Solaris allows a local user to create arbitrary files via the LD_PROFILE environmental variable and a symlink attack.

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

Multihomed Windows systems allow a remote attacker to bypass IP source routing restrictions via a malformed packet with IP options, aka the "Spoofed Route Pointer" vulnerability.

The security descriptor for RASMAN allows users to point to an alternate location via the Windows NT Service Control Manager.

The SSH authentication agent follows symlinks via a UNIX domain socket.

WWWBoard has a default username and default password.

WWWBoard stores encrypted passwords in a password file that is under the web root and thus accessible by remote attackers.

sccw allows local users to read arbitrary files.

iHTML Merchant allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute commands via a code parsing error.

Buffer overflow in Berkeley automounter daemon (amd) logging facility provided in the Linux am-utils package and others.

Lynx WWW client allows a remote attacker to specify command-line parameters which Lynx uses when calling external programs to handle certain protocols, e.g. telnet.

guestbook.pl cleanses user-inserted SSI commands by removing text between "<!--" and "-->" separators, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when guestbook.pl is run on Apache 1.3.9 and possibly other versions, since Apache allows other closing sequences besides "-->".

Buffer overflow in mail command in Solaris 2.7 and 2.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long -m argument.

Buffer overflow in FuseMAIL POP service via long USER and PASS commands.

Buffer overflow in Accept command in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 with the SSL Handshake Patch.

Hotmail allows Javascript to be executed via the HTML STYLE tag, allowing remote attackers to execute commands on the user's Hotmail account.

Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

The CDE dtspcd daemon allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a symlink attack.

The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, which allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

Computalynx CMail 2.4 and CMail 2.3 SP2 SMTP servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack in the MAIL FROM command that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

The Kodak/Wang (1) Image Edit (imgedit.ocx), (2) Image Annotation (imgedit.ocx), (3) Image Scan (imgscan.ocx), (4) Thumbnail Image (imgthumb.ocx), (5) Image Admin (imgadmin.ocx), (6) HHOpen (hhopen.ocx), (7) Registration Wizard (regwizc.dll), and (8) IE Active Setup (setupctl.dll) ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer (IE) 4.01 and 5.0 are marked as "Safe for Scripting," which allows remote attackers to create and modify files and execute arbitrary commands.

Microsoft Site Server and Commercial Internet System (MCIS) do not set an expiration for a cookie, which could then be cached by a proxy and inadvertently used by a different user.

Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.01 allows remote attackers to modify or execute files via the Import/Export Favorites feature, aka the "ImportExportFavorites" vulnerability.

Matt Wright's download.cgi 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

SCO Doctor allows local users to gain root privileges through a Tools option.

Buffer overflow in Solaris libc, ufsrestore, and rcp via LC_MESSAGES environmental variable.

Nosque MsgCore 2.14 stores passwords in cleartext: (1) the administrator password in the AdmPasswd registry key, and (2) user passwords in the Userbase.dbf data file, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.

gFTP FTP client 1.13, and other versions before 2.0.0, records a password in plaintext in (1) the log window, or (2) in a log file.

Apache allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via a large number of MIME headers.

UnityMail allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via a large number of MIME headers.

FreeBSD 3.2 and possibly other versions allows a local user to cause a denial of service (panic) with a large number accesses of an NFS v3 mounted directory from a large number of processes.

A buffer overflow in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP mail server 3.2 allows an attacker to crash the mail server and possibly execute arbitrary code by offering more than 128 bytes in a MAIL FROM string.

Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility as used in Compaq Insight Manager agent before SmartStart 4.50 modifies the legal notice caption (LegalNoticeCaption) and text (LegalNoticeText) in Windows NT, which could produce a legal notice that is in violation of the security policy.

Buffer overflow in Netscape Communicator via EMBED tags in the pluginspage option.