CVE Database

gcc 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary .i, .s, or .o files.

Buffer overflow in the Linux mail program "deliver" allows local users to gain root access.

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.0(1).

AAA authentication on Cisco systems allows attackers to execute commands without authorization.

Denial of service to NT mail servers including Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange through a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.

Excite for Web Servers (EWS) allows remote command execution via shell metacharacters.

Denial of service through Solaris 2.5.1 telnet by sending ^D characters.

Netscape FastTrack Web server lists files when a lowercase "get" command is used instead of an uppercase GET.

Local users can execute commands as other users, and read other users' files, through the filter command in the Elm elm-2.4 mail package using a symlink attack.

Buffer overflow in Apache 1.2.5 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service with a large number of GET requests containing a large number of / characters.

iPass RoamServer 3.1 creates temporary files with world-writable permissions.

Quake 2 server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a spoofed UDP packet with a source address of 127.0.0.1, which causes the server to attempt to connect to itself.

Memory leak in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent (snmp.exe) for Windows NT 4.0 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of SNMP packets with Object Identifiers (OIDs) that cannot be decoded.

A later variation on the Teardrop IP denial of service attack, a.k.a. Teardrop-2.

Teardrop IP denial of service.

MIME buffer overflow in email clients, e.g. Solaris mailtool and Outlook.

Buffer overflow in Cisco 7xx routers through the telnet service.

Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

Buffer overflow in statd allows root privileges.

Buffer overflow in Linux Slackware crond program allows local users to gain root access.

Livingston RADIUS code has a buffer overflow which can allow remote execution of commands as root.

Denial of service in Ascend and 3com routers, which can be rebooted by sending a zero length TCP option.

Land IP denial of service.

Xyplex terminal server 6.0.1S1, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the password prompt by entering (1) a CTRL-Z character, or (2) a ? (question mark).

Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

xterm in Digital UNIX 4.0B *with* patch kit 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a core dump file, which is created when xterm is called with a DISPLAY environmental variable set to a display that xterm cannot access.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 and 2.2 allows local users to gain privileges via the save option in the Database Manager, which is running with setgid bin privileges.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 and 2.2 create lock files insecurely, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 follows symbolic links when updating an NIS database, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 incorrectly sets write permissions on source files for NIS maps, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying /etc/passwd.

Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 uses unsafe permissions when adding new users to the NIS+ password table, which allows local users to gain root access by modifying their password table entries.

Directory traversal vulnerability in carbo.dll in iCat Carbo Server 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the icatcommand parameter.

Arbitrary command execution via buffer overflow in Count.cgi (wwwcount) cgi-bin program.

buffer overflow in HP xlock program.

Buffer overflow in the HTML library used by Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows Explorer via the res: local resource protocol.

SGI permissions program allows local users to gain root privileges.

SGI syserr program allows local users to corrupt files.

Denial of service of inetd on Linux through SYN and RST packets.

The open() function in FreeBSD allows local attackers to write to arbitrary files.

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

AIX piodmgrsu command allows local users to gain additional group privileges.

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Various vulnerabilities in the AIX portmir command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

Buffer overflow in Rainbow Six Multiplayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long nickname (nick) command.

Buffer overflow in OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security demon (secd) in IRIX 6.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long principal, group, or organization.

Buffer overflow in AIX xdat gives root access to local users.