CVE Database

Buffer overflow in vchkpw/vpopmail POP authentication package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long username or password.

Buffer overflow in the conversion utilities for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Word 5 documents allows an attacker to execute commands, aka the "Malformed Conversion Data" vulnerability.

A Windows NT system does not clear the system page file during shutdown, which might allow sensitive information to be recorded.

The BSD make program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack when the -j option is being used.

Buffer overflow in UnixWare ppptalk command allows local users to gain privileges via a long prompt argument.

Netopia Timbuktu Pro sends user IDs and passwords in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain them via sniffing.

The W3C CERN httpd HTTP server allows remote attackers to determine the real pathnames of some commands via a request for a nonexistent URL.

HP VirtualVault with the PHSS_17692 patch allows unprivileged processes to bypass access restrictions via the Trusted Gateway Proxy (TGP).

VMWare 1.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.

Visual Casel (Vcasel) does not properly prevent users from executing files, which allows local users to use a relative pathname to specify an alternate file which has an approved name and possibly gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in InetServ 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.

cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed URL that includes shell metacharacters.

cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the filename in a parameter to the script.

Super Mail Transfer Package (SMTP), later called MsgCore, has a memory leak which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeating multiple HELO, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, and DATA commands in the same session.

WebSite Pro allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of webdirectories via a malformed URL request.

Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for Communicator to use an SSL connection, allowing a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.

NtImpersonateClientOfPort local procedure call in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to gain privileges, aka "Spoofed LPC Port Request."

get_it program in Corel Linux Update allows local users to gain root access by specifying an alternate PATH for the cp program.

Netscape Navigator uses weak encryption for storing a user's Netscape mail password.

PowerScripts PlusMail CGI program allows remote attackers to execute commands via a password file with improper permissions.

IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions.

CyberCash Merchant Connection Kit (MCK) allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

MySQL allows local users to modify passwords for arbitrary MySQL users via the GRANT privilege.

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

AIX techlibss allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL within an ICQ message.

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.

Internet Explorer 5 does not modify the security zone for a document that is being loaded into a window until after the document has been loaded, which could allow remote attackers to execute Javascript in a different security context while the document is loading.

CuteFTP uses weak encryption to store password information in its tree.dat file.

Buffer overflow in Solaris chkperm command allows local users to gain root access via a long -n option.

Macros in War FTP 1.70 and 1.67b2 allow local or remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands.

Network HotSync program in Handspring Visor does not have authentication, which allows remote attackers to retrieve email and files.

IMail IMONITOR status.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service with many calls to status.cgi.

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute code via the LOWSRC or DYNRC parameters in the IMG tag.

The DTML implementation in the Z Object Publishing Environment (Zope) allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities.

PHP3 with safe_mode enabled does not properly filter shell metacharacters from commands that are executed by popen, which could allow remote attackers to execute commands.

Cold Fusion CFCACHE tag places temporary cache files within the web document root, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information.

Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) IMAP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed IMAP request.

Red Hat userhelper program in the usermode package allows local users to gain root access via PAM and a .. (dot dot) attack.

The Allaire Spectra Configuration Wizard allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly resubmitting data collections for indexing via a URL.

The Allaire Spectra Webtop allows authenticated users to access other Webtop sections by specifying explicit URLs.

Buffer overflow in Winamp client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long entry in a .pls file.

Red Hat Linux screen program does not use Unix98 ptys, allowing local users to write to other terminals.

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.0 via EMBED tag.

Buffer overflow in Netscape Enterprise Server and FastTrask Server allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long HTTP GET request.

KDE K-Mail allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in temporary user directories.

WebTV email client allows remote attackers to force the client to send email without the user's knowledge via HTML.

The June 1999 version of the HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate PATH which aserver uses to find the awk command.

The October 1998 version of the HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate PATH which aserver uses to find the ps and grep commands.