CVE Database

Echo and chargen, or other combinations of UDP services, can be used in tandem to flood the server, a.k.a. UDP bomb or UDP packet storm.

abuse.console in Red Hat 2.1 uses relative pathnames to find and execute the undrv program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a path that points to a Trojan horse program.

Vulnerability in object server program in SGI IRIX 5.2 through 6.1 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges in certain configurations.

rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems including Linux Slackware 3.0 and RedHat 2.1, allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a malicious program using the -print-pipe command line parameter.

rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

vhe_u_mnt program in HP-UX allows local users to create root files through symlinks.

Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt command gives root access to local users.

Race condition in Linux mailx command allows local users to read user files.

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g. through xterm.

Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Telnet allows a remote client to specify environment variables including LD_LIBRARY_PATH, allowing an attacker to bypass the normal system libraries and gain root access.

Livingston portmaster machines could be rebooted via a series of commands.

Some configurations of NIS+ in Linux allowed attackers to log in as the user "+".

The ghostscript command with the -dSAFER option allows remote attackers to execute commands.

A race condition in the Solaris ps command allows an attacker to overwrite critical files.

SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.

In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.

FormMail CGI program allows remote execution of commands.

In Cisco IOS 10.3, with the tacacs-ds or tacacs keyword, an extended IP access control list could bypass filtering.

AnyForm CGI remote execution.

rmmount in SunOS 5.7 may mount file systems without the nosuid flag set, contrary to the documentation and its use in previous versions of SunOS, which could allow local users with physical access to gain root privileges by mounting a floppy or CD-ROM that contains a setuid program and running volcheck, when the file systems do not have the nosuid option specified in rmmount.conf.

The SATAN session key may be disclosed if the user points the web browser to other sites, possibly allowing root access.

SGI Desktop Permissions Tool in IRIX 6.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions for arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Vulnerability in BSD Telnet client with encryption and Kerberos 4 authentication allows remote attackers to decrypt the session via sniffing.

Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 in some Linux systems that are using shadow passwords.

Buffer overflow in NCSA WebServer (1.4.1 and below) gives remote access.

Buffer overflow in NCSA WebServer (version 1.5c) gives remote access.

Predictable TCP sequence numbers allow spoofing.

rpc.lockd in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

Vulnerability in "at" program in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

Vulnerability in login in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

Vulnerability in prwarn in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

Unspecified vulnerability in pt_chmod in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access.

Vulnerability in Support Watch (aka SupportWatch) in HP-UX 8.0 through 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges.

serial_ports administrative program in IRIX 4.x and 5.x trusts the user's PATH environmental variable to find and execute the ls program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a Trojan horse ls program.

Vulnerability in CORE-DIAG fileset in HP message catalog in HP-UX 9.05 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Vulnerability in sgihelp in the SGI help system and print manager in IRIX 5.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges, possibly through the clogin command.

colorview in Silicon Graphics IRIX 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files via the -text argument.

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

HP-UX 9.x does not properly enable the Xauthority mechanism in certain conditions, which could allow local users to access the X display even when they have not explicitly been authorized to do so.

Remote attacker can execute commands through Majordomo using the Reply-To field and a "lists" command.

AIX batch queue (bsh) allows local and remote users to gain additional privileges when network printing is enabled.

Vulnerability in hpterm on HP-UX 10.20 allows local users to gain additional privileges.

Some implementations of rlogin allow root access if given a -froot parameter.

Vulnerability in Vue 3.0 in HP 9.x allows local users to gain root privileges, as fixed by PHSS_4038, PHSS_4055, and PHSS_4066.

passwd in SunOS 4.1.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack and the -F command line argument.

Vulnerability in Glance and gpm programs in GlancePlus for HP-UX 9.x and earlier allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Vulnerability in VUE 3.0 in HP 9.x allows local users to gain root privileges, as fixed by PHSS_4994 and PHSS_5438.

Sun/Solaris utmp file allows local users to gain root access if it is writable by users other than root.