CVE Database

An unrestricted remote trust relationship for Unix systems has been set up, e.g. by using a + sign in /etc/hosts.equiv.

A mail server is explicitly configured to allow SMTP mail relay, which allows abuse by spammers.

Anonymous FTP is enabled.

A remote attacker can gain access to a file system using .. (dot dot) when accessing SMB shares.

Remote attackers can crash Lynx and Internet Explorer using an IMG tag with a large width parameter.

A remote attacker can sometimes identify the operating system of a host based on how it reacts to some IP or ICMP packets, using a tool such as nmap or queso.

An attacker can identify a CISCO device by sending a SYN packet to port 1999, which is for the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP).

A service or application has a backdoor password that was placed there by the developer.

IIS 4.0 and Apache log HTTP request methods, regardless of how long they are, allowing a remote attacker to hide the URL they really request.

A race condition in Linux 2.2.1 allows local users to read arbitrary memory from /proc files.

The DCC server command in the Mirc 5.5 client doesn't filter characters from file names properly, allowing remote attackers to place a malicious file in a different location, possibly allowing the attacker to execute commands.

In some instances of SSH 1.2.27 and 2.0.11 on Linux systems, SSH will allow users with expired accounts to login.

The demo version of the Quakenbush NT Password Appraiser sends passwords across the network in plaintext.

A race condition in the BackWeb Polite Agent Protocol allows an attacker to spoof a BackWeb server.

DPEC Online Courseware allows an attacker to change another user's password without knowing the original password.

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sendmail 8.8.x and 8.9.2 by sending messages with a large number of headers.

DataLynx suGuard trusts the PATH environment variable to execute the ps command, allowing local users to execute commands as root.

The Forms 2.0 ActiveX control (included with Visual Basic for Applications 5.0) can be used to read text from a user's clipboard when the user accesses documents with ActiveX content.

Microsoft Access 97 stores a database password as plaintext in a foreign mdb, allowing access to data.

NetWare version of LaserFiche stores usernames and passwords unencrypted, and allows administrative changes without logging.

Local or remote users can force ControlIT 4.5 to reboot or force a user to log out, resulting in a denial of service.

In some NT web servers, appending a space at the end of a URL may allow attackers to read source code for active pages.

Denial of service in telnet from the Windows NT Resource Kit, by opening then immediately closing a connection.

The Java Web Server would allow remote users to obtain the source code for CGI programs.

mSQL v2.0.1 and below allows remote execution through a buffer overflow.

MetaInfo MetaWeb web server allows users to upload, execute, and read scripts.

Buffer overflow in ircd allows arbitrary command execution.

A race condition in the authentication agent mechanism of sshd 1.2.17 allows an attacker to steal another user's credentials.

Linux cfingerd could be exploited to gain root access.

Some filters or firewalls allow fragmented SYN packets with IP reserved bits in violation of their implemented policy.

Buffer overflow in IP-Switch IMail and Seattle Labs Slmail 2.6 packages using a long VRFY command, causing a denial of service and possibly remote access.

Windows NT TCP/IP processes fragmented IP packets improperly, causing a denial of service.

Attackers can do a denial of service of IRC by crashing the server.

Denial of service in Sendmail 8.6.11 and 8.6.12.

Windows NT FTP server (WFTP) with the guest account enabled without a password allows an attacker to log into the FTP server using any username and password.

finger .@host on some systems may print information on some user accounts.

finger 0@host on some systems may print information on some user accounts.

SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.

Linux 2.1.132 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by reading a large buffer from a random device (e.g. /dev/urandom), which cannot be interrupted until the read has completed.

mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.

Development version of Breeze Network Server allows remote attackers to cause the system to reboot by accessing the configbreeze CGI program.

Buffer overflow in BNC IRC proxy allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

nlog CGI scripts do not properly filter shell metacharacters from the IP address argument, which could allow remote attackers to execute certain commands via (1) nlog-smb.pl or (2) rpc-nlog.pl.

BackWeb client stores the username and password in cleartext for proxy authentication in the Communication registry key, which could allow other local users to gain privileges by reading the password.

Corel Word Perfect 8 for Linux creates a temporary working directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to (1) modify Word Perfect behavior by modifying files in the working directory, or (2) modify files of other users via a symlink attack.

The passwd command in Solaris can be subjected to a denial of service.

Buffer overflow in Solaris x86 mkcookie allows local users to obtain root access.

RealSystem G2 server stores the administrator password in cleartext in a world-readable configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges.

fte-console in the fte package before 0.46b-4.1 does not drop root privileges, which allows local users to gain root access via the virtual console device.

Buffer overflow in Platinum Policy Compliance Manager (PCM) 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long string to the Agent port (1827), which is handled by smaxagent.exe.