CVE Database

The default permissions for UnixWare /var/mail allow local users to read and modify other users' mail.

dump in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 does not properly restore symlinks, which allows a local user to modify the ownership of arbitrary files.

Insecure directory permissions in RPM distribution for PostgreSQL allows local users to gain privileges by reading a plaintext password file.

Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.

IBM WebSphere sets permissions that allow a local user to modify a deinstallation script or its data files stored in /usr/bin.

The default permissions for Endymion MailMan allow local users to read email or modify files.

UnixWare pkg commands such as pkginfo, pkgcat, and pkgparam allow local users to read arbitrary files via the dacread permission.

Lotus Domino HTTP server allows remote attackers to determine the real path of the server via a request to a non-existent script in /cgi-bin.

ZBServer Pro allows remote attackers to read source code for executable files by inserting a . (dot) into the URL.

FreeBSD mount_union command allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

Solaris chkperm allows local users to read files owned by bin via the VMSYS environmental variable and a symlink attack.

Solaris arp allows local users to read files via the -f parameter, which lists lines in the file that do not parse properly.

FreeBSD gdc program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD gdc program.

Buffer overflow in Netscape Enterprise Server and Netscape FastTrack Server allows remote attackers to gain privileges via the HTTP Basic Authentication procedure.

Denial of service in MDaemon 2.7 via a large number of connection attempts.

Buffer overflow in Serv-U FTP 2.5 allows remote users to conduct a denial of service via the SITE command.

Buffer overflow in RSAREF2 via the encryption and decryption functions in the RSAREF library.

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD angband allows local users to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD xmindpath allows local users to gain privileges via -f argument.

FreeBSD seyon allows users to gain privileges via a modified PATH variable for finding the xterm and seyon-emu commands.

NTMail does not disable the VRFY command, even if the administrator has explicitly disabled it.

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

Buffer overflow in CDE dtmail and dtmailpr programs allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f option.

A Windows NT user can use SUBST to map a drive letter to a folder, which is not unmapped after the user logs off, potentially allowing that user to modify the location of folders accessed by later users.

Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Windows NT Task Scheduler installed with Internet Explorer 5 allows a user to gain privileges by modifying the job after it has been scheduled.

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Oracle Web Listener 2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by replacing a character in the URL with its HTTP-encoded (hex) equivalent.

Buffer overflow in SCO su program allows local users to gain root access via a long username.

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

Cabletron SmartSwitch Router (SSR) 8000 firmware 2.x can only handle 200 ARP requests per second allowing a denial of service attack to succeed with a flood of ARP requests exceeding that limit.

Buffer overflow in Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.7 for Windows 95 and Windows 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long argument after the ? character in a URL that references an .asp, .cgi, .html, or .pl file.

Vulnerability in HP Series 800 S/X/V Class servers allows remote attackers to gain access to the S/X/V Class console via the Service Support Processor (SSP) Teststation.

Denial of service in MDaemon WorldClient and WebConfig services via a long URL.

Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.

Internal HTTP server in Sun Netbeans Java IDE in Netbeans Developer 3.0 Beta and Forte Community Edition 1.0 Beta does not properly restrict access to IP addresses as specified in its configuration, which allows arbitrary remote attackers to access the server.

Buffer overflow in Vermillion FTP Daemon VFTPD 1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via several long CWD commands.

Buffer overflow in Solaris kcms_configure via a long NETPATH environmental variable.

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.

Microsoft SQL 7.0 server allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed TDS packet.

Denial of service in Linux syslogd via a large number of connections.

Pine before version 4.21 does not properly filter shell metacharacters from URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed URL.

Windows NT does not properly download a system policy if the domain user logs into the domain with a space at the end of the domain name.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) reader allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed control word.

Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a long (1) user name or (2) password.

tin 1.40 creates the .tin directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read passwords from the .inputhistory file.