Vulnerabilities

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
1996-01-02 CVE-1999-1186 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.
local
low complexity
rxvt redhat slackware
7.2
7.2
1995-12-12 CVE-1999-0208 rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.
network
low complexity
sgi nec ibm
critical
 10.0
10
1995-12-01 CVE-1999-0325 Unspecified vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux 8/9
vhe_u_mnt program in HP-UX allows local users to create root files through symlinks.
local
low complexity
hp
7.2
7.2
1995-12-01 CVE-1999-0316 Unspecified vulnerability in SAM Lantinga Splitvt
Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt command gives root access to local users.
local
low complexity
sam-lantinga
7.2
7.2
1995-12-01 CVE-1999-0123 Unspecified vulnerability in Slackware Linux 3.0
Race condition in Linux mailx command allows local users to read user files.
local
high complexity
slackware
3.7
3.7
1995-11-30 CVE-1999-0080 Unspecified vulnerability in Washington University Wu-Ftpd 2.4
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.
network
low complexity
washington-university
critical
 10.0
10
1995-11-01 CVE-1999-0241 Guessable magic cookies in X Windows allows remote attackers to execute commands, e.g.
network
low complexity
sgi xfree86-project sun
critical
 10.0
10
1995-10-19 CVE-1999-0099 Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.
network
low complexity
sun cray convex bsdi ibm
critical
 10.0
10
1995-10-13 CVE-1999-0073 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.
network
low complexity
sgi digital
critical
 10.0
10
1995-10-01 CVE-1999-0218 Unspecified vulnerability in Livingston Portmaster
Livingston portmaster machines could be rebooted via a series of commands.
network
low complexity
livingston-portmaster
5.0
5.0