Vulnerabilities > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2008-10-15 CVE-2008-3475 Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-908
8.8
2008-09-27 CVE-2008-4197 Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Opera Browser
Opera before 9.52 on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, when processing custom shortcut and menu commands, can produce argument strings that contain uninitialized memory, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct other attacks via vectors related to activation of a shortcut.
network
low complexity
opera CWE-908
8.8
2008-09-26 CVE-2008-3637 Improper Initialization vulnerability in Apple mac OS X and mac OS X Server
The Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) provider in Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5 uses an uninitialized variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet, related to an "error checking issue."
network
low complexity
apple CWE-665
8.8
2008-08-29 CVE-2008-3282 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types vulnerability in multiple products
Integer overflow in the rtl_allocateMemory function in sal/rtl/source/alloc_global.c in the memory allocator in OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4.1, on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a "numeric truncation error," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2152.
local
low complexity
apache fedoraproject CWE-681
7.8
2008-08-18 CVE-2008-3324 Download of Code Without Integrity Check vulnerability in Party Gaming Party Poker Client 121120
The PartyGaming PartyPoker client program 121/120 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update.
network
high complexity
party-gaming CWE-494
8.1
2008-08-14 CVE-2008-3688 Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Havp Http Antivirus Proxy 0.88
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
network
low complexity
havp CWE-908
7.5
2008-08-12 CVE-2008-3597 NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Skulltag 0.97D2
Skulltag before 0.97d2-RC6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by sending a "command 29" packet when the player is not in the game.
network
low complexity
skulltag CWE-476
7.5
2008-08-05 CVE-2008-3431 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Virtualbox 1.6.0/1.6.2
The VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl function in VBoxDrv.sys in Sun xVM VirtualBox before 1.6.4 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs and does not properly validate a buffer associated with the Irp object, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening the \\.\VBoxDrv device and calling DeviceIoControl to send a crafted kernel address.
local
low complexity
oracle
8.8
2008-08-01 CVE-2008-3438 Download of Code Without Integrity Check vulnerability in Apple mac OS X
Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
network
high complexity
apple CWE-494
8.1
2008-07-24 CVE-2008-3289 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Storcentric Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116
EMC Dantz Retrospect Backup Client 7.5.116 sends the password hash in cleartext at an unspecified point, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted packet.
network
low complexity
storcentric CWE-319
7.5