Weekly Vulnerabilities Reports > June 25 to July 1, 2001

PHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Buffer overflow in IPSwitch IMail SMTP server 6.06 and possibly prior versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long From: header.

Buffer overflow in WINAMP 2.6x and 2.7x allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an AIP file.

Format string vulnerability in gftp prior to 2.0.8 allows remote malicious FTP servers to execute arbitrary commands.

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 2.2.1 and earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ..

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.2.0 and earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ..

Vulnerability in WebCalendar 0.9.26 allows remote command execution.

Multiple buffer overflows in s.cgi program in Aspseek search engine 1.03 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long HTTP query string, or (2) a long tmpl parameter.

index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin does not properly initialize a PHP variable that is used to store template information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via special characters in the templatecache parameter.

SSH daemon version 1 (aka SSHD-1 or SSH-1) 1.2.30 and earlier does not log repeated login attempts, which could allow remote attackers to compromise accounts without detection via a brute force attack.

template.cgi in Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) allows remote attackers to read files and execute commands via shell metacharacters in the argument to template.cgi.

Multiple buffer overflows in ePerl before 2.2.14-0.7 allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

postinst installation script for Proftpd in Debian 2.2 does not properly change the "run as uid/gid root" configuration when the user enables anonymous access, which causes the server to run at a higher privilege than intended.

Cisco Aironet 340 Series wireless bridge before 8.55 does not properly disable access to the web interface, which allows remote attackers to modify its configuration.

INDEXU 2.0 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the cookie_admin_authenticated cookie value to 1.

Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.

Buffer overflow in (1) wrapping and (2) unwrapping functions of slrn news reader before 0.9.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long message header.

AdLibrary.pm in AdCycle 0.78b allows remote attackers to gain privileges to AdCycle via a malformed Agent: header in the HTTP request, which is inserted into a resulting SQL query that is used to verify login information.

Eudora before 5.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, when the 'Use Microsoft Viewer' and 'allow executables in HTML content' options are enabled, via an HTML email message containing Javascript, with ActiveX controls and malicious code within IMG tags.

Format string vulnerability in Sierra Half-Life build 1573 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the map command.

Buffer overflows in Sierra Half-Life build 1573 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map command, (2) a long exec command, or (3) long input in a configuration file.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to display a URL in the address bar that is different than the URL that is actually being displayed, which could be used in web site spoofing attacks, aka the "Web page spoofing vulnerability."

Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding ..

Buffer overflow in Embedded Support Partner (ESP) daemon (rpc.espd) in IRIX 6.5.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Bugzilla 2.10 allows remote attackers to access sensitive information, including the database username and password, via an HTTP request for the globals.pl file, which is normally returned by the web server without being executed.

Bugzilla 2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a username that is then processed by (1) the Bugzilla_login cookie in post_bug.cgi, or (2) the who parameter in process_bug.cgi.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long search parameter.

Buffer overflows in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long version tag in an .ASX file, or (2) a long banner tag, a variant of the ".ASX Buffer Overrun" vulnerability as discussed in MS:MS00-090.

Buffer overflow in uucp utilities in UnixWare 7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) uucp, (2) uux, (3) bnuconvert, (4) uucico, (5) uuxcmd, or (6) uuxqt.

Unknown vulnerability in netprint in IRIX 6.2, and possibly other versions, allows local users with lp privileges attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the -n option.

Vulnerability in rpmdrake in Mandrake Linux 8.0 related to insecure temporary file handling.

Buffer overflow in SNMP proxy agent snmpd in Solaris 8 may allow local users to gain root privileges by calling snmpd with a long program name.

Buffer overflow in FTPFS allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

Buffer overflow in lpsched on DGUX version R4.20MU06 and MU02 allows a local attacker to obtain root access via a long command line argument (non-existent printer name).

saposcol in SAP R/3 Web Application Server Demo before 1.5 trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the expand program, which allows local users to obtain root access by modifying the PATH to point to a Trojan horse expand program.

Tektronix PhaserLink 850 does not require authentication for access to configuration pages such as _ncl_subjects.shtml and _ncl_items.shtml, which allows remote attackers to modify configuration information and cause a denial of service by accessing the pages.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Transsoft FTP Broker before 5.5 allows attackers to (1) delete arbitrary files via DELETE, or (2) list arbitrary directories via LIST, via a ..

Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly validate digital certificates when Certificate Revocation List (CRL) checking is enabled, which could allow remote attackers to spoof trusted web sites, aka the "Server certificate validation vulnerability."

WFTPD 3.00 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by uploading a (link) file that ends in a ".lnk." extension, which bypasses WFTPD's check for a ".lnk" extension.

ArGoSoft FTP Server 1.2.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and directories by uploading a .lnk (link) file that points to the target file.

SmallHTTP 1.204 through 3.00 beta 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via multiple long URL requests.

vWebServer 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a small number of long URL requests, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

vWebServer 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a URL that contains MS-DOS device names.

vWebServer 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary ASP scripts via a request for an ASP script that ends with a URL-encoded space character (%20).

PowerNet IX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a port scan.

admin.cgi in Active Classifieds Free Edition 1.0, and possibly commercial versions, allows remote attackers to modify the configuration, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary Perl code via the table_width parameter.

Directory traversal in DataWizard WebXQ server 1.204 allows remote attackers to view files outside of the web root via a ..

Small HTTP server 2.03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a URL that contains an MS-DOS device name such as aux.

Netcruiser Web server version 0.1.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of the server via a URL containing (1) con, (2) com2, or (3) com3.

Directory traversal vulnerability in RaidenFTPD Server 2.1 before build 952 allows attackers to access files outside the ftp root via dot dot attacks, such as (1) ....

AIX SNMP server snmpd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a RST during the TCP connection.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Alex's FTP Server 0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ...

Hursley Software Laboratories Consumer Transaction Framework (HSLCTF) HTTP object allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an extremely long HTTP request.

rwho daemon rwhod in FreeBSD 4.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets with a short length.

Directory traversal vulnerability in RobTex Viking Web server before 1.07-381 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a \...

Directory traversal vulnerability in cal_make.pl in PerlCal allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Directory traversal vulnerability in Perl web server 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.

man2html before 1.5-22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).

Directory traversal vulnerability in SlimServe HTTPd 1.1a allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ...

Directory traversal vulnerability in BRS WebWeaver HTTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

BRS WebWeaver FTP server before 0.64 Beta allows remote attackers to obtain the real pathname of the server via a "CD *" command followed by an ls command.

Directory traversal vulnerability in BearShare 2.2.2 and earlier allows a remote attacker to read certain files via a URL containing a series of .

Mirabilis ICQ WebFront Plug-in ICQ2000b Build 3278 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via HTTP URL requests containing a large number of % characters.

SSH Communications Security sshd 2.4 for Windows allows remote attackers to create a denial of service via a large number of simultaneous connections.

Directory traversal vulnerability in help.cgi in Ikonboard 2.1.7b and earlier allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files via a ..

Novell Groupwise 5.5 (sp1 and sp2) allows a remote user to access arbitrary files via an implementation error in Groupwise system policies.

The Microsoft MS01-014 and MS01-016 patches for IIS 5.0 and earlier introduce a memory leak which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of requests.

The Microsoft MS00-060 patch for IIS 5.0 and earlier introduces an error which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

FTP service in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to enumerate Guest accounts in trusted domains by preceding the username with a special sequence of characters.

FTP service in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a wildcard sequence that generates a long string when it is expanded.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain using MSScriptControl.ScriptControl and GetObject, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.

Microsoft Index Server 2.0 in Windows NT 4.0, and Indexing Service in Windows 2000, allows remote attackers to read server-side include files via a malformed search request, aka a new variant of the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting" vulnerability.

Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.

Memory leak in Microsoft 2000 domain controller allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly connecting to the Kerberos service and then disconnecting without sending any data.

Icecast 1.3.7, and other versions before 1.3.11 with HTTP server file streaming support enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a URL that ends in .

kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in WinZip 8.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long file name that is processed by the /zipandemail command line option.

REDIPlus program, REDI.exe, stores passwords and user names in cleartext in the StartLog.txt log file, which allows local users to gain access to other accounts.

Directory traversal vulnerability in MySQL before 3.23.36 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database whose name starts with ..

The OpenPGP PGP standard allows an attacker to determine the private signature key via a cryptanalytic attack in which the attacker alters the encrypted private key file and captures a single message signed with the signature key.

fcheck prior to 2.57.59 calls the file signature checking program insecurely, which can allow a local user to run arbitrary commands via a file name that contains shell metacharacters.

Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.

cvmlogin and statfile in Paul Jarc idtools before 2001.06.27 do not properly check the return value of a call to the pathexec_env function, which could cause the setstate utility to setuid to the UID environment variable and allow local users to gain privileges.

Implementations of SSH version 1.5, including (1) OpenSSH up to version 2.3.0, (2) AppGate, and (3) ssh-1 up to version 1.2.31, in certain configurations, allow a remote attacker to decrypt and/or alter traffic via a "Bleichenbacher attack" on PKCS#1 version 1.5.

pcltotiff in HP-UX 10.x has unnecessary set group id permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Utah-glx in Mesa before 3.3-14 on Mandrake Linux 7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/glxmemory file.

Kerberos 4 (aka krb4) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on new ticket files.

readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.