Weekly Vulnerabilities Reports > December 31, 2001 to January 6, 2002

CardBoard 2.4 greeting card CGI by Michael Barretto allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the recipient field.

The File Blocker feature in Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.2 allows remote attackers to bypass e-mail attachment filtering policies via a modified name in a Content-Type header.

Unknown vulnerability in CDE in Caldera OpenUnix 7.1.0, 7.1.1, and 8.0 allows an xterm session to gain privileges when the session is reused.

The MAC module in Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.11, when configured to filter based on MAC addresses, allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via small packets.

Unknown vulnerability in Tomcat 3.2.1 running on HP Secure OS for Linux 1.0 allows attackers to access servlet resources.

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 4.3 and 5.1 allows attackers to gain privileges.

Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Axis network camera 2120, 2110, 2100, 200+ and 200 contains a default administration password "pass", which allows remote attackers to gain access to the camera.

NAI WebShield SMTP 4.5 and possibly 4.5 MR1a does not filter improperly MIME encoded email attachments, which could allow remote attackers to bypass filtering and possibly execute arbitrary code in email clients that process the invalid attachments.

SpeedXess HA-120 DSL router has a default administrative password of "speedxess", which allows remote attackers to gain access.

Buffer overflow in Claris Emailer 2.0v2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email attachment with a long filename.

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd (yppasswd server) in AIX allows attackers to gain unauthorized access via a long string.

Macromedia JRun 3.0 and 3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain duplicate active user session IDs and perform actions as other users via a URL request for the web application directory without the trailing '/' (slash), as demonstrated using ctx.

OpenSSH before 3.0.1 with Kerberos V enabled does not properly authenticate users, which could allow remote attackers to login unchallenged.

Lotus Notes R5 Client 4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a Lotus Notes object with code in an event, which is automatically executed when the user processes the e-mail message.

webcart.cgi in Mountain Network Systems WebCart 8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the NEXTPAGE parameter.

ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname to be logged.

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Basic Authentication in Acme Labs thttpd 1.95 through 2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

network_query.php in Network Query Tool 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the target parameter.

Alcatel ADSL modems allow remote attackers to access the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) to modify firmware and configuration via a bounce attack from a system on the local area network (LAN) side, which is allowed to access TFTP without authentication.

SQL injection vulnerability in bb_memberlist.php for phpBB 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries via the $sortby variable.

Ipswitch IMail 7.0.4 and earlier allows attackers with administrator privileges to read and modify user alias and mailing list information for other domains hosted by the same server via the (1) aliasadmin or (2) listadm1 CGI programs, which do not properly verify that an administrator is the administrator for the target domain.

Format string vulnerability in DayDream BBS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a file containing a ~#RA control code.

Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

Buffer overflow in the LDAP naming services library (libsldap) in Sun Solaris 8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LDAP_OPTIONS environment variable to a privileged program that uses libsldap.

Format string vulnerability in nvi before 1.79 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a filename.

Buffer overflow in Xvt 2.1 in Debian Linux 2.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) -name and (2) -T arguments.

Buffer overflow in Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) in BSDI BSD/OS 3.0 through 4.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.

Buffer overflow in mod_bf 0.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long script.

Buffer overflow in xlock in UnixWare 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 and Open Unix 8.0.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

SSH protocol 2 (aka SSH-2) public key authentication in the development snapshot of OpenSSH 2.3.1, available from 2001-01-18 through 2001-02-08, does not perform a challenge-response step to ensure that the client has the proper private key, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication as other users by supplying a public key from that user's authorized_keys file.

Openwave WAP gateway does not verify the fully qualified domain name URL with X.509 certificates from root certificate authorities, which allows remote attackers to spoof SSL certificates via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CMG WAP gateway does not verify the fully qualified domain name URL with X.509 certificates from root certificate authorities, which allows remote attackers to spoof SSL certificates via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Unknown vulnerability in Allaire JRun 3.1 allows remote attackers to directly access the WEB-INF and META-INF directories and execute arbitrary JavaServer Pages (JSP), a variant of CVE-2000-1050.

The timed program (in.timed) in UnixWare 7 and OpenUnix 8.0.0 does not properly terminate certain strings with a null, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Apple Personal Web Sharing (PWS) 1.1, 1.5, and 1.5.5, when Web Sharing authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long password, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

The Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recent user account name in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain terminal server user account names via sniffing.

Lotus Domino server 5.0.9a and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and view Notes database files and possibly sensitive Notes template files (.ntf) via an HTTP request with a large number of "+" characters before the .nsf file extension, which are converted to spaces by Domino.

Unknown vulnerability in IP defragmenter (frag2) in Snort before 1.8.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

The log files in Apache web server contain information directly supplied by clients and does not filter or quote control characters, which could allow remote attackers to hide HTTP requests and spoof source IP addresses when logs are viewed with UNIX programs such as cat, tail, and grep.

IBM AIX 430 does not properly unlock IPPMTU_LOCK, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via Path Maximum Transmit Unit (PMTU) IP packets.

ssdpsrv.exe in Windows ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple newlines in a Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) message.

Macromedia JRun 3.0 and 3.1 appends the jsessionid to URL requests (a.k.a.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Macromedia JRun Web Server (JWS) 2.3.3, 3.0 and 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

IPRoute 0.973, 0.974 and 1.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via fragmented IP packets that split the TCP header.

Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the JavaScript settimeout function.

The default "basic" security setting' in config.php for TWIG webmail 2.7.4 and earlier stores cleartext usernames and passwords in cookies, which could allow attackers to obtain authentication information and gain privileges.

Autogalaxy stores usernames and passwords in cleartext in cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain authentication information and gain unauthorized access via sniffing or a cross-site scripting attack.

** DISPUTED * Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of fragmented UDP packets.

WebX stores authentication information in the HTTP_REFERER variable, which is included in URL links within bulletin board messages posted by users, which could allow remote attackers to hijack user sessions.

AmTote International homebet program returns different error messages when invalid account numbers and PIN codes are provided, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of valid account numbers via a brute force attack.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the comments action in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify news.dat, template.dat and possibly other files via a ".." in the cid parameter.

Macintosh clients, when using NT file system volumes on Windows 2000 SP1, create subdirectories and automatically modify the inherited NTFS permissions, which may cause the directories to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

JRun 3.0 and 3.1 running on JRun Web Server (JWS) and IIS allows remote attackers to read arbitrary JavaServer Pages (JSP) source code via a request URL containing the source filename ending in (1) "jsp%00" or (2) "js%2570".

Allaire JRun 2.3.3, 3.0 and 3.1 running on IIS 4.0 and 5.0, iPlanet, Apache, JRun web server (JWS), and possibly other web servers allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and directories by appending (1) "%3f.jsp", (2) "?.jsp" or (3) "?" to the requested URL.

tinc 1.0pre3 and 1.0pre4 allows remote attackers to inject data into user sessions by sniffing and replaying packets.

The glob functionality in ProFTPD 1.2.1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via commands with large numbers of wildcard and other special characters, as demonstrated using an ls command with multiple (1) "*/..", (2) "*/.*", or (3) ".*./*?/" sequences in the argument.

Check Point VPN-1 4.1SP4 using SecuRemote returns different error messages for valid and invalid users, with prompts that vary depending on the authentication method being used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks.

Opera 5.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

Mozilla 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

Open Projects Network Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon u2.10.05.18 does not perform a double-reverse DNS lookup, which allows remote attackers to spoof any valid hostname on the Internet.

One-Time Passwords In Everything (a.k.a OPIE) 2.32 and 2.4 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of user accounts by printing random passphrases if the user account does not exist and static passphrases if the user account does exist.

Directory traversal vulnerability in zml.cgi allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

Buffer overflow in cron in Caldera UnixWare 7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a command line argument.

pt_chmod in Solaris 8 does not call fdetach to reset terminal privileges when users log out of terminals, which allows local users to write to other users' terminals by modifying the ACL of a TTY.

Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd.

Pathways Homecare 6.5 uses weak encryption for user names and passwords, which allows local users to gain privileges by recovering the passwords from the pwhc.ini file.

Slashcode 2.0 creates new accounts with an 8-character random password, which could allow local users to obtain session ID's from cookies and gain unauthorized access via a brute force attack.

run.cgi in Webmin 0.80 and 0.88 creates temporary files with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

geteuid in Itanium Architecture (IA) running on HP-UX 11.20 does not properly identify a user's effective user id, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in lpstat in SCO OpenServer 5.0 through 5.0.6a allows local users to execute arbitrary code as group bin via a long command line argument.

Unknown vulnerability in the file system protection subsystem in HP Secure OS Software for Linux 1.0 allows additional user privileges on some files beyond what is specified in the file system protection rules, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations on restricted files.

popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute commands as the pop user via a symlink attack on the -trace file option.

The Domain gateway in BEA Tuxedo 7.1 does not perform authorization checks for imported services and qspaces on remote domains, even when an ACL exists, which allows users to access services in a remote domain.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comments action in index.php in easyNews 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the zeit parameter.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 5.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) uname parameter in user.php, (2) ttitle, letter and file parameters in modules.php, (3) subject, story and storyext parameters in submit.php, (4) upload parameter in admin.php and (5) fname parameter in friend.php.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DMOZGateway module for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the topic parameter.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in im.php in IMessenger for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a message.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpReview 0.9.0 rc2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via user-submitted reviews.

** DISPUTED ** RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 allows local users to create a spoofed named pipe when the service is stopped, then capture cleartext usernames and passwords when clients connect to the service.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user.php in PostNuke 0.64 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uname parameter.

Unknown vulnerability in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and earlier allows local users to modify critical information such as certain CPU registers and segment descriptors.

Windows XP with fast user switching and account lockout enabled allows local users to deny user account access by setting the fast user switch to the same user (self) multiple times, which causes other accounts to be locked out.

Point to Point Protocol daemon (pppd) in MacOS x 10.0 and 10.1 through 10.1.5 provides the username and password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain authentication information via the ps command.

setrlimit in HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, 10.24, 10.20, 11.00, 11.04 and 11.11 does not properly enforce core file size on processes after setuid or setgid privileges are dropped, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service by exhausting available disk space.

Win32k.sys (aka Graphics Device Interface (GDI)) in Windows 2000 and XP allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by calling the ShowWindow function after receiving a WM_NCCREATE message.

The uipc system calls (uipc_syscalls.c) in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 provide user mode return instead of versus rval kernel mode values to the fdrelease function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and trigger a null dereference.

Linux kernel 2.2.19 enables CAP_SYS_RESOURCE for setuid processes, which allows local users to exceed disk quota restrictions during execution of setuid programs.

CentraOne 5.2 and Centra ASP with basic authentication enabled creates world-writable base64 encoded log files, which allows local users to obtain cleartext passwords from decoded log files and impersonate users.

Tiny Personal Firewall 1.0 and 2.0 allows local users to bypass filtering via non-standard TCP packets created with non-Windows protocol adapters.

ZoneAlarm 2.1 through 2.6 and ZoneAlarm Pro 2.4 and 2.6 allows local users to bypass filtering via non-standard TCP packets created with non-Windows protocol adapters.

mod_usertrack in Apache 1.3.11 through 1.3.20 generates session ID's using predictable information including host IP address, system time and server process ID, which allows local users to obtain session ID's and bypass authentication when these session ID's are used for authentication.

easyNews 1.5 and earlier stores administration passwords in cleartext in settings.php, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain access.

Xircom REX 6000 allows local users to obtain the 10 digit PIN by starting a serial monitor, connecting to the personal digital assistant (PDA) via Rextools, and capturing the cleartext PIN.

RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 only creates one session instance at a time, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (RunAs hang) by creating a named pipe session with the authentication server without any request for service.

** DISPUTED ** RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command.

The finger daemon (in.fingerd) in Sun Solaris 2.5 through 8 and SunOS 5.5 through 5.8 allows remote attackers to list all accounts on a host by typing finger 'a b c d e f g h'@host.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 6.0 could allow local users to differentiate between alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters used in a password by pressing certain control keys that jump between non-alphanumeric characters, which makes it easier to conduct a brute-force password guessing attack.

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command.

smcboot in Sun SMC (Sun Management Center) 2.0 in Solaris 8 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/smc$SMC_PORT.