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Sample Internet Data Query (IDQ) scripts in IIS 3 and 4 allow remote attackers to read files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

The PMTU discovery procedure used by HP-UX 10.30 and 11.00 for determining the optimum MTU generates large amounts of traffic in response to small packets, allowing remote attackers to cause the system to be used as a packet amplifier.

Buffer overflow in vchkpw/vpopmail POP authentication package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long username or password.

An installation of Red Hat uses DES password encryption with crypt() for the initial password, instead of md5.

IIS allows local users to cause a denial of service via invalid regular expressions in a Visual Basic script in an ASP page.

A Windows NT system does not clear the system page file during shutdown, which might allow sensitive information to be recorded.

Buffer overflow in the conversion utilities for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Word 5 documents allows an attacker to execute commands, aka the "Malformed Conversion Data" vulnerability.

The BSD make program allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack when the -j option is being used.

HP VirtualVault with the PHSS_17692 patch allows unprivileged processes to bypass access restrictions via the Trusted Gateway Proxy (TGP).

The W3C CERN httpd HTTP server allows remote attackers to determine the real pathnames of some commands via a request for a nonexistent URL.

Netopia Timbuktu Pro sends user IDs and passwords in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain them via sniffing.

Buffer overflow in UnixWare ppptalk command allows local users to gain privileges via a long prompt argument.

cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the filename in a parameter to the script.

cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed URL that includes shell metacharacters.

Buffer overflow in InetServ 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long GET request.

Visual Casel (Vcasel) does not properly prevent users from executing files, which allows local users to use a relative pathname to specify an alternate file which has an approved name and possibly gain privileges.

VMWare 1.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.

WebSite Pro allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of webdirectories via a malformed URL request.

Super Mail Transfer Package (SMTP), later called MsgCore, has a memory leak which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeating multiple HELO, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, and DATA commands in the same session.

Netscape Navigator uses weak encryption for storing a user's Netscape mail password.

NtImpersonateClientOfPort local procedure call in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to gain privileges, aka "Spoofed LPC Port Request."

get_it program in Corel Linux Update allows local users to gain root access by specifying an alternate PATH for the cp program.

Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for Communicator to use an SSL connection, allowing a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.

MySQL allows local users to modify passwords for arbitrary MySQL users via the GRANT privilege.

CyberCash Merchant Connection Kit (MCK) allows local users to modify files via a symlink attack.

IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions.

PowerScripts PlusMail CGI program allows remote attackers to execute commands via a password file with improper permissions.

Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL within an ICQ message.

AIX techlibss allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Hotmail does not properly filter JavaScript code from a user's mailbox, which allows a remote attacker to execute the code by using hexadecimal codes to specify the javascript: protocol, e.g. jAvascript.

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.

Internet Explorer 5 does not modify the security zone for a document that is being loaded into a window until after the document has been loaded, which could allow remote attackers to execute Javascript in a different security context while the document is loading.

Macros in War FTP 1.70 and 1.67b2 allow local or remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute commands.

Buffer overflow in Solaris chkperm command allows local users to gain root access via a long -n option.

CuteFTP uses weak encryption to store password information in its tree.dat file.

IMail IMONITOR status.cgi CGI script allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service with many calls to status.cgi.

Network HotSync program in Handspring Visor does not have authentication, which allows remote attackers to retrieve email and files.

The Bluestone Sapphire web server allows session hijacking via easily guessable session IDs.

After an unattended installation of Windows NT 4.0, an installation file could include sensitive information such as the local Administrator password.

KDE K-Mail allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in temporary user directories.

Buffer overflow in Netscape Enterprise Server and FastTrask Server allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long HTTP GET request.

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD fts library routines allows local user to modify arbitrary files via the periodic program.

Race condition in Samba smbmnt allows local users to mount file systems in arbitrary locations.

Linux xmonisdn package allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS or PATH environmental variables.

Windows NT Service Control Manager (SCM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed argument in a resource enumeration request.

The Allaire Spectra Configuration Wizard allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly resubmitting data collections for indexing via a URL.

Microsoft Commercial Internet System (MCIS) IMAP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed IMAP request.

Cold Fusion CFCACHE tag places temporary cache files within the web document root, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information.

PHP3 with safe_mode enabled does not properly filter shell metacharacters from commands that are executed by popen, which could allow remote attackers to execute commands.