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Solaris Solstice AdminSuite (AdminSuite) 2.1 follows symbolic links when updating an NIS database, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Directory traversal vulnerability in carbo.dll in iCat Carbo Server 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the icatcommand parameter.

Arbitrary command execution via buffer overflow in Count.cgi (wwwcount) cgi-bin program.

buffer overflow in HP xlock program.

Buffer overflow in the HTML library used by Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows Explorer via the res: local resource protocol.

Denial of service of inetd on Linux through SYN and RST packets.

SGI permissions program allows local users to gain root privileges.

SGI syserr program allows local users to corrupt files.

The open() function in FreeBSD allows local attackers to write to arbitrary files.

Various vulnerabilities in the AIX portmir command allows local users to obtain root access.

AIX piodmgrsu command allows local users to gain additional group privileges.

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in Rainbow Six Multiplayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long nickname (nick) command.

Buffer overflow in OSF Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) security demon (secd) in IRIX 6.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a long principal, group, or organization.

Buffer overflow in AIX xdat gives root access to local users.

CGI PHP mylog script allows an attacker to read any file on the target server.

Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

CGI PHP mlog script allows an attacker to read any file on the target server.

IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle the SIGABRT (abort) signal, which allows local users to crash the server (imapd) via certain sequences of commands, which causes a core dump that may contain sensitive password information.

sort creates temporary files and follows symbolic links, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files that are writable by the user running sort, as observed in updatedb and other programs that use sort.

HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, can be configured without a password, which allows remote attackers to connect to the printer and change its IP address or disable logging.

HP Laserjet printers with JetDirect cards, when configured with TCP/IP, allow remote attackers to bypass print filters by directly sending PostScript documents to TCP ports 9099 and 9100.

File creation and deletion, and remote execution, in the BSD line printer daemon (lpd).

All records in a WINS database can be deleted through SNMP for a denial of service.

Buffer overflow in AIX rcp command allows local users to obtain root access.

Vulnerability in telnet service in HP-UX 10.30 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Some classic Cisco IOS devices have a vulnerability in the PPP CHAP authentication to establish unauthorized PPP connections.

Denial of service in Slmail v2.5 through the POP3 port.

nis_cachemgr for Solaris NIS+ allows attackers to add malicious NIS+ servers.

Solaris sysdef command allows local users to read kernel memory, potentially leading to root privileges.

Vulnerability in HP-UX mediainit program.

In SunOS or Solaris, a remote user could connect from an FTP server's data port to an rlogin server on a host that trusts the FTP server, allowing remote command execution.

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

Buffer overflow in NCSA HTTP daemon v1.3 allows remote command execution.

DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-1999-1584, CVE-1999-1586. Reason: This candidate combined references from one issue with the description from another issue. Notes: Users should consult CVE-1999-1584 and CVE-1999-1586 to obtain the appropriate name. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage

Race condition in wu-ftpd and BSDI ftpd allows remote attackers to gain root access via the SITE EXEC command.

The NeXT NetInfo _writers property allows local users to gain root privileges or conduct a denial of service.

Race condition in xterm allows local users to modify arbitrary files via the logging option.

Oracle Webserver 2.1 and earlier runs setuid root, but the configuration file is owned by the oracle account, which allows any local or remote attacker who obtains access to the oracle account to gain privileges or modify arbitrary files by modifying the configuration file.

The ARP protocol allows any host to spoof ARP replies and poison the ARP cache to conduct IP address spoofing or a denial of service.

The asynchronous I/O facility in 4.4 BSD kernel does not check user credentials when setting the recipient of I/O notification, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by using certain ioctl and fcntl calls to cause the signal to be sent to an arbitrary process ID.

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in FTP by issuing multiple PASV commands, causing the server to run out of available ports.

Lotus cc:Mail release 8 stores the postoffice password in plaintext in a hidden file which has insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

The handler CGI program in IRIX allows arbitrary command execution.

IIS newdsn.exe CGI script allows remote users to overwrite files.

Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the IOERROR.mytty file.

HP-UX 9.x and 10.x running X windows may allow local attackers to gain privileges via (1) vuefile, (2) vuepad, (3) dtfile, or (4) dtpad, which do not authenticate users.