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Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via functions such as gettext and catopen.

Directory traversal vulnerability in scp for OpenSSH before 3.4p1 allows remote malicious servers to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: this may be a rediscovery of CVE-2000-0992.

Race condition in the creation of a Unix domain socket in GNOME esound 0.2.19 and earlier allows a local user to change the permissions of arbitrary files and directories, and gain additional privileges, via a symlink attack.

Interactions between the CIFS Browser Protocol and NetBIOS as implemented in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 allow remote attackers to modify dynamic NetBIOS name cache entries via a spoofed Browse Frame Request in a unicast or UDP broadcast datagram.

xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 does not properly launch a web browser for embedded URL's, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a URL that contains shell metacharacters.

xpdf PDF viewer client earlier than 0.91 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The faxrunq and faxrunqd in the mgetty package allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack which creates a symlink in from /var/spool/fax/outgoing/.last_run to the target file.

IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.

Zope before 2.2.1 does not properly restrict access to the getRoles method, which allows users who can edit DTML to add or modify roles by modifying the roles list that is included in a request.

umb-scheme 3.2-11 for Red Hat Linux is installed with world-writeable files.

Buffer overflow in mopd (Maintenance Operations Protocol loader daemon) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long file name.

mopd (Maintenance Operations Protocol loader daemon) does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling /bin/mail to send an error report, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the "interactive" environmental variable and calling suidperl with a filename that contains the escape sequence.

ntop running in web mode allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

DiskCheck script diskcheck.pl in Red Hat Linux 6.2 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

The SalesLogix Eviewer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by accessing the URL for the slxweb.dll administration program, which does not authenticate the user.

Netscape Communicator and Navigator 4.04 through 4.74 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using a Java applet to open a connection to a URL using the "file", "http", "https", and "ftp" protocols, as demonstrated by Brown Orifice.

The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.

The NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS) protocol does not perform authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a spoofed Name Conflict or Name Release datagram, aka the "NetBIOS Name Server Protocol Spoofing" vulnerability.

Vulnerability in gpm in Caldera Linux allows local users to delete arbitrary files or conduct a denial of service.

AnalogX SimpleServer:WWW 1.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a modified .. (dot dot) attack that uses the %2E URL encoding for the dots.

Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by specifying a malicious .dll using the Register.ID function, aka the "Excel REGISTER.ID Function" vulnerability.

Buffer overflow in AnalogX proxy server 4.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command in the FTP protocol.

Buffer overflow in AnalogX proxy server 4.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long HELO command in the SMTP protocol.

Buffer overflow in AnalogX proxy server 4.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long USER command in the POP3 protocol.

Buffer overflow in AnalogX proxy server 4.04 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long user ID in a SOCKS4 CONNECT request.

The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.

IBM WebSphere allows remote attackers to read source code for executable web files by directly calling the default InvokerServlet using a URL which contains the "/servlet/file" string.

Netscape Communicator 4.73 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a JPEG image containing a comment with an illegal field length of 1.

Roxen web server earlier than 2.0.69 allows allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions, list directory contents, and read source code by inserting a null character (%00) to the URL.

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by executing an MLST command before logging into the server.

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows remote attackers to obtain the real pathname for a file by executing a STATUS (STAT) command while the file is being transferred.

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by using the RESTART (REST) command and writing beyond the end of a file, or writing to a file that does not exist, via commands such as STORE UNIQUE (STOU), STORE (STOR), or APPEND (APPE).

WFTPD and WFTPD Pro 2.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by executing a STAT command while the LIST command is still executing.

pam_console PAM module in Linux systems allows a user to access the system console and reboot the system when a display manager such as gdm or kdm has XDMCP enabled.

Buffer overflow in Winamp 2.64 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long #EXTINF: extension in the M3U playlist.

Microsoft Outlook Express allows remote attackers to monitor a user's email by creating a persistent browser link to the Outlook Express windows, aka the "Persistent Mail-Browser Link" vulnerability.

The default configuration of Jakarta Tomcat does not restrict access to the /admin context, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by directly calling the administrative servlets to add a context for the root directory.

Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000, and Outlook Express 4.0x and 5.0x, allow remote attackers to read files on the client's system via a malformed HTML message that stores files outside of the cache, aka the "Cache Bypass" vulnerability.

Buffer overflow in Webfind CGI program in O'Reilly WebSite Professional web server 2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a URL containing a long "keywords" parameter.

HP JetDirect printers versions G.08.20 and H.08.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed FTP quote command.

LPRng 3.6.x improperly installs lpd as setuid root, which can allow local users to append lpd trace and logging messages to files.

Top Layer AppSwitch 2500 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed ICMP packets.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long Date field in an email header, aka the "Malformed E-mail Header" vulnerability.

BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.

Buffer overflow in Alibaba web server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long GET request.

NetZero 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption for storing a user's login information, which allows a local user to decrypt the password.

Vulnerability in Mandrake Linux usermode package allows local users to to reboot or halt the system.

Buffer overflow in the web archive component of L-Soft Listserv 1.8d and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long query string.

IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to obtain fragments of source code by appending a +.htr to the URL, a variant of the "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability.