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umapfs allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their uid through a malicious mount_umap program.

suidperl in Linux Perl does not check the nosuid mount option on file systems, allowing local users to gain root access by placing a setuid script in a mountable file system, e.g. a CD-ROM or floppy disk.

The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.

The HTTP server in Cisco 7xx series routers 3.2 through 4.2 is enabled by default, which allows remote attackers to change the router's configuration.

Vulnerability in Cisco 7xx series routers allows a remote attacker to cause a system reload via a TCP connection to the router's TELNET port.

Auto-update feature of Macromedia Shockwave 7 transmits a user's password and hard disk information back to Macromedia.

64 bit Solaris 7 procfs allows local users to perform a denial of service.

Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing ICMP redirect messages from a router, which causes Windows to change its routing tables.

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Buffer overflow in /usr/bin/write in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a long string in the terminal name argument.

Seapine Software TestTrack server allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (high CPU) via (1) TestTrackWeb.exe and (2) ttcgi.exe by connecting to port 99 and disconnecting without sending any data.

Several startup scripts in SCO OpenServer Enterprise System v 5.0.4p, including S84rpcinit, S95nis, S85tcp, and S89nfs, are vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing a local user to gain root access.

The cancel command in Solaris 2.6 (i386) has a buffer overflow that allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.

IMail POP3 daemon uses weak encryption, which allows local users to read files.

Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

Denial of service in Cisco IOS web server allows attackers to reboot the router using a long URL.

Solaris syslogd crashes when receiving a message from a host that doesn't have an inverse DNS entry.

Denial of service of Ascend routers through port 150 (remote administration).

When the Microsoft SMTP service attempts to send a message to a server and receives a 4xx error code, it quickly and repeatedly attempts to redeliver the message, causing a denial of service.

The Lotus Notes 4.5 client may send a copy of encrypted mail in the clear across the network if the user does not set the "Encrypt Saved Mail" preference.

Cisco Catalyst LAN switches running Catalyst 5000 supervisor software allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service by forcing the supervisor module to reload.

Domain Enterprise Server Management System (DESMS) in HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges.

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WebRamp systems by sending a malicious string to the HTTP port.

Denial of service Netscape Enterprise Server with VirtualVault on HP-UX VVOS systems.

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

Microsoft Personal Web Server and FrontPage Personal Web Server in some Windows systems allows a remote attacker to read files on the server by using a nonstandard URL.

ftp on HP-UX 11.00 allows local users to gain privileges.

MC/ServiceGuard and MC/LockManager in HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges through SAM.

A weak encryption algorithm is used for passwords in SCO TermVision, allowing them to be easily decrypted by a local user.

The libmediatool library used for the KDE mediatool allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

In Linux before version 2.0.36, remote attackers can spoof a TCP connection and pass data to the application layer before fully establishing the connection.

Linux 2.2.3 and earlier allow a remote attacker to perform an IP fragmentation attack, causing a denial of service.

The byte code verifier component of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows remote execution through malicious web pages.

Netmanager Chameleon SMTPd has several buffer overflows that cause a crash.

The default permissions of /dev/kmem in Linux versions before 2.0.36 allows IP spoofing.

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WebRamp systems by sending a malicious UDP packet to port 5353, changing its IP address.

A buffer overflow in the SGI X server allows local users to gain root access through the X server font path.

super 3.11.6 and other versions have a buffer overflow in the syslog utility which allows a local user to gain root access.

Files created from interactive shell sessions in Cobalt RaQ microservers (e.g. .bash_history) are world readable, and thus are accessible from the web server.

SLMail 3.1 and 3.2 allows local users to access any file in the NTFS file system when the Remote Administration Service (RAS) is enabled by setting a user's Finger File to point to the target file, then running finger on the user.

OpenBSD crash using nlink value in FFS and EXT2FS filesystems.

Vulnerability in HP Camera component of HP DCE/9000 in HP-UX 9.x allows attackers to gain root privileges.

Buffer overflow in OpenBSD ping.

InterScan VirusWall for Solaris doesn't scan files for viruses when a single HTTP request includes two GET commands.

Microsoft Taskpads allows remote web sites to execute commands on the visiting user's machine via certain methods that are marked as Safe for Scripting.

Process table attack in Unix systems allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service by filling a machine's process tables through multiple connections to network services.

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in WinGate machines using a buffer overflow in the Winsock Redirector Service.

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.