Summary of Security Items from November 3 through November 9, 2004
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded in the past week. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores.
Vulnerabilities are based on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) standard. The division of high, medium, and low severities correspond to the following scores:
- High: vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 7.0–10.0
- Medium: vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 4.0–6.9
- Low: vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 0.0–3.9
Entries may include additional information provided by organizations and efforts sponsored by CISA. This information may include identifying information, values, definitions, and related links. Patch information is provided when available. Please note that some of the information in the bulletin is compiled from external, open-source reports and is not a direct result of CISA analysis.
This bulletin provides a summary of new or updated vulnerabilities, exploits, trends, viruses, and trojans. Updates to items appearing in previous bulletins are listed in bold text. The text in the Risk column appears in red for vulnerabilities ranking High. The risks levels applied to vulnerabilities in the Cyber Security Bulletin are based on how the "system" may be impacted. The Recent Exploit/Technique table contains a "Workaround or Patch Available" column that indicates whether a workaround or patch has been published for the vulnerability which the script exploits.
Bugs,
Holes, & Patches
The table below summarizes vulnerabilities that have been identified, even if they are not being exploited. Complete details about patches or workarounds are available from the source of the information or from the URL provided in the section. CVE numbers are listed where applicable. Vulnerabilities that affect both Windows and Unix Operating Systems are included in the Multiple Operating Systems section.
Note: All the information included in the following tables has been discussed in newsgroups and on web sites.
The Risk levels defined below are based on how the system may be impacted:
- High - A high-risk vulnerability is defined as one that will allow an intruder to immediately gain privileged access (e.g., sysadmin or root) to the system or allow an intruder to execute code or alter arbitrary system files. An example of a high-risk vulnerability is one that allows an unauthorized user to send a sequence of instructions to a machine and the machine responds with a command prompt with administrator privileges.
- Medium - A medium-risk vulnerability is defined as one that will allow an intruder immediate access to a system with less than privileged access. Such vulnerability will allow the intruder the opportunity to continue the attempt to gain privileged access. An example of medium-risk vulnerability is a server configuration error that allows an intruder to capture the password file.
- Low - A low-risk vulnerability is defined as one that will provide information to an intruder that could lead to further compromise attempts or a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. It should be noted that while the DoS attack is deemed low from a threat potential, the frequency of this type of attack is very high. DoS attacks against mission-critical nodes are not included in this rating and any attack of this nature should instead be considered to be a "High" threat.
Vendor & Software Name | Vulnerability - Impact Patches - Workarounds Attacks Scripts | Common Name |
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ArGoSoft FTP Server 1.4.x | A vulnerability with an unknown impact exists due to an error which allows shortcut ('.lnk') files to be uploaded. Update to version 1.4.2.2: http://www.argosoft.com/ftpserver/download.aspx We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | ArGoSoft FTP Server Shortcut Upload | Not Specified | Secunia Advisory ID, SA13063, November 2, 2004 |
Cisco Secure Access Control Server 3.3.1 | A vulnerability exists in the processing of EAP-TLS authentication data that could permit a remote malicious user to gain access to the network. A remote user can supply a certificate that is cryptographically correct (i.e., with all the proper fields and information) and has a valid username to gain access to the network, even if the certificate is not signed by a trusted authority. The vendor has issued a fixed version (3.3.2). Users can upgrade or can replace the current CSCRL.dll Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL) in the Windows System32 folder with a fixed DLL and restart Cisco Secure ACS for Windows. Replacing the DLL fixes the problem and does not require a full upgrade. Upgrades available at: www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/ There is no exploit code required. | Cisco Secure Access Control Server EAP-TLS Authentication | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012046, November 2, 2004 |
Merak Mail Server 7.5.2 and 7.6.0 with Icewarp Web Mail | Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Merak Mail Server with IceWarp Web Mail. A remote malicious user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks and a remote authenticated user can rename and delete files on the target system. Among other errors, several scripts do not properly validate user-supplied input, including send.html, attachment.html, and folderitem.html. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | IceWarp Merak Mail Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012099, November 5, 2004 |
Kerio Personal Firewall 4.1.2 and prior | A vulnerability exists that could permit a remote malicious user to cause Denial of Service conditions. There is a packet processing flaw that can trigger 100% CPU utilization on the target system. The vendor has issued a fixed version (4.1.2), available at: http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Kerio Personal Firewall Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012116, November 8, 2004 |
ISA Server 2000, Proxy Server 2.0 | A spoofing vulnerability exists that could enable a malicious user to spoof trusted Internet content. Users could believe they are accessing trusted Internet content when in reality they are accessing malicious Internet content, for example a malicious web site. Updates available at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Microsoft Servers Spoofing CVE Name: | Low | Microsoft Security Bulletin, MS04-039, November 9, 2004 |
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, | A remote buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to insufficient boundary checks performed by the application and results in a Denial of Service condition. Arbitrary code execution may be possible as well.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. An exploit script has been published. | Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed IFRAME Remote Buffer Overflow | Low/High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | SecurityFocus, Bugtraq ID 11515, October 25, 2004 Packetstorm, November 4, 2004 |
Internet Explorer 6 | Two vulnerabilities exist in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a user's system, link to local resources, and bypass a security feature in Microsoft Windows XP SP2.The two vulnerabilities in combination with actions in the ActiveX Data Object (ADO) model can write arbitrary files can be exploited to compromise a user's system. Microsoft advises customers who have applied the latest Internet Explorer update, MS04-038, to set the 'Drag and Drop or copy and paste files' option in the Internet and Intranet zone to 'Disable' or 'Prompt.' No patch is currently available. Additional Proof of Concept exploits have been published. | High | Secunia Advisory,: SA12889, October 20, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note #630720, October 22, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note #207264, October 19, 2004 SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: 11467, November 1, 2004 | |
Internet Explorer | Microsoft Internet Explorer does not properly display the location of HTML documents in the status bar. A malicious user could exploit this behavior to mislead users into revealing sensitive information. A vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Internet Explorer interprets HTML to determine the correct URL to display in the browser's status bar.
There is no complete solution to this problem. Install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Microsoft Windows XP SP2 does not appear to be affected by this vulnerability. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Microsoft Internet Explorer IFRAME Elements Interpretation | Medium | US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#960454, November 4, 2004 |
Internet Explorer | Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running IE. A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the way IE handles the SRC and NAME attributes of FRAME, IFRAME and EMBED elements. There is no complete solution to this problem. Install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Microsoft Windows XP SP2 does not appear to be affected by this vulnerability. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Microsoft Internet Explorer FRAME, IFRAME, and EMBED Elements Buffer Overflow | High | US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#842160, November 9, 2004 |
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Internet Information Services 5.0, Internet Information Services 5.1, Internet Information Services 6.0; Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers, IP600 Media Servers, Modular Messaging (MSS) 1.1, (MSS) 2.0, | A Denial of Service vulnerability exists that could allow a malicious user to send a specially crafted WebDAV request to a server that is running IIS and WebDAV. A malicious user could cause WebDAV to consume all available memory and CPU time on an affected server. The IIS service would have to be restarted to restore functionality. Updates available at:
href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-030.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ Avaya customers are advised to follow Microsoft's guidance for applying patches.http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.groupID= Additional exploit scripts has been published.
| Low | Microsoft Security Bulletin, MS04-030, October 12, 2004 US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA04-286A, October 12, 2004 SecurityFocus, October 20, 2004 SecurityFocus, November 2, 2004 | |
Forum Web Server 2.0
| Two vulnerabilities exist which can be exploited to disclose sensitive information. An input validation error makes it possible for malicious people to access arbitrary files outside the web root via directory traversal attacks. User credentials are stored in clear text in the "Username.ini" file, which is readable by any local user on the system. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | minihttpserver Forum Web Server Directory Traversal & Clear Text Disclosure | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13078, November 3, 2004 |
Nortel Contivity Multi-OS VPN Client 4.91 | A vulnerability exists in Nortel Contivity VPN Client, potentially allowing malicious users to open a VPN tunnel to the client. When the Contivity VPN Client establishes a connection to a gateway, the gateway certificate isn't checked before the user answers a dialog box. While the dialog box is displayed to the user, the VPN tunnel remains open allowing the gateway network access to the client system. Nortel reports that this issue is resolved in Contivity VPN Client for Windows versions V5.01_030 and later. Updates available at: http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp? We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Nortel Contivity VPN Client Open Tunnel Certificate Verification | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA12881, October 20, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#830214, November 8, 2004 |
WinRAR 3.40 and prior | A vulnerability exists which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the 'Repair Archive' feature. Update to version 3.41: http://www.rarlabs.com/download.htm We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | RARlabs WinRAR 'Repair Archive' Feature Compromise | Medium | NGS Research, November 2, 2004 |
602LAN SUITE 2004.0.04.0909 and prior versions | A vulnerability exists that could permit a remote malicious user to cause a Denial of Service. A remote user can submit an HTTP POST request with a specially crafted Content-Length value and then close the connection before sending the specified amount of data to consume excessive CPU and memory resources on the target system.
Upgrade to version 2004.0.04.1104 at: http://www.software602.com/ A Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | Software602 602LAN SUITE Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityFocus, Bugtraq ID, 11615, November 6, 2004 |
MiniShare Buffer 1.4.1 and prior | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists that could allow a remote malicious user to execute arbitrary code on the target system. A remote user can submit a specially crafted, long HTTP GET request to trigger the overflow and execute arbitrary code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Sourceforge.net MiniShare Buffer Overflow | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012106, November 7, 2004 |
Norton Anti-Virus 2004, 2005 | A vulnerability was reported in Norton Anti-Virus in the script blocking feature. A remote user can create specially crafted scripting code to bypass the security mechanisms and take malicious actions on the target user's system. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Symantec Norton Anti-Virus Script Blocking Bypass | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012079, November 4, 2004 |
Symantec LiveUpdate 1.80.19.0, 2.5.56.0 | A vulnerability exists which may allow a malicious user to cause Denial of Service conditions in certain cases. Tithe LiveUpdate decompression routine does not check for uncompressed file sizes before attempting to decompress a downloaded LiveUpdate zip file and does not properly validate directory names before creating the directories on the target system. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Symantec LiveUpdate Zip Decompression Routine Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012095, November 5, 2004 |
MailPost 5.1.1 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose some system information and conduct cross-site scripting attacks. Vulnerabilities are due to input validation errors in 'mailpost.exe' and due to improper behavior in 'mailpost.exe' when supplying a specially crafted '*debug*' parameter. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | TIPPS MailPost Multiple Vulnerabilities | Medium/ High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | US-CERT VU#596046, VU#107998, VU#306086, VU#858726, November 3, 2004 |
LithTech Engine
| A format string vulnerability exists in the LithTech Engine, used by many game software titles that could allow a remote malicious user to crash the game server. The method required to trigger the format string flaw may vary, depending on the game software using the engine. In some cases, authentication is required. Many games are affected, including the following: Alien vs Predator 2 v 1.0.9.6 and prior Of the affected games, Pure Jihad has implemented a fix in version 2.2.2. No solution is available for the the other games. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Touchdown LithTech Engine Format String | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012098, November 5, 2004 |
ScanMail | A vulnerability exists that could allow a remote malicious user to obtain potentially sensitive information or disable the anti-virus protection. A remote user may be able to access the 'smency.nsf' file to disable the anti-virus protection. The remote user may also be able to access other potentially sensitive files, including smconf.nsf, smhelp.nsf, and smadmr5.nsf. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Trend Micro ScanMail Sensitive File Disclosure CVE Name: | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012082, November 4, 2004 |
HELM Web Hosting Control Panel 3.1.19 and prior | Two input validation vulnerabilities exist in Helm Web Hosting Control Panel, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection and script insertion attacks. Helm fails to verify input passed to the 'messageToUserAccNum' parameter in the 'compose message' form. Also, input passed to the 'Subject' field in the 'compose message' form is not properly sanitized before being used. Update to version 3.1.20: A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | WebHost Automation HELM SQL injection & Cross-Site Scripting | High | Hat-Squad Advisory, November 2, 2004 |
| UNIX / Linux Operating Systems Only | ||||
Vendor & Software Name | Vulnerability - Impact Patches - Workarounds Attacks Scripts | Common Name | Risk | Source |
Cherokee HTTPD 0.1, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.2, 0.2.5-0.2.7, 0.4.6-0.4.8, 0.4.17 | A format string vulnerability exists in the 'cherokee_logger_ncsa_write_string()' function due to insufficient sanitization, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Update available at: ftp://alobbs.com/cherokee/0.4/0.4.17/ Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-02.xml We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Cherokee HTTPD Auth_Pam Authentication Remote Format String | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-02, November 1, 2004 |
| A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when a malicious user submits multiple specially crafted HTTP GET requests that contain spaces. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Apache Web Server Remote Denial of Service CVE Name: | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012083, November 4, 2004 |
Apache 2.0.35-2.0.52 | A vulnerability exists when the 'SSLCipherSuite' directive is used in a directory or location context to require a restricted set of cipher suites, which could let a remote malicious user bypass security policies and obtain sensitive information. OpenPKG: href="ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/">ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-21.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-21.xml Slackware: href="ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/">ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/ Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Mandrake: There is no exploit code required. | Medium | OpenPKG Security Advisory, OpenPKG-SA-2004.044, October 15, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200410-21, October 22, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-299-01, October 26, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:122, November 2, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:885, November 4, 2004 | |
Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.26‑1.3.29, 1.3.31; | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Apache mod_proxy when a ‘ContentLength:’ header is submitted that contains a large negative value, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Patches available at: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ OpenBSD: ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/ OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.0/ Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-16.xml Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories SGI: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/ Fedora Legacy: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/ Slackware: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/ Trustix: http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Apache Mod_Proxy Remote Buffer Overflow
CVE Name: | Low/High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | SecurityTracker Alert, 1010462, June 10, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200406-16, June 22, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:065, June 29, 2004 OpenPKG Security Advisory, OpenPKG-SA-2004.029, June 11, 2004 SGI Security Advisory, 20040605-01-U, June 21, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:1737, October 14, 2004 US-Cert Vulnerability Note VU#541310, October 19, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-299-01, October 26, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0056, November 5, 2004 |
Apache 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.46, 1.3.7 -dev, 1.3.9, 1.3.11, 1.3.12, 1.3.14, 1.3.17-1.3.20, 1.3.22-1.3.29, 1.3.31 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'get_tag()' function, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code. Gentoo: Slackware: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/s Trustix: http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Exploit scripts have been published. | High | SecurityFocus, October 20, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SA:2004-305-01, November 1, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-03, November 2, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0056, November 5, 2004 | |
Astaro Security Linux 4 | Several vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists in the PPTP server, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information; and a vulnerability exists because the firewall incorrectly responds to 'SYN-FIN' packets, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information. The vendor has issued a new version (4.024), available via Up2Date. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Astaro Security Linux System Information Disclosures | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13089, November 4, 2004 |
| Caolan McNamara & Dom Lachowicz wvWare version 0.7.4, 0.7.5, 0.7.6 and 1.0.0 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'strcat()' function call due to the insecure bounds checking, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Updates available at:
href="http://www.abisource.com/bonsai/cvsview2.cgi?diff_mode=context&whitespace_mode =show&root=/cvsroot&subdir=wv&command=DIFF_FRAMESET&root=/cvsroot&file=field.c&rev1=1.19&rev2=1.20">http://www.abisource.com/bonsai/ Fedora: href="http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/">http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/ Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-11.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-11.xml Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Conectiva: href="ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/">ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Debian: href="http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wv/">http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wv/ A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | High | Securiteam, July 11, 2004 iDEFENSE Security Advisory, July 9, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:863, September 10, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 550-1, September 20, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 579-1, November 1, 2004 | |
Email Filter 0.9 .0.5, 0.9 .0.4, 0.9 .0.3, 0.92, 0.92.4, 0.92.6, 0.92.7 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in 'quoted-printable decoder' due to a failure to handle malformed email headers.
Upgrades available at: There is no exploit code required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Bogofilter EMail Filter Remote Denial of Service CVE Name: | Low | Securiteam, November 3, 2004 |
Gentoo | Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in Gaim in the processing of the MSN protocol. A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system. Several remotely exploitable buffer overflows were reported in the MSN protocol parsing functions. Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-12.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-12.xml SuSE: href="http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_25_gaim.html">http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_25_gaim.html Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Rob Flynn: Slackware: Fedora Legacy: href="http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/">http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/ Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Gaim Buffer Overflows in Processing MSN Protocol
| High | SecurityTracker, 1010872, August 5, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:081, August 13, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-239-01, August 26, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:1237, October 16, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:885, November 4, 2004 |
gdlib 2.0.23, 2.0.26-2.0.28 | A vulnerability exists in the 'gdImageCreateFromPngCtx()' function when processing PNG images due to insufficient sanity checking on size values, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Ubuntu: Gentoo: An exploit script has been published. | GD Graphics Library Remote Integer Overflow CVE Name: | High | Secunia Advisory, Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-08, November 3, 2004 |
Linux 0.2.0_pre10 & prior versions | A vulnerability exists in the 'qpkg' Gentoolkit due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges. Update available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Gentoo Gentoolkit 'qpkg' Elevated Privileges | Medium/ High (High if root access can be obtained) | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-13:01, November 7, 2004 |
Linux 2.0.51-r2 & prior versions | A vulnerability exists in 'dispatch_conf' due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges. Update available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability.
| Gentoo Portage 'dispatch-conf' Elevated Privileges | Medium/ High (High if root access can be obtained) | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-13:01, November 7, 2004 |
groff 1.19 | A vulnerability exists due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could possibly let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files.
Trustix: ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Ubuntu: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ Gentoo: There is no exploit code required. | GNU Troff (Groff) Insecure Temporary File Creation CVE Name: | Medium | Trustix Secure Linux Bugfix Advisory, TSL-2004-0050, September 30, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice USN-13-1, November 1, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-15, November 8, 2 004 |
Haserl 0.4-0.4.2, 0.5, 0.5.1 | A vulnerability exists due to a design error that allows the manipulation of environment variables, which could let a remote malicious user manipulate information.
Upgrades available at: There is no exploit code required. | Haserl Environment Variable Manipulation | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13031, November 1, 2004 |
OpenView Operations for HP-UX 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, OpenView Operations for Solaris 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 | A vulnerability exists which could let a remote authenticated malicious user obtain elevated privileges. Patches available at: http://itrc.hp.com We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | HP OpenView Operations Remote Privilege Escalation | Medium | HP Security Bulletin, HPSBMA01092, November 2, 2004 |
ImageMagick 5.3.3, 5.4.3, 5.4.4.5, 5.4.7, 5.4.8 .2-1.1.0, 5.4.8, | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'EXIF' parsing routine due to a boundary error, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: Redhat: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-480.html Ubuntu: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/ Gentoo: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | ImageMagick Remote EXIF Parsing Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1011946, October 26, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-11:01, November 6, 2004 |
Zip 2.3 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when doing recursive compression of directories with 'zip,' which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Info-ZIP Zip Remote Recursive Directory Compression Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High | Bugtraq, November 3, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-18-1, November 5, 2004 |
DHCPD 2.0.pl5 | A format string vulnerability exists because user-supplied data is logged in an unsafe fashion, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | ISC DHCPD Package Remote Format String CVE Name: | High | Debian Security Advisory, DSA 584-1, November 4, 2004 |
Perl 5.8.3 | A vulnerability exists due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could possibly let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files.
Trustix: ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Ubuntu: There is no exploit code required. | Perl CVE Name: | Medium | Trustix Secure Linux Bugfix Advisory, TSL-2004-0050, September 30, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-16-1, November 3, 2004 |
LibTIFF 3.6.1 | Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists because a specially crafted image file can be created, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code; a remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in 'libtiff/tif_dirread.c' due to a division by zero error; and a vulnerability exists in the 'tif_next.c,' 'tif_thunder.c,' and 'tif_luv.c' RLE decoding routines, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Debian: Gentoo: href=" http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-11.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-11.xml Fedora:
href="http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/">http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/ OpenPKG: Trustix: href="ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/">ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php SuSE: href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ RedHat: href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-577.html">http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-577.html Slackware: Proofs of Concept exploits have been published. | LibTIFF Buffer Overflows CVE Name: | Low/High (High if arbitrary code can be execute) | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200410-11, October 13, 2004 Fedora Update Notification, OpenPKG Security Advisory, OpenPKG-SA-2004.043, October 14, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 567-1, October 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0054, October 15, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:109 & MDKSA-2004:111, October 20 & 21, 2004 SuSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:038, October 22, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:577-16, October 22, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-305-02, November 1, 2004 |
Debian Linux 3.0, sparc, s/390, ppc, mipsel, mips, m68k, 0 ia-64, ia-32, hppa, arm, alpha; Linux kernel 2.0.2, 2.4-2.4.26, 2.6-2.6.9 | A vulnerability exists in 'iptables.c' and 'ip6tables.c' due to a failure to load the required modules, which could lead to a false sense of security because firewall rules may not always be loaded.
Debian: Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php There is no exploit code required. | IpTables Initialization Failure CVE Name: | Medium | Debian Security Advisory, DSA 580-1 , November 1, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:125, November 4, 2004 |
Debian Debian Linux 3.0, s/390, ppc, mipsel, mips, m68k, ia‑64, ia‑32, hppa, arm, alpha; rsync 2.3.1, 2.3.2 -1.3, 2.3.2 -1.2, sparc, PPC, m68k, intel, ARM, alpha, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.3‑ 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.5.0‑ 2.5.7, 2.6 | A vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied path values, which could let a remote malicious user modify system information or obtain unauthorized access. Debian: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/rsync Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Rsync: http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.1.tar.gz Slackware: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/ Trustix: http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/ OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ RedHat: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-192.html SGI: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/ Apple: Fedora Legacy: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/ Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | RSync Path Validation
CVE Name: | Medium | Debian Security Advisory, DSA 499-1, May 2, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:042, May 11, 2004 OpenPKG Security Advisory , OpenPKG-SA-2004.025, May 21, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:192-06, May 19, 2004 SGI Security Advisories, 20040508-01-U & 20040509-01, May 28, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-124-01, May 3, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, 2004-0024, April 30, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:2003, September 30, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:881, November 1, 2004 |
Multiple Vendor rsync 2.6.2 and prior | A vulnerability exists in rsync when running in daemon mode with chroot disabled. A remote user may be able read or write files on the target system that are located outside of the module's path. A remote user can supply a specially crafted path to cause the path cleaning function to generate an absolute filename instead of a relative one. The flaw resides in the sanitize_path() function. Updates and patches are available at: href="http://rsync.samba.org/">http://rsync.samba.org/ SuSE: href="http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_26_rsync.html">http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_26_rsync.html Debian: href="http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-538">http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-538 Trustix: href="http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0042/">http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0042/ Fedora: Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.0/UPD/ TurboLinux: ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/TurboLinux/TurboLinux/ Fedora Legacy: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/ Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Rsync Input Validation Error in sanitize_path() May Let Remote Users Read or Write Arbitrary Files CVE Name: | High | SecurityTracker 1010940, August 12, 2004 rsync August 2004 Security Advisory SecurityFocus, September 1, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:2003, September 30, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:881, November 1, 2004 |
Gentoo Linux, 1.4; Rob Flynn Gaim 0.10 x, 0.10.3, 0.50-0.75, 0.78, 0.82, 0.82.1, 1.0, 1.0.1; Slackware Linux -current, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the processing of MSNSLP messages due to insufficient verification, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-23.xml Rob Flynn: RedHat: href=" ftp://updates.redhat.com">ftp://updates.redhat.com Slackware: Ubuntu:http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ Mandrake: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200410-23, October 25, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:604-01, October 20, 2004 Slackware Security Advisory, SSA:2004-296-01, October 22, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-8-1 October 27, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:117, November 1, 2004 | |
Linux kernel 2.6 -test1-test11, 2.6-l 2.6.8; SuSE Linux 9.1 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the iptables logging rules due to an integer underflow. Update available at: href=" http://kernel.org/">http://kernel.org/ SuSE: href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ A Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | Low | SuSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:037, October 20, 2004 Packetstorm, November 5, 2004 | |
LinuxPrinting.org Foomatic-Filters 3.03.0.2, 3.1; | A vulnerability exists in the foomatic-rip print filter due to insufficient validation of command-lines and environment variables, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary commands. Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php SuSE: href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse Trustix: href="ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/">ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Fedora: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-24.xml Sun: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Fedora Legacy: http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/ We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | High | Secunia Advisory, SA12557, September 16, 2004 Fedora Update Notification, Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200409-24, September 17, 2004 Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 57646, October 7, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:880, October 26, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:2076, November 5, 2004 | |
LVM Logical Volume Management Utilities 1.0.4, 1.0.7, 1.0.8 | A vulnerability exists due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could possibly let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files.
Trustix: ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Ubuntu: Debian: There is no exploit code required. | Trustix LVM Utilities Insecure Temporary File Creation CVE Name: | Medium | Trustix Secure Linux Bugfix Advisory, TSL-2004-0050, September 30, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-15-1, November 1, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 583-1, November 3, 2004 |
OpenBSD 3.4, 3.5; SuSE Linux 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, x86_64, 9.1, Linux Enterprise Server 9, 8; | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a stack overflow vulnerability exists in 'xpmParseColors()' in 'parse.c' when a specially crafted XPMv1 and XPMv2/3 file is submitted, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a stack overflow vulnerability exists in the 'ParseAndPutPixels()' function in -create.c' when reading pixel values, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; and an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the colorTable allocation in 'xpmParseColors()' in 'parse.c,' which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Debian: href="http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/imlib/">http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/imlib/ Mandrake:
href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php" OpenBSD: SuSE: href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ X.org: http://x.org/X11R6.8.1/ Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-34.xml IBM: href="http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fcgui.jsp">http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fcgui.jsp RedHat: href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html">http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html Avaya:
href="http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.groupID=128450&temp.selectedFamily=128451&temp.selectedProduct=154235&temp.selectedBucket=126655&temp.feedbackState=askForFeedback&temp.documentID=203389&PAGE=avaya.css.CSSLvl1Detail&executeTransaction=avaya.css.UsageUpdate()">http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple? Sun:
href="http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57652-1&searchclause=">http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do Mandrake: Proofs of Concept exploits have been published. | High | X.Org Foundation Security Advisory, September 16, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Notes, VU#537878 & VU#882750, September 30, 2004 SecurityFocus, October 4, 2004 SecurityFocus, October 18, 2004 Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 5765, October 18, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:124, November 2, 2004 | |
MySQL 3.20 .x, 3.20.32 a, 3.21 .x, 3.22 .x, 3.22.26-3.22.30, 3.22.32, 3.23 .x, 3.23.2-3.23.5, 3.23.8-3.23.10, 3.23.22-3.23.34, 3.23.36-3.23.56, 3.23.58, 4.0.0-4.0.15, 4.0.18, 4.0.20, 4.1 .0-alpha, 4.1 .0-0, 4.1.2 -alpha, 4.1.3 -beta, 4.1.3 -0, 5.0 .0-alpha, 5.0 .0-0 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'mysql_real_connect' function due to insufficient boundary checking, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service and possibly execute arbitrary code. Note: Computers using glibc on Linux and BSD platforms may not be vulnerable to this issue. Debian: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/ Trustix: http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Mandrake: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | MySQL Mysql_real_connect Function Remote Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High/Low (Low if a DoS) | Secunia Advisory, Debian Security Advisory, DSA 562-1, October 11, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0054, October 15, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:119, November 1, 2004 |
MySQL 3.23.49, 4.0.20 | A vulnerability exists in the 'mysqlhotcopy' script due to predictable files names of temporary files, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges. Debian: href="http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/">http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/ Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-02.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-02.xml SuSE: href="ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/">ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ RedHat: href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-569.html">http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-569.html OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Mandrake: There is no exploit code required. | Medium | Debian Security Advisory, DSA 540-1, August 18, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-02, September 1, 2004 SUSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:030, September 6, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, ,RHSA-2004:569-16, October 20, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:119, November 1, 2004 | |
MySQL 3.x, 4.x
| Two vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists due to an error in 'ALTER TABLE ... RENAME' operations because the 'CREATE/INSERT' rights of old tables are checked, which potentially could let a remote malicious user bypass security restrictions; and a remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when multiple threads issue 'alter' commands against 'merge' tables to modify the 'union.' Updates available at: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ Debian: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql Trustix: http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Mandrake: We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | MySQL Security Restriction Bypass & Remote Denial of Service CVE Names: | Low/ Medium (Low if a DoS; and Medium if security restrictions can be bypassed) | Secunia Advisory, SA12783, October 11, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0054, October 15, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:119, November 1, 2004 |
Netatalk Open Source Apple File Share Protocol Suite 1.5 pre6, 1.6.1, 1.6.4 | A vulnerability exists due to the insecure creation of temporary files, which could possibly let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files.
Trustix: ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-25.xml Mandrake: There is no exploit code required. | NetaTalk Insecure Temporary File Creation CVE Name: | Medium | Trustix Secure Linux Bugfix Advisory, TSL-2004-0050, September 30, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-25, October 25, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:121, November 2, 2004 |
PostgreSQL 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.1-7.1.3, 7.2-7.2.4, 7.3-7.3.4, 7.4, 7.4.3, 7.4.5 | A vulnerability exists in the RPM initialization script. The impact was not specified. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | PostgreSQL Unspecified RPM Initialization Script | Not Specified | SecurityFocus, November 1, 2004 |
proxytunnel 1.0.6, 1.1.3, 1.2.0, 1.2.2 | A format string vulnerability exists in the 'message()' function in 'messages.c' when running in daemon mode, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrade available at: Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-07.xml We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Proxytunnel Remote Format String | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-07, November 3, 2004 |
Qwikmail 0.3 | A vulnerability exists due to a format string error in 'qwik-smtpd.c,' which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Patch available at: http://qwikmail.sourceforge.net/ An exploit script has been published. | QwikMail Format String | High | Secunia Advisory, Packetstorm, November 10, 2004 |
Gaim 0.10 x, 0.10.3, 0.50-0.75 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service: a vulnerability exists during the installation of a smiley theme; a heap overflow vulnerability exists when processing data from a groupware server; a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the URI parsing utility; a buffer overflow vulnerability exists when performing a DNS query to obtain a hostname when signing on to zephyr; a buffer overflow vulnerability exists when processing Rich Text Format (RTF) messages; and a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'content-length' header when an excessive value is submitted. Fedora:
href="http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/"> Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-27.xml Rob Flynn: Slackware:
href="ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/gaim-0.82-i486-1.tgz ">ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/ Fedora Legacy: href="http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/">http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/ Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Low/High
(High if arbitrary code can be executed) | SecurityFocus, August 26, 2004 Fedora Legacy Update Advisory, FLSA:1237, October 16, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:110, October 21, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:884, November 4, 2004 | |
MailMonitor for SMTP 2.1 | A vulnerability exists when handling malformed email messages. The impact was not specified.
Updates available at: http://www.sophos.com/sophos/products http://www.sophos.com/sophos/products/full/ We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Sophos MailMonitor SMTP Email Handling | Not Specified | Sophos Support Knowledgebase Article, November 5, 2004 |
SpamAssassin 3.0.1 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when a malicious user submits a specially crafted email message that contains several domain addresses in the email body.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | SpamAssassin Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012071, November 3, 2004 |
Squid-cache.org Debian Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.0 PATCH2, 2.1 PATCH2, 2.3 STABLE5, 2.4 STABLE7, 2.4. 2.5 STABLE5, STABLE4, STABLE3, STABLE1 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in 'helpers/ntlm_auth/SMB/libntlmssp.c' in the ‘ntlm_check_auth()’ function due to insufficient validation, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Patches available at: http://www.squid-cache.org/~wessels/patch/libntlmssp.c.patch Fedora: Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-13.xml Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories RedHat: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-242.html SGI: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/ SuSE: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ Tinysofa: Trustix: http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Exploit script has been published. | Squid Proxy NTLM Buffer Overflow
CVE Name: | High | Fedora Update Notifications, FEDORA-2004-163 & 164, June 9, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200406-13, June 17, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:059, June 9, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:242-06, June 9, 2004 SGI Security Advisory, 20040604-01-U, June 21, 2004 SUSE Security Announcement, SuSE-SA:2004:016, June 9, 2004 Tinysofa Security Advisory, TSSA-2004-010, June 9, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0033, June 10, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:882, November 3, 2004 |
Squid 2.5-STABLE6, 3.0-PRE3-20040702; when compiled with SNMP support
| A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the 'asn_parse_header()' function in 'snmplib/asn1.c' due to an input validation error when handling certain negative length fields. Updates available at: href=" http://www.squid-cache.org/">http://www.squid-cache.org/ Fedora:
href="http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/">http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/ Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-15.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-15.xml Trustix: href="http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/">http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ RedHat: href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-591.html">http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-591.html Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Debian: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/squid/ OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Conectiva: Ubuntu: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Low | iDEFENSE Security Advisory, October 11, 2004 Fedora Update Notification, Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0054, October 15, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200410-15, October 18, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:591-04, October 20, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:112, October 21, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 576-1, October 29, 2004 OpenPKG Security Advisory, OpenPKG-SA-2004.048, October 29, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:882, November 3, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-19-1, November 6, 2004 | |
Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.0 PATCH2, 2.1 PATCH2, 2.3 STABLE5, 2.4, STABLE7, 2.5 STABLE1-STABLE6, Squid Web Proxy Cache 3.0 PRE1-PRE3 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in 'lib/ntlmauth.c' due to insufficient validation of negative values in the 'ntlm_fetch_string()' function. Patches available at: Gentoo: href="http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-04.xml">http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-04.xml Mandrake: href="http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php">http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php Trustix: href="http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/">http://http.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ RedHat: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-462.html TurboLinux: Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ Ubuntu: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Low | Secunia Advisory, SA12444, September 3, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:093, September 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0047, September 16, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:462-10, September 30, 2004 Turbolinux Security Announcement, October 5, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:882, November 3, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-19-1, November 6, 2004
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Subversion 1.0-1.0.7, 1.1 .0 rc1-rc3 | A vulnerability exists in the 'mod_authz_svn' module due to insufficient restricted access to metadata on unreadable paths, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information. Update available at: Fedora: Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-35.xml Conectiva: ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/ There is no exploit code required. | Subversion Mod_Authz_Svn Metadata Information Disclosure CVE Name: | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1011390, September 23, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200409-35, September 29, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:883, November 4, 2004 |
Technote
| A vulnerability exists in the 'main.cgi' script due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the 'filename' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary commands.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Technote 'main.cgi' Input Validation | High | SecurityTracker Alert I,: 1012117, November 8, 2004 |
Shadow 4.0-4.0.4
| A vulnerability exists in the in the 'chfn' and 'chsh' utilities due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input, which could let a remote malicious user bypass authentication.
Upgrades available at : Gentoo: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Shadow Authentication Bypass | Medium | SecurityFocus, October 28, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-09, November 4, 2004 |
Libxml2 2.6.12-2.6.14 | Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists in the 'xmlNanoFTPScanURL()' function in 'nanoftp.c' due to a boundary error, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a vulnerability exists in the 'xmlNanoFTPScanProxy()' function in 'nanoftp.c,' which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; and a vulnerability exists in the handling of DNS replies due to various boundary errors, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: OpenPKG: Trustix: ftp://ftp.trustix.org/pub/trustix/updates/ Fedora: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/ Gentoo: Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories OpenPKG: ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/ Trustix: Ubuntu: An exploit script has been published. | Libxml2 Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflows CVE Name: | High | SecurityTracker Alert I, : 1011941, October 28, 2004 Fedora Update Notification, Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-05, November 2,2 004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:127, November 4, 2004 OpenPKG Security Advisory, OpenPKG-SA-2004.050, November 1, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0055, November 1, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-10-1, November 1, 2004 |
yChat 0.1-0.6 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists due to some security issues when processing HTTP connections.
Upgrades available at: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | yChat HTTP Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012043, November 2, 2004 |
Ruby 1.8.x | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists due to an input validation error in Debian: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/r/ruby Mandrake: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Ruby Infinite Loop Remote Denial of Service CVE Name: | Low | Secunia Advisory, SA13123, November 8, 2004 |
Zile Text Editor 1.4, 1.5-1.5.3, 1.6-1.6.2, 1.7 b1-b3 | Several potential buffer overflows exist, which could possibly let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Zile Buffer Overflows | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012080, November 4, 2004 |
| Multiple Operating Systems - Windows / UNIX / Linux / Other | ||||
Vendor & Software Name | Vulnerability - Impact Patches - Workarounds Attacks Scripts | Common Name | Risk | Source |
AntiBoard 0.7.3 | An input validation vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input prior to including it in an SQL query, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary SQL commands.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. There is no exploit code required. | AntiBoard Input Validation | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012076, November 4, 2004 |
IOS R12.x, 12.x
| A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when a malicious user submits a specially crafted TCP connection to a telnet or reverse telnet port. Potential workarounds available at:
href="http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040827-telnet.shtml"> We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Cisco IOS Telnet Service Remote Denial of Service | Low | Cisco Security Advisory, cisco-sa-20040827, August 27, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#384230 Cisco Security Advisory, 61671 Rev 2.2, October 20, 2004 Cisco Security Advisory, 61671 Rev 2.3, October 31, 2004 |
eGroupWare prior to 1.0.00.006 | A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in 'JiNN' due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information.
Update available at: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | eGroupWare JiNN Directory Traversal | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13110, November 8, 2004 |
Gallery 1.4 -pl1&pl2, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3 -pl1 & pl2; Gentoo Linux | A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in several files, including 'view_photo.php,' 'index.php,' and 'init.php' due to insufficient input validation, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code. Upgrades available at: Gentoo: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-10.xml There is no exploit code required. | Gallery Cross-Site Scripting | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-10:01, November 6, 2004 |
FsPHPGallery 0.2, 0.3.1, 1.0.1, 1.1 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a Denial of Service vulnerability exists due to an input validation error when resizing images; and a vulnerability exists in 'index.php' due to insufficient verification of input passed to the 'dir' parameter, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. Upgrades available at: There is no exploit code required. | FsPHPGallery Multiple Input Validation | Low/ Medium (Medium if sensitive information can be obtained) | Secunia Advisory, SA13074, November 3, 2004 |
Gbook MX 2.0, 3.0, 4.1 | Multiple unspecified SQL injection vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input prior to including it in SQL queries, which could let a remote malicious user compromise the application, disclosure or modify data, or permit the exploitation of vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.
Upgrades available at: We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Gbook MX Multiple Unspecified SQL Injection | Medium | SecurityFocus, November 3, 2004 |
Goollery 0.3 | Multiple Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input, exists which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Goollery Multiple Cross-Site Scripting | High | SecurityFocus, November 2, 2004 |
moodle 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3-1.3.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 | A vulnerability exists in the 'glossary' module due to insufficient verification of user-supplied input, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary SQL code.
Update available at: http://moodle.org/download/ There is no exploit code required. | Moodle Remote Glossary Module SQL Injection | High | Secunia Advisory, SA13091, November 5, 2004 |
Archive::Zip 1.13, | Remote exploitation of an exceptional condition error in multiple vendors' anti-virus software allows malicious users to bypass security protections by evading virus detection. The problem specifically exists in the parsing of .zip archive headers. This vulnerability affects multiple anti-virus vendors including McAfee, Computer Associates, Kaspersky, Sophos, Eset and RAV. Instructions for Computer Associates, Eset, Kaspersky, McAfee, Sophos, and RAV are available at: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id Gentoo: Mandrakelinux 10.1 and Mandrakelinux 10.1/X86_64: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories A fix for F-Secure is available at:: Proofs of Concept exploits have been published. | Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Detection Evasion CVE Names:
| High | iDEFENSE Security Advisory, October 18, 2004 Secunia Advisory ID: SA13038, November 1, 2004 SecurityFocus, Bugtraq ID: 11448, November 2, 2004 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1012057, November 3, 2004 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Outlook Express 6, Apple Safari 1.2.3 (v125.9) | Multiple web browsers do not properly display the location of HTML documents in the status bar. An attacker could exploit this behavior to mislead users into revealing sensitive information. This vulnerability was confirmed in Internet Explorer SP1 but not SP2. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Multiple Web Browsers TABLE Elements Interpretation | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13015, October 29, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Notes VU#925430 & VU#702086, November 4, 2004 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Apple Safari 1.2.3 (v125.9) | Multiple browsers are prone to a remote Denial of Service vulnerability. The issue presents itself due to a malfunction that occurs when certain font tags are encountered and rendered. When a page that contains the malicious HTML code is viewed, the browser will crash. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Multiple Web Browsers Font Tag Denial Of Service
| Low | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID, 11536, October 26, 2004 US-CERT, Vulnerability Note VU#925430, November 4, 2004 |
ProSafe Dual Band Wireless VPN Firewall FWAG114 | A vulnerability exists because a default community string is used for SNMP, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. There is no exploit code required. | NetGear ProSafe Dual Band Wireless VPN Firewall Default SNMP Community String | Medium | SecurityFocus, November 2, 2004 |
AudienceConnect SecureEditor
| A vulnerability exists in the IP address-based access control feature, which could let a remote unauthorized malicious user obtain access.
Update available at: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | AudienceConnect SecureEditor Unauthorized Access | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012066, November 3, 2004 |
wzdftpd prior to 0.4.3 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists because ident connections are not properly closed.
Update available at: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Pierre Chifflier wzdftpd ident Processing Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012078, November 4, 2004 |
Java System Application Server 7.0 Standard Edition, Platform Edition, 7.0 2004Q2, Java System Web Server 6.0, SP1-SP7, 6.1, SP1 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists due to a failure to process malformed client certificates. Patches available at: There is no exploit code required. | Sun Java System Web & Application Servers Remote Denial of Service | Low | Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 57669, November 2, 2004 |
Java System Application Server 7.0 Standard Edition, Platform Edition, 7.0 2004Q2 | A vulnerability exists in the processing of HTTP TRACE requests, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information. Workaround available at: There is no exploit code required. | Sun Java System Application Server HTTP TRACE Information Disclosure | Medium | Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 57670, November 2, 2004 |
Recent Exploit Scripts/Techniques
The table below contains a sample of exploit scripts and "how to" guides identified during this period. The "Workaround or Patch Available" column indicates if vendors, security vulnerability listservs, or Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) have published workarounds or patches.
Note: At times, scripts/techniques may contain names or content that may be considered offensive.
Date of Script | Script name | Workaround or Patch Available | Script Description |
| November 10, 2004 | qwik_fmtstr_xpl.c | Yes | Script that exploits the QwikMail Format String vulnerability. |
| November 8, 2004 | WPA Cracker | N/A | Proof of Concept exploit for the Wi-Fi Protected Access encryption algorithm weakness. |
| November 6, 2004 | 602res.zip | Yes | Exploit for the Software602 602 LAN Suite Multiple Remote Denial Of Service vulnerabilities. |
| November 5, 2004 | iptablesDoS.c | Yes | Proof of Concept Denial of Service exploit for the Linux Kernel IPTables Logging Rules Remote Denial of Service vulnerability. |
| November 5, 2004 | wX.tar.gz | N/A | A kernel based rootkit for Mac OSX which is roughly based on adore. It runs as a kernel extension, similar to a LKM. Requires Xcode. |
| November 4, 2004 | InternetExploiter.html.gz | No | Script that exploits the Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed IFRAME Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
name=trends>Trends
- A new phishing attack is utilizing a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, patched early this year, to hide its true source.
The attack, called Citifraud.A takes the form of a Web page or HTML e-mail. It has no means of self-propagation. The page or e-mail appears to come from a bank and contains a link that appears to go to the bank Web site. The link uses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that causes the browser to improperly display the URL of the Web site due to a flaw in a process called canonicalization. For more information, see http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1713548,00.asp. - Malicious software cases rose 22 percent in October, with Trojan horses accounting for nearly half, according to a newly released report by security company Trend Micro's TrendLabs. For more information see: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5438228.html.
name=viruses id="viruses">Viruses/Trojans Top Ten Virus Threats
A list of high threat viruses, as reported to various anti-virus vendors and virus incident reporting organizations, has been ranked and categorized in the table below. For the purposes of collecting and collating data, infections involving multiple systems at a single location are considered a single infection. It is therefore possible that a virus has infected hundreds of machines but has only been counted once. With the number of viruses that appear each month, it is possible that a new virus will become widely distributed before the next edition of this publication. To limit the possibility of infection, readers are reminded to update their anti-virus packages as soon as updates become available. The table lists the viruses by ranking (number of sites affected), common virus name, type of virus code (i.e., boot, file, macro, multi-partite, script), trends (based on number of infections reported since last week), and approximate date first found.
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Rank | Common Name | Type of Code |
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Trends |
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Date |
1 | Netsky-P | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
2 | Zafi-B | Win32 Worm | Stable | June 2004 |
3 | Netsky-Z | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
4 | Netsky-D | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
5 | Bagle-AA | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
6 | Netsky-B | Win32 Worm | Stable | February 2004 |
7 | Netsky-Q | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
8 | Bagle-Z | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
9 | Bagle.AT | Win32 Worm | Stable | October 2004 |
10* | Netsky-C | Win32 Worm | Stable | February 2004 |
10* | Bagle-AI | Win32 Worm | Return to Table | July 2004 |
Table Updated November 9, 2004
* Netsky-C and Bagle-AI tied for the last spot in the Top 10. Bagle-AI returns to the table after remaining relatively stable just off the Top 10 for the past several weeks.
Viruses or Trojans Considered to be a High Level of Threat
- MyDoom.AG: A new computer worm emerged on Tuesday, November 9, which swiftly capitalized on the announcement of a security vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a full-blown virus that spreads in the wild. The vulnerability was discovered and made public on Friday, November 5. Microsoft said the worm is a variant of MyDoom and that it was investigating the threat the worm poses. Some anti-virus companies said the new worm was different from MyDoom because it spreads via weblinks and not e-mail attachments. Microsoft said that consumers who had installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP were at a reduced risk. The weakness in Internet Explorer is known as the IFRAME buffer overflow vulnerability. (Reuters, November 9, 2004)
The following table provides, in alphabetical order, a list of new viruses, variations of previously encountered viruses, and Trojans that have been discovered during the period covered by this bulletin. This information has been compiled from the following anti-virus vendors: Sophos, Trend Micro, Symantec, McAfee, Network Associates, Central Command, F-Secure, Kaspersky Labs, MessageLabs, Panda Software, Computer Associates, and The WildList Organization International. Users should keep anti-virus software up to date and should contact their anti-virus vendors to obtain specific information on the Trojans and Trojan variants that anti-virus software detects.
NOTE: At times, viruses and Trojans may contain names or content that may be considered offensive.
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