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Security
Metasploit 3.0
March 28, 2007
This article was contributed by Jake Edge.
The
Metasploit Framework,
a popular open source framework for penetration testing and security tool
development, has just
released its 3.0 version that
provides many new features. The framework has been completely rewritten
from version 2, moving from Perl to Ruby in the process.
In many ways, Metasploit 3 seeks to be the swiss army knife of network
vulnerability research and testing, providing a wealth of tools for
security researchers.
At its core, Metasploit provides a means to launch an exploit at a particular
host, execute the payload and provide a shell that communicates with the
payload. The exploits provided with the framework are known vulnerabilities
for various operating systems and the payloads are different ways to execute
a shell on the exploited machine. This allows
users to probe hosts for susceptibility to known attacks and to combine
those attacks with different ways of getting a shell in an attempt to
avoid firewall and intrusion detection rules. In addition, Metasploit
makes it easy to add new payloads and exploits so that a researcher
can develop or work with entirely new vulnerabilities using the
familiar framework interface.
Once Metasploit has connected to an exploited system, an irb
(interactive ruby) shell from within the framework can be used to script
access to any accessible process on the remote system. Because it
provides a means to read and write the memory of those processes,
credentials like passwords could be grabbed or processes could be backdoored
in various ways. Another interesting feature allows an attacker to route all
Metasploit traffic through a compromised host, potentially bypassing
firewalls and routers. This is just a small sample of the tools that are
provided; this is a very potent toolkit.
There are two main interfaces to Metasploit, a console interface as well
as an AJAX-enabled web interface that is driven with
Ruby on Rails. Both provide
tab-completion of commands and arguments and are very convenient to use.
The web interface, however, feels rather sluggish, even running on the local
machine; it is mostly provided to allow demonstrations of using the tool.
There is also a command-line interface that can be used from scripts and the
like, but the console is the main interface workhorse.
The release comes with both a user and a developer guide and both are quite
readable and useful. The developer guide lays out the rationale behind
the switch to Ruby which makes for an interesting read. It notes
that Windows compatibility was one of the major reasons for the
switch, which makes it rather surprising that deficiencies in either Ruby
for Windows or Windows itself make some features (the entire console
interface for instance) usable only on Linux or other UNIX systems.
Metasploit was already an incredibly useful tool and it would appear that
version 3 takes a big step forward. As with all security tools, it can
be used for good or ill, but it is most certainly an essential arrow in
the quiver of anyone tasked with or interested in computer security.
Comments (3 posted)
New vulnerabilities
cups: denial of service
| Package(s): | cups |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0720
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| Created: | March 26, 2007 |
Updated: | February 7, 2008 |
| Description: |
Previous versions of the cups package could be forced to hang via a client
"partially negotiating" an ssl connection. In this state, cups would not
allow other connections to be made, a denial of service. |
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Comments (none posted)
evolution: format string error
| Package(s): | evolution |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1002
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| Created: | March 27, 2007 |
Updated: | February 27, 2008 |
| Description: |
A format string error in the "write_html()" function in calendar/gui/
e-cal-component-memo-preview.c when displaying a memo's categories can
potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted
shared memo containing format specifiers. |
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Comments (1 posted)
file: arbitrary code execution
| Package(s): | file |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1536
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| Created: | March 22, 2007 |
Updated: | May 30, 2007 |
| Description: |
The "file" utility incorrectly checks the allocated heap memory size.
If a remote attacker can trick a user into looking at specially crafted
files with file, arbitrary code can be executed with the user's privileges. |
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Comments (1 posted)
firefox: FTP PASV port-scanning
| Package(s): | firefox seamonkey |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1562
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| Created: | March 23, 2007 |
Updated: | June 4, 2007 |
| Description: |
According to this
advisory, the FTP protocol includes the PASV (passive) command which is
used by Firefox to request an alternate data port. The specification of the
FTP protocol allows the server response to include an alternate server
address as well, although this is rarely used in practice. |
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Comments (1 posted)
mysql: denial of service
| Package(s): | mysql |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1420
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| Created: | March 22, 2007 |
Updated: | May 21, 2008 |
| Description: |
MySQL subselect queries using "ORDER BY" can be used by an attacker with
access to a MySQL instance in order to create an intermittent denial
of service. |
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Comments (none posted)
squid: denial of service
| Package(s): | squid |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1560
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| Created: | March 23, 2007 |
Updated: | April 3, 2007 |
| Description: |
Due to an internal error Squid-2.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service
attack when processing the TRACE request method. This problem allows any
client trusted to use the service to perform a denial of service attack on
the Squid service. |
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Comments (none posted)
xmms: BMP handling vulnerability
| Package(s): | xmms |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0653
CVE-2007-0654
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| Created: | March 28, 2007 |
Updated: | April 5, 2007 |
| Description: |
xmms suffers from vulnerabilities in its handling of BMP images. Should a hostile image be included in an xmms skin, it could lead to code execution on the user's system. |
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Comments (none posted)
Updated vulnerabilities
apache: cross-site scripting
| Package(s): | apache |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-3918
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| Created: | August 9, 2006 |
Updated: | April 4, 2008 |
| Description: |
From the Red Hat advisory: "A bug was found in Apache where an invalid Expect header sent to the server
was returned to the user in an unescaped error message. This could
allow an attacker to perform a cross-site scripting attack if a victim was
tricked into connecting to a site and sending a carefully crafted Expect
header." |
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Comments (none posted)
asterisk: SIP denial of service
| Package(s): | asterisk |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1306
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| Created: | March 19, 2007 |
Updated: | March 21, 2007 |
| Description: |
The MU Security Research Team discovered that Asterisk contains a
NULL-pointer dereferencing error in the SIP channel when handling request
messages. A remote attacker could cause an Asterisk server listening for
SIP messages to crash by sending a specially crafted SIP request message. |
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Comments (2 posted)
bluez-utils: hidd vulnerability
| Package(s): | bluez-utils |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-6899
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| Created: | January 16, 2007 |
Updated: | May 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
hidd in BlueZ (bluez-utils) before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain
control of the Mouse and Keyboard Human Interface Device (HID) via a
certain configuration of two HID (PSM) endpoints, operating as a server,
aka HidAttack. |
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Comments (none posted)
bugzilla: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | bugzilla |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-5453
CVE-2006-5454
CVE-2006-5455
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| Created: | November 10, 2006 |
Updated: | August 28, 2007 |
| Description: |
Bugzilla has the following vulnerabilities:
Input data passed to various fields is not properly sanitized before
being passed back to users.
Users can gain unauthorized access to read attachment
descriptions while using diff mode.
HTTP GET and HTTP POST requests can be used to perform unauthorized
actions due to improper verification.
Input that is passed to showdependencygraph.cgi is not properly
sanitized before being returned to users. |
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Comments (none posted)
busybox: insecure password generation
| Package(s): | busybox |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-1058
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| Created: | May 5, 2006 |
Updated: | May 2, 2007 |
| Description: |
The BusyBox 1.1.1 passwd command does not use a proper salt when generating
passwords. This would create an instance where a brute force attack could
take very little time. |
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Comments (2 posted)
cpio: arbitrary code execution
| Package(s): | cpio |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2005-4268
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| Created: | January 2, 2006 |
Updated: | May 8, 2007 |
| Description: |
Richard Harms discovered that cpio did not sufficiently validate file
properties when creating archives. Files with e. g. a very large size
caused a buffer overflow. By tricking a user or an automatic backup
system into putting a specially crafted file into a cpio archive, a
local attacker could probably exploit this to execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the target user (which is likely root in an
automatic backup system). |
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Comments (none posted)
Cyrus-SASL: DIGEST-MD5 Pre-Authentication Denial of Service
| Package(s): | cyrus-sasl |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-1721
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| Created: | April 21, 2006 |
Updated: | September 4, 2007 |
| Description: |
Cyrus-SASL contains an unspecified vulnerability in the DIGEST-MD5
process that could lead to a Denial of Service. An attacker could possibly
exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted data stream to the
Cyrus-SASL server, resulting in a Denial of Service even if the attacker is
not able to authenticate. |
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Comments (none posted)
dovecot: index cache file handling error
| Package(s): | dovecot |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-5973
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| Created: | November 29, 2006 |
Updated: | May 8, 2007 |
| Description: |
The dovecot IMAP server has an error in its index cache file handling code which could be exploited by an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code. Only servers with the (non-default) mmap_disable=yes option setting are vulnerable. |
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Comments (none posted)
ekiga: format string vulnerability
| Package(s): | ekiga |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1006
CVE-2007-0999
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| Created: | February 21, 2007 |
Updated: | March 30, 2007 |
| Description: |
Ekiga contains a format string vulnerability in the code which processes
control messages from remote peers.
If a user was running Ekiga and listening for incoming calls, a remote
attacker could send a crafted call request, and execute arbitrary code with
the user's privileges. |
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Comments (none posted)
fail2ban: denial of service
| Package(s): | fail2ban |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-6302
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| Created: | February 16, 2007 |
Updated: | July 30, 2007 |
| Description: |
fail2ban 0.7.4 and earlier does not properly parse sshd logs file, which
allows remote attackers to add arbitrary hosts to the /etc/hosts.deny file
and cause a denial of service by adding arbitrary IP addresses to the sshd
log file, as demonstrated by logging in to ssh using a login name
containing certain strings with an IP address. |
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Comments (3 posted)
ffmpeg: buffer overflows
| Package(s): | ffmpeg |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4799
CVE-2006-4800
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| Created: | September 14, 2006 |
Updated: | May 28, 2007 |
| Description: |
the AVI processing code in FFmpeg has a number of buffer overflow
vulnerabilities.
If an attacker can trick a user into loading a specially crafted
crafted AVI, arbitrary code can be executed with the user's privileges. |
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Comments (2 posted)
freeradius: several vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | freeradius |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2005-4745
CVE-2005-4746
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| Created: | August 8, 2006 |
Updated: | April 24, 2007 |
| Description: |
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in freeradius, a
high-performance RADIUS server, which may lead to SQL injection or denial
of service. |
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Comments (none posted)
freetype: integer overflows
| Package(s): | freetype |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-0747
CVE-2006-1861
CVE-2006-2493
CVE-2006-2661
CVE-2006-3467
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| Created: | June 8, 2006 |
Updated: | October 10, 2007 |
| Description: |
The FreeType library has several integer overflow vulnerabilities.
If a user can be tricked into installing a specially
crafted font file, arbitrary code can be executed with the privilege
of the user. |
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Comments (none posted)
gcc: file overwrite vulnerability
| Package(s): | gcc |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-3619
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| Created: | September 6, 2006 |
Updated: | March 14, 2008 |
| Description: |
The fastjar utility found in the GNU compiler collection does not perform adequate file path checking, allowing the creation or overwriting of files outside of the current directory tree. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
gd: buffer overflow
| Package(s): | gd |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0455
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| Created: | February 7, 2007 |
Updated: | February 28, 2008 |
| Description: |
The gd graphics library contains a buffer overflow which could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Note that various other packages include code from gd and could also be vulnerable. |
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Comments (2 posted)
gdb: buffer overflow
| Package(s): | gdb |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4146
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| Created: | September 15, 2006 |
Updated: | June 12, 2007 |
| Description: |
A buffer overflow in dwarfread.c and dwarf2read.c debugging code in GNU
Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to
execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block
(DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations. |
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Comments (none posted)
gdm: improper file permissions
| Package(s): | gdm |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-1057
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| Created: | April 19, 2006 |
Updated: | May 2, 2007 |
| Description: |
The .ICEauthority file may be created with the wrong ownership and permissions; gdm 2.14.2 fixes the problem. |
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Comments (none posted)
GnuPG: unsigned data injection vulnerability
| Package(s): | gnupg |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1263
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| Created: | March 6, 2007 |
Updated: | March 30, 2007 |
| Description: |
Core Security Technologies has reported
that GnuPG and GnuPG clients are vulnerable to an unsigned data injection
vulnerability. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
gv: stack-based buffer overflow
| Package(s): | gv |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-5864
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| Created: | November 20, 2006 |
Updated: | April 9, 2007 |
| Description: |
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ps_gettext function in ps.c for GNU gv
3.6.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted attackers to
execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file with certain headers that
contain long comments, as demonstrated using the DocumentMedia header. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
gzip: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | gzip |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4334
CVE-2006-4335
CVE-2006-4336
CVE-2006-4337
CVE-2006-4338
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| Created: | September 19, 2006 |
Updated: | June 1, 2007 |
| Description: |
Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team discovered two denial of service
flaws in the way gzip expanded archive files. If a victim expanded a
specially crafted archive, it could cause the gzip executable to hang or
crash.
Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team discovered several code execution
flaws in the way gzip expanded archive files. If a victim expanded a
specially crafted archive, it could cause the gzip executable to crash or
execute arbitrary code. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (1 posted)
horde-kronolith: local file inclusion
| Package(s): | horde-kronolith |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-6175
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| Created: | January 17, 2007 |
Updated: | March 7, 2008 |
| Description: |
Kronolith contains a mistake in lib/FBView.php where a raw, unfiltered
string is used instead of a sanitized string to view local files. An
authenticated attacker could craft an HTTP GET request that uses directory
traversal techniques to execute any file on the web server as PHP code,
which could allow information disclosure or arbitrary code execution with
the rights of the user running the PHP application (usually the webserver
user). |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
imlib2: arbitrary code execution
| Package(s): | imlib2 |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4806
CVE-2006-4807
CVE-2006-4808
CVE-2006-4809
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| Created: | November 6, 2006 |
Updated: | August 13, 2007 |
| Description: |
M. Joonas Pihlaja discovered that imlib2 did not sufficiently verify the
validity of ARGB, JPG, LBM, PNG, PNM, TGA, and TIFF images. If a user
were tricked into viewing or processing a specially crafted image with
an application that uses imlib2, the flaws could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges. |
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Comments (none posted)
inkscape: format string vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | inkscape |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1463
CVE-2007-1464
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| Created: | March 21, 2007 |
Updated: | April 16, 2007 |
| Description: |
Inkscape has a format string vulnerability in its URI handling, possibly
allowing an attacker to execute code with user privileges via a specially
crafted file.
Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape
before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code via unspecified vectors. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
java: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | java |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4339
CVE-2006-4790
CVE-2006-6731
CVE-2006-6736
CVE-2006-6737
CVE-2006-6745
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| Created: | January 18, 2007 |
Updated: | June 8, 2007 |
| Description: |
java has multiple vulnerabilities, these include:
an RSA exponent padding attack vulnerability, two vulnerabilities
which allow untrusted applets to access data in other applets,
vulnerabilities that involve applets gaining privileges due to
serialization bugs in the JRE and buffer overflows in the java image
handling routines that can give attackers read/write/execute capabilities
for local files. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (1 posted)
kdelibs: denial of service
| Package(s): | kdelibs |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1308
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| Created: | March 8, 2007 |
Updated: | March 29, 2007 |
| Description: |
Kdelibs has a denial of service vulnerability that can be triggered in
Konqueror's use of KDE JavaScript. A null pointer dereference caused
by accessing the content of an iframe with an ftp:// URI in the src
attribute can be used to trigger the DOS. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
kdelibs: cross-site scripting
| Package(s): | kdelibs konqeror |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0537
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| Created: | February 5, 2007 |
Updated: | August 13, 2007 |
| Description: |
Konqueror 3.5.5 does not properly parse HTML comments, which allows remote
attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and bypass some XSS
protection schemes by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment, a
related issue to CVE-2007-0478. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-5749
CVE-2006-4814
CVE-2006-6106
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| Created: | January 5, 2007 |
Updated: | May 7, 2008 |
| Description: |
A security issue has been reported in Linux kernel due to an error in
drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_ppp.c as the "isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state()"
function never initializes an event timer before scheduling it with the
"add_timer()" function.
The mincore function in the kernel does not properly lock access to user
space, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, possibly related to
a deadlock.
Another vulnerability has been reported in Linux kernel caused by a
boundary error within the handling of incoming CAPI messages in
net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c. This can be exploited to overwrite certain
Kernel data structures. |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4623
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| Created: | October 18, 2006 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
The kernel DVB layer can be caused to crash with maliciously-formatted unidirectional lightweight encapsulation (ULE) data. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: multiple vulnerabilities
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0005
CVE-2007-1000
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| Created: | March 15, 2007 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
The Linux kernel has a boundary error problem with the
Omnikey CardMan 4040 driver read and write functions. This can be used
to cause a buffer overflow and possible execution or arbitrary code with
kernel privileges.
The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in
net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference.
Local users can use this to crash the kernel or to disclose kernel
memory. |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-0007
CVE-2007-0006
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| Created: | February 15, 2007 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
Linux kernel versions from 2.6.9 to 2.6.20 have a denial of service
vulnerability. A remote attacker can cause the key_alloc_serial
function's key serial number collision avoidance code to have a
null dereference, resulting in a crash. |
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Comments (1 posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4535
CVE-2006-4538
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| Created: | September 18, 2006 |
Updated: | December 3, 2007 |
| Description: |
Sridhar Samudrala discovered a local denial of service vulnerability
in the handling of SCTP sockets. By opening such a socket with a
special SO_LINGER value, a local attacker could exploit this to crash
the kernel. (CVE-2006-4535)
Kirill Korotaev discovered that the ELF loader on the ia64 and sparc
platforms did not sufficiently verify the memory layout. By attempting
to execute a specially crafted executable, a local user could exploit
this to crash the kernel. (CVE-2006-4538) |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service by memory consumption
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-2936
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| Created: | July 17, 2006 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to
2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial
of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port
than the driver can handle, which causes the data to be queued. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0772
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| Created: | February 23, 2007 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
The Linux kernel before 2.6.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (oops) via a crafted NFSACL 2 ACCESS request that triggers a free
of an incorrect pointer. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-5757
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| Created: | November 13, 2006 |
Updated: | November 14, 2007 |
| Description: |
From the MOKB-05-11-2006
advisory: "The ISO9660 filesystem handling code of the Linux
2.6.x kernel fails to properly handle corrupted data structures, leading to
an exploitable denial of service condition. This particular vulnerability
seems to be caused by a race condition and a signedness issue. When
performing a read operation on a corrupted ISO9660 fs stream, the
isofs_get_blocks() function will enter an infinite loop when
__find_get_block_slow() callback from sb_getblk() fails ("due to various
races between file io on the block device and getblk")." |
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Comments (none posted)
kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-2935
CVE-2006-4145
CVE-2006-3745
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| Created: | September 1, 2006 |
Updated: | July 30, 2008 |
| Description: |
Previous versions of the kernel package are subject to several
vulnerabilities. Certain malformed UDF filesystems can cause the system to
crash (denial of service). Malformed CDROM firmware or USB storage devices
(such as USB keys) could cause system crash (denial of service), and if
they were intentionally malformed, can cause arbitrary code to run with
elevated privileges. In addition, the SCTP protocol is subject to a remote
system crash (denial of service) attack. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
ktorrent: incorrect validation
| Package(s): | ktorrent |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1384
CVE-2007-1385
CVE-2007-1799
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| Created: | March 13, 2007 |
Updated: | October 24, 2007 |
| Description: |
Bryan Burns of Juniper Networks discovered that KTorrent did not
correctly validate the destination file paths nor the HAVE statements
sent by torrent peers. A malicious remote peer could send specially
crafted messages to overwrite files or execute arbitrary code with user
privileges. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (1 posted)
libgadu: memory alignment bug
| Package(s): | libgadu |
CVE #(s): | CAN-2005-2370
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| Created: | July 29, 2005 |
Updated: | June 25, 2007 |
| Description: |
Szymon Zygmunt and Michal Bartoszkiewicz discovered a memory alignment
error in libgadu (from ekg, console Gadu Gadu client, an instant
messaging program) which is included in gaim, a multi-protocol instant
messaging client, as well. This can not be exploited on the x86
architecture but on others, e.g. on Sparc and lead to a bus error,
in other words a denial of service.
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Comments (none posted)
libgtop2: buffer overflow
| Package(s): | libgtop2 |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0235
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| Created: | January 15, 2007 |
Updated: | August 9, 2007 |
| Description: |
The /proc parsing routines in libgtop are vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
If an attacker can run a process in a specially crafted long
path then trick a user into running gnome-system-monitor,
arbitrary code can be executed with the user's privileges. |
| Alerts: |
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Comments (none posted)
libmodplug: boundary errors
| Package(s): | libmodplug |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4192
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| Created: | December 11, 2006 |
Updated: | September 28, 2007 |
| Description: |
Luigi Auriemma has reported various boundary errors in load_it.cpp and
a boundary error in the "CSoundFile::ReadSample()" function in
sndfile.cpp. A remote attacker can entice a user to read crafted modules
or ITP files, which may trigger a buffer overflow resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application. |
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libtiff: buffer overflow
| Package(s): | libtiff |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-2193
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| Created: | June 15, 2006 |
Updated: | September 1, 2008 |
| Description: |
The t2p_write_pdf_string function in libtiff 3.8.2 and earlier is vulnerable
to a buffer overflow. Attackers can use a TIFF file with UTF-8 characters
in the DocumentName tag to overflow a buffer, causing a denial of service,
and possibly the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Comments (none posted)
libwpd: buffer overflows
| Package(s): | libwpd |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0002
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| Created: | March 16, 2007 |
Updated: | April 9, 2007 |
| Description: |
iDefense reported several overflow bugs in libwpd. An attacker could
create a carefully crafted Word Perfect file that could cause an
application linked with libwpd, such as OpenOffice, to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code if the file was opened by a victim. |
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Comments (none posted)
lookup-el: insecure temporary file
| Package(s): | lookup-el |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0237
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| Created: | March 19, 2007 |
Updated: | December 10, 2007 |
| Description: |
Tatsuya Kinoshita discovered that Lookup, a search interface to electronic
dictionaries on emacsen, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion
when the ndeb-binary feature is used, which allows a local attacker to
craft a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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LSAT: insecure temporary file creation
| Package(s): | lsat |
CVE #(s): | |
| Created: | March 19, 2007 |
Updated: | March 21, 2007 |
| Description: |
LSAT insecurely writes in /tmp with a predictable filename. A local
attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory,
pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When the LSAT script
is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten with the
rights of the user running the software, which could be the root user. |
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Comments (none posted)
mod_jk: stack overflow
| Package(s): | mod_jk |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-0774
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| Created: | March 5, 2007 |
Updated: | May 30, 2007 |
| Description: |
A stack overflow flaw was found in the URI handler of mod_jk. A remote
attacker could visit a carefully crafted URL being handled by mod_jk and
trigger this flaw, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the
'apache' user. |
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Comments (none posted)
mplayer: buffer overflow
| Package(s): | mplayer |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2007-1246
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| Created: | March 8, 2007 |
Updated: | April 1, 2008 |
| Description: |
MPlayer versions up to 1.0rc1 have a buffer overflow in the
loader/dmo/DMO_VideoDecoder.c DMO_VideoDecoder_Open function.
user-assisted remote attackers can use this to create a buffer overflow
and possibly execute arbitrary code. |
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Comments (none posted)
mysql: format string bug
| Package(s): | mysql |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-3469
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| Created: | July 21, 2006 |
Updated: | July 30, 2008 |
| Description: |
Jean-David Maillefer discovered a format string bug in the
date_format() function's error reporting. By calling the function with
invalid arguments, an authenticated user could exploit this to crash
the server. |
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Comments (none posted)
MySQL: privilege violations
| Package(s): | mysql |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-4031
CVE-2006-4226
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| Created: | August 25, 2006 |
Updated: | July 30, 2008 |
| Description: |
MySQL 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 5.0.24 allows a local user to access
a table through a previously created MERGE table, even after the user's
privileges are revoked for the original table, which might violate intended
security policy (CVE-2006-4031).
MySQL 4.1 before 4.1.21, 5.0 before 5.0.25, and 5.1 before 5.1.12, when run
on case-sensitive filesystems, allows remote authenticated users to create
or access a database when the database name differs only in case from a
database for which they have permissions (CVE-2006-4226). |
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