Summary of Security Items from November 24 through November 30, 2004
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores. Please visit NVD for updated vulnerability entries, which include CVSS scores once they are available.
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 | Risk | Source |
Orbz 2.10 and prior | A vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | 21-6 Productions Orbz Password Field Buffer Overflow | High | Secunia Advisory ID, SA13327, November 30, 2004 |
MDaemon 7.2 | A vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly drop privileges prior to executing child process, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. There is no exploit code required. | Alt-N MDaemon Privilege Escalation | Medium | SecurityFocus, November 23, 2004 |
CoffeeCup Direct FTP 6.0, 6.2, CoffeeCup Free FTP 6.0, 6.2 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to the way long buffer file names are handled, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. An exploit script has been published. | CoffeeCup Direct/Free FTP ActiveX Component Remote Buffer Overflow | High | Secunia Advisory, SA13282, November 23, 2004 |
MyProxy 6.58 | A vulnerability exists because a remote malicious user can connect to the proxy and invoke the CONNECT command to connect to arbitrary ports.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | DeSofto MyProxy Arbitrary Ports & Hosts Connection | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012322, November 24, 2004 |
DynaZip prior to version 5.00.04 | Releases compression library contain a buffer overflow that may allow a remote malicious user to execute arbitrary code. A bounds checking deficiency in DynaZip may allow a buffer overflow. A malicious user can exploit this vulnerability by creating a zip archive containing files with long names. The DynaZip library is used in a wide variety of applications. The vendor has released a fixed version (5.00.04): http://www.innermedia.com/dz/index.htm Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | InnerMedia DynaZip library Buffer Overflow | High | US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#582498, November 22, 2004 |
WS_FTP Server 5.03, 2004.10.14 | Several vulnerabilities were reported that could permit a remote authenticated malicious user to execute arbitrary code on the target system. A remote authenticated user can trigger a buffer overflow in several FTP commands. The SITE, XMKD, MKD, and RFNR FTP commands are affected. A remote user can cause the FTP service to crash or execute arbitrary code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | IpSwitch WS_FTP Buffer Overflow | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1012353, November 29, 2004 |
Star Wars Battlefront 1.11 | Multiple remote Denial of Service vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient boundary checks on 'nickname' data and the debugging functionality may be leveraged by a malicious client to trigger a server crash.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. An exploit script has been published. | LucasArts Star Wars Battlefront Game Server Remote Denials of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 24, 2004 |
MailEnable Professional Edition v1.52, MailEnable Enterprise Edition v1.01 | Two vulnerabilities exist in the IMAP service that could permit a remote malicious user to execute arbitrary code. A remote user can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow or an object pointer overwrite to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The vendor has issued a fix, available at: A Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | MailEnable Stack Overflow & Pointer Overwrite | High | Hat-Squad Security Team Advisory, November 25, 2004 |
Internet Explorer 6.0, SP1&SP2 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Microsoft Internet Explorer Infinite Array Sort Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Internet Explorer 6.0 with Windows XP SP2 | A vulnerability exists which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into downloading malicious files. The vulnerability is caused due to Internet Explorer using the file extension from the URL's filename when saving images with the 'Save Picture As' command and also strips the last file extension if multiple file extensions exist. This can be exploited by a malicious web site to cause a valid image with malicious, embedded script code to be saved with an arbitrary file extension. Workaround: Disable the 'Hide extension for known file types' option and add the proper extension to the file name in the File name box when saving. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Microsoft Internet Explorer 'Save Picture As' Image Download Spoofing | Medium | Secunia Advisory ID, SA13317, November 26, 2004 |
Windows (Me), Windows (NT), Windows (95), Windows (98), Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (XP) | A vulnerability was reported that could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system. A remote user can send a specially crafted WINS packet to the target server on TCP port 42 to modify a memory pointer and write arbitrary contents to arbitrary memory locations. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Microsoft WINS Memory Overwrite | High | US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#145134, November 29, 2004 |
Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition, Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME; Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers, IP600 Media Servers, Modular Messaging (MSS) 1.1, 2.0, Avaya S3400 Message Application Server | A Shell vulnerability and Program Group vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution. Updates available at: Bulletin updated to reduce the scope of a documented workaround to only support Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2003. Avaya: Customers are advised to follow Microsoft's guidance for applying patches. Advisories are located at the following locations: http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple? We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution CVE Names: | High | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-037 v1.1, October 25, 2004 US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA04-286A, October 12, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#543864, October 15, 2004 SecurityFocus, October 26, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note, VU#616200, November 23, 2004 |
Firefox Preview Release, 0.8, 0.9 rc, 0.9-0.9.3, 0.10, 0.10.1 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Mozilla Firefox Infinite Array Sort Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Winamp 5.05 | A vulnerability exists which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the 'IN_CDDA.dll' file. This can be exploited in various ways to cause a stack-based buffer overflow e.g. by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web site containing a specially crafted '.m3u' playlist. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Update to version 5.0.6: An exploit script has been published. | Nullsoft Winamp 'IN_CDDA.dll' Buffer Overflow | High | Security-Assessment Vulnerability Advisory, November 23, 2004 SecurityFocus, November 24, 2004 |
Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01 | A vulnerability was reported that could allow a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The SELECT command contains a buffer overflow. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted command to the IMAP service to trigger the buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Pegasus Mail Mercury Mail Transport System Buffer Overflow | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1012361, November 30, 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. Symantec will be adding additional capabilities to mitigate any potential actions of this nature in an update that will be available shortly. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Symantec LiveUpdate Zip Decompression Routine Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012095, November 5, 2004 Symantec Advisory, SYM04-017, November 23, 2004 |
VMWare Workstation 4.5.2 | A format string vulnerability exists in the VMWare workstation executable because format specifier characters that are passed as a command line argument are not handled correctly, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | VMWare Workstation Format String | Medium | SecurityFocus, November 23, 2004 |
wodFtpDLX ActiveX component, wodFtpDLX ActiveX component 2.1.1 8 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to the way long buffer file names are handled, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Update available at: Exploit scripts have been published. | WeOnlyDo! wodFtpDLX ActiveX Component Remote Buffer Overflow | High | Securiteam, November 23, 2004 |
WinFTP Server 1.x | A vulnerability exists in the 'data\user.wfd' file because user credentials are stored in clear text, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. There is no exploit code required. | Win FTP Server Information Disclosure | Medium | GSSIT - Global Security Solution IT Advisory, November 24, 2004 |
CMailServer 5.2
| Several vulnerabilities exist: a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in 'CMailCom.dll' in the attachment download processing, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in certain scripts, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a vulnerability exists in the 'admin.asp' script due to insufficient filtering of HTML code from user-supplied input when displaying a user's personal information, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a vulnerability exists in 'fdelmail.asp' because a remote malicious authenticated user can inject SQL commands to delete a target user's mail metadata; and a vulnerability exists in 'addressc.asp' because a remote malicious user can inject SQL commands to delete a target user's address book contacts. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | YoungZSoft CMailServer Multiple Vulnerabilities | Medium/ High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | SIG^2 Vulnerability Research Advisory, November 24, 2004 |
| UNIX / Linux Operating Systems Only | ||||
Vendor & Software Name | Vulnerability - Impact Patches - Workarounds Attacks Scripts | Common Name | Risk | Source |
ACPID 1.0.1, 1.0.3 | A vulnerability exists in ACPID due to an insecure umask, which could let a malicious user cause a Denial of Service.
SuSE: There is no exploit code required. | ACPID Insecure Umask Directory Permissions | Low | SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 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: Gentoo: Slackware: Conectiva: Mandrake: Fedora: RedHat: SuSE: In the process of releasing packages. There is no exploit code required. | Apache mod_ssl SSLCipherSuite Access Validation CVE Name: | 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 Fedora Update Notification, RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:562-11, November 12, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 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: Trustix: TurboLinux: SuSE: In the process of releasing packages. Exploit scripts have been published. | Apache mod_include Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | 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 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:134, November 17,2004 Turbolinux Security Announcement, November 18, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 2004 |
iCal 1.5.3 | A vulnerability exists in the iCal calendar software due to a failure to warn an end user if the calendar contains an alarm, which could let a remote malicious user obtain/modify user information or execute arbitrary code. Upgrade available at: There is no exploit code required. | Apple iCal Calendar Import Alarm Notification Failure CVE Name: | Medium/ High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | Apple Security Advisory, APPLE-SA-2004-11-22, November 22, 2004 |
Safari Beta 2, 1.0-1.2.3 | A Denial of Service vulnerability exists when an infinity JavaScript array sort operation is performed. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Apple Safari Web Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Atari800 1.3.1 & prior | Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the 'log.c' and 'rt-config.c' files due to insufficient boundary checks, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The vendor reports that the vulnerability described in 'log.c' is fixed in versions after 2003-11-13, and that they are currently looking into the issue in 'rt-config.c'. An exploit script has been published. | Atari800 Emulator Multiple Buffer Overflows | High | Securiteam, November 25, 2004 |
EnergyMech 2.99.79 & prior | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists when a remote authenticated malicious user submits a specially crafted 'ESAY' command. The impact was not specified.
Update available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | EnergyMech ESAY Command Buffer Overflow | Not Specified | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012360, November 30, 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: Ubuntu: Gentoo: Debian: Fedora: Mandrake: Trustix: SuSE: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse 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 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-21-1, November 9, 2004 Debian Security Advisories, DSA 589-1 & 591-1, November 9, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:132, November 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0058, November 16, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-25-1, November 16, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 2004 |
a2ps 4.13 | A vulnerability exists in filenames due to insufficient validation of shell escape characters, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary commands. SuSE: Sun: Mandrake: There is no exploit code required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | GNU a2ps Command Injection | High | Securiteam, August 29, 2004 SUSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:034, September 17, 2004 Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 57649, September 23, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:140, November 26, 2004 |
InetUtils 1.4.2 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in 'main.c' due to boundary errors when handling DNS responses, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. SuSE: We are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | GNU InetUtils TFTP Client Remote Buffer Overflow | High | Bugtraq, October 26, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 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: Ubuntu: Gentoo: Debian: SuSE: Currently 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 Debian Security Advisory DSA 593-1, November 16, 2004 SUSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:041, November 17, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, USE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 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: Fedora: Gentoo: Mandrake: Currently 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 Fedora Update Notification, Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-16, November 9, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:141, November 26, 2004 |
IPCop 1.4.1, possibly older versions | A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in 'proxylog.dat' due to insufficient input validation, 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. | IPCop 'proxylog.dat' Cross-Site Scripting | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012362, November 30, 2004 |
Jabber Server 2.0 | Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied strings prior to copying them into finite process buffers, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Jabber Server Multiple Remote Buffer Overflows CVE Name: | High | Bugtraq, November 24, 2004 |
Camino 0.7.0, 0.8 | A Denial of Service vulnerability exists when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Mozilla Camino Web Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Bugzilla 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14-2.14.5, 2.16-2.16.5, 2.17-2.17.7, 2.18 rc1&rc2 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists in 'process_bug.cgi' when a specially crafted HTTP POST request to remove keywords from a bug is submitted, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information: a vulnerability exists when exporting bugs to XML, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information; and a vulnerability exists because various private attachment metadata is disclosed, which could let a remote malicious user see private attachments.
Upgrades available at: Conectiva: There is no exploit code required. | Mozilla Bugzilla Multiple Authentication Bypass& Information Disclosure | Medium | Bugzilla Security Advisory, October 24, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:896, November 23, 2004 |
Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 2.1.7, 2.1.9, 2.1.10, 2.1.16, 2.2 .0 ALPHA, 2.2.1 BETA, 2.2.2 BETA, 2.2.3-2.2.8; Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0, Secure Linux 2.0-2.2; | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'PROXY' and 'LOGIN' commands if the 'IMAPMAGICPLUS' option is enabled, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; an input validation vulnerability exists in the argument parser for the 'PARTIAL' command, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; an input validation vulnerability exists in the argument handler for the 'FETCH' command, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; and a vulnerability exists in the handler for the 'APPEND' command, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Carnegie Mellon University: Debian: Gentoo: Mandrake: Trustix: Ubuntu: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Cyrus IMAPD Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities CVE Names: | High | Securiteam, November 23, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 597-1, November 25, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-34, November 25, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:139, November 26, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Advisory, TSL-2004-0063. November 29,2 004 |
Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus IMAP Server 2.2.9 & prior | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'imap magic plus' support code, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Update available at: Gentoo: Mandrake: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Cyrus IMAP 'imap magic plus' Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-34, November 25, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:139, November 26, 2004 |
Gentoo Linux;
| A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists in 'ms_fnmatch()' function due to insufficient input validation. Patch available at: Gentoo: Mandrake: SuSE: Ubuntu: RedHat: Trustix: Conectiva: Fedora: There is no exploit code required. | Samba Remote Wild Card Denial of Service CVE Name: | Low | SecurityFocus, November 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0058, November 16, 2004 RedHat Security Advisory, RHSA-2004:632-17, November 16, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:899, November 25, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, |
Samba 3.0 - 3.0.7; RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1, IA64, Desktop 3.0, Enterprise Linux WS 3, WS 2.1 IA64, 2.1, ES 3, 2.1 IA64, 2.1, AS 3, 2.1 IA64, 2.1; Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc, ia64, ia32 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'QFILEPATHINFO' request handler when constructing 'TRANSACT2_QFILEPATHINFO' responses, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Update available at: Mandrake: SuSE: Trustix: Ubuntu: Conectiva: Fedora: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Samba 'QFILEPATHINFO' Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High | e-matters GmbH Security Advisory, November 14, 2004 SuSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:040, November 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory, TSLSA-2004-0058, November 16, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-29-1, November 18, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:136, November 19, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#457622, November 19, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:899, November 25, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, |
Gentoo Linux; | Multiple vulnerabilities exist due to integer overflows, memory access errors, input validation errors, and logic errors, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service. Fedora: Gentoo: SuSE: X.org: Mandrake: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities | LibXPM Multiple Vulnerabilities CVE Name: | Low/ Medium/ High (Low if a DoS; Medium if sensitive information can be obtained; and High if arbitrary code can be executed) | X.Org Foundation Security Advisory, November 17, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, SUSE Security Announcement, SUSE-SA:2004:041, November 17, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-28, November 19, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisories, MDKSA-2004:137 & 138, November 23, 2004 |
Linux kernel 2.6.x, 2.4.x | Two vulnerabilities exist: a Denial of Service vulnerability exists via a specially crafted 'a.out' binary; and a vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the memory management, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Linux Kernel Local DoS & Memory Content Disclosure | Low/ Medium (Medium if sensitive information can be obtained) | Secunia Advisory, SA13308, November 25, 2004 |
Linux Kernel 2.4.28 & prior | A vulnerability exists due to improper serialization of datagrams, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges.
Update available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Linux Kernel Datagram Serialization CVE Name: | Medium | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012363, November 30, 2004 |
Linux Kernel 2.4-2.4.27, 2.6-2.6.8 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist due to various errors in the 'load_elf_binary' function of the 'binfmt_elf.c' file, which could let a malicious user obtain elevated privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Patch available at: Trustix: Fedora: Proofs of Concept exploit scripts have been published. | Linux Kernel BINFMT_ELF Loader Multiple Vulnerabilities | Medium/ High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | Bugtraq, November 11, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, |
Linux Kernel 2.4-2.4.27, 2.6-2.6.9; Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0, Secure Linux 1.5, 2.0-2.2; | Multiple remote Denial of Service vulnerabilities exist in the SMB filesystem (SMBFS) implementation due to various errors when handling server responses. This could also possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Upgrades available at: Trustix: Ubuntu: Fedora: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities | Linux Kernel smbfs Filesystem Memory Errors Remote Denial of Service CVE Names: | Low/High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | e-matters GmbH Security Advisory, November 11, 2004 Fedora Update Notifications, |
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: Gentoo: SuSE: RedHat: OpenPKG: 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 SUSE Security Summary Report, USE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 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: Debian: Trustix: Mandrake: Conectiva: Ubuntu: SuSE: 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 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:892, November 18, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-32-1, November 25, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 2004 |
phpBB 2.0.0-2.0.10 | A vulnerability exists in the 'urldecode' function due to insufficient input validation, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary PHP script.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. An exploit script has been published. | PHPBB Remote URLDecode Input Validation | High | Bugtraq, November 13, 2004 SecurityFocus, November 23, 2004 |
PHPNews 1.2.3 | A vulnerability exists in 'sendtofriend.php' due to insufficient sanitization of the 'mid' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user manipulate data. Upgrade available at: There is no exploit code required. | PHPNews SQL Injection | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13300, November 24, 2004 |
phpWebsite 0.7.3, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.9.3, -1-4 | A vulnerability exists in the 'index.php' script due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in several parameters, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code.
Patches available at: Gentoo: An exploit script is not required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | phpWebSite HTTP Response Splitting | High | Secunia Advisory, Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-35:02, November 26, 2004 |
ProZilla Download Accelerator 1.0 x, 1.3.0-1.3.4, 1.3.5.2, 1.3.5 .1, 1.3.5, 1.3.6 | Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist due to boundary errors in the communication handling, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Gentoo: Exploit scripts have been published. | ProZilla Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow | High | Secunia Advisory, SA13294, November 24, 2004 |
MIMEDefang 2.4, 2.14, 2.20, 2.21, 2.38, 2.39, 2.41-4.47 | Multiple vulnerabilities exists due to insufficient validation of I/O operations in 'mimedefang.pl.in' and an unspecified input validation error exists in 'mimedefang.c.' The impact was not specified. Upgrades available at: Gentoo: Mandrake: SuSE: We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Roaring Penguin Software MIMEDefang Multiple Vulnerabilities | Not Specified | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1011996, October 29, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 2004 |
BNC 2.2.4, 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.6, 2.6.2, 2.8.8, 2.8.9 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ' getnickuserhost' when a malformed IRC server response is handled by the proxy, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Upgrades available at: Gentoo: Debian: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | BNC Remote Buffer Overflow CVE Name: | High | LSS Security Advisory #LSS-2004-11-3, November 10, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-24, November 16, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 595-1, November 24, 2004 |
Sudo 1.5.6-1.5.9, 1.6-1.6.8 | A vulnerability exists due to an error in the environment cleaning, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary commands. Patch available at: Mandrake: Trustix: Ubuntu: Debian: There is no exploit code required. | Sudo Restricted Command Execution Bypass | High | Secunia Advisory, Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:133, November 15, 2004 Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisories, TSLSA-2004-0058 & 061, November 16 & 19, 2004 Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-28-1, November 17, 2004 Debian Security Advisory, DSA 596-1, November 24, 2004 |
TWiki 20030201 | A vulnerability exists in 'Search.pn' due to an input validation error when handling search requests, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary commands. Hotfix available at: Gentoo: An exploit script has been published. | TWiki Search Shell Metacharacter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution CVE Name: | High | Securiteam, November 15, 2004 PacketStorm, November 20, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-33, November 24, 2004 |
Weather Monitor 0.1.6 | A vulnerability exists due to insecure creation of temporary files, which could let a malicious user overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. There is no exploit code required. | WMFrog Weather Monitor Insecure Temporary Files | Medium | Secunia Advisory, SA13259, November 24, 2004 |
xine 0.5.2 - 0.5.x; 0.9.x; 1-alpha.x; 1-beta.x; 1-rc - 1-rc5 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DVD subpicture component, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the VideoCD functionality when reading ISO disk labels, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code; and a buffer overflow vulnerability exists when handling text subtitles, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: Gentoo: Mandrake: SuSE: We are not aware of any exploits for these vulnerabilities. | Xine-lib Multiple Buffer Overflows | High | Secunia Advisory, SA12602 September 20, 2004 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200409-30, September 22, 2004 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory, MDKSA-2004:105, October 6, 2004 SUSE Security Summary Report, SUSE-SR:2004:001, November 24, 2004 |
Yard RADIUS 1.0 pre13-pre15, 1.0.16-1.0.20 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'process_menu()' function and the 'calc_acctreq()' function, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Upgrades available at: Debian: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Yard Radius Remote Buffer Overflows CVE Name: | High | Debian Security Advisory, DSA 598-1, November 25, 2004 |
| Multiple Operating Systems - Windows / UNIX / Linux / Other | ||||
Vendor & Software Name | Vulnerability - Impact Patches - Workarounds Attacks Scripts | Common Name | Risk | Source |
Internet Security 2004, Anti-Virus 2004, 2005, Anti-Virus Client Security 5.50, 5.52, 5.55, Anti-Virus for Linux Gateways 4.51, 4.52, 4.61, Anti-Virus for Linux Servers 4.51, 4.52, 4.61, Anti-Virus for Linux Workstations 4.51, 4.52, Anti-Virus for MIMEsweeper 5.41, 5.42, 5.50, Anti-Virus for MS Exchange 6.0 1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.21 6.30 Service Release 1, 6.31, Anti-Virus for Samba Servers 4.60, Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 5.41, 5.42, 5.50, Anti-Virus for Workstations 5.41, 5.42, 5.43, Anti-Virus Linux Client Security 5.0, Anti-Virus Linux Server Security 5.0, F-Secure for Firewalls 6.20, Internet Gatekeeper 6.3, 6.4, 6.31, 6.32, 6.41, Internet Gatekeeper for Linux 2.6, Internet Security 2005, Personal Express 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.0 | A vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing '.zip' archives, which could let a remote malicious user bypass certain scanning functionality that results in a false sense of security and the execution of malicious applications.
Hotfixes available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | F-Secure Anti-Virus ZIP Archive Scanner Bypass | High | F-Secure Security Bulletin FSC-2004-3, November 23, 2004 |
Halo Combat Evolved 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.31 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when a malicious user submits a specially crafted packet. The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.06). An exploit script has been published. | Gearbox Software Halo Game Client Remote Denial of Service | Low | Securiteam, November 23, 2004 |
1504GX VSM 2.1.4.b003 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of IP The vendor has released an update to address this vulnerability. Customers are advised to contact the vendor for further information in regard to obtaining and applying an appropriate patch. There is no exploit code required; however, Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Inkra 1504GX Remote Denial of Service | Low | Secunia Advisory, SA12538, September 17, 2004 SecurityFocus, November 23, 2004 |
JSPWiki 2.1.120, 2.1.121, 2.1.122 | A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in 'Search.jsp' due to insufficient sanitization of the 'query' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code. Upgrades available at: A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | JSPWiki Cross-Site Scripting | High | STG Security Advisory, SSA-20041122-11, November 24, 2004 |
KorWeblog 1.6.2-cvs | A vulnerability exists in 'viewimg.php' due to insufficient verification of the 'path' parameter before being used to list directories inside the web root, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | KorWeblog Remote Directory Listing | Medium | STG Security Advisory, SSA-20041122-10, November 24, 2004 |
| Liferay
Enterprise Portal version 2.1.1 & prior | Almost all fields that take input from the user's browser are prone to XSS attacks. Inadequate filtering makes it easy for a malicious user to cause the victim's browser to execute script code. Upgrade available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Liferay Cross Site Scripting | High | Securiteam, May 24, 2004 Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Mozilla Browser M16, M15, 0.8, 0.9.2 .1, 0.9.2-0.9.9, 0.9.35, 0.9.48, 1.0, RC1, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, Beta, Alpha, 1.2, Beta, Alpha, 1.2.1, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4 b, 1.4 a, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.6, 1.7, alpha, beta, rc1-rc3, 1.7.1-1.7.3, 1.8 Alpha 1-Alpha 4 | A Denial of Service vulnerability exists when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Mozilla Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
Nuked-Klan 1.2 beta, 1.2, 1.3 beta, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 SP2, 1.5 | A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in the 'submit URI link' function due to insufficient input validation, 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. | NuKed-Klan Cross-Site Scripting | High | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012305, November 23, 2004 |
Open DC Hub Direct Connect Peer-to-peer Client 0.7.14 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'RedirectAll' command due to a boundary error, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Gentoo: A Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | Open DC Hub Remote Buffer Overflow | High | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-37, November 29, 2004 |
Opera Web Browser 5.0 2 win32, 5.0 Mac, 5.0 Linux, 5.1 0-5.12 win32, 5.1, 6.0 win32, 6.0 6, 6.0.6win32, 6.0, 6.0.1 win32, 6.0.1 linux, 6.0.1, 6.0.2 win32, 6.0.2 linux, 6.0.3 win32, 6.0.3 linux, 6.0.4 win32, 6.0.5 win32, 6.10 linux, 7.0 win32 Beta 1&2, 7.0 win32, 7.03win32, 7.0 2win32, 7.0 1win32, 7.10, 7.11 j, 7.11 b, 7.11, 7.20 Beta 1 build 2981, 7.20-7.23, 7.50-7.54 | A remote Denial of Service vulnerability exists when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Opera Web Browser Infinite Array Sort Remote Denial of Service | Low | Bugtraq, November 25, 2004 |
phpBB 1.0 .0, 1.2 .0, 1.2.1, 1.4 .0-1.4.2, 1.4.4, 2.0 .0, rc1-rc4, Beta 1, 2.0.1-2.0.10 | A vulnerability exists in the 'Cash_Mod' module due to insufficient verification of the input passed to the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Upgrades available at: Gentoo: There is no exploit code required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | PHPBB Admin_cash.PHP Remote PHP File Include | High
| Secunia Advisory ID, SA1324, November 19, 2004 Gentoo Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-32, November 24, 2004 |
phpBB 2.0.0-2.0.9 | Multiple vulnerabilities exist: a vulnerability exists in 'viewtopic.php' due to insufficient sanitization of the 'highlight' parameter, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code; a vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of input passed to the username handling, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML or script code; and a vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of input passed to the username handling before being used in an SQL query, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code. Upgrades available at: Gentoo: There is no exploit code required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | PHPBB Login Form Multiple Input Validation | High | SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: Gentoo Linux Security Advisory, GLSA 200411-32, November 24, 2004 |
phpCMS 1.1.9, 1.2 .0, 1.2.1 | A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists when configured with one or both of the 'STEALTH' or 'STEALTH_SECURE' modes disabled due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code. Upgrades available at: A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | PHPCMS Cross-Site Scripting | High | Bugtraq, November 26, 2004 |
PHPKIT 1.6.1, 1.6.03, 1.6.02 | Several vulnerabilities exist: a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability exists in 'popup.php' due to insufficient sanitization of the 'img' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary HTML and script code; and a vulnerability exists in 'include.php' due to insufficient sanitization of the 'id' parameter, which could let a remote malicious user manipulate SQL queries. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. Proofs of Concept exploits have been published. | PHPKIT Multiple Input Validation | Medium/ High (High if arbitrary code can be executed) | Bugtraq, November 22, 2004 |
WebGUI 6.2-6.2.8 | A vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in the 'user profile.' The impact was not specified.
Upgrades available at: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Plain Black Software WebGUI 'User profile' | Not Specified | Security Focus, November 22, 2004 |
Soldier Of Fortune 2 1.0 3, 21.0 2 | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists when a remote malicious user submits a specially crafted query (to a client), which could cause a Denial of Service. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit script has been published. | Soldier Of Fortune 2 Buffer Overflow Remote Denial of Service | Low | SecurityTracker Alert ID, 1012316, November 24, 2004 |
Sun JRE (Linux Production Release)1.2.2 _010-1.2.2_015, 1.2.2 _003-1.2.2_007, 1.2.2, 1.3 .0-1.3.0_05, 1.3.1-1.3.1 _03, 1.3.1 _05-1.3.1 _09, 1.4, 1.4 .0_02-1.4 .0_04, 1.4.1-1.4.1_03, 1.4.2-1.4.2 _06, JRE (Solaris Production Release) 1.1.6, 1.1.7 B, 1.1.8, 1.1.8 _009, 1.1.8 _010, 1.1.8 _12-1.1.8_14, 1.1.8 _009, 1.1.8, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2_11, 1.2.2 _07, 1.2.2 _05a, .2.2 _010-2.2._014, 1.2.2, 1.3.0_05, 1.3 .0_02, 1.3, 1.3.1 _01-1.3.1 _09, 1.4.0_011.4.0_04, 1.4, 1.4.1 _03, 1.4.1 _02, 1.4.1 _01, .4.1, 1.4.2_01-1.4.2 _06, 1.4.2, Windows Production Release) 1.1.6 _009, 1.1.7 B_007, 1.1.8 _009, 1.1.8 _008, 1.1.8 _007, 1.1.8 _005, 1.1.8, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2 _12, 1.2.2_015, 1.2.2 _014, 1.2.2 _013, 1.2.2 _011, 1.2.2 _010, 1.2.2 _007, 1.2.2, 1.3 .0_05, 1.30_04, 1.3 .0_02, 1.3, 1.3.1 _01-1.3.1 _09, 1.4.0_01-1.4.0_04, 1.4, 1.4.1 _07, 1.4.1 _03, 1.4.1 _02, 1.4.1 _01, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 _01-1.4.2_06, 1.4.2
| A vulnerability exists because it is possible to cause a previous version of a plug-in, that is known to be prone to security vulnerabilities, to be loaded in lieu of a more recent version that has been patched, which could result in a false sense of security.
No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. An exploit script is not required; however, a Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | Sun Java Applet Invocation Version Specification | Medium | SecurityFocus, November 25, 2004 |
Sun Java JRE 1.3.x, 1.4.x, | A vulnerability exists due to a design error because untrusted applets for some private and restricted classes used internally can create and transfer objects, which could let a remote malicious user turn off the Java security manager and disable the sandbox restrictions for untrusted applets. Updates available at: Conectiva: Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability. | Sun Java Plug-in Sandbox Security Bypass CVE Name: | Medium | Sun(sm) Alert Notification, 57591, November 22, 2004 US-CERT Vulnerability Note, VU#760344, November 23, 2004 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement, CLA-2004:900, November 26, 2004
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YaBB 1 Gold Release, SP 1, SP 1.2, SP 1.3-1.3.2, YaBB 1.40, 1.41, 9.1.2000, 9.11.2000 | A vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of 'shadow' tags, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Upgrades available at: An exploit script is not required. | YaBB Shadow BBCode Tag JavaScript Injection | High | Secunia Advisory, SA13319, November 26, 2004 |
Prestige 645R-A1, 650H, 650HW, 650HW-31, 650R, ZyNOS V3.40(ES.5), IS.5, IS.3, 3.40 | A vulnerability exists due to a failure to restrict access to a configuration page that is part of the remote administration service, which could let a remote malicious user reset the configuration. No workaround or patch available at time of publishing. A Proof of Concept exploit has been published. | ZyXEL Prestige Router HTTP Remote Administration Configuration Reset | Medium | Bugtraq, November 21, 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 26, 2004 | 101_mEna.c | No | Script that exploits the MailEnable IMAP Service Multiple Remote Pre-Authentication Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities. |
| November 26, 2004 | atari800.c | Yes | Exploit for the Atari800 Emulator Multiple Local Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities. |
| November 24, 2004 | evil_server.pl prozillaBufferOverflowExploitSerkanAkpolat.c proz_ex.c | Yes | Scripts that exploit the ProZilla Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities. |
| November 24, 2004 | openDCHubBufferOverflowPOC.java | Yes | A Proof of Concept exploit for the Open DC Hub Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
| November 24, 2004 | sof2boom.zip | No | A Proof of Concept exploit for the Soldier Of Fortune 2 Buffer Overflow Remote Denial of Service vulnerability. |
| November 24, 2004 | swbfp.zip | No | Exploit for the LucasArts Star Wars Battlefront Game Server Remote Denials of Service vulnerabilities. |
| November 24, 2004 | winAmpIN_CDDALibExploit.c | Yes | Scripts that exploit the Nullsoft Winamp 'IN_CDDA.dll' Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
| November 23, 2004 | coffeeCupFTPBufferOverflowExpl.c | No | Script that exploits the CoffeeCup Direct/Free FTP ActiveX Component Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
| November 23, 2004 | haloCboom.zip | Yes | Exploit for the Gearbox Software Halo Game Client Remote Denial of Service vulnerability. |
| November 23, 2004 | phpBBCodeExecExploitRUSH.pl | No | Exploit for the PHPBB Remote URLDecode Input Validation vulnerability. |
| November 23, 2004 | WodFtpDLXBufferOverflowExpl.c | Yes | Script that exploits the WeOnlyDo! wodFtpDLX ActiveX Component Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability. |
Trends
- Microsoft is clamping down on software pirates in the UK after discovering that a large volume of high quality counterfeit versions of Windows XP. Kicking off its Windows XP Counterfeit Project, the software giant has invited "anyone unsure as to the legitimacy of their Windows XP software" to submit their products for analysis. For more information see: http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159640.
- Computer criminals are making phishing more potent by automating attacks. Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) analysts suspect fraudsters are using automated tools and botnets to ramp up attacks. It estimates attacks grew by an average of 36 per cent a month between July and October. The US is home to the majority of these baiting sites, hosting 29 per cent of those reported to the APWG in October, a slight decrease over the month. China, Korea, and Russia are next on the list with 16 per cent, nine per cent, and eight per cent respectively of the total sites hosted. For more information, see APWG's report, jointly written by security researchers at Websense and Tumbleweed Communications, at: http://www.antiphishing.org/APWG_Phishing_Activity_Report-Oct2004.pdf
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.
Rank | Common Name | Type of Code | Trends | Date |
1 | Netsky-P | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
2 | Netsky-Z | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
3 | Netsky-B | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
4 | Zafi-B | Win32 Worm | Stable | June 2004 |
5 | Bagle-AA | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
6 | Netsky-B | Win32 Worm | Stable | February 2004 |
7 | Bagle-AT | Win32 Worm | Stable | October 2004 |
8 | Netsky-Q | Win32 Worm | Stable | March 2004 |
9 | Bagle-Z | Win32 Worm | Stable | April 2004 |
10 | Netsky-C | Win32 Worm | Stable | July 2004 |
Table Updated November 29, 2004
Viruses or Trojans Considered to be a High Level of Threat
- Skulls.B: A second version of the "Skulls" Trojan horse for cell phones has been detected. The hybrid Skulls.B Trojan horse displays images of skulls instead of the program icons on handsets running the Symbian operating system, software maker F-Secure said. Skulls also releases the Cabir.B worm. F-Secure said that cell phones from manufacturers such as Nokia, Siemens, Panasonic and Sendo were vulnerable. F-Secure said that Skulls represents only a mild threat to mobile device users at this point, based on its Trojan horse design. But he said the program is indicative of a growing effort among virus writers to target wireless handsets. For more information see: http://news.com.com/Skulls+program+carries+Cabir+worm+into+phones/2100-7349_3-5469691.html
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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