Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In October 1999

The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine allows a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox environment.

Hybrid Network cable modems do not include an authentication mechanism for administration, allowing remote attackers to compromise the system through the HSMP protocol.

Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

Buffer overflow in Skyfull mail server via MAIL FROM command.

Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read files via an ExecCommand method called on an IFRAME.

Buffer overflow in WU-FTPD and related FTP servers allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via macro variables in a message file.

Denial of service in WU-FTPD via the SITE NEWER command, which does not free memory properly.

Falcon web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Falcon web server allows remote attackers to determine the absolute path of the web root via long file names.

Zeus web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the file name in an option to the search engine.

The Zeus web server administrative interface uses weak encryption for its passwords.

userOsa in SCO OpenServer allows local users to corrupt files via a symlink attack.

Firewall-1 does not properly restrict access to LDAP attributes.

Buffer overflow in rpc.yppasswdd allows a local user to gain privileges via MD5 hash generation.

ypserv allows a local user to modify the GECOS and login shells of other users.

ypserv allows local administrators to modify password tables.

genfilt in the AIX Packet Filtering Module does not properly filter traffic to destination ports greater than 32767.

Denial of service in Axent Raptor firewall via malformed zero-length IP options.

URL Live! web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

TeamTrack web server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

UnixWare dos7utils allows a local user to gain root privileges by using the STATICMERGE environmental variable to find a script which it executes.

Buffer overflow in OpenLink 3.2 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long GET request to the web configurator.

IBM WebSphere ikeyman tool uses weak encryption to store a password for a key database that is used for SSL connections.

Buffer overflow in WFTPD FTP server allows remote attackers to gain root access via a series of MKD and CWD commands that create nested directories.

Buffer overflow in OmniHTTPd CGI program imagemap.exe allows remote attackers to execute commands.