Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In November 1999

Buffer overflow in Linux su command gives root access to local users.

Internet Explorer 4.x or 5.x with Word 97 allows arbitrary execution of Visual Basic programs to the IE client through the Word 97 template, which doesn't warn the user that the template contains executable content. Also applies to Outlook when the client views a malicious email message.

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read files by redirecting data to a Javascript applet.

Buffer overflow in Solaris kcms_configure via a long NETPATH environmental variable.

FreeBSD seyon allows local users to gain privileges by providing a malicious program in the -emulator argument.

Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.

A Windows NT user can use SUBST to map a drive letter to a folder, which is not unmapped after the user logs off, potentially allowing that user to modify the location of folders accessed by later users.

By default, Internet Explorer 5.0 and other versions enables the "Navigate sub-frames across different domains" option, which allows frame spoofing.

HP Secure Web Console uses weak encryption.

Buffer overflow in SCO UnixWare Xsco command via a long argument.

Denial of service in Linux syslogd via a large number of connections.

Buffer overflow in NFS server on Linux allows attackers to execute commands via a long pathname.

Buffer overflow in BIND 8.2 via NXT records.

Denial of service in BIND named via malformed SIG records.

Denial of service in BIND by improperly closing TCP sessions via so_linger.

Windows NT Task Scheduler installed with Internet Explorer 5 allows a user to gain privileges by modifying the job after it has been scheduled.

Buffer overflow in CDE dtmail and dtmailpr programs allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f option.

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

Symantec Mail-Gear 1.0 web interface server allows remote users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Denial of service in Cisco routers running NAT via a PORT command from an FTP client to a Telnet port.

Denial of service in MDaemon WorldClient and WebConfig services via a long URL.

Buffer overflow in SCO su program allows local users to gain root access via a long username.

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Denial of service in BIND named via consuming more than "fdmax" file descriptors.