Redhat Linux vulnerabilities

CVE-2003-0188 [HIGH] CVE-2003-0188: lv reads a .lv file from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrar lv reads a .lv file from the current working directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as other lv users by placing malicious .lv files into other directories.

CVE-2003-0194 [MEDIUM] CVE-2003-0194: tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up. tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.

CVE-2003-0135 [HIGH] CVE-2003-0135: vsftpd FTP daemon in Red Hat Linux 9 is not compiled against TCP wrappers (tcp_wrappers) but is inst vsftpd FTP daemon in Red Hat Linux 9 is not compiled against TCP wrappers (tcp_wrappers) but is installed as a standalone service, which inadvertently prevents vsftpd from restricting access as intended.

CVE-2002-1509 [LOW] CVE-2002-1509: A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/ A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user's incoming email.

CVE-2003-0041 [CRITICAL] CWE-78 CVE-2003-0041: Kerberos FTP client allows remote FTP sites to execute arbitrary code via a pipe (|) character in a Kerberos FTP client allows remote FTP sites to execute arbitrary code via a pipe (|) character in a filename that is retrieved by the client.

CVE-2002-1160 [HIGH] CVE-2002-1160: The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, whic The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by stealing the cookies from a temporary .xauth file, which is created with the original user's credentials after root uses su.

CVE-2003-0019 [HIGH] CVE-2003-0019: uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, whic uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode.

CVE-2002-1814 [MEDIUM] CVE-2002-1814: Buffer overflow in efstools in Bonobo, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrar Buffer overflow in efstools in Bonobo, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

CVE-2002-2185 [MEDIUM] CVE-2002-2185: The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) allows local users to cause a denial of service via an The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) allows local users to cause a denial of service via an IGMP membership report to a target's Ethernet address instead of the Multicast group address, which causes the target to stop sending reports to the router and effectively disconnect the group from the network.

CVE-2002-1232 [MEDIUM] CVE-2002-1232: Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in the NIS package 3.9 and earlier allows Memory leak in ypdb_open in yp_db.c for ypserv before 2.5 in the NIS package 3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of requests for a map that does not exist.

CVE-2002-0836 [HIGH] CVE-2002-0836: dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, wh dvips converter for Postscript files in the tetex package calls the system() function insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain print jobs, possibly involving fonts.

CVE-2002-0506 [HIGH] CVE-2002-0506: Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attacker Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that use libnewt.

CVE-2000-1208 [HIGH] CVE-2000-1208: Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package m Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.

CVE-2002-0638 [MEDIUM] CVE-2002-0638: setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operat setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.

CVE-2002-0083 [CRITICAL] CWE-193 CVE-2002-0083: Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malic Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges.

CVE-2002-0080 [LOW] CWE-269 CVE-2002-0080: rsync, when running in daemon mode, does not properly call setgroups before dropping privileges, whi rsync, when running in daemon mode, does not properly call setgroups before dropping privileges, which could provide supplemental group privileges to local users, who could then read certain files that would otherwise be disallowed.

CVE-2002-0068 [HIGH] CVE-2002-0068: Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and p Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code with an ftp:// URL with a larger number of special characters, which exceed the buffer when Squid URL-escapes the characters.

CVE-2002-0067 [HIGH] CVE-2002-0067: Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier does not properly disable HTCP, even when "htcp_port 0" is specified i Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier does not properly disable HTCP, even when "htcp_port 0" is specified in squid.conf, which could allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVE-2002-0062 [HIGH] CWE-120 CVE-2002-0062: Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux, all Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux, allows local users to gain privileges, related to "routines for moving the physical cursor and scrolling."

CVE-2002-0069 [LOW] CVE-2002-0069: Memory leak in SNMP in Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se Memory leak in SNMP in Squid 2.4 STABLE3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.