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Cyber Security Bulletin SB04-077archive

Summary of Security Items from March 3 through March 16, 2004

US-CERT will begin to incorporate some of the information from CyberNotes into Cyber Security Bulletins. CyberNotes were previously compiled for the Department of Homeland Security and posted to the NIPC web site. During the transition of the information into the Cyber Security Bulletin, we are offering a PDF version of the most recent version of CyberNotes on the US-CERT web site.

Publications by US-CERT | Publications by Vendors | Publications by Third Parties


Publications by US-CERT

Microsoft Outlook mailto URL Handling Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the way Outlook 2002 interprets a "mailto:" URL could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code of their choosing on the system running the vulnerable version of Outlook. VU#114070: NetScreen Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE) platform contains cross-site scripting vulnerability in delhomepage.cgi
NetScreen Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE) platform contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the row parameter of delhomepage.cgi, which could allow an attacker to mount a cross-site scripting attack.

VU#197318: IBM Net.Data db2www CGI interpreter fails to properly validate requested macro filenames
IBM Net.Data fails to properly validate user input passed to the db2www CGI interpreter which could allow an attacker to mount a cross-site scripting attack against a vulnerable system.

VU#363374: Cisco CSS 11000 Series Content Services Switch vulnerable to DoS via malformed UDP packets
Several models of the Cisco Content Services Switch contain a vulnerability in their management interface that allows an attacker to restart the switch, resulting in a denial of service attack.

VU#395670: FreeBSD fails to limit number of TCP segments held in reassembly queue
FreeBSD fails to limit the number of TCP segments held in a reassembly queue which could allow an attacker to exhaust all available memory buffers (mbufs) on the destination system resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

VU#412566: Solaris conv_fix insecure file handling vulnerability
A vulnerability in a program supplied with the Solaris printing system could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

VU#490620: Linux kernel do_mremap() call creates virtual memory area of 0 bytes in length
There is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel memory management routines that allows local users to gain superuser privileges.

VU#493966: Libxml2 URI parsing errors in nanohttp and nanoftp
Libxml is the XML parser for Gnome, a desktop suite and development platform for Linux systems. Libxml2, the latest version of the library as of this writing, has a buffer overflow vulnerability which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

VU#584606: NTP service vulnerable to internal overflow if date / time offset is greater than 34 years
NTP (Network TIme Protocol) contains an integer overflow vulnerability that may lead to clients receiving an incorrect date/time offset.

VU#688094: Microsoft MSN Messenger fails to properly validate file requests
Microsoft MSN Messenger fails to properly validate file requests which could allow an attacker to view the contents of files on the victim's system.

VU#694782: Sun Solaris passwd command allows for privilege escalation
Sun Solaris contains a vulnerability in the passwd(1) command which could allow for privilege escalation.

VU#831534: cPanel fails to verify input passed to the "user" parameter
A remotely exploitable vulnerability in CPanel's password reset and login scripts may allow a remote attacker to gain control of the vulnerable system.

VU#878526: Apple Mac OS X "cd9660.util" buffer overflow
A component utility in Apple's Mac OS X operating system suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability in its handling of command-line arguments. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the vulnerable system.

VU#902374: Apple Mac OS X TruBlueEnvironment vulnerable to buffer overflow
Apple Mac OS X contains a buffer overflow in TruBlueEnvironment which could allow a local, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

VU#981222: Linux kernel mremap(2) system call does not properly check return value from do_munmap() function
A vulnerability in the Linux mremap(2) system call could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

VU#982630: Microsoft Windows Media Services fails to properly validate TCP requests
Microsoft Windows Media Services fails to properly validate TCP requests which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause the services to refuse new TCP connections.

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Apple

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Debian

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Oracle

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SCO

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Publications by Third Parties

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ISS

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Sophos

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Trend Micro

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