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[Fwd: Weekly Vulnerability Summary - Jul 19 2004]
From:Joe Klemmer
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:02:38 -0400

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SecurityTracker Monday Morning Vulnerability Summary - Jul 19 2004
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          In This Week's SecurityTracker Vulnerability Summary

SecurityTracker Alerts: 32

Vendors:  4D, Inc. - adaimgsvr.sourceforge.net - Adobe
          Systems Incorporated - Apache Software Foundation - Bannon
          Group, LLC - Code-Crafters - GeeOS Team - HP (Compaq) - INweb
          ApS - kernel.org - Microsoft - Modssl.org - moodle.org -
          Mozilla.org - Novell - PHP Group - phpBB Group - Phpnuke.org
          - PureFTPd.org - shorewall.net - Valve Software

Products: 4D WebSTAR - Ability Mail Server - Adobe Acrobat -
          Apache - Board Power - BorderManager - Bugzilla - DCE -
          Gattaca Server - Half-Life - ImgSvr - INweb Mail Server -
          Linux Kernel - Microsoft HTML Help - Microsoft Internet
          Explorer (IE) - Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
          Web Server - Microsoft POSIX Subsystem - Microsoft SMS -
          Microsoft Task Scheduler - Mod_ssl - Moodle - Mozilla Browser
          - Php - PHP-Nuke - phpBB - PureFTPd - Shorewall - Windows
          Accessibility Utility Manager

Headlines:

       1. PHP-Nuke Input Validation Hole in 'instory' in
          Search Module Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands

       2. phpBB Input Validation Holes in 'index.php' and
          'lang_faq.php' Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting
          Attacks

       3. mod_ssl Format String Error in 'ssl_engine_ext' May
          Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       4. Mozilla Certificate Management Bug Lets Remote
          Users Cause Invalid Root CA Certificates to Be Silently
          Imported

       5. Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Client
          Can Be Crashed By Remote Users

       6. Board Power Input Validation Hole in 'icq.cgi' Lets
          Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

       7. Gattaca Server Multiple Input Validation Bugs Let
          Remote Users Deny Service, Determine System Information, and
          Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

       8. Novell BorderManager 'IKE.NLM' VPN Module Can Be
          Crashed By Remote Users

       9. PureFTPd Logic Bug in accept_client() Lets Remote
          Users Crash the FTP Daemon

       10. Linux Kernel 'eql.c' Device Driver Error Lets
           Local Users Crash the System

       11. PHP strip_tags() Can Be Bypassed By Remote Users
           With Tags Containing '\0'

       12. PHP 'memory_limit' Abort Feature Error May Let
           Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       13. Moodle Input Validation Bug in 'help.php' File
           Parameter Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting
           Attacks

       14. 4D WebSTAR Grants Access to Remote Users and
           Elevated Privileges to Local Users

       15. Microsoft Internet Explorer 'shell:' Protocol
           Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Scripting Code in the
           Local Zone

       16. Microsoft IIS 4.0 Buffer Overflow in Redirect
           Function Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       17. Microsoft HTML Help Input Validation Error Lets
           Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       18. Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Buffer Overflow
           Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       19. Microsoft Windows 2000/NT POSIX Subsystem Buffer
           Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges

       20. Microsoft Utility Manager Permits Local
           Applications to Run With Elevated Privileges

       21. Shorewall Uses Unsafe Temporary Files That May
           Allow a Local User to Gain Elevated Privileges

       22. HP OpenVMS DCE Buffer Overflow May Let Remote
           Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       23. Microsoft Internet Explorer Same Name Javascript
           Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Javascript in the
           Domain of an Arbitrary Site

       24. Bugzilla Has Several Bugs, Permitting Privilege
           Escalation, SQL Injection, and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

       25. INweb Mail Lets Remote Users Deny Service By
           Multiple Connections in Rapid Succession

       26. Microsoft Internet Explorer Access Control Flaw
           in popup.show() Lets Remote Users Execute Mouse-Click Actions

       27. Half-Life Game Server and Client Can Be Crashed
           With Specially Crafted Packet Spliting Data

       28. Ada ImgSvr Discloses Files to Remote Users and
           May Execute Arbitrary Code

       29. Adobe Acrobat Reader Buffer Overflow in Parsing
           Filenames Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

       30. Apache Can Be Crashed By PHP Code Invoking Nested
           Remote Sockets

       31. Microsoft Internet Explorer Can Be Crashed By
           Remote Users With Large Text Files

       32. Ability Mail Server Lets Remote Users Deny
           Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks


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               Your SecurityTracker Vulnerability Alerts

1. PHP-Nuke

    Vendor: Phpnuke.org

    Several vulnerabilities were reported in PHP-Nuke.  A remote
    user can inject SQL commands.  A remote user can also conduct
    cross-site scripting attacks.

    Impact: Disclosure of authentication information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010722.html


2. phpBB

    Vendor: phpBB Group

    Some vulnerabilities were reported in phpBB.  A remote user can
    determine the installation path.  A remote user can also conduct
    cross-site scripting attacks.

    Impact: Disclosure of authentication information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010721.html


3. Mod_ssl

    Vendor: Modssl.org

    A format string vulnerability was reported in mod_ssl.  In
    certain cases where Apache mod_proxy is also used, a remote user
    may be able to cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target
    user's system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010717.html


4. Mozilla Browser

    Vendor: Mozilla.org

    A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Mozilla in
    the importing of certificates.  A remote user can cause an invalid
    root certificate to be silently imported, causing denial of service
    conditions for SSL-based connections.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010714.html


5. Microsoft SMS

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Systems
    Management Server (SMS) client software.  A remote user can cause
    denial of service conditions

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010713.html


6. Board Power

    Vendor: Bannon Group, LLC

    An input validation vulnerability was reported in Board Power.
    A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

    Impact: Disclosure of authentication information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010708.html


7. Gattaca Server

    Vendor: GeeOS Team

    Several vulnerabilities were reported in Gattaca Server 2003.
    A remote user can cause the server to crash.  A remote user can
    also determine the installation path and the web root directory.  A
    remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010703.html


8. BorderManager

    Vendor: Novell

    A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Novell
    BorderManager in the processing of VPN packets.  A remote user can
    cause the target VPN service to crash.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010702.html


9. PureFTPd

    Vendor: PureFTPd.org

    A denial of service vulnerability was reported in PureFTPd.  A
    remote user can cause the FTP service to crash.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010701.html


10. Linux Kernel

    Vendor: kernel.org

    A denial of service vulnerability was reported in the Linux
    kernel in the equalizer load-balancer for serial network
    interfaces.  A local user can cause the system to crash.

    Impact: Denial of service via local system

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010700.html


11. Php

    Vendor: PHP Group

    A vulnerability was reported in PHP in the strip_tags()
    function.    A remote user may be able to bypass the function to
    inject arbitrary tags when certain web browsers are used.

    Impact: Modification of user information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010699.html


12. Php

    Vendor: PHP Group

    A vulnerability was reported in PHP when compliled and running
    with 'memory_limit' enabled.  A remote user may be able to execute
    arbitrary code on the target system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010698.html


13. Moodle

    Vendor: moodle.org

    An input validation vulnerability was reported in Moodle in
    'help.php', affecting the 'file' parameter.  A remote user can
    conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

    Impact: Disclosure of authentication information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010697.html


14. 4D WebSTAR

    Vendor: 4D, Inc.

    Several vulnerabilities were reported in 4D WebSTAR.  A remote
    user can gain root privileges.  A remote user can view certain
    directories and files on the target system.  A local user can gain
    root privileges.

    Impact: Disclosure of system information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010696.html


15. Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A cross-zone scripting vulnerability was reported in Microsoft
    Internet Explorer (IE).  A remote user can execute arbitrary code
    on the target user's system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010693.html


16. Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Web Server

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in Microsoft
    Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0.  A remote user can execute
    arbitrary code on the target system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010692.html


17. Microsoft HTML Help

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft HTML Help.  A
    remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code on the target
    user's system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010690.html


18. Microsoft Task Scheduler

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Windows Task
    Scheduler.  A reomte user can execute arbitrary code on the target
    system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010688.html


19. Microsoft POSIX Subsystem

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in the Portable Operating System
    Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem in Microsoft Windows 2000 and
    NT 4.0.  A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target
    system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via local system

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010687.html


20. Windows Accessibility Utility Manager

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Windows 2000
    Utility Manager.  A local user can gain elevated privileges.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via local system

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010686.html


21. Shorewall

    Vendor: shorewall.net

    A vulnerability was reported in Shorewall in the processing of
    temporary files and directories.  A local user may be able to gain
    elevated privileges.

    Impact: Modification of system information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010685.html


22. DCE

    Vendor: HP (Compaq)

    A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in DCE for HP
    OpenVMS.  A remote user may be able to cause denial of service
    conditions or execute arbitrary code.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010684.html


23. Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A cross-domain scripting vulnerability was reported in
    Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE).  A remote user can cause
    arbitrary scripting code to run in the security domain of an
    arbitrary site.

    Impact: Disclosure of user information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010683.html


24. Bugzilla

    Vendor: Mozilla.org

    Several vulnerabilities were reported in Bugzilla.  A remote
    authenticated privileged user can inject SQL commands or assign
    membership to other groups.  A remote user may be able to see the
    names of "hidden" products.  A remote user can conduct cross-site
    scripting attacks and may be able to view the database password in
    certain cases.

    Impact: Disclosure of authentication information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010681.html


25. INweb Mail Server

    Vendor: INweb ApS

    A vulnerability was reported in the INweb Mail Server.  A
    remote user can cause denial of service conditions.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010680.html


26. Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

    Vendor: Microsoft

    A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer in
    popup.show().  A remote user can take arbitrary mouse-based actions
    on the target system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010679.html


27. Half-Life

    Vendor: Valve Software

    Luigi Auriemma reported a vulnerability in Sierra's Half-Life
    engine.  A remote user can cause the game to crash.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010678.html


28. ImgSvr

    Vendor: adaimgsvr.sourceforge.net

    Several vulnerabilities were reported in the Ada ImgSvr.  A
    remote user can view files on the target system.  A remote user may
    be able to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

    Impact: Disclosure of system information

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010677.html


29. Adobe Acrobat

    Vendor: Adobe Systems Incorporated

    iDEFENSE reported a buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe
    Acrobat Reader.  A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the
    target user's system.

    Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010676.html


30. Apache

    Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

    Paul Brereton reported a denial of service vulnerability in the
    Apache web server when running with PHP.  A local user can cause
    denial of service conditions on the web server.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010674.html


31. Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

    Vendor: Microsoft

    Paul Kurczaba reported a denial of service vulnerability in
    Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE).  A remote user can create HTML
    that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the target user's
    browser to

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010673.html


32. Ability Mail Server

    Vendor: Code-Crafters

    Some vulnerabilities were reported in the Ability Mail Server.
    A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.  A remote
    user can also cause denial of service conditions.

    Impact: Denial of service via network

    Alert: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jul/1010672.html



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