OSVDB: Open Sourced Vulnerability Database

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Browsing Vulnerabilities Disclosed in January of 1985

OSVDB ID	Disclosure Date	Title
591 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 591 - Disclosed: 1985-01-30 Description: BSD contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the native bsd C language compiler translates chown(path, owner) in ex3.7preserve as chown(path, owner, 0), which permits the creation of a file in group 0. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.	1985-01-30	BSD ex3.7preserve Group ID Privilege Escalation
450 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 450 - Disclosed: 1985-01-29 Description: Unknown / Incomplete	1985-01-29	Unix SGID Program Core Dump Privilege Escalation
19044 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 19044 - Disclosed: 1985-01-21 Description: Unknown / Incomplete	1985-01-21	Unix swapon Unspecified Privilege Escalation
19043 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 19043 - Disclosed: 1985-01-21 Description: Unknown / Incomplete	1985-01-21	Unix lpr Symlink Absolute Path Arbitrary File Disclosure
19045 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 19045 - Disclosed: 1985-01-21 Description: Unknown / Incomplete	1985-01-21	Unix at ioctl Call Arbitrary Terminal Hijack
19042 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 19042 - Disclosed: 1985-01-19 Description: Unix 7 contains a flaw related to the functionality. The issue is triggered when a local attacker stops a mkdir command. This may allow an attacker to change any file owner to his own.	1985-01-19	Unix mkdir Race Condition Arbitrary File Ownership Modification
15961 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 15961 - Disclosed: 1985-01-08 Description: Sendmail contains a flaw that may allow a local attacker to gain access to privileged files. The issue is due to the way Sendmail forwards mail via ~/.forward files. Accounts with a ~ in the login name, such as uucp, have world writeable home directories. If a local attacker creates a .forward file in the home directory, they can add arbitrary commands to the file. The next time mail is sent to the account, the contents of .forward will be executed with increased privileges.	1985-01-08	Sendmail uucp Account .forward Arbitrary File Access
14901 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 14901 - Disclosed: 1985-01-01 Description: Telecat BBS contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to the BASIC interpreter. The issue occurs when a user performs a 'newscan' for the last board accessable, then types 'B' at the command prompt. Instead of advancing them to the next threat, Telecat may drop the user into the BASIC interpreter where any commands they issue will be executed, or it will advance them to the next thread regardless of security levels potentially disclosing private messages.	1985-01-01	Telecat BBS 'Next Board' Command BASIC Access
2350 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 2350 - Disclosed: 1985-01-01 Description: Telecat BBS contains a flaw that may allow a user to gain elevated privileges. The issue occurs when a user posts a message, types a line of text and attempts to center the text with a CTRL-V. In some cases, this will cause the program to fail and give access to the BASIC interpreter. In other cases, it may hang the BBS and require the SYSOP to reboot the system.	1985-01-01	Telecat BBS Message Post Line Center BASIC Access
339 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 339 - Disclosed: 1985-01-01 Description: Multiple Vendors ship with the ability to use the Network File System (NFS) for sharing drives between computers. By default, many of these implementations have little or no security that protects the contents of the shared drives. Due to administrative oversight, drives are also frequently shared without care or thought as to the amount of information available. Rather than sharing a single directory, the entire drive (including sensitive system files) may become available to remote users. In other cases, drives are shared with insecure permissions allowing anyone to mount them, read the files, as well as write or delete files.	1985-01-01	Multiple Vendor NFS Exported Share Information Disclosure
14750 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 14750 - Disclosed: 1985-01-01 Description: By default, Waffle BBS installs with a default password. The root account has a blank password which is publicly known and documented. This allows attackers to trivially access the program or system.	1985-01-01	Waffle BBS Default root Password
17043 [CLOSE] OSVDB ID : 17043 - Disclosed: 1985-01-01 Description: Many Unix versions contain a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to interfere with a user's session. The issue is due to in.talkd and/or walld not sanitizing user-supplied input. By sending a crafted set of escape characters, it is possible to disrupt a user's session in a way that prevents their screen from displaying characters properly. This will force a user to reset the session (which frequently did not work) or exit the session and relogin.	1985-01-01	Multiple Unix talkd/walld Escape Sequence Screen Disruption DoS

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