The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers to read databases outside /var/yp, via a directory traversal and symlink attack on the domain and map arguments.
openlinux
Vendor: caldera
Security Vulnerability Index
Page 1 / 4A configuration error in the libdb1 package in OpenLinux 3.1 uses insecure versions of the snprintf and vsnprintf functions, which could allow local or remote users to exploit those functions with a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability in Caldera rmt command in the dump package 0.4b4 allows a local user to gain root privileges.
makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
The KApplication class in the KDE 1.1.2 configuration file management capability allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint parameter.
The default installation of Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 includes the CGI program rpm_query, which allows remote attackers to determine what packages are installed on the system.
Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.
Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.
The IDENT server in Caldera Linux 2.3 creates multiple threads for each IDENT request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.