Category Archives: Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Linux Kernel x86-64 IA32SysCall Privilege Escalation (CVE-2010-3301)

An old vulnerability has been reintroduced in certain versions of the Linux Kernel that could be exploited by local unprivileged users to elevate their default system designated privileges to the higher kernel level privileges. The vulnerability is due to an error that kernel does not zero-extend x86_64 registers in the 32bit entry path on x86_64 platforms. An attacker could elevate their local privilege resulting in a privilege escalation.

PHP Exif_Process_User_Comment Null Pointer Dereference (CVE-2016-6292)

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Exif module of PHP. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference in exif_process_user_comment when trying to handle JIS encoded user comment Exif tags when multi-byte string support is enabled in PHP. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by having the target PHP application process Exif data on a maliciously crafted image. Successful exploitation would cause the PHP interpreter to crash, leading to a denial of service condition.

Micro Focus Rumba WallData.Macro PlayMacro Memory Corruption

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the WallData.Macro ActiveX control of Micro Focus Rumba. The vulnerability is due to a lack of bounds checking on an argument passed into the PlayMacro() function. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim user to browse to a malicious web page potentially leading to arbitrary code execution under the context of the user.