Category Archives: Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Brocade Network Advisor DashboardFileReceiveServlet filename Directory Traversal (CVE-2016-8205)

A directory traversal vulnerabilities exists in Brocade Network Advisor. The vulnerability is due to lack of authentication and insufficient input validation in the DashboardFileReceiveServlet servlet of dashboard-fileupload. war when processing HTTP multipart form requests. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the target system. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution with privileges of the SYSTEM.

Microsoft Browser HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement Type Confusion (CVE-2017-0037)

A type confusion vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge while handling a specially crafted HTML file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted HTML file with an affected version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge.