The installation of Sun Internet Mail Server (SIMS) creates a world-readable file that allows local users to obtain passwords.

asmon and ascpu in FreeBSD allow local users to gain root privileges via a configuration file.

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

Sample web sites on Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition do not validate an identification number, which allows remote attackers to execute SQL commands.

The Microsoft Active Setup ActiveX component in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to install software components without prompting the user by stating that the software's manufacturer is Microsoft.

HP Ignite-UX does not save /etc/passwd when it creates an image of a trusted system, which can set the password field to a blank and allow an attacker to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in MMDF server allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long MAIL FROM command to the SMTP daemon.

NetBSD ptrace call on VAX allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PSL contents in the debugging process.

Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows remote web servers to access files on the client that are outside of its security domain, aka the "Image Source Redirect" vulnerability.

Windows NT Autorun executes the autorun.inf file on non-removable media, which allows local attackers to specify an alternate program to execute when other users access a drive.

The ARCserve agent in UnixWare allows local attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

FrontPage Personal Web Server (PWS) allows remote attackers to read files via a .... (dot dot) attack.

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell BorderManager 3.5 by pressing the enter key in a telnet connection to port 2000.

GNU make follows symlinks when it reads a Makefile from stdin, which allows other local users to execute commands.

Check Point Firewall-1 allows remote attackers to bypass port access restrictions on an FTP server by forcing it to send malicious packets that Firewall-1 misinterprets as a valid 227 response to a client's PASV attempt.

Zeus web server allows remote attackers to view the source code for CGI programs via a null character (%00) at the end of a URL.

MySQL 3.22 allows remote attackers to bypass password authentication and access a database via a short check string.

snmpd in SCO OpenServer has an SNMP community string that is writable by default, which allows local attackers to modify the host's configuration.

The Java Server in the Novell GroupWise Web Access Enhancement Pack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL to the servlet.

The libguile.so library file used by gnucash in Debian GNU/Linux is installed with world-writable permissions.