This is a short article how to use the setgid directory /var/cache/man to escalate privileges from man/man to man/root on Ubuntu Vivid.
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PHPads version 2.0 suffers from a file disclosure vulnerability.
The FireEye MPS (Malware Protection System) is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability, simply from monitoring hostile traffic. FireEye is designed to operate as a passive network tap, so…
An ASAN build of Wireshark suffers from a stack-based buffer overflow in Dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token.
An ASAN build of Wireshark suffers from an assertion failure crash in Wmem_alloc.
An ASAN build of Wireshark suffers from a static out-of-bounds read in Dissect_zcl_pwr_prof_pwrprofstatersp.
An ASAN build of Wireshark suffers from a static out-of-bounds read in Dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg.
WordPress Gallery plugin version 4.2.1 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.
WordPress Captcha plugin version 4.0.2 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.
WordPress Simple Booking Calendar plugin version 1.3 suffers from a cross site request forgery vulnerability.