A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found on polkit's pkexec utility. The pkexec application is a setuid tool designed to allow unprivileged users to run commands as privileged users according predefined policies. The current version of pkexec doesn't handle the calling parameters count correctly and ends trying to execute environment variables as commands. An attacker can leverage this by crafting environment variables in such a way it'll induce pkexec to execute arbitrary code. When successfully executed the attack can cause a local privilege escalation given unprivileged users administrative rights on the target machine.

GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution, aka "ShellShock." NOTE: the original fix for this issue was incorrect; CVE-2014-7169 has been assigned to cover the vulnerability that is still present after the incorrect fix.

An issue was discovered in the Bidirectional Algorithm in the Unicode Specification through 14.0. It permits the visual reordering of characters via control sequences, which can be used to craft source code that renders different logic than the logical ordering of tokens ingested by compilers and interpreters. Adversaries can leverage this to encode source code for compilers accepting Unicode such that targeted vulnerabilities are introduced invisibly to human reviewers. NOTE: the Unicode Consortium offers the following alternative approach to presenting this concern. An issue is noted in the nature of international text that can affect applications that implement support for The Unicode Standard and the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (all versions). Due to text display behavior when text includes left-to-right and right-to-left characters, the visual order of tokens may be different from their logical order. Additionally, control characters needed to fully support the requirements o…

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in VSS Provider and CAPI Proxy software for certain HPE MSA storage products. This vulnerability could be exploited to gain elevated privilege on the system.

The configuration functionality in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) baseboard management controller (BMC) implementation on Supermicro X11 and M11 based devices, with firmware versions through 3.17.02, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands.

The web interface in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) baseboard management controller (BMC) implementation on Supermicro X11 and M11 based devices, with firmware versions before 3.17.02, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request targeting vulnerable cgi endpoints.

A web server in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) baseboard management controller (BMC) implementation on Supermicro X11 and M11 based devices, with firmware versions up to 3.17.02, allows remote unauthenticated users to perform directory traversal, potentially disclosing sensitive information.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Supermicro motherboard X12DPG-QR 1.4b allows local attackers to hijack control flow via manipulation of SmcSecurityEraseSetupVar variable.

A shell-injection vulnerability in email notifications on Supermicro motherboards (such as H12DST-B before 03.10.35) allows remote attackers to inject execute arbitrary commands as root on the BMC.

ServiceNow has released upgrades and patches that address a Reflected Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that was identified in the ServiceNow Polaris Layout. This vulnerability would enable an authenticated user to inject arbitrary scripts.