FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.
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Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.
Buffer overflow in sar for OpenServer 5.0.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -o parameter.
Buffer overflow in mana in OpenServer 5.0.6a and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in dlvr_audit for Caldera OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain root privileges.
scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using log files.
The getdbm procedure in ypxfrd allows local users to read arbitrary files, and remote attackers to read databases outside /var/yp, via a directory traversal and symlink attack on the domain and map arguments.
Docview before 1.1-18 in Caldera OpenLinux 3.1.1, SCO Linux 4.0, OpenServer 5.0.7, configures the Apache web server in a way that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary publicly readable files via a certain URL, possibly related to rewrite rules.