ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials. For example, Facebook users in the Czech Republic were targeted with a fake news report on a “deadly attack in Prague”. Soon after the Facebook scam was publicly disclosed in Czech mainstream media, the […]
Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that cache files are insufficiently validated in fontconfig, a generic font configuration library. An attacker can trigger arbitrary free() calls, which in turn allows double free attacks and therefore arbitrary code execution. In combination with setuid binaries using crafted cache files, this could allow privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (jessie), this […]
Red Hat: 2016:1582-01: nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: nodejs010-nodejs-minimatch security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1582-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
Red Hat: 2016:1583-01: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch: Moderate Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-minimatch security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1583-01 Product: Red Hat Software Collections […]
Red Hat: 2016:1581-01: kernel: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1581-01 Product: […]
Red Hat: 2016:1580-01: chromium-browser: Important Advisory Posted by Anthony Pell An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: chromium-browser security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1580-01 Product: Red Hat […]
Debian: 3645-1: chromium-browser: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3645-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert August 09, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : chromium-browser CVE ID : CVE-2016-5139 CVE-2016-5140 CVE-2016-5141 CVE-2016-5142 CVE-2016-5143 CVE-2016-5144 Several vulnerabilites have been discovered in the chromium web browser. CVE-2016-5139 GiWan Go discovered a […]
Debian: 3644-1: fontconfig: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3644-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 08, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : fontconfig CVE ID : CVE-2016-5384 Debian Bug : 833570 Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that cache files are insufficiently validated in fontconfig, a generic font configuration library. […]
Slackware: 2016-219-03: openssh: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell New openssh packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] openssh (SSA:2016-219-03) New openssh packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]
Slackware: 2016-219-01: curl: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell New curl packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] curl (SSA:2016-219-01) New curl packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]
Slackware: 2016-219-02: mozilla-firefox: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2016-219-02) New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +————————–+ patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-45.3.0esr-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. […]
Slackware: 2016-219-04: stunnel: Security Update Posted by Anthony Pell New stunnel packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. [More Info…] [slackware-security] stunnel (SSA:2016-219-04) New stunnel packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are […]
Debian: 3643-1: kde4libs: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3643-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 06, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : kde4libs CVE ID : CVE-2016-6232 Debian Bug : 832620 Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly […]
Debian: 3642-1: lighttpd: Summary Posted by Anthony Pell Security Report Summary – ————————————————————————- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3642-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond August 05, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq – ————————————————————————- Package : lighttpd CVE ID : CVE-2016-1000212 Debian Bug : 832571 Dominic Scheirlinck and Scott Geary of Vend reported insecure behavior in the lighttpd web server. Lighttpd […]
The trojan downloader Nemucod is back with a new campaign. This time however, it has changed the payload served to its victims – ransomware is not its go-to malware. Currently the “weapon of choice” is a backdoor detected by ESET as Win32/Kovter, in this instance mainly focusing on ad-clicking. As a backdoor, this trojan allows […]
This year at Defcon, the car hacking village is bigger than ever, with more cars, car hacking adapters and giant snarls of tiny exposed wires tied to demo stations with car parts screwed to plywood stands than ever before. It’s car hacking 101 here, and class is in full force. The first thing you notice […]
SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) should be phased out, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the US Department of Commerce. In its most recent Digital Authentication Guideline – draft version – the federal technology agency explained that this is because there are risks with this approach. NIST stated that as SMS messages […]
I spend a lot of time working on enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), especially in light of the coming SHA-1 deprecation deadlines. It’s nearly all I do these days. One question my customers ask all the time is how to provision certificates on non-Windows devices and computers. Microsoft does an excellent job of automating the […]
In years past at Black Hat here in Las Vegas, there was row after row of hardware, then, in later years, row after row of software for your workstation. Now there’s row after row of middleware designed to interpret all that data in real time and try to make sense of it all, to find […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted web page. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed attacks will […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted web page. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed attacks will […]
Risk Medium Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability. An authenticated attacker can leverage this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Internet Explorer 10 and 11 are vulnerable. Recommendations Permit local access for trusted individuals only. Where possible, use restricted environments […]
Risk Medium Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Successful exploits will allow attackers to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Edge and Internet explorer 9, 10 and 11 are vulnerable. Technologies Affected Microsoft Edge Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer […]
Risk Medium Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Successful exploits will allow attackers to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Edge and Internet explorer 9, 10 and 11 are vulnerable. Technologies Affected Microsoft Edge Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer […]
Risk Medium Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Successful exploits will allow attackers to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Edge and Internet explorer 9, 10 and 11 are vulnerable. Technologies Affected Microsoft Edge Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge are prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted web page. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 […]
Risk High Date Discovered August 9, 2016 Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 […]
We all know that Internet of Things (IoT) is the future and that everything from your refrigerator to your toaster may eventually connect to the internet. With that being the case, it’s important to remember that these connected devices need to be designed with security in mind. On Saturday at the Def Con hacking conference in […]
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly handle the extraction of archives with “../” in the file paths. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite files outside of the extraction folder, if a user is tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive. […]