LinuxSecurity.com: Christian Boxd?rfer discovered a vulnerability in the handling of FreeDesktop.org .desktop files in Nautilus, a file manager for the GNOME desktop environment. An attacker can craft a .desktop file intended to run malicious commands but displayed as a innocuous document file in Nautilus. An
LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-6419 and CVE-2017-11423
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LinuxSecurity.com: CVE-2017-14491 CVE-2017-14492 CVE-2017-14493 CVE-2017-14494 CVE-2017-14495 CVE-2017-14496
LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that the Tor onion service could leak sensitive information to log files if the “SafeLogging” option is set to “0”. The oldstable distribution (jessie) is not affected.
LinuxSecurity.com: Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in cURL, an URL transfer library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2017-12150 CVE-2017-12151 CVE-2017-12163
LinuxSecurity.com: An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
LinuxSecurity.com: A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Ruby. Software Description: – ruby1.9.1: Object-oriented scripting language Details: It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. [More…]
LinuxSecurity.com: A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Dnsmasq. Software Description: – dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server Details: USN-3430-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. This update [More…]
LinuxSecurity.com: A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: – Ubuntu 17.04 – Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: poppler could be made to crash if opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: – poppler: PDF rendering library Details: It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. [More…]
The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask. Yahoo Breach Expands to All 3 Billion Users In a recent statement, Yahoo announced that its […]
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to an unspecified integer-overflow vulnerability; fixes are available.
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player and AIR are prone to an unspecified memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
Type: Vulnerability. Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.
Type: Vulnerability. Adobe Flash Player is prone to an unspecified memory-corruption vulnerability; fixes are available.
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
As the Asia Pacific region continues to grow, and adoption of digital technologies – by consumers and businesses – continues, the region is starting to appreciate how attractive it has become to cybercriminals. The post Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
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Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility and organisations need to train staff to ensure they have a more empowered and security savvy workforce. The post It’s time that companies became more cyber-resilient appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
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“I use a Mac, so I don’t need to worry about malware, phishing, or viruses.” Many Mac users turn a blind eye to cybersecurity threats, often noting that most scams and attacks occur on PCs. However, within the last few years, there has been a noted uptick in spyware (a type of software that gathers information […]
