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It was discovered that there was a potential account hijack vulnerabilility in Django, the Python-based web development framework.

Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer (CVE-2019-14821) Bug Fix(es): * KEYS: prevent creating a different user’s keyrings SL-6.10 * BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null) * long I/O stalls with bnx2fc from not masking off scope bits of retry delay value SL6 x86_64 kernel-2.6.32-754.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-754.25.1.el6.x86_64. [More…]

freetype: a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c leading to information disclosure (CVE-2015-9381) * freetype: mishandling ps_parser_skip_PS_token in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation in skip_comment, psaux/psobjs.c, leads to a buffer over-read (CVE-2015-9382) SL6 x86_64 freetype-2.3.11-19.el6_10.i686.rpm freetype-2.3.11-19.el6_10.x86_64.rpm freet [More…]

An update for rh-maven35-apache-commons-beanutils is now available for Red Hat Software Collections. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

Security fix for CVE-2019-5544

An update that fixes 37 vulnerabilities is now available.

Half a billion here, half a billion there – pretty soon you’re talking real money: US Congress earmarks $425m for 2020 election security
Rooster Teeth Attack Showcases New Magecart Approach

Type: Vulnerability. Avaya IP Office Application Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Linux Kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Type: Vulnerability. Atlassian Application Links is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Apache Superset is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. IBM API Connect is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. IBM Case Manager is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Apache Superset is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Omron PLC CJ and CS Series are prone to multiple security vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. ZOHO ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. SQLite is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Mozilla Firefox is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Ansible Tower is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Broadcom CA Automic Sysload is prone to an arbitrary command-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Linux Kernel is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Omron PLC CJ, CS and NJ Series are prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability; fixes are available.

Epilepsy Foundation Bombarded with Seizure-Triggering Twitter Posts
Massive leak exposes browsing history of millions of users
Alexa, Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Not Yet Fixed

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

It was discovered that python-ecdsa, a cryptographic signature library for Python, incorrectly handled certain signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause python-ecdsa to either not warn about incorrect signatures, or generate exceptions resulting in a

Destroyed: A method of destroying Whatsapp group chats forever, say infosec bods of vuln patch
It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet

Brute-force attacks and BlueKeep exploits usurp convenience of direct RDP connections; ESET releases a tool to test your Windows machines for vulnerable versions The post It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

London’s Met Police splash the cash on e-learning ‘cyber’ training for 4k staffers

It was found that libssh, a tiny C SSH library, does not sufficiently sanitize path parameters provided to the server, allowing an attacker with only SCP file access to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability

An update for freetype is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from

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It’s 2019 so, of course, this Wells Fargo employee accused of stealing customer cash posed with wads of dosh on Instagram, Facebook

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Type: Vulnerability. WordPress is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Linux Kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Type: Vulnerability. Dovecot is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Linux Kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Type: Vulnerability. Siemens SiNVR 3 is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities.

Type: Vulnerability. Apache SpamAssassin is prone to an arbitrary command-injection vulnerability and denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Advantech DiagAnywhere is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. CESNET libyang is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Multiple Cloud Foundry Products are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Vulnerability expose Barco wireless presentation system to remote attacks
Echobot IoT Botnet Casts a Wide Net with Raft of Exploit Additions
The worst passwords of 2019: Did yours make the list?

These passwords may win the popularity contest but lose flat out in security The post The worst passwords of 2019: Did yours make the list? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

N.J.’s Largest Hospital System Pays Up in Ransomware Attack
Stolen: Unencrypted hard drives with data of 29,000 Facebook employees
Your workmates might still be reading that ‘unshared’ Slack document
Linux: An OS Capable of Effectively Meeting the US Government’s Security Needs Heading into 2020>
Chinese e-commerce site LightInTheBox.com bared 1.3TB of server logs, user data and more

An update that solves 9 vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in spamassassin, a Perl-based spam filter using text analysis. CVE-2018-11805

VMware warning, OpenBSD gimme-root hole again, telco hit with GDPR fine, Ring camera hijackings, and more

An update for openshift-enterprise-console-container is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for openshift-external-storage is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

An update for jenkins-2-plugins is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

An update for atomic-openshift is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which

How safe is business data stored in third-party supplier websites?

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An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Multiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed

Popular forms of cybercrime you should be aware of

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in spamassassin, a Perl-based spam filter using text analysis. CVE-2018-11805

70% of the entire US population is now on Facebook

Multiple cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery issues were discovered in the DAViCal CalDAV Server.

A vulnerability has been found in php-horde, the Horde Application Framework, which may result in information disclosure via cross-site scripting.

GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats
Valuable personal info leaks from Facebook – not Zuck selling it, unencrypted hard drives of staff data stolen

This update provides an update to 5.4 series kernels, currently based on upstream 5.4.2, adding support for new hardware and features, and fixing atleast the following security issue: KVM: x86: fix out-of-bounds write in KVM_GET_EMULATED_CPUID

Updated ncurses packages fix security vulnerabilities: Heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function (CVE-2019-17594).

Updated signing-party package fixes security vulnerability: The gpg-key2ps tool in signing-party contained an unsafe shell call enabling shell injection via a User ID (CVE-2019-11627).

Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail

Reading Time: ~ 4 min. The holiday shopping season is prime time for digital purchases and cybercriminals are cashing in on the merriment. With online shopping officially becoming more popular than traditional in-store visits this year, all signs point to an increase in cyberattacks. It’s more important than ever to be mindful of potential dangers […]

Type: Vulnerability. OpenBSD is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Atlassian FishEye and Crucible are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Redhat 3scale API Management is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. McAfee TechCheck is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. IBM Cloud Pak System is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Linux Kernel is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.

Type: Vulnerability. Xen is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Xen is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Xen is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. Xen is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability; fixes are available.

Type: Vulnerability. IBM Spectrum Scale is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability; fixes are available.

Elegant sLoad Carries Out Spying, Payload Delivery in BITS
Critical Bug in WordPress Plugins Open Sites to Hacker Takeovers
Hundreds of counterfeit branded shoe stores hacked with web skimmer

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps

Reading Time: ~ 2 min. Zeppelin Ransomware Spreading Over the last month, researchers have been monitoring the spread of a new ransomware variant, Zeppelin. This is the latest version of the ransomware-as-a-service that started life as VegaLocker/Buran and has differentiated itself by focusing on healthcare and IT organizations in both the U.S. and Europe. This […]