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Patches for CVE-2019-14295, CVE-2019-14296

SELECT code_execution FROM * USING SQLite: Eggheads lift the lid on DB security hi-jinks
DEF CON 2019: New Class of SQLite Exploits Open Door to iPhone Hack

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibVNCServer, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Redis, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in JasPer, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

DEF CON 2019: MacOS Gets a Malware Beatdown in Attack Demo
Anatomy of an attack: How Coinbase was targeted with emails booby-trapped with Firefox zero-days

Updated cyrus-imapd package fixes security vulnerability: It was discovered that cyrus-imapd had a buffer overflow in CalDAV request handling triggered by a long iCalendar property name (CVE-2019-11356).

Updated php packages fixes atleast the following security issues: When PHP EXIF extension is parsing EXIF information from an image, e.g. via exif_read_data() function, in PHP versions 7.1.x below 7.1.31, 7.2.x below 7.2.21 and 7.3.x below 7.3.8 it is possible to supply it with

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Hack of High-End Hotel Smart Locks Shows IoT Security Fail
DEF CON 2019: Delta ICS Flaw Allows Total Industrial Takeover

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

The Risks of a Smart City
DEF CON 2019: Researchers Demo Hacking Google Home for RCE

Reading Time: ~ 2 min. Children’s Tablets Leave Users Vulnerable At least one LeapPad tablet designed specifically for children has been found to harbor critical vulnerabilities in the app Pet Chat that could allow unauthorized access to online traffic. The vulnerabilities could be used locate the tablet’s owner by creating a temporary WiFi network to […]

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

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Election Security Threats: From Misinformation to Voting Machine Flaws

Dominik Penner discovered that KConfig, the KDE configuration settings framework, supported a feature to define shell command execution in .desktop files. If a user is provided with a malformed .desktop file (e.g. if it’s embedded into a downloaded archive and it gets opened in

Transport Layer Security version 1.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

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

Who will save us from deepfakes? Other AIs? Humans? What about vastly hyperintelligent pandimensional beings?
Talk about unintended consequences: GDPR is an identity thief’s dream ticket to Europeans’ data

* CVE-2019-10208: `TYPE` in `pg_temp` executes arbitrary SQL during `SECURITY DEFINER` execution Versions Affected: 9.4 – 11

You can easily secure America’s e-voting systems tomorrow. Use paper – Bruce Schneier
Pwn an iPhone to bank $1m and Check Point gripes about WhatsApp privacy again
Apple Upgrades Bug Bounty Program: Adds Macs, $1M Reward

New upstream bugfix and security release.

State Farm Falls Victim to Credential-Stuffing Attack
What You Need to Know About Creating A Website

An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton), Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens), and Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 (Rocky). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

Several security issues were fixed in PostgreSQL.

Black Hat 2019: Addressing Supply-Chain Risk Starts with People, Microsoft Says
Critical RCE Bug Found Lurking in Avaya VoIP Phones
Meet AttackSurfaceMapper; new automated penetration testing tool
Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit

The legal action, brought over alleged click injection fraud, is said to be among the first of its kind The post Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Researchers Bypass Apple FaceID Using Biometrics ‘Achilles Heel’

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Ransomware Sees Triple-Digit Spike in Corporate Detections
The Threat in the Cloud: Phishing Abuses Amazon AWS S3 Buckets
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance offers $290,000 bounty to unmask blackmailer
How powerful are Russian hackers? One new law could transform global crime operations
Black Hat 2019: WhatsApp Users Still Open to Message Manipulation
Transport for London Oyster system pulled offline after credential-stuffing crooks board customers’ accounts

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

DEF CON 2019: 35 Bugs in Office Printers Offer Hackers an Open Door
Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France The post Varenyky: Spambot à la Française appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Smashing Security #140: Love, PINs, and 8chan
WTF is Boeing on? Not just customer databases lying around on the web. 787 jetliner code, too, security bugs and all

A minor version update (from 7.3 to 7.4) is now available for Red Hat Fuse. The purpose of this text-only errata is to inform you about the security issues fixed in this release. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

FBI, NSA to hackers: Let us be blunt. Weed need your help. We’ll hire you even if you’ve smoked a little pot in the past

New kdelibs packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

Black Hat 2019: Microsoft Protocol Flaw Leaves Azure Users Open to Attack
Black Hat 2019: 5G Security Flaw Allows MiTM, Targeted Attacks

**PHP version 7.2.21** (01 Aug 2019) **Date:** * Fixed bug php#69044 (discrepency between time and microtime). (krakjoe) **EXIF:** * Fixed bug php#78256 (heap-buffer-overflow on exif_process_user_comment). (CVE-2019-11042) (Stas) * Fixed bug php#78222 (heap-buffer-overflow on exif_scan_thumbnail). (CVE-2019-11041) (Stas) **Fileinfo:** * Fixed bug php#78183 (finfo_file shows

Fixed out of bounds heap read in function rtreenode() Enhance the rtreenode() function of rtree (used for testing) so that it uses the newer sqlite3_str object for better performance and improved error reporting.

**PHP version 7.2.21** (01 Aug 2019) **Date:** * Fixed bug php#69044 (discrepency between time and microtime). (krakjoe) **EXIF:** * Fixed bug php#78256 (heap-buffer-overflow on exif_process_user_comment). (CVE-2019-11042) (Stas) * Fixed bug php#78222 (heap-buffer-overflow on exif_scan_thumbnail). (CVE-2019-11041) (Stas) **Fileinfo:** * Fixed bug php#78183 (finfo_file shows

Black Hat 2019: Ethical Hackers Must Protect Digital Human Rights

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Hack computers to steal someone’s identity in China? Why? You can just buy one from a bumpkin for, like, $3k
There’s fraud, and then there’s backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones
Hack-age delivery! Wardialing, wardriving… Now warshipping: Wi-Fi-spying gizmos may lurk in future parcels
Black Hat 2019: Security’s Powerful Cultural Transformation
AT&T workers bribed to install malware on company network and unlock iPhones
Top Dangers That Online Gamers Face
Smominru Cryptominer Scrapes Credentials for Half-Million Machines
8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off
10 Typical Mistakes in Scientific Research Paper Writing

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

New SWAPGS Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses

Rack could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Security Vulnerabilities Are Increasingly Putting Kids at Risk
Black Hat: LeapFrog Tablet Flaws Let Attackers Track, Message Kids

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 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 that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

PHP could be made to denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted regular expression.

FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules

Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules The post FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

SWAPGS attack: The Spectre-like flaw affecting Intel CPUs

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 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 libssh2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

An update for augeas is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

An update for systemd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

An update for perl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

Your mid-week infosec news bonanza: Cisco bugs, VMware-Nvidia guest escapes, KDE hijacking, and more
Deja-wooo-oooh! Intel chips running Windows potentially vulnerable to scary Spectre variant
They say piracy killed the Amiga. Know what else it’s killing? Malware sales. Awww, diddums