Fedora 20 : ansible-1.5.5-1.fc20 (2014-5407)

Update to 1.5.5. 2 minor security fixes in the apt and vault modules. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.4/CHANGELOG.md - Security fix for safeeval, which further hardens the checking of the evaluation function. - Fix for accelerate mode Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Fedora 19 : ansible-1.5.5-1.fc19 (2014-5375)

Update to 1.5.5. 2 minor security fixes in the apt and vault modules. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.4/CHANGELOG.md - Security fix for safeeval, which further hardens the checking of the evaluation function. - Fix for accelerate mode Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2915-1 (dpkg - security update)

Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg did not correctly parse C-style filename quoting, allowing for paths to be traversed when unpacking a source package - leading to the creation of files outside the directory of the source being unpacked. The update to the stable distribution wheezy incorporates...

Apache Struts2 s2-0 2 0 patch to bypass and protection-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Overview: Struts2 is the second generation based on Model-View-Controller MVCmodel java enterprise web application framework. Apache Struts versions 2.0.0-2.3.16 version of the default upload mechanism is based on the Commons FileUpload 1.3 version, the version in the realization of a denial of...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2912-1 (openjdk-6 - security update)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code, breakouts of the Java sandbox, information disclosure or denial of service. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2912.nasl 6724 2017-07-14 09:57:17Z...

The HeartBleed vulnerability: the bloody appearance is a peaceful-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The recent Heart bleed vulnerability on the Internet set off a Xuan however huge wave, as the basis for security software major loopholes, far-reaching, the major Internet company, party A and party B, white hat and even CCTV and other media all act together against the common enemy, the race to...

Kurt Baumgartner on APT Attacks in the Enterprise

Dennis Fisher talks with Kaspersky Lab security researcher Kurt Baumgartner about the specter of APT attacks in enterprises, what kind of tactics APT attackers are using now and the effect of the Heartbleed openSSL bug on the certificate authority system. Download: digitalunderground151.mp3...

CVE-2012-0214

The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool APT 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user fro...

Code injection

The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool APT 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user fro...

CVE-2012-0214

The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool APT 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user fro...

CVE-2012-0214

CVE-2012-0214 affects apt (APT) 0.8.11–0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16~exp13, allowing a MITM attacker updating from InRelease-enabled repositories to trick the user into installing altered packages by keeping the old InRelease active. Impact: potential installation of arbitrary packages; no e...

CVE-2012-0214

The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool APT 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user fro...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2904-1 (virtualbox - security update)

Francisco Falcon discovered that missing input sanitizing in the 3D acceleration code in VirtualBox could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the host system. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2904.nasl 9136 2018-03-19 13:08:02Z cfischer $ Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2904-1 using...

APT Groups Return - Chinese Hackers Resume Cyber Espionage Operations

Year back, one of the largest “Advanced Persistent Threat” APT hacking groups received widespread attention from the media and from the U.S. government. APT Groups are China’s cyber espionage units and they won’t stop their espionage operation, despite being exposed last year. Yes, APT hacking...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2896-1 (openssl - security update)

A vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSL OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2896.nasl 9136 2018-03-19 13:08:02Z cfischer $ Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2896-1 using nvtgen 1.0 Script version: 1.0 Author: Greenbone Networks Copyright: Copyright c 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2890-1 (libspring-java - security update)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in libspring-java, the Debian package for the Java Spring framework. CVE-2014-0054 Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC processes external XML entities. CVE-2014-1904 Spring MVC introduces a cross-site scripting vulnerability if the action on a...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2881-1 (iceweasel - security update)

Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, out of bound reads, use-after-frees and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, information disclosure, denial of service...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2871-1 (wireshark - several vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark: CVE-2014-2281 Moshe Kaplan discovered that the NFS dissector could be crashed, resulting in denial of service. CVE-2014-2283 It was discovered that the RLC dissector could be crashed, resulting in denial of service. CVE-2014-2299 Wesley Neele...

GnuTLS certificate verification security vulnerability found

GnuTLS, an open source SSL and TLS implementation used in hundreds of software packages including Red Hat desktop and server products and all Debian and Ubuntu Linux distributions, is the latest crypto package to improperly verify digital certificates as authentic. The vulnerability, discovered a...

CVE-2011-3634

methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors...