WebKit - WebCore::AXObjectCache::performDeferredCacheUpdate Use-After-Free Exploit

Exploit for multiple platform in category dos / poc / Source: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1347 There is a use-after-free security vulnerability in WebKit. The vulnerability was confirmed on ASan build of WebKit nightly. Note that accessibility features need to be...

Google Begins Removing Play Store Apps Misusing Android Accessibility Services

Due to rise in malware and adware abusing Android accessibility services, Google has finally decided to take strict steps against the apps on its app platform that misuse this feature. Google has emailed Android app developers informing them that within 30 days, they must show how accessibility...

Elastic Cloud Storage Account Access

The vulnerability of the Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage ECS storage platform is related to the use of a pre-installed emcservice account. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker operating remotely to gain access to the system and compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibili...

CVE-2017-1000382

CVE-2017-1000382 is tied to Vim prior to patch levels where 8.0.1187 (and likely other versions) ignores umask when creating a swap file named ​.swp, causing the swap file to be world-readable or accessible in ways not intended by the user running vim. The connected sources confirm this specific ...

CVE-2017-1000382

VIM version 8.0.1187 and other versions most likely ignores umask when creating a swap file "ORIGINALFILENAME.swp" resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary...

ImageMagick Function Sixel Output Overflow

The vulnerability of the sixeloutputcreate function in the console-based image editing tool ImageMagick is related to pointer assignment errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

New Ransomware Not Just Encrypts Your Android But Also Changes PIN Lock

DoubleLocker—as the name suggests, it locks device twice. Security researchers from Slovakia-based security software maker ESET have discovered a new Android ransomware that not just encrypts users’ data, but also locks them out of their devices by changing lock screen PIN. On top of that:...

Description of the security update for SharePoint Foundation 2013: September 12, 2017

Description of the security update for SharePoint Foundation 2013: September 12, 2017 Summary This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see...

Many Questions, Few Answers For Equifax Breach Victims

Americans who either applied for new jobs, loans, or just wanted to check their credit score via Equifax are having a difficult time getting answers as to whether they are part of the breach of 143 million records that occurred Thursday. The company disclosed yesterday it was the victim of a...

1x Android Task Management Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability in the task management of the 1x Android operating system arises from reading beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility...

Android LPP Process Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the LPP process in the Android operating system’s CAF builds is due to unvalidated array indexing. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

Android CAF-release Remote Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the process related to the remote UIM client in Android CAF-release builds is caused by buffer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

CAF DRM Component Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the DRM component of digital television and radio operating systems in the CAF repository arises from reading beyond the memory buffer boundaries. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility of the syste...

Android CAF-release Configuration Error

The vulnerability of the Android CAF-release operating system is related to configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when loading the external application QTEE...

Android CAF Repository Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to the execution of operations beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of incoming 3G NAS messages...

Keymaster Component Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the Keymaster component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to the lack of checks on buffer size. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information...

Android CAF Repository QMI Message Processing Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the Android operating system from the CAF repository is related to buffer overflow. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of QMI messages during processing...

UE Component Android CAF-release Data Compromise

The vulnerability of the UE component in the Android CAF-release operating system is related to positioning errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information when the UE driver sends unprotected...

RFA-1x Component Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the RFA-1x component of the Android operating system from the CAF repository arises from reading beyond the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to compromise privacy, integrity, and accessibility...

To Keep Players Happy, First Seek Understanding

Me: To keep your players happy - you need to understand why they're not. You: Uh, yeah obviously. Thanks. So what? Actually, I have a lot to say on the topic of keeping players happy. A few months back I wrote a quick post about Friction. Friction, as I defined it, is anything that prompts your...