Kernel.org Linux Site Compromised

Attackers have compromised a number of servers at kernel.org that house the Linux kernel source code and were able to modify a number of files and log user activity on the machines. However, it appears right now as though the Linux source code repositories were not affected by the attack. A messa...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Malicious Personal Pictures Attachment Email Messages on August 22, 2013

Low Alert ID: 24023 First Published: 2011 August 29 15:30 GMT Last Updated: 2013 August 23 12:24 GMT Version: 107 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain personal pictures for the recipient. The text in the message body attempt...

Potential Hurricane Irene Phishing Scams

In the past, US-CERT has received reports of phishing scams and malware campaigns related to topics that are of high-interest to the U.S. Government or news media, such as Hurricane Irene. Users' systems have been compromised by receiving and accessing phishing emails with subject lines that seem...

Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2011-1971 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the Windows kernel, denying service to legitimate users. Technologies Affected Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Standard Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Microsof...

Microsoft Internet Explorer XSLT Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions. Technologies Affected Avaya Aura...

Sify.com hacked with SQL Injection Vulnerability

Sify.com hacked with SQL Injection Vulnerability Sify's website contain SQL injection Vulnerability and Hackers are able to Database Access, Database Dump, Possibility of shell uploading. Sify is one of India's leading integrated Information Communications Technology companies. Sify was one of th...

Indictment Names Reddit Luminary In Theft of Data from MIT

A 24 year-old entrepreneur and star programmer has been indicted by the federal authorities in Boston following and accused of hacking into the network of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and making off with millions of pages of copyrighted documents. Aaron Swartz, who is best known as a...

Microsoft Windows Bluetooth Stack 'bthport.sys' Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium...

Google's New Tool, DOM Snitch, Finds JavaScript Flaws

Google announced on Tuesday the availability of a new free application testing tool, dubbed “DOM Snitch,” that it says will help Web application developers find vulnerabilities in client side Web applications. The new application is a Chrome browser extension that works by injecting hooks into a...

Microsoft Internet Explorer DOM Editing Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Successful exploits will allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions. Technologies Affected...

Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption CVE-2011-1277 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability due to a memory-corruption error. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted Excel file. Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the...

Microsoft Excel Buffer Overflow CVE-2011-1276 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability due to a buffer-overflow error. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted Excel file. Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the...

Microsoft Excel WriteAV Memory Corruption CVE-2011-1278 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability due to a memory-corruption error. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted Excel file. Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the...

Microsoft Excel Array Out Of Bounds Access CVE-2011-1274 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Excel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability due to a boundary condition error. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted Excel file. Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the...

Microsoft Windows 'win32k.sys' OpenType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Successful exploits will result in the execution of arbitrary code in the kernel-mode. Failed attempts will cause a denial-of-service condition. Technologies Affected Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Standard Avaya...

Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts of U.S. & Asia

Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts of U.S. & Asia Hackers around the world are gaining more attention than usual in the last few months. Now Google has added another announcement to the pile that hundreds of Gmail accounts have been hacked recently. Now, Google affirms that the...

Apple Plans Update to Address MacDefender Malware

Apple is planning to release an update specifically designed to protect users against the MacDefender malware that has been circulating for the last couple of weeks. The update for Mac OS X will automatically find and remove the malware on an infected machine and also will warn users if another...

Atlassian Confluence 2.x >= 2.7 / 3.x < 3.4.9 Multiple XSS

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Atlassian Confluence on the remote host is a 2.x version that is 2.7 or later, or else version 3.x prior to 3.4.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Errors in the validation of input data to...

FBI cracks International Bot Network !

FBI cracks International Bot Network ! The Department of Justice and FBI declared that it has cracked a network of hackers, who have infected almost 2 million computers with a harmful "bot" program, Coreflood that steals private and monetary data from computers. Identified as a "bot" network- as...

XSS vulnerability in FishEye/Crucible dashboard - review activity

We have identified and fixed a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the FishEye/Crucible dashboard - review activity.. Affected versions are FishEye/Crucible 2.2.8 to 2.5.2 inclusive. XSS vulnerabilities potentially allow an attacker to embed their own JavaScript into a FishEye/Crucible page...