PT-2013-3072 · Microsoft · Office Web Apps +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft SharePoint Server versions 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 Office Web Apps 2010 Excel versions 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT Office for Mac 2011 Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack SP3 Description: ...

Microsoft Word CVE-2013-3858 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Word is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. Technologies Affected Microsoft...

Microsoft Word CVE-2013-3857 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Word is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. Technologies Affected Microsoft...

MS13-067: Description of the security update for Office Web Apps Server 2013: September 10, 2013

Resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Server software that could allow remote code execution in the context of the W3WP service account.IntroductionThis security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Server software that could allow remote code execution in the context of the...

Android Malware uses Google Cloud Messaging Service; infected over 5 Million Devices

The Kaspersky Lab researchers recently have discovered a number of Android malware apps are abusing the Google Cloud Messaging Service GCM as Command and Control server. The GCM service allows Android app developers to send messages using JSON Format for installed apps, but hackers exploited it f...

Android Malware Found Exploiting Google Cloud Messaging Service

Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Android apps are using Google’s Cloud Messaging service and leveraging it as a command and control server to carry out attacks. A post on Securelist today by Kaspersky Lab’s Roman Unuchek, breaks down five Trojans that have been spotted checking i...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Google WebLogin Tokens Expose Google Apps, User Data

An exposure in the way Google handles authentication is an illustration of the unintended consequences of trading security for a little bit of convenience. Craig Young, a researcher from security company Tripwire, demonstrated at Def Con over the weekend how an Android single sign-on token known ...

Vulnerability found in Apple's iOS can hide malicious code inside apps

A Georgia Tech researcher has found a weakness in Apple's iOS mobile platform that could let hackers to hide malicious code inside apps and can be surreptitiously planted on the Apple App Store. Researchers team created a proof-of-concept attack that was published in the Apple App Store and used ...

Vulnerability found in Apple's iOS can hide malicious code inside apps

A Georgia Tech researcher has found a weakness in Apple’s iOS mobile platform that could let hackers to hide malicious code inside apps and can be surreptitiously planted on the Apple App Store. Researchers team created a proof-of-concept attack that was published in the Apple App Store and used ...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: kde-baseapps-4.10.5-1.fc17

Core applications for KDE 4, including: dolphin : File manager kdepasswd : Changes a UNIX password. kdialog : Nice dialog boxes from shell scripts keditbookmarks : Bookmark oranizer and editor kfind : File find utility kfmclient : Tool for opening URLs from the command line konqueror : Web browse...

Japanese Poker champion charged for distributing Android malware

Famous poker player 'Masaaki Kagawa' who won about $1.5 million in poker tournaments has been arrested by Japanese authorities for allegedly distributing Android malware. According to Symantec, He is just one of nine men arrested for distributing spam that included emails with links to Android...

Chinese Hackers discovered second Android master key vulnerability

Android Security Squad, the China-based group that uncovered a second Android master key vulnerability that might be abused to modify smartphone apps without breaking their digital signatures. The whole point of digitally signing a document or file is to prove the file hasn't been modified. The...

Oracle Linux 6 : Core X11 clients (ELSA-2013-0502)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-0502 advisory. - x11perf 1.5.4 CVE-2011-2504 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory. Note that Nessus has not...

Oracle Linux 5 : Moderate: / xorg-x11-apps/libX11 (ELSA-2007-0157)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2007-0157 advisory. libX11-1.0.3-8.0.1.el5 1.0.3-8.0.1.el5 - Add int-overflow.patch 231694 xorg-x11-apps-7.1-4.0.1.el5 7.1-4.0.1.el5 - Add int-overflow.patch bug 231694. Tenable ha...

A new policy for store apps and the July 2013 security updates

There are those I’ve met who think my life is something akin to the classic comedy Groundhog Day. No, I don’t wake up to the musical stylings of Sonny and Cher each morning, but month after month after month, the second Tuesday rolls around and I’m involved in releasing security updates...

Android vulnerability allows hackers to modify apps without breaking signatures

Almost all Android handsets are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow hackers to seize control of a device to make calls, send texts, or build a mobile botnet, has been uncovered by Bluebox Security .i.e almost 900 million Android devices globally. Or simply, The Flaw allow hackers to modify any...

Several Flaws Discovered in ZRTPCPP Library Used in Secure Phone Apps

A security researcher has uncovered a number of serious vulnerabilities in one of the core security components of several secure telephony applications, including the Silent Circle system developed by PGP creator Phil Zimmermann. The vulnerabilities in the GNU ZRTPCPP library already have been...

Android malware loaded with Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit

Malware authors are notorious for quickly leveraging new exploits in the public domain for nefarious purposes. A recently discovered Linux kernel Local privilege escalation exploit, which allows attackers to gain complete control of infected devices, has been ported to the Android smartphone...