UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2706

Race condition in the AsyncPaintWaitEvent::AsyncPaintWaitEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service use-after-free via a crafted plugin that does not properly complete initialization...

async-http-client: SSL/TLS certificate verification is disabled under certain conditions

It was found that async-http-client would disable SSL/TLS certificate verification under certain conditions, for example if HTTPS communication also used client certificates. A man-in-the-middle MITM attacker could use this flaw to spoof a valid certificate...

async-http-client: missing hostname verification for SSL certificates

It was found that async-http-client did not verify that the server hostname matched the domain name in the subject's Common Name CN or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an SSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any...

async-http-client: SSL/TLS certificate verification is disabled under certain conditions

It was found that async-http-client would disable SSL/TLS certificate verification under certain conditions, for example if HTTPS communication also used client certificates. A man-in-the-middle MITM attacker could use this flaw to spoof a valid certificate...

Updated socat packages fix CVE-2015-1379

Updated socat package fixes security vulnerability: In socat before 2.0.0-b8, signal handler implementations are not async-signal-safe and can cause crash or freeze of socat processes. Mostly this issue occurs when socat is in listening mode with fork option and a couple of child processes...

That's so fetch!

There's been some confusion around the new fetch API recently. Let's clear things up. The first thing you'll notice about fetch is it's a massive improvement on XMLHttpRequest in terms of API design. Here's how to get some JSON using XHR: var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest; xhr.open'GET', url;...

ES7 async functions

They're brilliant. They're brilliant and I want laws changed so I can marry them. Update: This feature is now shipping in browsers. I've written a more up-to-date and in-depth guide. Async with promises In the HTML5Rocks article on promises, the final example show how you'd load some JSON data fo...

tomcat: Information disclosure in asynchronous context when using AsyncListeners that threw RuntimeExceptions

java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40 does not properly handle the throwing of a RuntimeException in an AsyncListener in an application, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive request information intended for other application...

tomcat: Information disclosure in asynchronous context when using AsyncListeners that threw RuntimeExceptions

java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40 does not properly handle the throwing of a RuntimeException in an AsyncListener in an application, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive request information intended for other application...

tomcat: Information disclosure in asynchronous context when using AsyncListeners that threw RuntimeExceptions

java/org/apache/catalina/core/AsyncContextImpl.java in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.40 does not properly handle the throwing of a RuntimeException in an AsyncListener in an application, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive request information intended for other application...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

the Xen implementation did not prevent applications running in a para-virtualized guest from modifying CR4 TSC. This could cause a local denial of service. CVE-2007-5907, Important - Tavis Ormandy reported missing boundary checks in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects vDSO implementation. This...

Design/Logic Flaw

The intu-help-qb aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012, when Internet Explorer is used, provide different responses to remote requests depending on whether a ZIP pathname is valid, which allows remote...

CVE-2012-2420

CVE-2012-2420 affects Intuit QuickBooks 2009–2012 where the HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll (intu-help-qb) handlers used with Internet Explorer may accidentally disclose sensitive information. The issue arises when processing a URI containing a percent character as its last or second-to-last chara...

Intuit Help System Heap Corruption / Memory Leak

Intuit Help System Protocol URL Heap Corruption and Memory Leak Derek Soeder [email protected] Reported to [email protected] on March 15, 2012; vendor did not respond. Reported to CERT on March 22, 2012; vendor did not respond. Responsible disclosure failed with error code 10060. Published:...

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1599

manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated use...

CVE-2011-1599

manager.c in the Manager Interface in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.40.1, 1.6.1.x before 1.6.1.25, 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.17.3, and 1.8.x before 1.8.3.3 and Asterisk Business Edition C.x.x before C.3.6.4 does not properly check for the system privilege, which allows remote authenticated use...

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0701

wp-admin/async-upload.php in the media uploader in WordPress before 3.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read 1 draft posts or 2 private posts via a modified attachmentid parameter...

CVE-2011-0701: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

wp-admin/async-upload.php in the media uploader in WordPress before 3.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read 1 draft posts or 2 private posts via a modified attachmentid parameter...

Linux Kernel < 2.6.28 - 'fasync_helper()' Local Privilege Escalation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806/info Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Successful exploits will result in the complete compromise of affected...

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 - fasync_helper() Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 - fasynchelper Local Privilege Escalation / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806/info Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Successful...