IEEE and Cloud Security Alliance Form Partnership

The Cloud Security Alliance CSA and IEEE are joining forces to ensure that best practices and standards are developed and available to provide security assurance for cloud computing. As a result of this collaboration, CSA and IEEE have been conducting a survey to identify and define the most...

Input validation errors in SYMLTCOM.dll can lead to a buffer overflow.

SUMMARY The Symantec Client Proxy integrated into older versions of Symantec AntiVirus and Symantec Client Security is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Product | Version | Solutions ---|---|--- Symantec AntiVirus | 10.0.x | Upgrade to SAV 10.1 MR9 10.1.x | Upgrade to to MR9 10.2...

HPSBPI02575 SSRT090255 rev.3 - HP LaserJet MFP Printers, HP Color LaserJet MFP Printers, Certain HP LaserJet Printers, Remote Unauthorized Access to Files

Potential Security Impact Remote unauthorized access to files VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP LaserJet MFP printers, HP Color LaserJet MFP printers, and certain HP LaserJet printers. The vulnerability could be exploited remotely to gain...

VMSA-2009-0017:VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address cross-site scripting issues

VMSA-2009-0017 VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address cross-site scripting issues VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2009-0017 VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address...

Symantec’s Altiris Deployment and Notification Management Web Console RunCmd Vulnerability

SUMMARY Symantecs Altiris Deployment Solution, Notification Server and Symantec Management Platform web consoles install a vulnerable ActiveX control. Exploitation of one of the methods used by this control could possibly lead to unauthorized information disclosure, system information corruption ...

NSA to Senate: '3 Steps Should Thwart 80% of Attacks'

Computer systems with proper security and network controls should be able to withstand about 80 percent of known cyberattacks, according to a senior National Security Agency official. Richard Schaeffer Jr., the NSA’s information assurance director, told the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Terrorism...

Visa Announces New Data Encryption Practices

Visa has announced new global best practices for data field encryption, also known as end-to-end encryption – a much-discussed solution in the wake of the Heartland Payment Systems breach. Announced by the global credit card company on Monday, these best practices are designed to further the...

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution and Notification Server Management Console FileDownload Vulnera

SUMMARY Symantecs Altiris Deployment Solution and Notification Server install a vulnerable ActiveX control. Exploitation of this issue could possibly lead to unauthorized information disclosure, system information corruption or potentially allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the user...

VMSA-2008-0015:Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address CRITICAL security issue in openwsman

VMSA-2008-0015 Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman VMware Security Advisory VMware Security AdvisoryAdvisory ID: VMSA-2008-0015 VMware Security AdvisorySynopsis: Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman VMware Securi...

VMSA-2008-00010 : Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware, ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 (DEPRECATED)

Updated ESX patches and VirtualCenter update 2 fix the following application vulnerabilities. a. Tomcat Server Security Update This release of ESX updates the Tomcat Server package to version 5.5.26, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Tomcat Server. The...

VMSA-2008-0001 : Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages

I Service Console package security updates a. OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow Alexander Sotirov from VMware Security Research discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the OpenPegasus Management server. This flaw could be exploited by a malicious remote user on the service...

SEC Consult SA-20090707-0 :: Symbian S60 / Nokia firmware media codecs multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities

SEC Consult Security Advisory 20090707-0 ========================================================================== title: Symbian S60 / Nokia firmware media codecs multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities vulnerable version: All Nokia smartphones with multimedia capabilities are likely...

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-022 - Critical Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-022 - Critical Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution 961501 Published: June 9, 2009 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Windows Print...

Symantec Log Viewer JavaScript Injection Vulnerabilities

SUMMARY The Log Viewer feature in some Symantec products contains two parsing errors which could be exploited through Java script injection. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Product | Version | Solution ---|---|--- Norton 360 | 1.0 | Run LiveUpdate in Interactive Mode Norton Internet Security | 2005 through 200...

The 5 claims of PCI DSS snake oil salesmen

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS is fast becoming the de facto standard for securing critical infrastructure across many industries. This is because a large number of businesses much larger than originally envisioned process credit cards and are, therefore, required to be...

Symantec Brightmail Gateway and Mail Security Appliance Cross-site Scripting and Elevation of Privil

SUMMARY Symantec Brightmail Gateways Control Center is susceptible to cross-site scripting and elevation of privilege vulnerabilities. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Product | Version | Solutions ---|---|--- Symantec Brightmail Gateway Appliance 8300 | All prior to 8.0.1 | Upgrade to 8.0.1 or later Symantec...

CanSecWest: Caution, community at play

CanSecWest, in beautiful Vancouver BC, is one of my favorite conferences each year. It’s a cozy little security con that brings together security researchers from all parts of the security ecosystem. Like a PhNeutral or a BlueHat, one never quite knows what to expect out of a CanSecWest, but we d...

Can we learn from Microsoft and Google on security?

Tech security company Fortify and security consulting firm Cigital are getting ready to release a set of best practices that tech companies and other businesses can follow to ensure that the software they develop is secure. The authors developed the model by studying the security practices at...

Symantec AppStream ActiveX Unauthorized Access

SUMMARY Vulnerabilities were reported in an ActiveX control that Symantecs AppStream 5.2.x Client installs. Exploitation of this issue could possibly lead to unauthorized information disclosure, system information corruption or potentially allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the user...

Cisco IOS HTTP Server Ping Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Cisco IOS Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the user's browser session. The vulnerability exists due to an input sanitization error in the embedded HTTP server. An unauthenticated, remote attacker...