Introducing Malwarebytes Privacy

Here at Malwarebytes, we’re no strangers to using virtual private networks VPNs to protect our privacy while browsing online. Regular readers of our blog will remember that we’ve advised on VPN usage on many occasions, whether for mobile device users looking for anonymity or business owners wanti...

Security update for vlc (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for vlc Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0545-1 Rating: moderate References: 1142161 1146428 Cross-References: CVE-2019-13602 CVE-2019-13962 CVE-2019-14437 CVE-2019-14438 CVE-2019-14498 CVE-2019-14533 CVE-2019-14534 CVE-2019-14535 CVE-2019-14776...

CVE-2020-6824

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwor...

Insecure Randomness

firefox is vulnerable to insecure randomness. The vulnerability exists as a flaw was found in the Firefox Math.random function. This function could be used to identify a browsing session and track a user across different websites...

HTML Injection

thunderbird is vulnerable to HTML injection. A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird cached web content on the local disk. A malicious HTML mail message may be able to inject arbitrary HTML into a browsing session if the user reloads a targeted site...

CVE-2020-6824

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwor...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6824

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwor...

Mozilla Firefox < 75.0

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 75.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-12 advisory. - Mozilla developers Tyson Smith, Bob Clary, and Alexandru Michis reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 74. Some...

Mozilla Firefox < 75.0

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 75.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-12 advisory. - Mozilla developers Tyson Smith, Bob Clary, and Alexandru Michis reported memory safety bugs present in Firefo...

Informatica: XXE through injection of a payload in the XMP metadata of a JPEG file

Users are able to change their avatar picture. The avatar picture upload functionality is prone to a XXE attack when parsing the image file. Specifically, the XXE attack is executed through the injection of a payload in the "XMP metadata" of the uploaded JPEG file. Proof of concept note the "Burp...

CVE-2020-9775

An issue existed in the handling of tabs displaying picture in picture video. The issue was corrected with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. A user's private browsing activity may be unexpectedly saved in Screen Time...

CVE-2020-9775

An issue existed in the handling of tabs displaying picture in picture video. The issue was corrected with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. A user's private browsing activity may be unexpectedly saved in Screen Time...

Code injection

An issue existed in the handling of tabs displaying picture in picture video. The issue was corrected with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. A user's private browsing activity may be unexpectedly saved in Screen Time...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS Safari Component

Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS are products of Apple Inc.Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices.Safari is a component of the Safari browser.Apple iPadOS is an operating system for the iPad tablet computer. A security vulnerability exists in the Safari component of Apple iOS pri...

Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts

A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps, including Chrome and Facebook, installed on the compromised devices. Dubbed "Cookiethief" by Kaspersky researchers, the Trojan works by...

CVE-2020-10191

An issue was discovered in MunkiReport before 5.3.0. An authenticated actor can send a custom XSS payload through the /module/comment/save endpoint. The payload will be executed by any authenticated users browsing the application. This concerns app/controllers/client.php:detail...

Cross site scripting

An issue was discovered in MunkiReport before 5.3.0. An authenticated actor can send a custom XSS payload through the /module/comment/save endpoint. The payload will be executed by any authenticated users browsing the application. This concerns app/controllers/client.php:detail...

Lawsuit Claims Google Collects Minors’ Locations, Browsing History

Google was slapped with a lawsuit this week that alleges that it has been covertly collecting data of students via its G Suite for Education program, which offers its productivity services to students for free. Google’s G Suite for Education program formerly known as Google Education offers free...

Security update for chromium, re2 (important)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for chromium, re2 Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0233-1 Rating: important References: 1162833 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18197 CVE-2019-19880 CVE-2019-19923 CVE-2019-19925 CVE-2019-19926 CVE-2020-6381 CVE-2020-6382 CVE-2020-6385 CVE-2020-6387...

chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Safe Browsing

Insufficient policy enforcement in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.87 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page...