Key Considerations in API security

Every day, there are billions of API calls being executed. These include public APIs, private APIs, SaaS APIs, APIs performing mobile back-end functions and many more. Given the gravity of the threat and the sheer volume of what’s exposed, how do we develop systems that are both safe and robust?...

[SECURITY] [DLA 1398-1] php-horde-crypt security update

Package : php-horde-crypt Version : 2.5.0-5+deb8u1 CVE ID : CVE-2017-7413 CVE-2017-7414 Debian Bug : 859635 It was discovered that in Horde-Crypt, a cryptographic library and part of the PHP Horde framework, a command injection was possible when a Horde user used the PGP features to view an...

CVE-2018-1000539

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000539

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

CVE-2018-1000539

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

Design/Logic Flaw

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

CVE-2018-1000539

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

CVE-2018-1000539

Nov json-jwt version = 0.5.0 && 1.9.4 contains a CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Decryption of AES-GCM encrypted JSON Web Tokens that can result in Attacker can forge a authentication tag. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. Th...

CVE-2018-1000539

CVE-2018-1000539 affects the ruby-json-jwt gem (versions >=0.5.0 and

USN-3692-2: OpenSSL vulnerabilities

USN-3692-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenSSL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Keegan Ryan discovered that OpenSSL incorrectly handled ECDSA key generation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache-timing attack and...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GSKit and GSKit-Crypto affect IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Summary Vulnerabilities in GSKit and GSKit-Crypto were addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-0705 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error when parsing DSA private keys. An attacker could exploit this...

FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Lazy FPU State Restore Information Disclosure (4e07d94f-75a5-11e8-85d1-a4badb2f4699)

A subset of Intel processors can allow a local thread to infer data from another thread through a speculative execution side channel when Lazy FPU state restore is used. Impact : Any local thread can potentially read FPU state information from other threads running on the host. This could include...

FreeBSD -- Lazy FPU State Restore Information Disclosure

Problem Description: A subset of Intel processors can allow a local thread to infer data from another thread through a speculative execution side channel when Lazy FPU state restore is used. Impact: Any local thread can potentially read FPU state information from other threads running on the host...

MGASA-2018-0292 Updated gnupg gnupg2 packages fix a security vulnerability

Updated gnupg, gnupg2, and python-gnupg packages fix security vulnerability: Marcus Brinkmann discovered that during decryption or verification, GnuPG did not properly filter out terminal sequences when reporting the original filename. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file that wou...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: bouncycastle-1.59-1.fc28

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: bouncycastle-1.59-1.fc27

The Bouncy Castle Crypto package is a Java implementation of cryptographic algorithms. This jar contains JCE provider and lightweight API for the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH affect IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) (CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778)

Summary An information leak flaw and buffer overflow flaw in the way the OpenSSH client roaming feature was implemented affects IBM Flex System Manager FSM. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-0777 DESCRIPTION: OpenSSH could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a...

Security Bulletin: January 2016 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities in Multiple N series Products

Summary Multiple N series products incorporate the OpenSSL software libraries to provide cryptographic capabilities. OpenSSL versions below 1.0.2f and 1.0.1r are susceptible to vulnerabilities that could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Multiple N series Products have addressed the applicable...

Security Bulletin: Arcfour vulnerability issue in IBM Storwize V7000 Unified

Summary IBM Storwize V7000 Unified was shipped with Arcfour which uses weak client-to-server encryption algorithms, for which fix is available. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2017-1375 DESCRIPTION: IBM System Storage Storwize V7000 Unified V7000U uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorith...

Security Bulletin: NSS vulnerability issue on IBM Storwize V7000 Unified (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary A fix is available for IBM Storwize V7000 Unified, for the security issue that an attacker could obtain sensitive information by exploiting a vulnerability in NSS Vulnerability Details Network Security Services NSS is a set of cryptographic software libraries. It is used in IBM Storwize...