Jetpack for WordPress: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Automatic 'Jetpack for WordPress' software: Incorrect User Input Filtration when Connecting to External Files File System Path Manipulation Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in...

Telegram Calls Claims of Bug in Messaging Service Bogus

A flaw in the popular Telegram Messenger app that allows attackers to crash devices and run up wireless data charges is being disputed by the app maker who calls the claims false. According to two Iranian-based researchers, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan and Omid Ghaffarinia, Telegram users are vulnerable t...

D-Link Patches Weak Crypto in mydlink Devices

Browser makers and other tech companies have gone to great pains to beef up weak crypto libraries, in particular those that are exposed to fallback attacks such as POODLE. Attackers exploiting these vulnerabilities are able to dial back the encryption protecting communication to SSLv2 and SSLv3,...

Advanced Module Manager Free extension for Joomla!: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Regular Labs 'Advanced Module Manager Free extension for Joomla!' software: Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography Incorrect Permissions for External Entities During XML Document Processing Incorrect User Input Filtration when Generating...

Parrot OS 3.0 (Lithium) - Friendly OS designed for Pentesting, Computer Forensic, Hacking, Cloud pentesting, Privacy/Anonimity and Cryptography

Parrot Security OS is a cloud friendly operating system designed for Pentesting, Computer Forensic, Reverse engineering, Hacking, Cloud pentesting, privacy/anonimity and cryptography. Based on Debian and developed by Frozenbox network. Who can use it Parrot is designed for everyone, from the Pro...

RedHat Update for openssl RHSA-2016:1137-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Hacker Selling 65 Million Passwords From Tumblr Data Breach

Earlier this month Tumblr revealed that a third party had obtained access to a set of e-mail addresses and passwords dating back from early 2013, before being acquired by Yahoo. At that time, Tumblr did not reveal the number of affected users, but in reality, around 65,469,298 accounts credential...

CMSimple CMS: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in CMSimple 'CMSimple CMS' software: File System Path Manipulation Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using Regular Expressions while Calling the pregreplace Function Using Global Variables Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography HttpOnly...

Concrete5 CMS: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Portland Labs 'Concrete5 CMS' software: File System Path Manipulation Using Global Variables Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography HttpOnly Cookies Incorrect Permissions...

Academics Make Theoretical Breakthrough in Random Number Generation

Two University of Texas academics have made what some experts believe is a breakthrough in random number generation that could have longstanding implications for cryptography and computer security. David Zuckerman, a computer science professor, and Eshan Chattopadhyay, a graduate student, publish...

CVE-2014-9742

CVE-2014-9742 : The Miller–Rabin primality test in Botan before 1.10.8 and in 1.11.x before 1.11.9 improperly uses a single random base, weakening cryptographic protection for Diffie–Hellman groups. Connected advisories confirm this vulnerability in Botan’s pre-1.10.8 and specific 1.11.x releases...

JSN PowerAdmin extension for Joomla!: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in JoomlaShine 'JSN PowerAdmin extension for Joomla!' software: Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography HttpOnly Cookies Incorrect Permissions for External Entities During XML Document Processing Incorrect User Input Filtration when...

Facebook Capture The Flag Platform Open Source

If you’ve been to DEF CON or any number of other technical hacker conferences, you’re familiar with Capture the Flag contests. These events pit teams of hackers and researchers against each other in a series of challenges until a winner is determined. Capture the Flag is also a valuable teaching...

ntp: incomplete checks in ntp_crypto.c

It was found that the fix for CVE-2014-9750 was incomplete: three issues were found in the value length checks in NTP's ntpcrypto.c, where a packet with particular autokey operations that contained malicious data was not always being completely validated. A remote attacker could use a specially...

CentOS Update for openssl CESA-2016:0722 centos7

Check the version of openssl SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882486";...

WordPress CMS: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Wordpress Foundation 'WordPress CMS' software: File System Path Manipulation Using Global Variables Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography HttpOnly Cookies Incorrect User...

Botan Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Botan is a C++ library of cryptographic algorithms that supports AES, DES, SHA-1, RSA, DSA and Diffie-Hellman. Botan suffers from a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks...

CVE-2000-1254

OpenSSL CVE-2000-1254: A vulnerability in crypto/rsa/rsa_gen.c where C bitwise-shift operations that exceed the size of an expression are mishandled, enabling a remote attacker on 64-bit HP-UX to defeat cryptographic protections. Affected: OpenSSL versions before 0.9.6. Impact: potential plaintex...

Drupal CMS: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Drupal Association 'Drupal CMS' software: Incorrect User Input Filtration when Generating Code on the Fly Using Global Variables Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Hardcoded Credentials Using Insufficiently Random...

OpenJDK: non-constant time GCM authentication tag comparison (JCE, 8143945)

It was discovered that the GCM Galois/Counter Mode implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK used a non-constant time comparison when comparing GCM authentication tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to determine the value of the authentication tag...