Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in dependent component shipped in IBM Development Package for Apache Spark (CVE-2016-4970)

Summary The developerWorks download for IBM Development Package for Apache Spark is not vulnerable in its default configuration. However, IBM Development Package for Apache Spark could be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack if the 'netty-tcnative' component is added and configured onto the...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in dependent component distributed in IBM Development Package for Apache Spark (CVE-2015-1832)

Summary Apache Derby versions up to 10.12.1.1 may be susceptible to an XML external entity XXE attack. Hive's metastore, where created, requires Derby when Apache Hadoop data sources are used with Apache Spark. Apache Derby is therefore included in the IBM Development Package for Apache Spark...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in legacy component distributed in IBM Development Package for Apache Spark (CVE-2012-5783)

Summary The Jakarta Commons httpclient version 3.x is known to be vulnerable to SSL spoofing, and is included in the IBM Development Package for Apache Spark, primarily to provide legacy support for Hadoop 2.2. A patch is applied to Jakarta Commons httpclient version 3.1 to fix the vulnerability...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Development Package for Apache Spark

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0 that is provided with IBM Development Package for Apache Spark. These issues are disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2016. Vulnerability Details If you run Java code using the IBM runtim...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Groovy that could affect IBM Development Package for Apache Spark (CVE-2015-3253)

Summary Apache Groovy™ could allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary, untrusted code on the system. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-3253 DESCRIPTION: Apache Groovy could allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary, untrusted code on the system. This issue is caused by the failure to isolate...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 8.0 affect IBM Development Package for Apache Spark

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0 that is used by IBM Development Package for Apache Spark. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2016. Vulnerability Details The IBM Development Package for Apache Spark ...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition affects IBM Development Package for Apache Spark (CVE-2015-7575)

Summary There is a vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0 that is used by the IBM Development Package for Apache Spark. This vulnerability, commonly referred to as “SLOTH”, was disclosed as part of the IBM SDK updates in January 2016. Vulnerability Details CVEID:...

Security In A DevOps World

Originally presented at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018, "Security In A DevOps World" examines the challenges and benefits of integrating security technology and thinking into the development process at the early stages. The slides are designed to assist in the presentation of...

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5738

Change 4777 introduced in October 2017 introduced an unforeseen issue in releases which were issued after that date, affecting which clients are permitted to make recursive queries to a BIND nameserver. The intended and documented behavior is that if an operator has not specified a value for the...

CVE-2018-5112

Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to...

Design/Logic Flaw

Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to...

CVE-2018-5112

Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to...

CVE-2018-5112

Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to...

Google Tackles AI Principles: Is It Enough?

Google has released its manifesto of principles guiding its efforts in the artificial intelligence realm – though some say the salvo isn’t as complete as it could be. AI is the new golden ring for developers, thanks to its potential to not just automate functions at scale but also to make...

OpenJDK: DnsClient missing source port randomization (JNDI, 8182125)

It was discovered that the DNS client implementation in the JNDI component of OpenJDK did not use random source ports when sending out DNS queries. This could make it easier for a remote attacker to spoof responses to those queries...

WARDroid Uncovers Mobile Threats to Millions of Users Worldwide

An analysis of 10,000 mobile apps has found that a significant portion of them are open to web API hijacking – something that potentially affects the privacy and security of tens of millions of business users and consumers globally. The root of the threat lies in the inconsistencies that are ofte...

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 8.54 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)

Exploit Title : 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 8.54 - Local Buffer Overflow SEH Exploit Author : Hashim Jawad - ihack4falafel Vendor Homepage : https://www.10-strike.com/ Vulnerable Software: https://www.10-strike.com/networkinventoryexplorer/network-inventory-setup.exe Tested on : Windows ...

Information disclosure

The hubl-server module is a wrapper for the HubL Development Server. During installation hubl-server downloads a set of dependencies from api.hubapi.com. It appears in the code that these files are downloaded over HTTPS however the api.hubapi.com endpoint redirects to a HTTP url. Because of this...

Confirmed—Microsoft Buys GitHub For $7.5 Billion

Here's the biggest news of the week—Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion. For those unaware, GitHub is a popular code repository hosting service that allows developers to host their projects, documentation, and code in the cloud using the popular Git source management system,...

choicehotelsdevelopment.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-625776 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| choicehotelsdevelopment.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...