As Bug Bounties Become the Norm, Challenges Remain

SEATTLE–For many years, Microsoft and other large software vendors resisted the idea of providing bug bounties or other financial incentives for researchers to report vulnerabilities. That changed when the landscape began to shift and more researchers began reporting vulnerabilities through broke...

Charney on Trustworthy Computing: 'I Was the Architect of These Changes'

Scott Charney, the head of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing efforts, said that he was the one who decided it was time to move the TwC group in a new direction and integrate the security functions more deeply into the company as a whole. “I was the architect of these changes. This is not about th...

USN-2347-1: Django vulnerabilities

Florian Apolloner discovered that Django incorrectly validated URLs. A remote attacker could use this issue to conduct phishing attacks. CVE-2014-0480 David Wilson discovered that Django incorrectly handled file name generation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Django to consume...

Lynis 1.6.1 - Version which includes a non-privileged scan (--pentest)

Lynis is a security auditing tool for the Linux, Unix and Mac platform. Being open source and free to use, it is an accessible and great solution to perform security scans. Within just a matter of minutes, it displays the weaknesses in your defenses, and tips for improving them. While Lynis was...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-django15-1.5.9-1.fc20

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-django14-1.4.14-1.fc20

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-django-1.6.6-1.fc20

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: python-django-1.5.9-1.fc19

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the DRY Don't Repeat Yourself principle...

BlackCat CMS 1.0.3 Cross Site Scripting

Advisory ID: HTB23228 Product: BlackCat CMS Vendor: Black Cat Development Vulnerable Versions: 1.0.3 and probably prior Tested Version: 1.0.3 Advisory Publication: August 13, 2014 without technical details Vendor Notification: August 13, 2014 Vendor Patch: August 13, 2014 Public Disclosure:...

CVE-2014-6072: CSRF vulnerability in the Web Profiler

Affected Versions All 2.0.X, 2.1.X, 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony WebProfiler bundle are affected by this security issue. This issue has been fixed in Symfony 2.3.19, 2.4.9, and 2.5.4. Note that no fixes are provided for Symfony 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 as they are not maintaine...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-pillow-2.2.1-5.fc20

Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library PIL This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities. There are five subpackages: tk tk interface, qt PIL image wrapper for Qt , sane scanning...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: python-pillow-2.0.0-14.gitd1c6db8.fc19

Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library PIL This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities. There are five subpackages: tk tk interface, qt PIL image wrapper for Qt , sane scanning...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3010-1] python-django security update

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3010-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 22, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3010-1] python-django security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3010-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 22, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Debian DSA-3008-1 : php5 - security update

Several vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a general-purpose scripting language commonly used for web application development. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2014-3538 It was discovered that the original fix for CVE-2013-7345 did not...

DSA-3008-1 php5 - security update

Bulletin has no description...

CVE-2014-2388

The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requirement for SMB filesystem access, which allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via 1 a session over a Wi-Fi network or 2 a session over a...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requirement for SMB filesystem access, which allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via 1 a session over a Wi-Fi network or 2 a session over a...

CVE-2014-2388

The Storage and Access service in BlackBerry OS 10.x before 10.2.1.1925 on Q5, Q10, Z10, and Z30 devices does not enforce the password requirement for SMB filesystem access, which allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via 1 a session over a Wi-Fi network or 2 a session over a...

flash-plugin: multiple code execution or security bypass flaws (APSB14-18)

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.178, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 14.0.0.178 do not properly...