JVN#62336482: FFFTP may insecurely load executable files

FFFTP loads certain executables when using certain functions. FFFTP contains an issue with the file search path, which may insecurely load executables. Impact An attacker may execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the running application. Solution Update the software Update to the latest...

XnView may insecurely load executable files

Overview XnView may use unsafe methods for determining how to load executables .exe XnView is a software for viewing and converting graphic files. XnView loads certain executables when using the "Open containing folder" function. XnView contains an issue with the file search path, which may...

JVN#17844633: XnView may insecurely load executable files

XnView is a software for viewing and converting graphic files. XnView loads certain executables when using the "Open containing folder" function. XnView contains an issue with the file search path, which may insecurely load executables. Impact An attacker may execute arbitrary code with the...

SAMHAIN v2.8.5 - intrusion detection system

SAMHAIN v2.8.5 - intrusion detection system The samhain open source host-based intrusion detection system HIDS provides file integrity checking and logfile monitoring/analysis, as well as rootkit detection, port monitoring, detection of rogue SUID executables, and hidden processes. It has been...

Google to Add Warnings About Malicious Executables to Chrome

Google is testing a new feature in its Chrome browser that will warn users when they attempt to download a potentially malicious executable file. The feature is an extension of the existing Web-based security mechanisms the company has integrated into Chrome and the Safe Browsing API and will be...

JVN#99977321: Picasa may insecurely load executable files

Picasa is a software for viewing and managing photos. Picasa loads certain executables when using the "Locate on Disk" function. Picasa contains an issue with the file search path, which may insecurely load executables. Impact An attacker may execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the runni...

VERA v0.3 - Visualizing Executables for Reversing and Analysis tool !

"VERA is a Visualizing Executables for Reversing and Analysis tool. It is a tool for reverse engineering Windows executables. It is used in conjunction with the Ether framework to generate visualizations to help with the RE process." This is the official change log: Added processing of trace file...

New Trojan Targets User Credentials on Popular Sites

A new information-stealing Trojan, believed to be of Chinese origin, has been identified by Avira researchers. This malware targets usernames and passwords for a variety of popular websites, including YouTube, Google, and PayPal, as well as Chinese sites like Youku, Tudou, Sogou, and Soho. The...

glibc LD_AUDIT Arbitrary DSO Load Privilege Escalation

This module attempts to gain root privileges on Linux systems by abusing a vulnerability in the GNU C Library glibc dynamic linker. glibc ld.so in versions before 2.11.3, and 2.12.x before 2.12.2 does not properly restrict use of the LDAUDIT environment variable when loading setuid executables...

Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 Binary Hijacking Exploit

/ Exploit Title: Bloodshed Dev-C++ Binary Hijacking Exploit make.exe, mingw32-make.exe Date: August 25, 2010 Author: storm [email protected] Version: 4.9.9.2 Tested on: Windows Vista SP2 http://www.gonullyourself.org/ gcc -o make.exe Dev-C++-Binary.c gcc -o mingw32-make.exe Dev-C++-Binary....

Opera Browser Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2010) - Windows

Opera Browser is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 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...

Unexpected changes in tab focus can be used to run programs from the Internet – Opera Security Advisories

Unexpected changes in tab focus can be used to run programs from the Internet – Opera Security Advisories OPCOM Team | August 12, 2010 Severity Moderate Description Tabs may be used to obscure a download dialog that is visible in another tab. The dialog will allow the user to choose to run...

Apple Safari for Windows and Internet Explorer Combined Code Execution (CVE-2008-2540)

Microsoft Internet Explorer is the most widely used Internet browser. Safari is a web browsing application developed by Apple. A combination of the default download location in Safari and how the Windows desktop handles executables creates a blended threat in which files may be downloaded to a...

Foxit Fixes PDF Executable Problem

Foxit on Friday released an update to fix the problem with PDF readers running executables without users’ permission. The problem, which was identified and publicized by Didier Stevens earlier this week, still exists in Adobe Reader. The Foxit security update fixes a problem in the reader in whic...

Norton Internet Security ActiveX Command Execution (CVE-2004-0364)

Norton Internet Security is a security solution produced by Symantec corporation. There exists a vulnerability within Norton Internet Security that allows a remote attacker to run arbitrary executables on the target system through a malicious call to a certain method of a vulnerable ActiveX...

Linux Daemons with Broken Links to Executables

By examining the '/proc' filesystem on the remote Linux host, Nessus has identified at least one currently-running daemon for which the link to the corresponding executable is broken. This can occur when the executable associated with a daemon is replaced on disk but the daemon itself has not bee...

Mozilla Code *sighs*

Mozilla Code sighs I reported a memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Codesighs, a "set of tools to help you determine the code and data size of shared libraries and executables. Once you can measure the code and data size, then you can measure drifts in size as code changes occur". Mozilla...

CVE-2009-4240

Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified setuid executables in the DataStage subsystem in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1 before FP1 have unknown impact and attack vectors...

CVE-2009-4240

Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified setuid executables in the DataStage subsystem in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1 before FP1 have unknown impact and attack vectors...

Hewlett-Packard OpenView NNM Multiple Command Injection Vulnerabilities

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Hewlett-Packard's Network Node Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaws exist within Perl CGI executables distributed with Network Node Manager NNM...