Researcher: Fix for UPEK Fingerprint Reader Encryption Woes Falls Short

A researcher said a fix released by Authentec on Sept. 18 falls short of repairing a serious vulnerability in the company’s UPEK Protector Suite fingerprint reader software used as an authenticator on many new consumer and business laptops. Researchers Adam Caudill and Brandon Wilson this week...

Deeply Flawed Apple-Owned Fingerprint Reader Software a Tough Fix

Now that word is out on a serious password bug in the ubiquitous UPEK Protector Suite fingerprint readers found in most new laptops today, Apple-owned Authentec surely will be able to fix the issue on the double. Not so fast, says one of the researchers looking at the problem. “It’s a system that...

FinFisher spyware found running on computers all over the world

FinFisher, a software application used by law enforcement agencies for surveillance, appears to be far more widespred than originally thought.Sold by British company Gamma Internationl Gmbh, FinFisher secretly monitors computers by turning on webcams, recording everything the user types with a...

Simple Web Server Connection Header Buffer Overflow

This module exploits a vulnerability in Simple Web Server 2.2 rc2. A remote user can send a long string data in the Connection Header to causes an overflow on the stack when function vsprintf is used, and gain arbitrary code execution. The module has been tested successfully on Windows 7 SP1 and...

Santilga CMS 1.2.6.3 Cross Site Request Forgery / SQL Injection

Exploit for php platform in category web applications ============================= Vulnerable software: Santilga CMS version 1.2.6.3 $ head -n 10 Admin.php|less view-templateName = "admin"; parent::construct; $this-lang = SantilgaLanguage::getInstance-getLanguage; $this-view-lang = $this-lang;...

Fingerprint And Proximity Access Control Bypass

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 + Device: Fingerprint & Proximity Access Control + Model: ZEM560 and others + Kernel: 2.6.24 Treckle on an MIPS + Vulnerability: Auth Bypass + Impact: By using a direct URL attackers can bypass the fingerprint & proximity security and open the door...

DARPA Wants a "Cognitive Fingerprint"

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA is the wellspring of U.S. government technology innovation. Now the agency is looking at what they’ve called a “cognitive fingerprint.” DARPA’s main goal with the project is to bypass what’s become the “current standard method,” for...

Walk This Way

The British Comedy troupe Monty Python famously joked about the strange strides emanating from the farcical Ministry of Funny Walks. But even normal looking walks can be quite distinctive. According to researchers at Shinshu University in Tokida, Japan, computers aided by 3D image processing...

VMWare ESX/ESXi Fingerprint Scanner

This module accesses the web API interfaces for VMware ESX/ESXi servers and attempts to identify version information for that server. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'VMWare...

OS Identification : SMTP

Nessus was able to identify the remote operating system based on the banner reported by the mail server running on it. C Tenable, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid57915; scriptversion"2.38"; scriptsetattributeattribute:"pluginmodificationdate", value:"2025/03/31";...

Schneider Modicon Quantum Password Recovery

The Schneider Modicon Quantum series of Ethernet cards store usernames and passwords for the system in files that may be retrieved via backdoor access. This module is based on the original 'modiconpass.rb' Basecamp module from DigitalBond. Module Options msf use...

ssh-hostkey NSE Script

Shows SSH hostkeys. Shows the target SSH server's key fingerprint and with high enough verbosity level the public key itself. It records the discovered host keys in nmap.registry for use by other scripts. Output can be controlled with the sshhostkey script argument. You may also compare the...

UDP Service Prober

Detect common UDP services using sequential probes This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'openssl' class MetasploitModule 'UDP Service Prober', 'Description' = 'Detect common UDP services using...

Novell ZENworks Asset Management Remote Execution

This module exploits a path traversal flaw in Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7.5. By exploiting the CatchFileServlet, an attacker can upload a malicious file outside of the MalibuUploadDirectory and then make a secondary request that allows for arbitrary code execution. Module Options msf use...

Upek Protector Suite 2011 - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Upek Protector Suite 2011 - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=259 http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=283...

Nmap NSE net: ssh-hostkey

Shows SSH hostkeys. Shows the target SSH server's key fingerprint and with high enough verbosity level the public key itself. It records the discovered host keys in 'nmap.registry' for use by other scripts. Output can be controlled with the 'sshhostkey' script argument. SYNTAX: sshhostkey: Contro...

Oracle iSQL*Plus Login Utility

This module attempts to authenticate against an Oracle ISQLPlus administration web site using username and password combinations indicated by the USERFILE, PASSFILE, and USERPASSFILE. This module does not require a valid SID, but if one is defined, it will be used. Works against Oracle 9.2, 10.1 ...

Oracle iSQLPlus SID Check

This module attempts to bruteforce the SID on the Oracle application server iSQLPlus login pages. It does this by testing Oracle error responses returned in the HTTP response. Incorrect username/pass with a correct SID will produce an Oracle ORA-01017 error. Works against Oracle 9.2, 10.1 & 10.2...

Researchers Expose Security Flaw in Internet-Ready HDTVs

Researchers at Mocana, a security technology firm in San Francisco, recently demonstrated the ease with which they could hack into a popular Internet-ready HDTV model. They exploited a vulnerability in the software that displays websites on the TV, allowing them to control the information sent to...

Well-known SSL Certificate Used in Remote Device

The X.509 certificate of the remote host is known to be shipping by default with the remote service / device. The private key for this cert has been published, therefore the SSL communications done with the remote host can not be considered as being secret as anyone with the ability to snoop the...