New Android P includes several security improvements

According to the Android developer Program Overview, the next major version of Android, Android 9.0 or P, is set to arrive soon. Their plans show a final release within the next three months Q3 2018. The end of the Android P beta program is approaching, with the first release candidate built and...

Hardware reverse engineering. A tale from the workbench

In line with our previous work on the Tapplock, I decided to have some fun with some electronic locks and ordered a few from a large retail company. Half of these are currently en route to me, on the slowboat from China, but one arrived early. Before I state, let me just say here that I’m not...

CVE-2018-12445

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in...

CVE-2018-12445

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in...

CVE-2018-12445

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in...

CVE-2018-12445

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in...

PT-2018-11178 · Dropbox · Com.Dropbox.Android

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: com.dropbox.android version 98.2.2 Description: An issue in the com.dropbox.android application allows authentication bypass through the FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation. This is possible because the fingerprint API, in...

“Unbreakable” Smart Lock Tapplock Issues Critical Security Patch

Tapplock, a smart padlock that received positive reviews and media hype when it was released earlier this year, has issued a critical patch after researchers discovered several security issues enabling them to easily hack into and unlock the device. The $100 lock is Bluetooth-based and can be...

CVE-2018-12271

An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric TouchID validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7843

When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not...

Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 only (not 10) Insecure Credential Storage - Lenovo Support NL

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Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 only (not 10) Insecure Credential Storage - US

Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-15999 Potential Impact: Local Privilege Escalation Severity: High Scope of Impact: Lenovo Specific CVE Identifier: CVE-2017-3762 Summary Description: A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro. Sensitive data stored by Lenovo Fingerprint...

Galileo - Web Application Audit Framework

Galileo is an open source penetration testing tool for web application, which helps developers and penetration testers identify and exploit vulnerabilities in their web applications. Installation $ git clone https://github.com/m4ll0k/Galileo.git galileo $ cd galileo Install requirements $ pip...

openSUSE Security Update : enigmail (openSUSE-2018-470) (EFAIL)

This update for enigmail to version 2.0.4 fixes multiple issues. Security issues fixed : - CVE-2017-17688: CFB gadget attacks allowed to exfiltrate plaintext out of encrypted emails. enigmail now fails on GnuPG integrity check warnings for old Algorithms bsc1093151 - CVE-2017-17689: CBC gadget...

Lifting a Fingerprint from a Photo

Police in the UK were able to read a fingerprint from a photo of a hand: Staff from the unit's specialist imaging team were able to enhance a picture of a hand holding a number of tablets, which was taken from a mobile phone, before fingerprint experts were able to positively identify that the ha...

Police bust drug dealers using fingerprint from a WhatsApp photo

By Waqas A WhatsApp photo of drug dealer's hand carrying ecstasy tablets This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police bust drug dealers using fingerprint from a WhatsApp photo...

MECO USB Memory Stick Privilege Gain Vulnerability

MECO USB Memory Stick is a portable USB memory device. A security vulnerability exists in the MECO USB Memory Stick with Fingerprint MECOZiolsamDE601. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending static packets to the serial port on the PCB to unlock the key and gain access to the data...

Nextcloud: Extremly simple way to bypass Nextcloud-Client PIN/Fingerprint lock

I'm sorry for my bad English, I'm German How to reproduce this security bug. Step 1: Take a normal Android smartphone maybe it also works on iOS, but I have not tested it yet. Step 2: Install the official nextcloud-client. Step 3: Set up nextcloud: Open the nextcloud app, tap on "Skip", enter the...

Unlocking iPhones with Dead People's Fingerprints

It's routine for US police to unlock iPhones with the fingerprints of dead people. It seems only to work with recently dead people...

Authentication flaw

An issue was discovered on MECO USB Memory Stick with Fingerprint MECOZiolsamDE601 devices. The fingerprint authentication requirement for data access can be bypassed. An attacker with physical access can send a static packet to a serial port exposed on the PCB to unlock the key and get access to...