SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : mutt (SUSE-SU-2020:3568-1)

This update for mutt fixes the following issues : CVE-2020-28896: incomplete connection termination could lead to sending credentials over unencrypted connections bsc1179035 Avoid that message with a million tiny parts can freeze MUA for several minutes bsc1179113 Note that Tenable Network Securi...

WS-2020-0208

"oswasp" https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/RegularexpressionDenialofService-ReDoS: «The Regular expression Denial of Service ReDoS is a Denial of Service attack, that exploits the fact that most Regular Expression implementations may reach extreme situations that cause them to work very...

openSUSE Security Update : mutt (openSUSE-2020-2141)

This update for mutt fixes the following issues : - CVE-2020-28896: incomplete connection termination could lead to sending credentials over unencrypted connections bsc1179035 - Avoid that message with a million tiny parts can freeze MUA for several minutes bsc1179113 This update was imported fro...

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2128-1 Security update for mutt

This update for mutt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-28896: incomplete connection termination could lead to sending credentials over unencrypted connections bsc1179035 - Avoid that message with a million tiny parts can freeze MUA for several minutes bsc1179113 This update was imported from...

Security update for mutt (important)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for mutt Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:2128-1 Rating: important References: 1179035 1179113 Cross-References: CVE-2020-28896 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description...

Exploitable inventory component chaining in PocketMine-MP

Impact Specially crafted InventoryTransactionPackets sent by malicious clients were able to exploit the behaviour of InventoryTransaction-findResultItem and cause it to take an abnormally long time to execute causing an apparent server freeze. The affected code is intended to compact conflicting...

GHSA-8JQ6-W5CG-WM45 Exploitable inventory component chaining in PocketMine-MP

Impact Specially crafted InventoryTransactionPackets sent by malicious clients were able to exploit the behaviour of InventoryTransaction-findResultItem and cause it to take an abnormally long time to execute causing an apparent server freeze. The affected code is intended to compact conflicting...

Facebook WhatsApp Resource Management Error Vulnerability (CNVD-2020-58207)

Facebook WhatsApp is a suite of mobile applications from the American company Facebook that utilize the web to deliver text messages. The application uses the contact information in a smartphone to find contacts using the program to send texts, pictures, and more. A security vulnerability exists ...

CVE-2020-1901

Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message...

CVE-2020-1901

Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message...

CVE-2020-1901

CVE-2020-1901 affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4. A large text message containing URLs could cause the app to freeze during processing. Affected component: WhatsApp iOS message processing; root cause: likely handling of long URL-containing text (specific fix not detailed in the provided...

PT-2020-15155

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp for iOS versions prior to 2.20.91.4 Description Receiving a large text message containing URLs could cause the application to freeze while processing the message. Recommendations For versions prior to 2.20.91.4, update to version...

CVE-2020-16843

In Firecracker 0.20.x before 0.20.1 and 0.21.x before 0.21.2, the network stack can freeze under heavy ingress traffic. This can result in a denial of service on the microVM when it is configured with a single network interface, and an availability problem for the microVM network interface on whi...

CVE-2020-16843

CVE-2020-16843 affects Firecracker 0.20.x before 0.20.1 and 0.21.x before 0.21.2. The issue is in the network stack, which can freeze under heavy ingress traffic, leading to a denial of service on a microVM configured with a single network interface and an availability problem for that interface....

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2020-0028)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - ipv4: ipv4defaultadvmss should use route mtu Eric Dumazet Orabug: 31563095 - net: ipv4: Refine the ipv4defaultadvmss Gao Feng Orabug: 31563095 - Revert 'bnxten: Remove busy poll logic in the driver.'...

E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called "Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory," which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration, the IRS and others before crooks do it for you. A k...

SUSE-SU-2020:1749-1 Security update for tigervnc

This update for tigervnc fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-15691: Fixed a use-after-return due to incorrect usage of stack memory in ZRLEDecoder bsc1159856. - CVE-2019-15692: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in CopyRectDecode bsc1160250. - CVE-2019-15693: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow...

"File contents" option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes when startup in Windows 8.1

"File contents" option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes when startup in Windows 8.1 This article describes an issue in which the File contents option is always selectable, Start screen becomes blank, or computer freezes during startup in Windows 8.1, Windows R...

DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 This article describes a problem in which DNS client API call fails and could lead to service restart freeze in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012. An update is available...

Child identity theft, part 2: How to reclaim your child’s identity

In a world where children as young as a single day old can fall prey to fraud, it is more important than ever to educate parents and other caretakers about the dangers of child identity theft. While the hope is that perceptions can be changed and criminals brought to justice, likely the biggest...