CVE-2013-7295

Tor before 0.2.4.20, when OpenSSL 1.x is used with a specific HardwareAccel setting on Intel Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge, may fail to generate random numbers for relay and hidden-service identity keys, potentially bypassing cryptographic protections. Impact is partial confidentiality/integrity risk; ...

CVE-2013-7295

Tor before 0.2.4.20, when OpenSSL 1.x is used in conjunction with a certain HardwareAccel setting on Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge platforms, does not properly generate random numbers for 1 relay identity keys and 2 hidden-service identity keys, which might make it easier for remote attackers...

CVE-2013-7295

Tor before 0.2.4.20, when OpenSSL 1.x is used in conjunction with a certain HardwareAccel setting on Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge platforms, does not properly generate random numbers for 1 relay identity keys and 2 hidden-service identity keys, which might make it easier for remote attackers...

Poison Ivy Command and Control Scanner

Enumerate Poison Ivy Command and Control C on ports 3460, 80, 8080 and 443. Adaptation of iTrust Python script. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Poison Ivy Command and Control...

Oil, Energy Watering Hole Attacks Linked to DOL attack

A string of watering hole attacks targeting oil and energy companies dating back to May could be linked to similar attacks against the U.S. Department of Labor website. Researchers at Cisco discovered the compromised domains of 10 oil and energy companies worldwide, including hydroelectric plants...

Kernel: perf/x86: offcore_rsp valid mask for SNB/IVB

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfeventintel.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, when the Performance Events Subsystem is enabled, specifies an incorrect bitmask, which allows local users to cause a denial of service general protection fault and system crash by attempting to set a reserved bit...

Poison Ivy RAT Spotted in Three New China Attacks

The Poison Ivy remote access Trojan may be old, but it’s not losing favor with nation states that continue to make it the center piece of targeted attacks. Three groups of hackers, reportedly all with ties to China and possibly related in terms of their funding and training, are currently managin...

Poison Ivy Detection

The remote host is running a Poison Ivy client. Poison Ivy is a Remote Administration Tool RAT used to control computers infected by malware. The 'client' is the component used to control those computers. It is associated with malicious activity. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, In...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 8063)

The Xen hypervisor and toolset has been updated to 4.2.206 to fix various bugs and security issues : The following security issues have been addressed : - Various integer overflows in the ELF loader were fixed. XSA-55. CVE-2013-2194 - Various pointer dereferences issues in the ELF loader were...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1879-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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...

[USN-1878-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1878-1 June 14, 2013 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubun...

USN-1879-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's iSCSI subsystem. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrative privileges. CVE-2013-2850 An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify i...

USN-1878-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is used to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information like password length. CVE-2013-0160 A flaw was discovered in the Linux...

China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

China has developed a new supercomputer known as Tianhe-2 which is twice as fast as US and Japanese systems has been measured at speeds of 30.65 petaflops or 74 percent faster than the current holder of the world's-fastest-supercomputer title. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy's fastest...

China Builds World's Fastest Supercomputer

China has developed a new supercomputer known as Tianhe-2 which is twice as fast as US and Japanese systems has been measured at speeds of 30.65 petaflops or 74 percent faster than the current holder of the world's-fastest-supercomputer title. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy's fastest...

USAID a Target of DoL Watering Hole Attackers

One of the nine sites serving malware tied to the recent watering hole attack on the U.S. Department of Labor was located in Cambodia and has ties to the United States Agency for International Development USAID. Speculation has it that the DoL attack was targeting downstream employees at the...

Microsoft Fix It a Temporary Patch for IE 8 Zero Day Flaw

Microsoft has released a Fix-It to address an Internet Explorer 8 zero-day that was exploited in a watering hole attack against the U.S. Department of Labor website last week. The Fix It is a temporary mitigation until a patch is released. Microsoft’s next scheduled Patch Tuesday security updates...

Internet Explorer zero-day exploit targets U.S. nuke researchers

Security researchers revealed that series of "Watering Hole" has been conducted exploiting a IE8 zero-day vulnerability to target U.S. Government experts working on nuclear weapons research. The news is not surprising but it is very concerning, the principal targets of the attacks are various...

IE 8 Zero Day Widens Scope of DoL Watering Hole Attack

The scope of a watering hole attack targeting the U.S. Department of Labor website widened significantly over the weekend. Researchers are reporting that as many as nine websites, including a European aerospace, defense and security manufacturer as well as a number of non-profit organizations hav...

Internet Explorer zero-day exploit targets U.S. nuke researchers

Security researchers revealed that series of "Watering Hole" has been conducted exploiting a IE8 zero-day vulnerability to target U.S. Government experts working on nuclear weapons research. The news is not surprising but it is very concerning, the principal targets of the attacks are various...