CVE-2018-6240: Out-of-bounds Write

NVIDIA Tegra contains a vulnerability in BootRom where a user with kernel level privileges can write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary physical address...

PT-2019-4315 · Cisco +6 · Cisco Epc3928Ad +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sagemcom F@st 3890 versions prior to 50.10.21 T4 Sagemcom F@st 3890 versions prior to 05.76.6.3f Sagemcom F@st 3686 version 3.428.0 Sagemcom F@st 3686 version 4.83.0 NETGEAR CG3700EMR version 2.01.05 NETGEAR CG3700EMR version 2.01.03 NETGEAR...

Apple macOS AMDRadeonX4000_AMDSIGLContext Double Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple MacOS. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within processing of sideban...

Oracle Re-Patches Decade-Old Solaris Bug

Oracle has issued three fixes for a critical Solaris vulnerability that could allow kernel-level privilege escalation. Impacted are the Solaris 10 and 11.3 operating environments. Sun Microsystems now owned by Oracle originally patched the vulnerability in 2009. But, a “re-fix” is now required,...

Firewall and Privatizing Proxy: macOS Fortress

macOS-Fortress is a Firewall, Blackhole, and Privatizing Proxy for Trackers, Attackers, Malware, Adware, and Spammers. It is Kernel-level, OS-level, and client-level security for macOS. Built to address a steady stream of attacks visible on snort and server logs, as well as blocks ads, malicious...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Linux Kernel affects PowerKVM (CVE-2016-0728)

Summary A Linux Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability affects PowerKVM. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-0728 DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a use-after-free in the joinsessionkeyring function in...

Virtualization-based security (VBS) memory enclaves: Data protection through isolation

The escalating sophistication of cyberattacks is marked by the increased use of kernel-level exploits that attempt to run malware with the highest privileges and evade security solutions and software sandboxes. Kernel exploits famously gave the WannaCry and Petya ransomware remote code execution...

Sony Playstation 4 (PS4) 5.07 - 'Jailbreak' WebKit / 'bpf v2' Kernel Loader

PS4 5.05 Kernel Exploit --- Summary In this project you will find a full implementation of the second "bpf" kernel exploit for the PlayStation 4 on 5.05. It will allow you to run arbitrary code as kernel, to allow jailbreaking and kernel-level modifications to the system. This exploit also contai...

CVE-2016-9093

A version of the SymEvent Driver that shipped with Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP6 and earlier fails to properly sanitize logged-in user input. SEP 14.0 and later are not impacted by this issue. A non-admin user would need to be able to save an executable file to disk and then be able t...

CVE-2016-9093

CVE-2016-9093 details (Symantec SEP): Affects the SymEvent Driver shipped with Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP6 and earlier. The issue arises from improper sanitization of logged-in user input, allowing a non-admin user who can save and run a crafted executable to access the driver inter...

CVE-2016-9093: Improper Input Validation

A version of the SymEvent Driver that shipped with Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP6 and earlier fails to properly sanitize logged-in user input. SEP 14.0 and later are not impacted by this issue. A non-admin user would need to be able to save an executable file to disk and then be able t...

Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance

UPDATE: Researchers have finally disclosed complete technical details of two kernel side-channel attacks, Meltdown and Spectre—which affect not only Intel but also systems and devices running AMD, ARM processors—allowing attackers to steal sensitive data from the system memory. The first week of...

Google Patches KRACK Vulnerability in Android

Google this week finally addressed the KRACK vulnerability in Android, three weeks after the WPA2 protocol flaw was publicly disclosed. The KRACK patches are the most high-profile fixes in the November Android Security Bulletin, which includes three patches levels; the KRACK patches are in the No...

Panda Kernel Memory Access Driver Code Execution Vulnerability

Panda Security products is prone to a code execution vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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...

New GhostHook Attack Bypasses Windows 10 PatchGuard Protections

Vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft PatchGuard kernel protection could allow hackers to plant rootkits on computers running the company's latest and secure operating system, Windows 10. Researchers at CyberArk Labs have developed a new attack technique which could allow hackers to completely...

Google Android MediaTek Camera Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA.MediaTek is a MediaTek component used in one of MediaTek's devices. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Google Android MediaTek Camera Driver. An attacker can...

Google Patches 6 Critical Android Mediaserver Bugs in May Security Update

In Brief Google has released its monthly security patches for Android this week, addressing 17 critical vulnerabilities, 6 of which affect Android Mediaserver component that could be used to execute malicious code remotely. Besides patches for Mediaserver, Google also fixed 4 critical...

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of kernel-level drivers in the Windows operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially crafted application...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions:...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of Synaptics’ sensor screen driver in the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary local malware code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it...