WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Doesn't Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users

Telegram messenger patches a privacy flaw in its "delete for everyone" feature that was not actually deleting shared images from the recipients' devices stored under "/Telegram/Telegram Images/" folder; instead was only deleting it from the chat screen...

WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Doesn't Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users

Telegram messenger patches a privacy flaw in its "delete for everyone" feature that was not actually deleting shared images from the recipients' devices stored under "/Telegram/Telegram Images/" folder; instead was only deleting it from the chat screen.https://t.co/JNgfUsNYYL...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : VLC vulnerabilities (USN-4131-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4131-1 advisory. It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could...

CVE-2019-16248

The "delete for" feature in Telegram before 5.11 on Android does not delete shared media files from the Telegram Images directory. In other words, there is a potentially misleading UI indication that a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent image analogous to supported...

Design/Logic Flaw

The "delete for" feature in Telegram before 5.11 on Android does not delete shared media files from the Telegram Images directory. In other words, there is a potentially misleading UI indication that a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent image analogous to supported...

CVE-2019-16248

The "delete for" feature in Telegram before 5.11 on Android does not delete shared media files from the Telegram Images directory. In other words, there is a potentially misleading UI indication that a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent image analogous to supported...

USN-4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

libopenmpt Input Validation Error Vulnerability

libopenmpt is a cross-platform C and C++ based audio library that decodes audio files into raw PCM audio streams. An input validation error vulnerability exists in versions prior to libopenmpt 0.3.13, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service crash with the help of...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libEBML vulnerability (USN-4073-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4073-1 advisory. It was discovered that libEBML incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted media file, libEBML...

CVE-2019-2327

Possible buffer overflow can occur when playing clip with incorrect element size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650,...

USN-4073-1: libEBML vulnerability

It was discovered that libEBML incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted media file, libEBML could possibly be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service...

Use After Free

Firefox is vulnerable to use-after-free attacks. Memory error may occur in Media Decoder when working with media files leading the application to crash and cause denial of service...

'Exodus' Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an iOS version of the powerful mobile phone surveillance app that was initially targeting Android devices through apps on the official Google Play Store. Dubbed Exodus , as the malware is called, the iOS version of the spyware was discovered by security...

Free MP3 CD Ripper Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-07811)

Free MP3 CD Ripper is an audio format converter. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Free MP3 CD Ripper version 2.6. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted .wma files...

Google Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-26778)

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the dumpExtractors of the IMediaExtractor.cp file in Android, which can be exploited by an attacker to obtain recently accessed...

Metadata-Attacker - A Tool To Generate Media Files With Malicious Metadata

With this small suite of open source pentesting tools you're able to create an image .jpg, audio .mp3 or video .mp4 file containing your custom metadata or a set of cross-site scripting vectors to test any webservice against possible XSS vulnerabilities when displaying unfiltered meta data...

Bento4 Invalid Memory Read Vulnerability

Bento4 is a C++ class library and tool for reading and writing ISO-MP4 files. An invalid memory read vulnerability exists in AP4SampleDescription::GetType in Ap4SampleDescription.h in Bento4 1.5.1-624, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service via specially crafted mp4...

WordPress Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability Plugged With Patch 4.9.7

On Jun 26 an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the WordPress core was publicly disclosed, the vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to delete any file and in some cases execute arbitrary code. WordPress is a free, popular, and open-source content management system currently...

WARNING: WordPress File Delete to Code Execution

Who is affected According to w3tech, WordPress is used by approximately 30% of all websites1. This wide adoption makes it an interesting target for cyber criminals. At the time of writing no patch preventing the vulnerability described in this post is available. Any WordPress version, including t...

CVE-2017-5396

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Decoder when working with media files when some events are fired after the media elements are freed from memory. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 45.7, Firefox ESR 45.7, and Firefox 51...