Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0078 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges and gain access to kernel memory. Technologies Affected Avaya CallPilot 4.0 Avaya CallPilot 4.0.1 Avaya CallPilot 5.0...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0056 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2015:0661)

Updated qpid-cpp packages that fix multiple security issues and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.5 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-1624 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

RHEL 5 : qpid-cpp (RHSA-2015:0662)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:0662 advisory. Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging, Realtime, and Grid is a next-generation IT infrastructure for enterprise computing. MRG offers increased...

OTR.to — Secure 'Off-the-Record' p2p Encrypted Messaging Service

In this post-Snowden era of mass surveillance, being out-of-reach from the spying eyes really doesn't mean they can not get you. So, if you are concerned about your data privacy and are actually searching for a peer-to-peer encrypted messaging service, then it’s time to get one. "Otr.to" — an...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: qpid-cpp security and bug fix update

Updated qpid-cpp packages that fix multiple security issues and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging 2.5 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score...

TextSecure to Drop Support for Encrypted SMS

Open Whisper Systems is phasing out support for encrypted SMS and MMS messages in its TextSecure messaging product. The move does not spell the end for encrypted messaging for users of the Android app, as the company plans to switch to its own transport protocol to address some of the security an...

Insufficiently random session id in Java SockJS client

Session id generation in the Java SockJS client is not sufficiently secure and could allow a user to send messages to another user’s session. Note that this only affects users of the Java SockJS client, which generates its own session id. It does not affect browser clients even if they’re...

jabberd information disclosure vulnerability

jabberd is a live chat server based on XMMP an open XML-based real-time communication protocol. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in jabberd. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information...

Signal 2.0 — Free iPhone App for Encrypted Calls and Texts

An open source software group, Open Whisper Systems, has announced the release of Signal 2.0 — the second version of its free and open source messaging application for iPhone and iPad users. Signal app is specifically designed to make secure and easy-to-use encrypted voice calling. But that’s wha...

WhatsApp Web Client Now Available on Firefox and Opera Browsers

It's been a long time coming, but now the users of Firefox and Opera browsers don’t need to rely on the Chrome browser to access WhatsApp Web client, as the most popular smartphone messaging service has announced that the Web-based version of its service now works on Firefox and Opera web browser...

Moodle Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Moodle is an open source web-based teaching and learning application. A security vulnerability exists in Moodle, which allows attackers to exploit this vulnerability to access messaging-related functions to obtain sensitive information via a WEB service...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: dbus-1.6.30-1.fc20

D-BUS is a system for sending messages between applications. It is used both for the system-wide message bus service, and as a per-user-login-session messaging facility...

[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: dbus-1.8.16-1.fc21

D-BUS is a system for sending messages between applications. It is used both for the system-wide message bus service, and as a per-user-login-session messaging facility...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0027 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0031 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0021 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0045 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...

Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2015-0061 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in launching further attacks. Technologies Affected Avaya CallPilot 4.0 Avaya CallPilot 4.0.1 Avaya CallPilot 5.0 Avaya CallPilot 5.0.1...