CVE-2019-6222

CVE-2019-6222 (WebKit / iOS) concerns a consistency issue where a website could access the microphone without displaying the microphone-use indicator. The Apple advisory notes this was addressed with improved state handling and was fixed in iOS 12.2. The CVE appears in multiple sources (Apple sec...

CVE-2019-6222

A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown...

New Flaw Lets Rogue Android Apps Access Camera Without Permission

An alarming security vulnerability has been discovered in several models of Android smartphones manufactured by Google, Samsung, and others that could allow malicious apps to secretly take pictures and record videos — even when they don't have specific device permissions to do so. You must alread...

Signal Messenger Bug Lets Callers Auto-Connect Calls Without Receivers' Interaction

Almost every application contains security vulnerabilities, some of which you may find today, but others would remain invisible until someone else finds and exploits them—which is the harsh reality of cybersecurity and its current state. And when we say this, Signal Private Messenger —promoted as...

CVE-2019-11748

WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11748

WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the...

1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp

A team of Canadian cybersecurity researchers has uncovered a sophisticated and targeted mobile hacking campaign that is targeting high-profile members of various Tibetan groups with one-click exploits for iOS and Android devices. Dubbed Poison Carp by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, the...

Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data

What if the tech intended to ensure that your kids, senior citizens, and pets are safe even when they're out of sight inadvertently expose them to stalkers? An estimated 600,000 GPS tracking devices for sale on Amazon and other large online merchants for $25–$50 have been found vulnerable to a...

Mozilla: Persistence of WebRTC permissions in a third party context

WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11748

WebRTC in Firefox will honor persisted permissions given to sites for access to microphone and camera resources even when in a third-party context. In light of recent high profile vulnerabilities in other software, a decision was made to no longer persist these permissions. This avoids the...

Latest iOS 12.2 Update Patches Some Serious Security Vulnerabilities

Apple on Monday released iOS 12.2 to patch a total of 51 security vulnerabilities in its mobile operating system that affects iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. A majority of vulnerabilities Apple patched this month reside in its web rendering engine WebKit,...

InvisiMole Burrows into Targets with Rich Espionage Tools

Researchers are expressing concern over a versatile spyware called InvisiMole that has been spotted in highly targeted campaigns targeting Windows PCs in Russia and the Ukraine. The malicious code, which comes in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, has a modular architecture, with two different,...

Design/Logic Flaw

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access...

CVE-2018-4184

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access...

CVE-2018-4184

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access...

CVE-2018-4184

CVE-2018-4184 affects macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, involving the Speech component. The issue allows a sandbox-protected application to bypass sandbox restrictions and obtain microphone access. The Apple bulletin HT208849 confirms the vulnerability in macOS 10.13.4 and prior builds, with reme...

CVE-2018-4184

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access...

All New Privacy and Security Features Coming in macOS 10.14 Mojave

At Worldwide Developer Conference 2018 on Monday, Apple announced the next version of its macOS operating system, and it's called Mojave. Besides introducing new features and improvements of macOS 10.14 Mojave—like Dark Mode, Group FaceTime, Dynamic Desktop, and Finder—at WWDC, Apple also reveale...

Apple macOS High Sierra Access Control Vulnerability

Apple macOS High Sierra is a dedicated operating system developed by Apple for Mac computers.Speech is one of the speech recognition components. A security vulnerability exists in the handling of microphone access in the Speech component in Apple macOS High Sierra versions prior to 10.13.5. An...

Apple iOS and macOS High Sierra Status Bar Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Apple iOS and macOS High Sierra are both products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system for mobile devices; macOS High Sierra is a specialized operating system for Mac computers. status bar is one of the status bar components. A security vulnerability exists in the Status Bar component i...