iOS Vulnerability Could Force Devices Into Endless Reboot Loop

Researchers stumbled upon a vulnerability recently that can force any iPhone or iPad into a perpetual reboot loop. The issue stems from what researchers are calling an SSL certificate parsing vulnerability in iOS 8.0, something Apple is apparently aware of and in the process of fixing. Yair Amit,...

Check Point Software Firewall-1 4.0/1.4.1 Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1416/info The Check Point Firewall-1 SMTP Security Server in Firewall-1 4.0 and 4.1 on Windows NT is vulnerable to a simple network-based attack which can increase the firewall's CPU utilization to 100%. Sending a stream ...

TPM Chip in Windows 8 Lays Foundation for Widespread Enhancements to Hardware-Based Security

Today’s release of the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system brings embedded hardware-level security to the forefront. Microsoft, going forward, will require the Trusted Platform Module TPM chip on Windows PCs, phones and tablets, moving security checks to the platoform’s lowest level. TPM isn’t...

Microsoft to Patch 8 Vulnerabilities in Windows, Office

Microsoft has announced plans to ship two security bulletins next week to fix a total of eight vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office products. Both bulletins are rated “important” because of the risk compromising the confidentiality, integrity or availability of user data. Microsoft is...

amsn_dos.txt

/ bug: amsn remote DoS vulnerability affected version: = 0.96 site: http://amsn-project.net/ tested: amsn-0.96 on freebsd 6.2 author: levent kayan date: Tue Mar 27 16:04:51 CEST 2007 www.corehack.org / / Introduction / amsn is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. / Technical details / During...

ISSalert: ISS Security Alert Summary: Volume 5 Number 3

ISS Security Alert Summary April 1, 2000 Volume 5 Number 3 X-Force Vulnerability and Threat Database: http://xforce.iss.net/ To receive these Alert Summaries, subscribe to the ISS Alert mailing list. Send an email to [email protected], and within the body of the message type: 'subscribe alert'...