HTTPS+TLS and IPv6-enablement both in the majority for World Cup streaming

The underlying protocols of the Internet continue to evolve, and massive events such as the World Cup are a great opportunity to see this in action. A single-match peak for live video streaming of 22.5 Tbps was set on Akamai on Tuesday July 10 during the semi-final in Russia between France and...

Debian DSA-4234-1 : lava-server - security update

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in LAVA, a continuous integration system for deploying operating systems for running tests, which could result in information disclosure of files readable by the lavaserver system user or the execution of arbitrary code via a XMLRPC call. C Tenable Network...

The vulnerability of the Win32k component in Windows operating systems, which allows attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Win32k.sys component in Windows operating systems is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges by using a specially created application...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM Platform Symphony and IBM Spectrum Symphony (CVE-2016-3610 CVE-2016-3598 CVE-2016-3606 CVE-2016-3587 CVE-2016-3511 CVE-2016-3550 CVE-2016-3485)

Summary Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM Platform Symphony and IBM Spectrum Symphony Vulnerability Details CVE IDs: CVE-2016-3610 CVE-2016-3598 CVE-2016-3606 CVE-2016-3587 CVE-2016-3511 CVE-2016-3550 CVE-2016-3485 Affected Products and Versions IBM Platform Symphony: 5.2, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.1,...

Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM System Storage SONAS (CVE-2015-0235)

Summary GNU C library glibc vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects IBM System Storage SONAS Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-0235 DESCRIPTION: The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library glibc are vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially crafted, but val...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in SSLv3 affects Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center (CVE-2014-3566)

Summary SSLv3 contains a vulnerability that has been referred to as the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption POODLE attack. SSLv3 is enabled in Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center. Vulnerability Details CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3566 DESCRIPTION: Product could allow a remote attacker to...

Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects IBM Security Network Active Bypass (CVE-2015-7547)

Summary A GNU C library glibc stack-based buffer overflow in getaddrinfo vulnerability affects IBM Security Network Active Bypass Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-7547 DESCRIPTION: GNU C Library glibc is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the...

Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affects WebSphere Transformation Extender with Launcher Hypervisor Edition [for RHEL] (CVE-2015-0235)

Summary GNU C library glibc vulnerability that has been referred to as GHOST affects WebSphere Transformation Extender with Launcher Hypervisor Edition for RHEL. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-0235 DESCRIPTION: The gethostbyname functions of the GNU C Library glibc are vulnerable to a buff...

Security Bulletin: GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability affect IBM DataPower Gateway appliances (CVE-2014-6040)

Summary GNU C library glibc vulnerability in iconv function affects IBM DataPower Gateway appliances. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2014-6040 DESCRIPTION: The GNU C Library glibc is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper validation of input by the iconv function when...

CVE-2017-7782

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX "Read/Write/Execute" 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 52.3, Firefox...

CVE-2017-5414

The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory when instantiated. On some operating systems, this can lead to information disclosure, such as the operating system or the local account name. This vulnerability affects Firefox 52 and Thunderbird 52...

Buffer overflow

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This attack only affects...

CVE-2018-5174

In the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Windows Defender SmartScreen honors the "SEEMASKFLAGNOUI" flag associated with downloaded files and will not show any UI. Files that are unknown and potentially dangerous will be allowed to run because SmartScreen will not prompt the user for a decision, and i...

CVE-2017-7755

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating syste...

CVE-2017-7765

The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet. Without the Mark of the Web data, the security warning that Windows displays before running executables downloaded from the Internet is not shown. Note: This attack only...

CVE-2016-5295

This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only...

CVE-2017-7796

On Windows systems, the logger run by the Windows updater deletes the file "update.log" before it runs in order to write a new log of that name. The path to this file is supplied at the command line to the updater and could be used in concert with another local exploit to delete a different file...

CVE-2017-7790

On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data can be copied until a null is found. This can potentially contain private data from the local system. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems...

CVE-2016-5293

When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox E...

CVE-2017-7759

Android intent URLs given to Firefox for Android can be used to navigate from HTTP or HTTPS URLs to local "file:" URLs, allowing for the reading of local data through a violation of same-origin policy. Note: This attack only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected...