nginx: Excessive CPU usage via flaw in HTTP/2 implementation

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngxhttpv2module not compiled by default if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file...

GHSA-X5X7-3V85-WPC4 Apache Struts allows entering a custom URL in a form field if built-in URLValidator is used

In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this...

A Hybrid Solution to Taming SOC Alert Overload

The moving assembly line was one of the greatest innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Prior to 1913, when Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line in his factory, cars were built by humans performing manual, mundane tasks. Imagine humans hand painting cars on the factory floor –...

Monero: Malicious get_random_rct_outs.bin rpc can cause a near-infinite loop

Summary: An unsanitized getrandomrctouts.bin rpc request can cause the rpc handler to go into an effectively infinite-loop, peg the cpu, and block other requests from completing. Description: The rpc endpoint /getrandomrctouts.bin takes a uint64 outscount as input and will return that many random...

How To Leverage Data Access Analytics for Effective Breach Detection

Detecting and preventing data breaches is a challenge for most, if not all, enterprises. In fact, according to a study released in 2017, 78% of all CISOs are concerned that data breaches go undetected, while only 19% admit they are effective at breach prevention. Simply put, breaches happen almos...

CVE-2017-7651

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, a user can shutdown the Mosquitto server simply by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payload. This can be done without authentications if occur in connection phase of MQTT protocol...

Design/Logic Flaw

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, a user can shutdown the Mosquitto server simply by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payload. This can be done without authentications if occur in connection phase of MQTT protocol...

CVE-2017-7651

CVE-2017-7651 affects Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, where an unauthenticated attacker can trigger a denial-of-service by exhausting memory via crafted CONNECT packets during the MQTT connection phase, potentially impacting the broker. Connected sources corroborate remote DoS risk and reference patche...

CVE-2017-7651

In Eclipse Mosquitto 1.4.14, a user can shutdown the Mosquitto server simply by filling the RAM memory with a lot of connections with large payload. This can be done without authentications if occur in connection phase of MQTT protocol...

2018 Cyberthreat Defense Report: Where IT Security Is Going

What keeps you awake at night? We asked IT security professionals the same question and found that these issues are top of mind: malware and spear phishing, securing mobile devices, employee security awareness and new technologies that detect threats capable of bypassing traditional signature-bas...

Design/Logic Flaw

A regular expression Denial of Service DoS vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of the ecstatic npm package, before version 2.0.0, allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string...

CVE-2016-10703

A regular expression Denial of Service DoS vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of the ecstatic npm package, before version 2.0.0, allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string...

SIP Module Denial of Service Vulnerability in Multiple Huawei Products

Huawei DP300, RP200, RSE6500, TE30/40/50/60 are all products of Huawei China. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the SIP module of multiple Huawei products. The vulnerability is due to the failure of the SIP backup module to properly handle more than a certain amount of peer state. An...

The vulnerability of the Application Control component of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security allows for the execution of an application not listed in the white list.

The vulnerability of the Application Control component of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security antivirus software arises due to the improper functioning of protection mechanisms under conditions of excessive service load. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to elevate their...

Tuning Capacity Tips for SecureSphere Database Activity Monitoring

You have Imperva SecureSphere Database Activity Monitoring DAM up and running. You’ve deployed the system and configured your business audit policies. So, what’s next? In a previous post I discussed the capacity management challenges of database monitoring solutions, in this post I’ll elaborate o...

CVE-2017-9804

In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this...

CVE-2017-9804

In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this...

Design/Logic Flaw

In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL...

CVE-2017-9804

In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this...

BSA-2017-428

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-428 Component : Apache Struts Revision : 2.0: Interim The previous fix issued with CVE-2017-7672 was incomplete. If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-inURLValidatoris used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to...