ChatGPT for Teens tackles risky chats and homework shortcuts

OpenAI has addressed complaints around teens' use of its ChatGPT system by introducing ChatGPT for Teens, a version of the AI assistant designed specifically for users aged 13 to 17. But will it prevent determined kids from bucking the system? It brings together several protections OpenAI has...

Effects of Parental Controls in the Context of Digital Forensics

Parental control systems are designed to protect minors online, but can inadvertently obstruct digital forensic investigations. When enabled, these systems restrict administrative privileges, disable debugging options, and alter data accessibility, complicating evidence acquisition and analysis...

CVE-2025-67189

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the setParentalRules interface of TOTOLINK A950RG V4.1.2cu.5204B20210112. The urlKeyword parameter is not properly validated, and the function concatenates multiple user-controlled fields into a fixed-size stack buffer without performing boundary checks. ...

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CVE-2025-9303

A security flaw has been discovered in TOTOLINK A720R 4.1.5cu.630B20250509. This issue affects the function setParentalRules of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Performing manipulation of the argument desc results in buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit ha...

TOTOLINK X2000R Device Name Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

TOTOLINK X2000R is a wireless router from China's Gion Electronics TOTOLINK. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the TOTOLINK X2000R, which stems from the lack of effective filtering and escaping of user-supplied data by the Device Name parameter in the component Parent Controls Page,...

CVE-2010-3887

The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X does not properly enforce the correspondence whitelist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct e-mail communication by leveraging knowledge of a child's e-mail address...

Wavlink AC3000 update_filter_url.sh argument injection vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2024-2038 Wavlink AC3000 updatefilterurl.sh argument injection vulnerability January 14, 2025 CVE Number CVE-2024-39604 SUMMARY A command execution vulnerability exists in the updatefilterurl.sh functionality of Wavlink AC3000 M33A8.V5030.210505. A specially craft...

CVE-2024-13030

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B0520181207. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function SetAutoRebootSettings/SetClientInfo/SetDMZSettings/SetFirewallSettings/SetParentsControlInfo/SetQoSSettings/SetVirtualServerSettings of the file /HNAP1/ of the component W...

TOTOLINK A3300R setParentalRules method command injection vulnerability

The TOTOLINK A3300R is a wireless router from China's Gion Electronics TOTOLINK. A command injection vulnerability exists in the TOTOLINK A3300R version V17.0.0cu.557B20221024, which stems from the enable parameter of the setParentalRules method failing to correctly filter construct command speci...

CVE-2024-21773

Multiple TP-LINK products allow a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker with access to the product from the LAN port or Wi-Fi to execute arbitrary OS commands on the product that has pre-specified target devices and blocked URLs in parental control settings...

Meta whistleblower says company has long ignored how it sexually endangers children

At a Senate hearing, a Meta whistleblower has revealed some shocking numbers around children’s experiences of its platforms. Arturo Béjar, a former engineering director at Meta, testified before the US Congress on Tuesday. Not only did he share his own daughters’ experience suffering harassment o...

SUSE-SU-2023:1715-1 Security update for flatpak

This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-28101: Fixed misleading terminal output with metadata with ANSI control codes bsc1209410. - CVE-2023-28100: Fixed unsandboxed TIOCLINUX commands bsc1209411. Update to version 1.12.8: - Update the SELinux module to explicitly permit th...

SUSE-SU-2023:1714-1 Security update for flatpak

This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: - CVE-2023-28101: Fixed misleading terminal output with metadata with ANSI control codes bsc1209410. - CVE-2023-28100: Fixed unsandboxed TIOCLINUX commands bsc1209411. Update to version 1.10.8: - If an app update is blocked by parental controls...

TOTOLINK NR1800X 缓冲区错误漏洞

TOTOLINK NR1800X is a 5G NR indoor Wi-Fi and SIP CPE broadband access device from China's Gion Electronics TOTOLINK, which is mainly used for the deployment of NR fixed data services in homes and offices to support 5G NR network connectivity. The TOTOLINK NR1800X suffers from a buffer overflow...

How to set up an Android for your kids

Last week, we gave you some tips on how you can set up a new iPhone for your child to use as they start this school year. Today, we'll look at doing the same for Android phones. Setting up an Android isn't very different from setting up an iPhone as both platforms follow a similar logic to making...

How to secure a Mac for your kids

If you want to know how to secure your Mac so your kids can use it safely, I can help. In 2018 I decided to give my kids an old Apple laptop to share, and I documented the steps I took to secure it. They were still a few years short of their tenth birthdays, and it was their first computer, so I...

Internet Safety Month: Everything you need to know about Omegle

Omegle reached the heady heights of fame when everyone least expected it. Thanks to TikTok influencers, children flocked to this 13-year-old platform during the pandemic, unaware of the dangers already there. The concept of talking to strangers online is Omegles main selling point, but its not ne...