CVE-2011-1603

Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 devices aka TNP phones with software before 9.2.1 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCtn65815...

CVE-2011-1602

Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series (TNP phones) are affected by CVE-2011-1602 due to two privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in the su utility. Devices with software before 9.0.3 could allow an authenticated local attacker to change phone configuration or disclose information; the CVSS base sco...

CVE-2011-1603

CVE-2011-1603 affects Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series running software before 9.2.1. The two privilege-escalation flaws (CVE-2011-1602, CVE-2011-1603) could let an authenticated local user change configurations or access information; a separate signature-verification bypass (CVE-2011-1637) co...

CVE-2011-1637

CVE-2011-1637 affects Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series (TNP phones). The issue is an insecure signature verification check that allows an authenticated, local attacker to load a software image without verification, due to improper verification of signatures. Root cause: unsigned code installat...

Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 series security vulnerabilites

Privilege escalation, signature check bypass for software images...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security advisories for four products to address multiple vulnerabilities. These products include Cisco Unified IP phones, Cisco Network Registrar, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, and Cisco Media Experience. Exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to...

Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series

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Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series Unsigned Code Installation Vulnerability

Cisco Unified IP Phones 7900 Series devices contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a software image without verification. The vulnerability is due to insecure security checks on software images. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit this...

Apple Safari and Internet Explorer 8 Go Down at Pwn2Own, iPhone Up Next

VANCOUVER–On the first day of the Pwn2Own contest here, contestants were able to take down both Safari on Mac OS X and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7. None of the researchers decided to try their hand against Google Chrome, however, so that browser was the only one still standing after day one...

CanSecWest: Researchers Show Off Method For Disabling Phones Via SMS

VANCOUVER–A pair of security researchers from Germany demonstrated several techniques at the CanSecWest conference here Wednesday that enable them to remotely reboot, shut down or even completely disable many popular mobile phones with SMS messages. The technique that Nico Golde and Collin Mullin...

Microsoft Releases Zero IE8 Security Updates Before "Pwn2Own" !

Microsoft has opted not to release any patches to its Internet Explorer 8 browser prior to this year's Pwn2Own browser exploit challenge, which is set to run from March 9 to March 11 at the CanSecWest security conference. There's been no indication as to why Microsoft's not making one last effort...

Mobile Zeus Variants Target Windows Mobile, Symbian Phones

There are two new versions of the Zeus malware making the rounds right now, both of which target popular mobile phone platforms. One of the variants targets Windows Mobile devices, while the other is going after the Symbian platform, and both are intent on silently stealing data from infected...

3G technology will increase cyber crime !

Cyber Crime has now reached to hacking information from the mobile phones. The 3G technology recently launched by the mobile service providers is in much rage nowadays. The 3G technology allows a user to access internet on a good quality network on the cellphone. As such hackers will now target t...

Polycom SoundPoint IP Devices - Denial of Service

Polycom SoundPoint IP Devices - Denial of Service Source: http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/97948/polycomsoundpoint-dos.txt Hello, Polycom SoundPoint IP devices IP phones are vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks. Sending HTTP GET request with broken Authorization header effect a device...

'SMS of Death' Attacks Can Crash the Simplest of Phones

Malicious text messages can crash many types of mobile phones, including devices by Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG, according to a presentation given at the Chaos Communication Congress hacking conference this week in Berlin. Nicknamed ‘SMS of Death,’ the attacks were outlined by Collin...

PandaLabs Predicts Major Cybersecurity Trends for 2011

PandaLabs, the antimalware laboratory of Panda Security, has predicted several major cybersecurity threats for 2011. These include hacktivism, cyber warfare, profit-driven malware, social engineering, and adaptive malicious codes. Additionally, there will be increased threats to Mac users, new...

Threats Go Mobile

Smartphone adoption has exploded in recent years, and this has not been lost on the attackers who are looking for the best way to separate users from their money and confidential data. There were several examples of attackers sneaking malicious applications into mobile app stores, some disguised ...

Free phone Calls To Land-line And Cellphones Anywhere In the World

There have been many services offering free international VOIP calls and most of them rely upon ad-supported funding to get things going, most of such services have closed there doors but there are still a few left. One such service Evaphone allows users to enjoy free international PC-To-Phone...

Q&A: Evercookie Creator Samy Kamkar

Samy Kamkar has been making quite a bit of noise lately, beginning with his release of the Evercookie earlier this month and continuing with his talk at the SecTor conference this week on novel methods for stealing users’ cookies without any browser bugs. In this interview, he discusses both of...