Friday Squid Blogging: Triassic Kraken

Research paper: "Triassic Kraken: The Berlin Ichthyosaur Death Assemblage Interpreted as a Giant Cephalopod Midden": Abstract: The Luning Formation at Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park, Nevada, hosts a puzzling assemblage of at least 9 huge ≤14 m juxtaposed ichthyosaurs Shonisaurus popularis...

Friday Squid Blogging: Humbolt Squid in Mexico Are Getting Smaller

The Humbolt squid are getting smaller: Rawley and the other researchers found a flurry of factors that drove the jumbo squid's demise. The Gulf of California historically cycled between warm-water El Niño conditions and cool-water La Niña phases. The warm El Niño waters were inhospitable to jumbo...

Friday Squid Blogging: Climate Change Could be Good for Squid

Basically, they thrive in a high CO2 environment, because it doesn't bother them and makes their prey weaker. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: Calamari Squid Catching Prey

The calamari squid grabs prey three feet away with its fast tentacles. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Deception

This is a fantastic video of a squid attracting prey with a tentacle that looks like a smaller squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here...

Prey Anti-Theft for Android missing SSL certificate validation [STIC-2014-0731]

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id Software id Tech 4 Engine - idGameLocal::GetGameStateObject() Remote Code Execution

id Software id Tech 4 Engine - idGameLocal::GetGameStateObject Remote Code Execution source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41001/info id Tech 4 Engine is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the...

id Software id Tech 4 Engine - 'idGameLocal::GetGameStateObject()' Remote Code Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41001/info id Tech 4 Engine is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service conditio...

Format string

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the ID Software Doom 3 engine, as used by Doom 3 1.3.1 and earlier, Quake 4 1.4.2 and earlier, and Prey 1.3 and earlier, when Punkbuster PB is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service daemon crash via format...

id Software Doom 3 Engine - Console String Visualization Format String

id Software Doom 3 Engine - Console String Visualization Format String // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893/info id Software Doom 3 engine is prone to a format-string vulnerability. Exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of a user...

id Software Doom 3 Engine - Console String Visualization Format String

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25893/info id Software Doom 3 engine is prone to a format-string vulnerability. Exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of a user running the application. Failed attacks will likely cause...