Ansible Tower 'is_superuser' Parameter Remote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Ansible is simple configuration management, deployment, task execution, and multi-node authoring framework. A remote elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Ansible Tower 'issuperuser' parameter, which can be exploited by an attacker to create a super administrator account and gain...

Apple Mac OS X XPC Type Obfuscated Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is a BSD-based operating system of a commercial nature. A local elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Apple Mac OS X XPC type obfuscation, which allows local attackers to exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges...

Microsoft Windows Components Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (3025421)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS15-005. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (3019215)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS15-008. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

CVE-2015-0004

The User Profile Service aka ProfSvc in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges by conducting a junction atta...

MS15-004: Description of the security update for Windows: January 13, 2015

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Microsoft Censures Google Publishing Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft yesterday excoriated Google for disclosing information about a Windows security vulnerability just days ahead of the Patch Tuesday release slated to fix the bug. The rebuke came in the form of a Technet blogpost calling for better coordinated vulnerability disclosure. In reality, the ti...

Google Project Zero Discloses Windows Zero Day

Update: Google’s Project Zero has disclosed the details of an unpatched Windows vulnerability reported to Microsoft in September. The disclosure was made on Monday upon the expiration of 90-day waiting period imposed by Google researchers. Microsoft has yet to patch the Windows 8.1 vulnerability...

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere Application Server is developed by IBM in accordance with open standards and issued an application server. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile version 8.5.x prior to 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by...

MS14-075: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3009712)

The version of Microsoft Exchange installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A token spoofing vulnerability exists due to Microsoft Outlook Web App OWA not properly validating request tokens. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to...

Linux kernel futex_requeue privilege elevation

Added: 12/03/2014 CVE: CVE-2014-3153 BID: 67906 OSVDB: 107752 Background The futex system call in Linux provides a mechanism for user-space locking. Problem A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows an unprivileged user to gain root access using a specially crafted futexrequeue call. Resolution...

Linux kernel futex_requeue privilege elevation

Added: 12/03/2014 CVE: CVE-2014-3153 BID: 67906 OSVDB: 107752 Background The futex system call in Linux provides a mechanism for user-space locking. Problem A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows an unprivileged user to gain root access using a specially crafted futexrequeue call. Resolution...

Linux kernel futex_requeue privilege elevation

Added: 12/03/2014 CVE: CVE-2014-3153 BID: 67906 OSVDB: 107752 Background The futex system call in Linux provides a mechanism for user-space locking. Problem A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows an unprivileged user to gain root access using a specially crafted futexrequeue call. Resolution...

The Windows Kerberos vulnerability details becoming clearer-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The day before yesterday, Microsoft's unconventional update fixes a particularly serious defect: any login to the domain where the users can be their own elevated privileges to other users privileges, even including the domain administrator privileges. The author from the pre-notification informe...

Microsoft Releases Emergency Out-of-Band Patch for Kerberos Bug MS14-068

Microsoft today released an "out-of-band" security updates to fix a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of its Windows Server software that cyber criminals are exploiting to compromise whole networks of computers. The Emergency patch release comes just one week after Microsoft provid...

Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)

This host is missing a moderate security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-078. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

MS14-072: Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005210)

The remote Windows host has a version of the Microsoft .NET Framework that is affected by a vulnerability related to how it handles TypeFilterLevel checks for some malformed objects. This can be used by a remote attacker to gain privilege elevation via a specially crafted packet sent to a host th...

Microsoft Windows IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)

This host is missing a moderate security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-078. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft .NET Framework Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (3005210)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-072. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (3000431)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-073. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE...