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Chrome, Firefox, Java, IE10 exploited at Pwn2Own competition
During the first day of Pwn2Own competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver , latest versions of all major browsers were exploited by hackers. Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 were successfully pwned by various competitors, bringing them tens of thousands of dollars...
Chrome, Firefox, Java, IE10 exploited at Pwn2Own competition
During the first day of Pwn2Own competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver , latest versions of all major browsers were exploited by hackers. Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 were successfully pwned by various competitors, bringing them tens of thousands of dollars...
At Pwn2Own, Browser Exploits Getting Harder, More Expensive to Find
VANCOUVER–The Pwn2Own contest has evolved in many ways over the years, from new rules to new targets to larger prizes, but perhaps the one thing that has changed the most is that the researchers who show up here every year hoping to go home with a bag full of money are having to spend more and mo...
Google Patches 10 Chrome Flaws Ahead of Pwn2Own, Pwnium
Google raised the degree of difficulty for Pwn2Own and Pwnium hacking contestants by patching 10 vulnerabilities in its Web browser last night. The popular contests, which kick off tomorrow in Vancouver at the CanSecWest Conference, feature millions in prize money for researchers who can crack no...
Pwn2Own, Pwnium Attract Dollars and 0-Days by the Bushel
The new year is barely two months old and it’s already been a brutal one for the disclosure of new vulnerabilities. Java, Adobe Reader, Flash, Google Chrome and a number of other widely deployed applications have all been hit with a slew of serious bugs in just the last few weeks. And that’s like...
Google Announces Pwnium 3, Ups Ante and Offers $3M+ in Rewards
Search giant Google is planning a third iteration of its vulnerability-finding contest, Pwnium. This year’s competition is set to be held alongside next month’s CanSecWest security conference on March 7 in Vancouver, BC. Unlike last year’s inaugural Pwnium, which was parallel to CanSecWest’s olde...
Pwn2Own Rules Change Again, Flash, Java Now Fair Game for Contestants
For the second year in row, the organizers of the Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference have changed up the rules, this time making the browser plug-ins that have been frequent targets for attackers for years fair game for the contestants, as well. Adobe Flash, Reader and Oracle’s...
iPhone 5 and 4 Hacked with same Exploit
iPhone 5 is vulnerable to the same attack that successfully breached an iPhone 4S at the mobile Pwn2Own hacker contest held this week at the EUSecWest event in Amsterdam. As we reported that Joost Pol and Daan Keuper won the mobile Pwn2Own contest by compromising a fully patched iPhone 4S device...
Android 4.0.4 multiple Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
The Samsung Galaxy S3 can be hacked via NFC, allowing attackers to download all data from the Android smartphone, security researchers demonstrated during the Mobile Pwn2Own contest in Amsterdam. Using a pair of zero day vulnerabilities, a team of security researchers from U.K.-based MWR Labs...
Google Adds Full Flash Sandbox to Chrome 21
Attackers have spent the last few years learning the ins and outs of Adobe Flash, looking for all of its weak spots, unintended behaviors and any other oddities that will enable them to exploit it. That’s been a profitable investment for them, but browser manufacturers and Adobe have been taking...
ZDI-12-093 : (Pwn2Own) Microsoft Internet Explorer Fixed Table Colspan Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ZDI-12-093 : Pwn2Own Microsoft Internet Explorer Fixed Table Colspan Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-093 June 12, 2012 - -- CVE ID: CVE-2012-1876 - -- CVSS: 9, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C - --...
CVE-2012-1876
CVE-2012-1876 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 6–9 and IE10 (Consumer Preview); memory handling flaw when accessing a nonexistent object triggers a heap-based overflow, enabling remote code execution. Exploitation demonstrated (MS12-037), with multiple public exploits and bypass techniques (AS...
Google Chrome Full Sandbox Escape and Code Execution Vulnerability (MAC OS X)
This host is installed with Google Chrome and is prone to sandbox escape and code execution vulnerability. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: secpodgooglechromesandboxescpncodeexecvulnmacosx.nasl 6018 2017-04-24 09:02:24Z teissa $ Google Chrome Full Sandbox Escape and Code Execution Vulnerability MA...
Internet Explorer Object Memory Use-After-Free(MS10-002)
No description provided by source. This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/framework/ CVE-2010-0248 requir...
CVE-2012-1845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected...
CVE-2012-1845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected...
Design/Logic Flaw
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected...
Code injection
Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not...
