Collision Attack

Apache Hive is vulnerable to collision attacks. The vulnerability is possible because it uses the weak hashing algorithm, SHA-1, in src/java/org/apache/hive/service/CookieSigner.java and src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/udf/generic/GenericUDFMaskHash.java allowing the attackers to easily perfor...

Apache Subversion Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Apache Subversion has released version 1.9.7 which addresses an arbitrary code execution vulnerability. I'm happy to announce the release of Apache Subversion 1.9.7. Please choose the mirror closest to you by visiting: http://subversion.apache.org/download.cgi?update=201708081800recommended-relea...

Oracle Linux 7 : openssh (ELSA-2017-2029)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-2029 advisory. 7.4p1-11 + 0.10.3-1 - Compiler warnings 1341754 7.4p1-10 + 0.10.3-1 - Add missing messages in FIPS mode 1341754 7.4p1-9 + 0.10.3-1 - Allow harmless...

Fedora 25 : subversion (2017-b9e4c24094)

This update includes the latest stable release of Apache Subversion, version 1.9.6. User-visible changes: Client-side bugfixes : - cp/mv: improve error message when target is an unversioned dir - merge: reduce memory usage with large amounts of mergeinfo issue 4667 Server-side bugfixes : -...

Microsoft to remove WoSign and StartCom certificates in Windows 10

Microsoft has concluded that the Chinese Certificate Authorities CAs WoSign and StartCom have failed to maintain the standards required by our Trusted Root Program. Observed unacceptable security practices include back-dating SHA-1 certificates, mis-issuances of certificates, accidental certifica...

openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update

7.4p1-11 + 0.10.3-1 - Compiler warnings 1341754 7.4p1-10 + 0.10.3-1 - Add missing messages in FIPS mode 1341754 7.4p1-9 + 0.10.3-1 - Allow harmless syscalls for s390 crypto modules 1451809 7.4p1-8 + 0.10.3-1 - Fix multilib issue in documentation 1450361 7.4p1-6 + 0.10.3-1 - ControlPath too long...

DEFCON 25

After a few days in Las Vegas and after BlackHat, DEFCON 25 is finally over! It was an amazing time around awesome people. I didn't attend all the talks, but most of the ones I saw were interesting: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 - Achieving reliable DNS rebinding in modern browsers, by Luke...

Google Chrome Bans Chinese SSL Certificate Authorities WoSign and StartCom

As a punishment announced last October, Google will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom with the launch of Chrome 61 for not maintaining the "high standards expected of CAs." The move came after Google was notified by GitHub's security team on August...

Weak Hash Algorithm

contwidgetor is using SHA-1 which is a weak hash algorithm. The use of the weak algorithm in the authentication allows attackers to easily perform collsion attacks...

Authentication flaw

The Apache Qpid Broker for Java can be configured to use different so called AuthenticationProviders to handle user authentication. Among the choices are the SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256 AuthenticationProvider types. It was discovered that these AuthenticationProviders in Apache Qpid Broker for...

CVE-2016-8741

The Apache Qpid Broker for Java can be configured to use different so called AuthenticationProviders to handle user authentication. Among the choices are the SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256 AuthenticationProvider types. It was discovered that these AuthenticationProviders in Apache Qpid Broker for...

CVE-2016-8741

The Apache Qpid Broker for Java can be configured to use different so called AuthenticationProviders to handle user authentication. Among the choices are the SCRAM-SHA-1 and SCRAM-SHA-256 AuthenticationProvider types. It was discovered that these AuthenticationProviders in Apache Qpid Broker for...

Patch Tuesday - May 2017

It's a relatively light month as far as Patch Tuesdays go, with Microsoft issuing fixes for a total of seven vulnerabilities as part of their standard update program. However, an eighth, highly critical vulnerability CVE-2017-0290 that had some of the security community buzzing over the weekend w...

Microsoft Makes it Official, Cuts off SHA-1 Support in IE, Edge

Lost in yesterday’s shuffle of emergency updates and regularly scheduled monthly patches was Microsoft’s announcement that it was officially cutting off SHA-1 support in Internet Explorer 11 and Edge. Going forward, both browsers will block webpages signed with a SHA-1 TLS or SSL certificate from...

Microsoft Windows Monthly Rollup (KB4019215)

This host is missing a critical security update monthly rollup according to microsoft KB4019215. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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-onl...

Microsoft Fixes Malware Protection Engine and Several 0-Day Vulnerabilities, and Deprecates SHA-1

Hours before today’s Patch Tuesday release on the eve of May 8, Microsoft released an emergency updated to fix a vulnerability in their Malware Protection Engine. This critical vulnerability allows an attacker to take complete control of the victim's machine by just sending an e-mail attachment...

May 9, 2017—KB4019264 (Monthly Rollup)

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May 9, 2017—KB4019213 (Security-only update)

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Description of the security update for Office Web Apps Server 2013: April 11, 2017

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GitHub Enterprise < 2.8.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

GitHub Enterprise is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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 = "cpe:/a:github:githubenterprise";...