SUSE-SU-2017:2217-1 Security update for gnome-shell

This update for gnome-shell provides the following fixes: - Fix not intuitive login screen for root user bsc1047262 - Disable session selection button when it's hidden in user switch dialog bsc1034584, bsc1034827 - Fix app windows overlay app list in overview screen bsc1008539 - Properly handle...

The Wrong Way to Pick a Security Vendor

For a number of years, we've worked with and supported our Managed Service Provider MSP partners at Trend Micro and I've seen and heard a lot in that time. Over time, we’ve noticed a few trends when it comes to MSPs choosing a security vendor to partner with, and in an effort to save you some...

InsightVM now available in Japan

InsightVM customers can now choose to store their InsightVM data in Japan. At Rapid7, we enable customers to comply with policies and preferences by selecting the region where their data is transmitted, processed, and stored. We're excited to announce that Japan joins our existing data centers in...

Building a Car Hacking Development Workbench: Part 1

Introduction There is a vast body of knowledge hiding inside your car. Whether you are an auto enthusiast, developer, hobbyist, security researcher, or just curious about vehicles, building a development bench can be an exciting project to facilitate understanding and experimentation without...

Federated Authentication Service High Availability and Scalability

FAS High Availability Q: How can I restrict the FAS servers available to a particular StoreFront? To do this, you edit the GPO which applies to the StoreFront. You remove unwanted FAS FQDNs from the list, but be sure to replace them with a blank space character. This will ensure that the "index"...

CVE-2017-10767

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at KERNELBASE!StateObjectListFind+0x0000000000000005."...

CVE-2017-10772

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll77df0000!memcmp+0x0000000000000018" with RPC initializati...

CVE-2017-10783

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll77df0000!RtlpFreeHeap+0x0000000000000393."...

CVE-2017-8369

IrfanView version 4.44 32bit has a "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at USER32!wvsprintfA+0x00000000000002f3" issue, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file...

CVE-2017-8420

SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows has a "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at image0000000000400000+0x0000000000003e71" issue. This issue can be triggered by a malformed TTF file that is mishandled by font2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS Access...

CVE-2017-10752

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at ntdll77df0000!RtlpLowFragHeapFree+0x000000000000001f."...

Code injection

SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows has a "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at image0000000000400000+0x0000000000003e71" issue. This issue can be triggered by a malformed TTF file that is mishandled by font2swf. Attackers could exploit this issue for DoS Access...

Design/Logic Flaw

IrfanView version 4.44 32bit has a "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at USER32!wvsprintfA+0x00000000000002f3" issue, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file...

CVE-2017-8420

SWFTools 2013-04-09-1007 on Windows is affected by a DoS vulnerability where a malformed TTF file mishandled by font2swf causes an access violation (Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection at image00000000_00400000+0x0000000000003e71). The issue’s root cause is in the font processing...

CVE-2017-8420

Removed by vendor...

CVE-2017-10780: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .rle file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at xnview+0x0000000000372b4a."...

"Authentication Failed! (401)" When Trying to Create or Edit a Connector

Unable to create or edit aconnector. When you try to select a Datacenter on a new Connector, or when the page attempts to render an existing Connector, you get this error:...

Tor Protection Selection Algorithm Vulnerability

Tor is free software that enables anonymous communication. A vulnerability in the guard selection algorithm exists in Tor 0.3.0.9 prior to version 0.3.x. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the intended anonymity properties...

Code injection

Tor 0.3.x before 0.3.0.9 has a guard-selection algorithm that only considers the exit relay not the exit relay's family, which might allow remote attackers to defeat intended anonymity properties by leveraging the existence of large families...

CVE-2017-0377

Tor 0.3.x before 0.3.0.9 has a guard-selection algorithm that only considers the exit relay not the exit relay's family, which might allow remote attackers to defeat intended anonymity properties by leveraging the existence of large families...