WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton on Why Privacy Matters

The cofounder of the messaging service and the current chair of the Signal Foundation talks about the proliferation of end-to-end encryption in personal communications...

Code injection

Samsung Galaxy S8 plus Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3, Baseband Vendor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Baseband: G955USQU5CRG3, Samsung Galaxy S3 Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XXUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8, and Samsung...

CVE-2019-16401

Samsung Galaxy S8 plus Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3, Baseband Vendor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Baseband: G955USQU5CRG3, Samsung Galaxy S3 Android version: 4.3, Build Number: JSS15J.I9300XXUGND5, Baseband Vendor: Samsung Exynos 4412, Baseband: I9300XXUGNA8, and Samsung...

kernel: denial of service in arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c via sigreturn() system call

A flaw was found in the PowerPc platform, where the kernel will panic if the transactional memory is disabled. An attacker could use this flaw to panic the system by constructing a signal context through the transactional memory MSR bits set...

Denial Of Service (DoS) Through Infinite Loop

github.com/mercari/gaurun is vulnerable to denial of service through infinite loop vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the signalHandler function in gaurun.go. This is because a signal channel enters an infinite loop as it closes, consuming CPU memory which leads to a complete DoS conditio...

Firefox DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Enterprise Threat Protector

Recursive DNS communications are normally unencrypted between a client and a resolver. In an effort to improve user privacy and address security concerns, Mozilla announced it would begin enabling DNS over HTTPS DoH by default in its Firefox browser. However, Mozilla recognized it would be...

MGASA-2019-0295 Updated kernel packages fix various issues

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues. a potential kernel crash by using suppress-prefix rule in ipv6 3rdparty rtl8723/rtl8821ce drivers have been fixed to work with kernel 5.3 series rtl8xxxu: Fix wifi low signal strength issue of RTL8723BU rtw88 and exfat...

Signal app flaw allowed incoming calls to be connected without user interaction

By Sudais This little eavesdropping process happened to be possible because of a method named "handleCallConnected" in their Android client. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Signal app flaw allowed incoming calls to be connected without user interaction...

CVE-2019-17192

The WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.47.7 for Android processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answer a call, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via...

CVE-2019-17192

The WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.47.7 for Android processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answer a call, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via...

CVE-2019-17191

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block...

CVE-2019-17191

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block...

Code injection

DISPUTED The WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.47.7 for Android processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answer a call, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block...

CVE-2019-17191

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block...

CVE-2019-17191

The CVE-2019-17191 entry concerns the Signal Private Messenger app for Android prior to version 4.47.7. The underling issue is a flow that lets a caller force a call to be answered via a connect message without recipient interaction. The callee is aware a call exists, but the audio channel may be...

CVE-2019-17192

The WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.47.7 for Android processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answer a call, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via...

CVE-2019-17192

The CVE-2019-17192 entry concerns the WebRTC component in Signal Private Messenger for Android up to version 4.47.7. The issue arises because videoconferencing RTP packets are processed before the callee answers, potentially enabling remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other impact v...

PT-2019-14995 · Signal +1 · Signal Private Messenger +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Signal Private Messenger versions through 4.47.7 for Android Description: The issue is related to the WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application, which processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answe...

Signal Forced Call Acceptance

Signal: Incoming call can be connected without user interaction There is a logic error in Signal that can cause an incoming call to be answered even if the callee does not pick it up. In the Android client, there is a method handleCallConnected that causes the call to finish connecting. During...