Microsoft Fixes Faulty Patch Update that Caused Windows 'Blue Screens of Death'

Microsoft today reissued a security update for Windows to the faulty update that previously caused PCs to suffer Blue Screens of Death BSoD. The new security update comes almost two weeks after reports emerged that the dodgy update crippled users’ computers with the infamous “Blue Screens of...

Microsoft Re-Releases Broken Security Patch MS14-045

Microsoft today re-released security bulletin MS14-045, which was pulled shortly after the August Patch Tuesday updates because a number of users reported crashes and blue screens. The patch was removed from Windows Update on Aug. 15, three days after it was released as part of Microsoft’s monthl...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update

Updated kernel-rt packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings,...

Comodo Firewall 2.3.6 CMDMon.SYS Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22357/info Comodo Firewall is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities because it fails to adequately validate user supplied data. Exploiting these issues may permit attackers to cause system crashes and deny...

Microsoft Windows 95/98 - NetBIOS NULL Name Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1163/info Unpredictable results, including system crashes, lock-ups, reboots, and loss of network connectivity, can occur in Windows 95/98 if a NetBIOS session packet is received with the source host name set to NULL. /...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2014:0771 centos6

The remote host is missing an update for the 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 ifdescription...

Windows Error Reporting Used to Find Advanced Exploits

Windows Error Reporting, also known as Dr. Watson reports, are Windows crash reports sent by default unencrypted to Microsoft, which uses them to fix bugs. The reports are rich with system data that Microsoft also uses to enhance user interaction with its products. Since, however, they are sent i...

Microsoft Windows 8未明拒绝服务漏洞(CVE-2013-2558)

CVE-2013-2558 Microsoft Windows 8是一款流行的操作系统。 Microsoft Windows 8在存在一个安全漏洞，允许攻击者构建恶意的TTF文件，诱使用户解析，可使系统崩溃。 0 Microsoft Windows 8 厂商解决方案 目前没有详细解决方案提供： http://www.microsoft.com...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1769-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN17691.nasl 7958 2017-12-01 06:47:47Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1769-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-oneiric vulnerabilities (USN-1688-1)

Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based virtual machine subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the system. CVE-2012-4461 A flaw was discovered in...

First Windows 8 and Windows RT Security Updates Due Next Week

Plenty is happening on the Microsoft patch management front. First, Adobe agreed to sync up its patch release cycles with Microsoft’s on the second Tuesday of every month, moving away from quarterly releases. And now on Tuesday, Microsoft will release its first security updates since the release ...

Adobe Patches Critical Memory Vulnerabilities in Flash Player, AIR

Adobe has repaired a number of critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player that could lead to system crashes or remote attackers controlling computers running compromised software. None of the vulnerabilities are being exploited, Adobe said, and added that users should upgrade Flash Player. Version...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1556-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1556-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN15561.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1556-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net Th...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1555-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 ifdescription...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the following security issues : A memory leak was found in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch. A local user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2007-5494, Important A flaw was found in the handling of IEEE...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the following security issues : - A flaw was found in the backported stack unwinder fixes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. On AMD64 and Intel 64 platforms, a local user could trigger this flaw and cause a denial of service. CVE-2007-4574, Important - A fl...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:0350 centos6

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:0350 centos6 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th...

nVIR

1987 Also hitting Macs in the mid ’80s was nVIR, a virus that initially began to spread via floppy disk that eventually had its source code made widely available. The virus caused application crashes, printing errors on laser printers, slow system response time and even system crashes, according ...

Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1422-1)

Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system causing a denial of service. CVE-2011-4347 Stephan Barwolf discovered a flaw in the KVM kernel-based virtual machin...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1141-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1141-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11411.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1141-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...