QR Codes: A Sneaky Security Threat

If it seems like QR codes have popped up everywhere these days, you’re right. Ever since they were first used by the Japanese auto industry to streamline manufacturing processes, companies everywhere have capitalized on the benefits of QR codes. They’re cheap to deploy and can be applied to almos...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15703

There is no input validation on the Locale property in an apt transaction. An unprivileged user can supply a full path to a writable directory, which lets aptd read a file as root. Having a symlink in place results in an error message if the file exists, and no error otherwise. This way an...

Security Bulletin: A vulneraqbility in SQLite affects IBM Cloud Application Performance Managment R esponse Time Monitoring Agent (CVE-2020-15358)

Summary In SQLite before 3.32.3, select.c mishandles query-flattener optimization, leading to a multiSelectOrderBy heap overflow because of misuse of transitive properties for constant propagation. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-15358 DESCRIPTION: SQLite is vulnerable to a heap-based buffe...

Security Bulletin: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - July 2020 - Includes Oracle July 2020 CPU affects IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions-Robotic Response Time

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 ,version 8, that is used by IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions - Robotic Response Time. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2020. Vulnerability...

New PIN Verification Bypass Flaw Affects Visa Contactless Payments

Even as Visa issued a warning about a new JavaScript web skimmer known as Baka, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an authentication flaw in the company's EMV enabled payment cards that permits cybercriminals to obtain funds and defraud cardholders as well as merchants illicitly. The...

wildfly: Some EJB transaction objects may get accumulated causing Denial of Service

A flaw was found in Wildfly's EJB Client, where the accumulation of specific EJB transaction objects over time can cause services to slow down and eventually become unavailable. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system...

GHSA-7696-QR5Q-PG37 Malicious Package in zs-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in ns-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-J67M-JG9P-PPG4 Malicious Package in ns-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in ks-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-563H-49V8-G7X4 Malicious Package in ks-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in jw-sha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-657V-JJF8-83GH Malicious Package in jsmsha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in js-sxa3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-JH67-3WQW-CVHR Malicious Package in js-sxa3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-785G-GX74-GR39 Malicious Package in js-wha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in js-wha3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-H6M3-CX24-9626 Malicious Package in js-sla3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

Malicious Package in js-sla3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...

GHSA-6343-M2QR-66GF Malicious Package in js-sja3

Version 0.8.0 contained malicious code. The package targeted the Ethereum cryptocurrency and performed transactions to wallets not controlled by the user. Recommendation Remove the package from your environment. Ensure no Ethereum funds were compromised...