CVE-2019-5419

There is a possible denial of service vulnerability in Action View Rails 5.2.2.1, 5.1.6.2, 5.0.7.2, 4.2.11.1 where specially crafted accept headers can cause action view to consume 100% cpu and make the server unresponsive...

Third Party Testing of Security is a Very Big Deal for Customers

User Reviews + Test Results Peer reviews are an important part of product selection. Everything I buy on Amazon and most other things I buy I check for reviews first. That’s the “do I like it” or the test-drive part of the selection. But the “how well does it work” part is lab testing. I’m not...

Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode (CVE-2018-1996)

Summary There is a potential for weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode and SSLTLSv2. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1996 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper...

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM ILOG Optimization Decision Manager Enterprise (CVE-2018-1996)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1996 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere...

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI (CVE-2018-1996)

Summary Websphere Application Server WAS is shipped as a component of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Please consult the security bulletin Weaker than expected security in...

Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode bundled with IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns (CVE-2018-1996)

Summary WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Please consult the security bulletin:...

Microsoft Edge Chakra - InlineArrayPush Type Confusion Exploit

/ In Chakra, if you add a numeric property to an object having inlined properties, it will start transition to a new type where the space for some of previously inlined properties become for the pointer to the property slots and the pointer to the object array which stores numeric properties. For...

Microsoft Edge Chakra - 'InlineArrayPush' Type Confusion

/ In Chakra, if you add a numeric property to an object having inlined properties, it will start transition to a new type where the space for some of previously inlined properties become for the pointer to the property slots and the pointer to the object array which stores numeric properties. For...

Mozilla Kills Default Support for Adobe Flash in Firefox 69

Mozilla is disabling default support for Adobe’s Flash Player plugin in the latest upcoming version of its FireFox browser, marking the latest step in end-of-life for the infamous plugin. The disabled default support means that Firefox users will now be required to manually enable Adobe Flash in...

CVE-2018-4185

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling...

CVE-2018-4185

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling...

Information disclosure

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling...

CVE-2018-4185: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling...

Managing Burnout

This is not strictly an information security post, but the topic likely affects a decent proportion of my readership. Within the last few years I experienced a profound professional "burnout." I've privately mentioned this to colleagues in the industry, and heard similar stories or requests for...

postgresql: SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump, via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING

A SQL Injection flaw has been discovered in PostgreSQL server in the way triggers that enable transition relations are dumped. The transition relation name is not correctly quoted and it may allow an attacker with CREATE privilege on some non-temporary schema or TRIGGER privilege on some table to...

SUSE-SU-2018:3770-1 Security update for postgresql10

This update for postgresql10 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-16850: Fixed improper quoting of transition table names when pgdump emits CREATE TRIGGER could have caused privilege escalation bsc1114837. Non-security issues fixed: - Update to release 10.6:...

The vulnerability of the Fast Transition function in the 802.11r access point implementation of Cisco IOS Access Points allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Fast Transition function in the 802.11r access point implementation of Cisco IOS Access Points is caused by errors in the timer mechanisms when processing certain networking events. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to cause service failure by sending...

CyberVets U.S.A.: The mission after transition

Christopher Marshall, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, currently serves as Director of Cybersecurity Research for Cisco Talos Intelligence Group. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I’ve had the opportunity to use some of the greatest technology this country has to offer — from night vision goggles, to...

Cisco IOS Access Points Software Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco IOS Access Points APs Software is a suite of software for management control of access point devices from Cisco USA. A security vulnerability exists in the 802.11r Fast Transition feature set in Cisco IOS APs Software. An attacker in close physical proximity could exploit this vulnerability...

Design/Logic Flaw

A vulnerability in the 802.11r Fast Transition feature set of Cisco IOS Access Points APs Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a corruption of certain timer mechanisms triggered by...