Windows zero-day flaw bypasses UAC !

A new zero-day attack against Windows, capable of bypassing the User Access Control protections introduced in Windows Vista and designed to prevent malware from gaining administrative access without user authorisation, has been discovered in the wild. The proof-of-concept implementation of the...

Top 5 Internet Security Threats for Businesses in 2023

Businesses can leave themselves vulnerable to data theft and other online threats, particularly as security and IT budgets are under pressure while companies try to save money. Although budgets are tight, it is crucial for companies to stay protected online. On average, the total cost of security...

Experts Discuss Stuxnet's Long-Term Impact on Cybersecurity

Stuxnet has both fascinated and horrified the cybersecurity community throughout 2010. Its multiple zero-day exploits, stealth capabilities, and precise control over industrial machinery mark it as a prime example of advanced cyber threats. Stuxnet represents both a nightmare and a dream for...

Symantec Endpoint Protection File Overwrite

SUMMARY Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP Manager reporting module allows a php file overwrite from an authorized client that could potentially allow execution of arbitrary code on the server-side. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Product | Version | Solution ---|---|--- Symantec Endpoint Protection | 11.x |...

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-80

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-80 Title: Use-after-free error with nsDOMAttribute MutationObserver Impact: Critical Announced: December 9, 2010 Reporter: regenrecht Products: Firefox, SeaMonkey Fixed in: Firefox 3.6.13 Firefox 3.5.16 SeaMonkey 2.0.11 Description Security researcher...

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-81

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-81 Title: Integer overflow vulnerability in NewIdArray Impact: Critical Announced: December 9, 2010 Reporter: regenrecht Products: Firefox, SeaMonkey Fixed in: Firefox 3.6.13 Firefox 3.5.16 SeaMonkey 2.0.11 Description Security researcher regenrecht...

Use-after-free error with nsDOMAttribute MutationObserver — Mozilla

Security researcher regenrecht reported via TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative that a nsDOMAttribute node can be modified without informing the iterator object responsible for various DOM traversals. This flaw could lead to a inconsistent state where the iterator points to an object it believes i...

SuSE 11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream, etc (SAT Patch Number 2254)

Mozilla Firefox was updated to version 3.5.9 fixing lots of bugs and security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - Mozilla developers identified and fixed several stability bugs in the browser engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products. Some of these crashes showed...

Microsoft Excel Drawing Exception Handling vulnerability

Added: 12/01/2010 CVE: CVE-2010-3335 BID: 44659 OSVDB: 69087 Background Microsoft Excel, part of the Microsoft Office product suite, is a spreadsheet application for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Problem A use-after-free vulnerability during exception handling in Microsoft Office allows comman...

Barracuda Networks Launches Bug Bounty Program for Security Products

Barracuda Networks announced on Tuesday that it will pay over $3,100 to anyone who can hack into its security products. This bug bounty program is the first of its kind from a pure-play security vendor. “This initiative reflects our commitment to our customers and the security community at large,...

Barracuda Networks Launches Bug Bounty Program

Following the lead of Mozilla and Google, Barracuda Networks is launching a bug bounty program that will pay out cash rewards for vulnerabilities found in the company’s own products. The move by Barracuda, a maker of mail security and data protection products, is the first such bug bounty program...

ZDI-10-232: Cisco ICM Setup Manager Agent.exe HandleUpgradeAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-232: Cisco ICM Setup Manager Agent.exe HandleUpgradeAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-232 November 7, 2010 -- CVE ID: CVE-2010-3040 -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: Cisco -- Affected Products: Cisco Unifie...

ZDI-10-234: Cisco ICM Setup Manager Agent.exe HandleQueryNodeInfoReq Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-234: Cisco ICM Setup Manager Agent.exe HandleQueryNodeInfoReq Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-234 November 7, 2010 -- CVE ID: CVE-2010-3040 -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: Cisco -- Affected Products: Cisco...

Trojan Exploiting Adobe Flash Bug Has Some Odd Traits

The piece of malware that’s being used to exploit the unpatched Adobe Flash bug that was disclosed Thursday looks like sort of a run-of-the-mill Trojan, but an analysis shows that it does have some unique features. The Trojan is known by a couple of names, including Sykipot, and its infection...

Symantec IM Manager Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Symantec IM Manager is prone to multiple SQL-injection vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. A successful exploit can allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities i...

Dangling pointer vulnerability in LookupGetterOrSetter — Mozilla

Security researcher regenrecht reported via TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative that when window.lookupGetter is called with no arguments the code assumes the top JavaScript stack value is a property name. Since there were no arguments passed into the function, the top value could represent...

CERT Issues Advisory On RealPlayer Holes

US CERT has issued an advisory following the release, late last week, of a critical patch from RealNetworks for seven vulnerabilities in its common RealPlayer software. CERT recommended users and administrators to review the advisory from Realnetworks to determine which RealPlayer products were...

ZDI-10-192: Adobe Acrobat Reader ICC mluc Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-192: Adobe Acrobat Reader ICC mluc Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-192 October 6, 2010 -- CVE ID: CVE-2010-3622 -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: Adobe -- Affected Products: Adobe Reader -- Vulnerability...

ZDI-10-190: Novell iManager getMultiPartParameters Arbitrary File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-190: Novell iManager getMultiPartParameters Arbitrary File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-190 October 1, 2010 -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: Novell -- Affected Products: Novell iManager --...

ZDI-10-185: IBM TSM FastBack Server _Eventlog Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-185: IBM TSM FastBack Server Eventlog Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-185 September 29, 2010 -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: IBM -- Affected Products: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager --...