Analyze Cryptographic Specifications: Cryptol

The Cryptol specification language was designed by Galois for the NSA’s Trusted Systems Research Group as a public standard for specifying cryptographic algorithms. A reference specification can serve as the formal documentation for a cryptographic module. Unlike current specification mechanisms,...

NIST removes Dual EC DRBG from SP 800-90A

The maligned Dual EC DRBG random number generator at the core of a $10 million secret contract between RSA Security and the National Security Agency has been removed from NIST’s draft guidance on random number generators. The National Institute for Standards and Technology said it will request...

CVE-2014-0361

The default configuration of IBM 4690 OS, as used in Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 4690 POS and other products, hashes passwords with the ADXCRYPT algorithm, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified cryptanalysis of an ADXCSOUF.DAT...

Default configuration

The default configuration of IBM 4690 OS, as used in Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 4690 POS and other products, hashes passwords with the ADXCRYPT algorithm, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified cryptanalysis of an ADXCSOUF.DAT...

CVE-2014-0361

The default configuration of IBM 4690 OS, as used in Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 4690 POS and other products, hashes passwords with the ADXCRYPT algorithm, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified cryptanalysis of an ADXCSOUF.DAT...

VMware Workstation 10.x < 10.0.2 OpenSSL Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2014-0004) (Heartbleed)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is version 10.x prior to 10.0.2. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL library : - An error exists related to the implementation of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm ECDSA...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: rsync-3.1.0-3.fc20

Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into sync very quickly. Rsync is fast because it just sends the differences in the files over the network instead of sending the complete files. Rsync is often used as a very powerful mirroring process or just as a more capable...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: oath-toolkit-2.4.1-3.fc20

The OATH Toolkit provide components for building one-time password authentication systems. It contains shared libraries, command line tools an d a PAM module. Supported technologies include the event-based HOTP algorithm RFC4226 and the time-based TOTP algorithm RFC6238. OATH stands for Open...

MobileIron VSP / Sentry Authentication Bypass

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Matta Consulting - Matta Advisory https://www.trustmatta.com MobileIron Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Advisory ID: MATTA-2013-004 CVE reference: CVE-2014-1409, CVE-2013-7286 Affected platforms: VSP and Sentry Version: VSP...

Second NSA Crypto Tool Found in RSA BSafe

A team of academics released a study on the maligned Dual EC DRBG algorithm used in RSA Security’s BSafe and other cryptographic libraries that includes new evidence that the National Security Agency used a second cryptographic tool alongside Dual EC DRBG in Bsafe to facilitate spying. Allegation...

Design/Logic Flaw

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve...

CVE-2014-1498

CVE-2014-1498 : The vulnerability affects Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25, where crypto.generateCRMFRequest fails to validate a specific key type. This can cause remote crashes/DoS via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve ec-dual-use algo...

CVE-2014-1498

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve...

CVE-2014-1498

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest method in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.25 does not properly validate a certain key type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via vectors that trigger generation of a key that supports the Elliptic Curve...

Experts Urge Conservatism on Crypto Standards

SAN FRANCISCO–Security people are, by nature, cautious and methodical, and that is even more true of cryptographers. And in the current environment, when new adversaries seem to emerge on a daily basis and cryptographic standards are under intense scrutiny, a panel of some of the biggest names in...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: oath-toolkit-2.4.1-1.fc19

The OATH Toolkit provide components for building one-time password authentication systems. It contains shared libraries, command line tools an d a PAM module. Supported technologies include the event-based HOTP algorithm RFC4226 and the time-based TOTP algorithm RFC6238. OATH stands for Open...

[Haveged 1.9.1] A simple entropy daemon

The haveged project is an attempt to provide an easy-to-use, unpredictable random number generator based upon an adaptation of the HAVEGE algorithm. Haveged was created to remedy low-entropy conditions in the Linux random device that can occur under some workloads, especially on headless servers...

Design/Logic Flaw

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January uses a weak hash algorithm for passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

CVE-2014-1696

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January uses a weak hash algorithm for passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

98% of SSL enabled websites still using SHA-1 based weak Digital Certificates

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST had published a document on Jan 2011 that the SHA-1 algorithm will be risky and should be disallowed after year 2013, but it was recently noticed by Netcraft experts that NIST.gov website itself were using 2014 dated SSL certificate with SHA...