Skype, Slack and Other Popular Windows Apps Vulnerable to Critical Framework Bug

UPDATE Hundreds of software applications built using the developer framework called Electron may be vulnerable to a remote code execution flaw, according to developers of the framework. Impacted are dozens of popular Windows applications such as Microsoft’s Skype for Windows and Slack. Earlier th...

Critical Flaw Hits Popular Windows Apps Built With Electron JS Framework

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Electron—a popular web application framework that powers thousands of widely-used desktop applications including Skype, Signal, Wordpress and Slack—that allows for remote code execution. Electron is an open-source framework that ...

CVE-2017-9780

In Flatpak before 0.8.7, a third-party app repository could include malicious apps that contain files with inappropriate permissions, for example setuid or world-writable. The files are deployed with those permissions, which would let a local attacker run the setuid executable or write to the...

Android Malware in gaming apps on Play Store downloaded 4 million times

By Waqas Just another day with just another Android malware targeting unsuspecting This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android Malware in gaming apps on Play Store downloaded 4 million times...

Facebook Hacking Android Malware GhostTeam Found in 53 Play Store Apps

By Waqas Another day, another Android malware targeting those who download apps This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook Hacking Android Malware GhostTeam Found in 53 Play Store Apps...

New Chrome and Firefox extensions block their removal to hijack browsers

What you don't see won't hurt you, must have been the reasoning of the threat actors who created the latest batch of extensions that make these browser hijackers even more difficult to remove. The extensions redirect users away from pages where they can disable or delete them in order to drive...

Facebook Password Stealing Apps Found on Android Play Store

Even after many efforts made by Google last year, malicious apps always somehow manage to make their ways into Google app store. Security researchers have now discovered a new piece of malware, dubbed GhostTeam, in at least 56 applications on Google Play Store that is designed to steal Facebook...

CVE-2018-2678

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: JNDI. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit: R28.3.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker wit...

CVE-2018-2677

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: AWT. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple...

CVE-2018-2708

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Payments component of Oracle Financial Services Applications subcomponent: Payments Core. Supported versions that are affected are 12.3.0 and 12.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise...

OpenJDK: GTK library loading use-after-free (AWT, 8185325)

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: AWT. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multip...

Continuous Security & Compliance Demo Series

This series shows you how to effectively navigate security risks, new regulations and new technologies in support of a secure and compliant digital transformation. Qualys product managers walk you through the new features of Qualys Cloud Platform and Apps and show you how to get maximum leverage...

colourful-apps.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-524500 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| colourful-apps.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Not created yet Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N...

web.apps.lsu.edu XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-524494 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| web.apps.lsu.edu Open Bug Bounty Program:| Not created yet Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N...

Apps Exposing Children to Porn Ads Booted From Google Play

Sixty app were removed from the Google Play marketplace in December that were infected with malware dubbed AdultSwine that in some cases generated pornographic ads on apps aimed at children. The developers behind the malicious apps also scammed victims with scareware techniques and attempted to...

January 11, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Chess” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 11, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: The Underground Ransomwa...

Unauthorized access vulnerability in Xiaomi Box

Xiaomi Box is a high-definition Internet TV box. Xiaomi Box suffers from an unauthorized access vulnerability, which is due to the failure of the Xiaomi Box server to verify authorization for service access. An attacker can use this vulnerability to install and uninstall applications, play...

Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB4011648)

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability...

Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB4011648) farm-deployment

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability...

Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2010 Office Web Apps: January 9, 2018

Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2010 Office Web Apps: January 9, 2018 Summary This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilitie...