Debian DSA-3895-1 : flatpak - security update

It was discovered that Flatpak, an application deployment framework for desktop apps insufficiently restricted file permissinons in third-party repositories, which could result in privilege escalation. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in...

Design/Logic Flaw

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...

UBUNTU-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...

DEBIAN-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...

A week in security (Jun 12 – Jun 18)

Last week was very busy for the Labs, with a look at so-called numeric tech support scams, a visit to the huge Infosec Europe conference, an exploration of Mac Malware as a Service, and a walk through the myths of online bullying. Elsewhere: A huge click-farm is busted Jaff Ransomware is thwarted...

tomcat: security manager bypass via IntrospectHelper utility function

It was discovered that a malicious web application could bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications...

Google Removes Two Ztorg Trojans from Play Marketplace

Google, for the second time this month, has removed malicious apps from Google Play that could have laid the groundwork for an attacker to root infected devices. A researcher with Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday described how attackers managed to evade settings set in place by Google Play’s VerifyApps...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0645

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Bluetooth could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements. Product: Android. Versions: 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2...

Abuse of Apple Search Ads Feature Leading to Fraud

Apple has removed one of its top 10 grossing productivity apps after an independent developer’s story about fraudsters’ abuse of the App Store’s Search Ads functionality went viral. Search Ads is a new feature available to iOS developers that allows them to invest in the promotion of their apps...

Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server / Office Online Server (June 2017)

The Microsoft Office Online Server or Office Web Apps Server installed on the remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office software due to improper handling of objects in memory. An...

Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB3203391)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft KB3203391 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB3203466)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft KB3203466 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 (KB3203391)

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 (KB3203391) 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...

Scammers Are Using Fake Apple In-App Subscriptions to Make Lot of Money

In this year's annual event, Apple announced that the company had paid out $70 Billion to developers in the App Store's lifetime and that $21 Billion of the amount was paid in the last year alone. But has all this money gone to the legitimate app developers? Probably not, as app developer Johnny...

Beware! Over 800 Android Apps on Google Play Store Contain 'Xavier' Malware

Over 800 different Android apps that have been downloaded millions of times from Google Play Store found to be infected with malicious ad library that silently collects sensitive user data and can perform dangerous operations. Dubbed "Xavier," the malicious ad library, initially emerged in...

First Android-Rooting Trojan With Code Injection Ability Found On Google Play Store

A new Android-rooting malware with an ability to disable device’ security settings in an effort to perform malicious tasks in the background has been detected on the official Play Store. What's interesting? The app was smart enough to fool Google security mechanism by first pretending itself to b...

Security update for chromium (important)

This update to Chromium 59.0.3071.86 fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2017-5070: Type confusion in V8 - CVE-2017-5071: Out of bounds read in V8 - CVE-2017-5072: Address spoofing in Omnibox - CVE-2017-5073: Use after free in print preview - CVE-2017-5074: Use after free in Apps Bluetooth...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Word, Word Viewer, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, and Microsoft Office packages allows a perpetrator to cause service interruptions.

The vulnerabilities of the Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Word, Word Viewer, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, and Microsoft Office arise from operations that occur outside of the buffer in memory. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can allow a malicious...

The vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word, Skype for Business, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Microsoft Office Web Apps, and Office Online Server allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities of Microsoft Word, Skype for Business, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Microsoft Office Web Apps, and Office Online Server are related to improper data processing. Exploiting these vulnerabilities allows a malicious actor to...