Debian Security Advisory DSA 2713-1 (curl - heap overflow)

Timo Sirainen discovered that cURL, an URL transfer library, is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability due to bad checking of the input data in the curleasyunescape function. The curl command line tool is not affected by this problem as it doesn't use the curleasyunescape function. OpenVAS...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2628-1 (nss-pam-ldapd - buffer overflow)

Garth Mollett discovered that a file descriptor overflow issue in the use of FDSET in nss-pam-ldapd, which provides NSS and PAM modules for using LDAP as a naming service, can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker could, under some circumstances, use this flaw to cause a process that...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2709-1 (wireshark - several vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for CAPWAP, GMR-1 BCCH, PPP, NBAP, RDP, HTTP, DCP ETSI and in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2709.nasl 6611 2017-07-07...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2707-1 (dbus - denial of service)

Alexandru Cornea discovered a vulnerability in libdbus caused by an implementation bug in dbusprintfstringupperbound. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local user to crash system services that use libdbus, causing denial of service. Depending on the dbus services running, it could lead to...

Surveillance malware targets 350 high profile victims in 40 countries

A global cyber espionage campaign affecting over 350 high profile victims in 40 countries, appears to be the work of Chinese hackers using a Surveillance malware called "NetTraveler". Kaspersky Lab’s team of experts published a new research report about NetTraveler, which is a family of malicious...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2683-1 (libxi - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2689-1 (libxtst - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2680-1 (libxt - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2691-1 (libxinerama - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2685-1 (libxp - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2678-1 (mesa - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2679-1 (xserver-xorg-video-openchrome - several vulnerabilities)

Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to...

Chinese Hackers targeting American Drones under Operation Beebus

FireEye experts have been tracking the Operation Beebus campaign for a few months now, and new same gang of hackers are being blamed for a set of recently discovered spear-phishing attacks that aim to steal information related to American drones. These attacks exploited previously discovered...

Chinese Hackers targeting American Drones under Operation Beebus

FireEye experts have been tracking the Operation Beebus campaign for a few months now, and new same gang of hackers are being blamed for a set of recently discovered spear-phishing attacks that aim to steal information related to American drones. These attacks exploited previously discovered...

Comment Crew's Operation Beebus Stealing Drone Tech

FireEye experts have been tracking the Operation Beebus campaign for a few months now, and their latest research suggests that whomever is responsible for the attacks is ultimately interested in stealing drone technology-related secrets. Operation Beebus is an APT-style attack campaign targeting...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2654-1 (libxslt - denial of service)

Nicolas Gregoire discovered that libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, is prone to denial of service vulnerabilities via crafted XSL stylesheets. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb2654.nasl 6611 2017-07-07 12:07:20Z cfischer $ Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2654-1 using nvtgen 1.0 Scrip...

Tallinn Manual Interprets International Law in Cyberwar Context

When nations eventually adopt ground rules for conflict in cyberspace as they apply in an actual kinetic war, the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, is likely to be their key reference material in doing so. The Tallinn Manual, officially released late last week, ...

[USN-1762-1] APT vulnerability

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1762-1 March 14, 2013 apt vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu...

Command and Control Used in Sanny APT Attacks Shut Down

Two message boards used by the Sanny malware as a command-and-control channel have been shut down by the Korea Information Security Agency in conjunction with security company FireEye. Sanny is a targeted attack, attributed to attackers in Korea, against individuals working in Russia’s aerospace,...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1051

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories...