CVE-2019-5251

There is a path traversal vulnerability in several Huawei smartphones. The system does not sufficiently validate certain pathnames from the application. An attacker could trick the user into installing, backing up and restoring a malicious application. Successful exploit could cause information...

DirtyCow Local Root Proof Of Concept Exploit

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits / uncomment correct payload first x86 or x64! $ gcc cowroot.c -o cowroot -pthread $ ./cowroot DirtyCow root privilege escalation Backing up /usr/bin/passwd.. to /tmp/bak Size of binary: 57048 Racing, this may take a while.. /usr/bin/passwd...

IRS Releases Eighth Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the eighth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. This tip describes methods users should follow t...