Mathematica8.0.4 on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerability

The problem reported for Mathematica became worse at version 8.0.4, present for the command-line interface "math" also. Cheers, Paul Szabo [email protected] http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia ---...

Sky News: Hacking was "Responsible Journalism" in Public Interest

In a statement published by The Guardian Thursday, Sky News admitted to twice authorizing a journalist to hack into the email accounts of persons suspected of crimes, defending its actions as “editorially justified.” In the first incident, the broadcaster admitted hacking the e-mail account of Jo...

[ MDVSA-2012:038 ] openssl

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2012:038 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ Package : openssl Date : March 26, 2012 Affected: 2010.1, 2011., Enterprise Server 5.0 Problem Description: Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in...

OpenSSL 1.0.0 < 1.0.0h Vulnerability

The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.0h. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 1.0.0h advisory. - The implementation of Cryptographic Message Syntax CMS and PKCS 7 in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h does not properly restrict...

OpenSSL 0.9.8 < 0.9.8u Vulnerability

The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 0.9.8u. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 0.9.8u advisory. - The implementation of Cryptographic Message Syntax CMS and PKCS 7 in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h does not properly restrict...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openssl (MDVSA-2012:038)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in openssl : The implementation of Cryptographic Message Syntax CMS and PKCS 7 in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h does not properly restrict certain oracle behavior, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to decrypt...

CentOS 6 : glibc (CESA-2012:0393)

Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

glibc, nscd security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:0393 Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: glibc security and bug fix update

Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

The Value Of Data Privacy To Consumers? About 65 Cents.

What is the value of data privacy to online shoppers? About 65 cents, according to a new study of by researchers in Britain and Germany. The report: “Study on Monetising Privacy: An Economic Model for Pricing Personal Information” was released in February and presents the results of work by...

Information disclosure

The implementation of Cryptographic Message Syntax CMS and PKCS 7 in OpenSSL before 0.9.8u and 1.x before 1.0.0h does not properly restrict certain oracle behavior, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to decrypt data via a Million Message Attack MMA adaptive chosen ciphertext...

Typing Test

Researchers at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon have been working on software that doesn’t analyze what passwords are typed, but rather how words are typed. Researchers Ravel Jabbour, Wes Mastri and Ali El-Hajj have found that examining the speed and rhythm of the user’s keystrokes...

AdiOS Finds iOS Apps Capable of Dumping Users' Contacts

It’s gotten to the point now where it’s almost easier to talk about the mobile apps and services that don’t ship your personal data off to some remote server for purposes unknown rather than discussing the ones that do. The latest discussion of privacy invading apps flowed from the discovery that...

Android.Bmaster Exploits root access to connect to Botnet

Android.Bmaster Exploits root access to connect to Botnet A new piece of Android malware named Android.Bmaster, first highlighted by researcher Xuxian Jiang at North Carolina State University, was uncovered on a third-party marketplace and is bundled with a legitimate application for configuring...

HITB2011KUL - Mobile Malware Analysis

Document Title: =============== HITB2011KUL - Mobile Malware Analysis References: =========== Download: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/videos/424.wmv View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVAuZ7jf7Sk Release Date: ============= 2012-02-05 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

HITB2011KUL - Mobile Malware Analysis

Document Title: =============== HITB2011KUL - Mobile Malware Analysis References: =========== Download: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/videos/424.wmv View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVAuZ7jf7Sk Release Date: ============= 2012-02-05 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

Google Begins Security Review Process for Android Apps

After a couple of years of seeing headlines announcing a steady stream of pieces of malware and trojaned apps appearing the Android Market, Google finally has taken steps to find and remove malicious apps from the market automatically. The company has unveiled a service called Bouncer that scans...

FBI will Monitor Social Media using Crawl Application

FBI will Monitor Social Media using Crawl Application The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a better way to spy on Facebook and Twitter users. The Bureau is asking companies to build software that can effectively scan social media online for significant words, phrases and behavior so...

SuSE 10 Security Update : ZMD (ZYPP Patch Number 7857)

This update of ZMD fixes the following issues : - use the certificates from openssl-certs. bnc723034 - retrieve and handle susedata.xml.gz. bnc722339 - fix restart behavior on update bnc731031 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text description of this plugin is C Novell, In...

Reverse incremental job scheduling does not work properly

Challenge Reverse incremental job starts ignoring their scheduled settings, and run on the days selected for Synthetic Fulls, even when the check-box is grayed out. Solution To resolve the issue you need to enable forward incremental mode in the job settings and deselect "Enable synthetic fulls"...