libunwind: off-by-one in dwarf_to_unw_regnum()

An off-by-one array indexing error was found in the libunwind API, which could cause an error when reading untrusted binaries or dwarf debug info data. Red Hat products do not call the API in this way; and it is unlikely that any exploitable attack vector exists in current builds or supported usa...

libunwind: off-by-one in dwarf_to_unw_regnum()

An off-by-one array indexing error was found in the libunwind API, which could cause an error when reading untrusted binaries or dwarf debug info data. Red Hat products do not call the API in this way; and it is unlikely that any exploitable attack vector exists in current builds or supported usa...

Apple OS X DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE Privilege Escalation

In Apple OS X 10.10.4 and prior, the DYLDPRINTTOFILE environment variable is used for redirecting logging data to a file instead of stderr. Due to a design error, this feature can be abused by a local attacker to write arbitrary files as root via restricted, SUID-root binaries. Module Options msf...

USN-2609-1 apport vulnerabilities

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled permissions when the system was configured to generate core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges. CVE-2015-1324 Philip Pettersson discovered that Apport contained race conditions resultin...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1324

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root...

Path traversal vulnerability in EMC M&R (Watch4net) MIB Browser

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Path traversal vulnerability in EMC M&R Watch4net MIB Browser ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Han Sahin, November 2014...

EMC M&R (Watch4net) MIB Browser Path Traversal Vulnerability

A path traversal vulnerability was found in EMC M&R Watch4net MIB Browser. This vulnerability allows an attacker to access sensitive files containing configuration data, passwords, database records, log data, source code, and program scripts and binaries...

[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libpng10-1.0.63-1.fc21

The libpng10 package contains an old version of libpng, a library of functi ons for creating and manipulating PNG Portable Network Graphics image format files. This package is needed if you want to run binaries that were linked dynamic ally with libpng 1.0.x...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: libpng10-1.0.63-1.fc20

The libpng10 package contains an old version of libpng, a library of functi ons for creating and manipulating PNG Portable Network Graphics image format files. This package is needed if you want to run binaries that were linked dynamic ally with libpng 1.0.x...

[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: file-5.22-2.fc21

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats...

MGASA-2015-0030 Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: Alexander Cherepanov reported that using the file command on a specially-crafted ELF binary could lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption while processing ELF section headers CVE-2014-9620, CVE-2014-9621. As part of...

LinEnum - Local Linux Enumeration & Privilege Escalation Checks

LinEnum will automate many of the checks that I’ve documented in the Local Linux Enumeration & Privilege Escalation Cheatsheet. It’s a very basic shell script that performs over 65 checks, getting anything from kernel information to locating possible escalation points such as potentially useful...

[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: file-5.19-7.fc21

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: file-5.19-7.fc20

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats...

Microsoft Windows Authenticated Administration Utility

This module uses a valid administrator username and password to execute an arbitrary command on one or more hosts, using a similar technique than the "psexec" utility provided by SysInternals. Daisy chaining commands with '&' does not work and users shouldn't try it. This module is useful because...

Researchers Finds Malicious Tor Exit Node Adding Malware to Binaries

A security researcher has identified a Tor exit node that was actively patching binaries users download, adding malware to the files dynamically. The discovery, experts say, highlights the danger of trusting files downloaded from unknown sources and the potential for attackers to abuse the trust...

file, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2014:1606 Updated file packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS...

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

Updated file packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings,...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: file-5.19-4.fc20

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats...

GNU BinUtils 2.1x Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950/info GNU 'binutils' is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer. Remote attackers may crash th...