Microsoft: Uninstall Faulty Patch Tuesday Security Update

Microsoft announced last night that it has stopped pushing a security update originally released on Patch Tuesday because the fix is causing some PCs to blue screen. Microsoft recommends users uninstall the patch, which is also causing compatibility with some endpoint security software. “We’ve...

Cool, BlackHole Exploit Kits Created by Same Hacker

If the relatively cheap, easily available, and totally reliable Blackhole exploit kit is the Toyota Camry of exploit kits, then the Cool exploit kit is the Lexus LS: both kits are reportedly developed by the same crew, but the latter is astronomically more expensive and presumably loaded with...

300% Increase in malnets Attack in the past six months

Blue Coat systems has undertaken detailed research into the use of 'malnets' by criminals to help support their various attacks in order to uncover the best ways to take down these systems. Botnet infections are commonly spread though compromised websites seeded with malicious scripts and promote...

Massachusetts Hospital Agrees to Pay $1.5m After Stolen Laptop HIPAA Violation

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Boston-based hospital, agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HSS earlier this week, settling a HIPAA violation stemming from a 2010 incident. The agreement acknowledges that the hospital failed to comply with...

CVE-2010-5190

The Active Content Transformation functionality in Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.2, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass JavaScript detection via HTML entities...

CVE-2010-5191

Multiple cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities on the Blue Coat ProxyAV appliance before 3.2.6.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that 1 change a password, 2 modify a policy, or 3 restart the device...

CVE-2010-5192

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the Java Management Console in Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.1, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2010-5189

Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.1, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CLI commands by leveraging read-only administrator privileges and establishing an HTTPS session...

CVE-2011-5126

Blue Coat ProxySG 6.1 before SGOS 6.1.5.1 and 6.2 before SGOS 6.2.2.1 writes the secure heap to core images, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive authentication information by leveraging read access to a downloaded core file...

CVE-2011-5127

Directory traversal vulnerability in Blue Coat Reporter 9.x before 9.2.4.13, 9.2.5.x before 9.2.5.1, and 9.3 before 9.3.1.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via an unspecified HTTP request...

CVE-2011-5125

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in Blue Coat Director before 5.5.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the HTTP TRACE method...

CVE-2011-5124

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BCAAA component before build 60258, as used by Blue Coat ProxySG 4.2.3 through 6.1 and ProxyOne, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large packet to the synchronization port 16102/tcp...

Cross site scripting

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in Blue Coat Director before 5.5.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the HTTP TRACE method...

Cross site scripting

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the Java Management Console in Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.1, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors...

Heap overflow

Blue Coat ProxySG 6.1 before SGOS 6.1.5.1 and 6.2 before SGOS 6.2.2.1 writes the secure heap to core images, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive authentication information by leveraging read access to a downloaded core file...

CVE-2011-5125

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in Blue Coat Director before 5.5.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the HTTP TRACE method...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Active Content Transformation functionality in Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.2, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass JavaScript detection via HTML entities...

Stack overflow

Stack-based buffer overflow in the BCAAA component before build 60258, as used by Blue Coat ProxySG 4.2.3 through 6.1 and ProxyOne, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large packet to the synchronization port 16102/tcp...

Cross site request forgery (csrf)

Multiple cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities on the Blue Coat ProxyAV appliance before 3.2.6.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that 1 change a password, 2 modify a policy, or 3 restart the device...

Directory traversal

Directory traversal vulnerability in Blue Coat Reporter 9.x before 9.2.4.13, 9.2.5.x before 9.2.5.1, and 9.3 before 9.3.1.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via an unspecified HTTP request...