Design/Logic Flaw

The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack th...

CVE-2013-4616

The CVE-2013-4616 issue affects Apple iOS 6 and earlier, where the WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword in Preferences uses UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage to select WPA2 PSK passphrases. This design can enable a brute‑force attack by reducing the effective search space for hotspot ...

content_negotiation

This plugin uses HTTP content negotiation to find new resources. The plugin has three distinctive phases: Identify if the web server has content negotiation enabled. For every resource found by any other plugin, perform a request to find new related resources. For example, if another plugin finds...

PT-2013-77: Using a weak hashing algorithm in SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an Using a weak hashing algorithm vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture. The SIMATIC WinCC OA server application has a weak hashing algorithm for project users’ credentials. Attackers might be able to escalate their privileg...

CVE-2013-2954

The login page in the Console in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite 6.x, 7.x, and 9.x before 9.1.0.3 does not limit the number of incorrect authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

Authentication flaw

The login page in the Console in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite 6.x, 7.x, and 9.x before 9.1.0.3 does not limit the number of incorrect authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

CVE-2013-2954

The login page in the Console in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite 6.x, 7.x, and 9.x before 9.1.0.3 does not limit the number of incorrect authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

CVE-2013-2954

CVE-2013-2954 affects IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite (versions 6.0–9.1). The IBM bulletin documents an inadequate account lockout: the Optim E-Business Console login page does not limit consecutive incorrect authentication attempts, enabling potential brute-force acc...

WordPress Sites Targeted by Mass Brute-force Botnet Attack

US-CERT is aware of an ongoing campaign targeting the content management software WordPress, a free and open source blogging tool and web publishing platform based on PHP and MySQL. All hosting providers offering WordPress for web content management are potentially targets. Hackers reportedly are...

Massive Brute-force attack Targets Wordpress sites worldwide

A large distributed brute force attack against WordPress sites is understood to be occurring. A large botnet with more than 90,000 servers is attempting to log in by cycling through different usernames and passwords. According to a blog update on IXWebHosting, they are currently experiencing issu...

Hackers Compromise The War Z Forum, Game Databases

Hackers compromised the forum and game database of the massively multiplayer online game, The War Z, forcing the game’s producer OP Productions to temporarily take the game and its forum offline. In a security alert issued yesterday, OP Productions informed The War Z players of the breach and...

CVE-2013-0922

CVE-2013-0922 affects Google Chrome (pre-26.0.1410.43) and describes insufficient restriction of brute-force attempts against sites using HTTP Basic Authentication. The connected OpenVAS/Gentoo entries confirm this CVE and point to remediation via upgrading Chromium/Chrome to newer versions (Gent...

CVE-2012-5770

The SSL configuration in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager TADDM 7.2.x before 7.2.1.4 supports the MD5 hash algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic via a brute-force attack...

CVE-2012-5770

The SSL configuration in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager TADDM 7.2.x before 7.2.1.4 supports the MD5 hash algorithm, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic via a brute-force attack...

[Patator] Brute-Force Attack And Dns Reverse And Forward Lookup

Patator is developed by Sebastien Macke. In this video I will show you how to use Patator for a Brute-Force Attack and DNS Forward and reverse lookup. Patator is a multi-purpose brute-force, with a modular design and a flexible usage. http://code.google.com/p/patator...

The use of passwords in a technological evolution

Every day we read about an incredible number of successful attacks and data breaches that exploited leak of authentication mechanisms practically in every sector. Often also critical control system are exposed on line protected only by a weak password, in many cases the default one of factory...

pyrad -- multiple vulnerabilities

Nathaniel McCallum reports: packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute force attack. The CreateID function in packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses...

Bugtraq Penetration Testing Linux

Bugtraq -2 Blackwidow is a Open-Source Linux Distribution based in Ubuntu and Debian with PAE kernel 3.2 and 3.4 Hacker ‘s suite where you will find all kinds of tools for the best systems auditory. Adapted for beginners in Ethical hacking computer security, and for experts in this field. Is not...

CVE-2012-5868

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpresssec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack...

CVE-2012-5868

WordPress 3.4.2 does not invalidate a wordpresssec session cookie upon an administrator's logout action, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover valid session identifiers via a brute-force attack, or modify data via a replay attack...