Microsoft Finally Reveals What Data Windows 10 Collects From Your PC

Since the launch of Windows 10, there has been widespread concern about its data collection practices, mostly because Microsoft has been very secretive about the telemetry data it collects. Now, this is going to be changed, as Microsoft wants to be more transparent on its diagnostics data...

Debian DLA-884-1 : collectd security update

It was discovered that there was an infinite loop vulnerability in collectd, a statistics collection and monitoring daemon. When a correct 'Signature part' is received by an instance configured without the AuthFile option, an endless loop occurs in the parsepacket routine due to a missing pointer...

[SECURITY] [DLA 884-1] collectd security update

Package : collectd Version : 5.1.0-3+deb7u3 CVE ID : CVE-2017-7401 Debian Bug : 859494 It was discovered that there was an infinite loop vulnerability in collectd, a statistics collection and monitoring daemon. When a correct "Signature part" is received by an instance configured without the...

Denial of service

Huawei LogCenter V100R001C10 could allow an authenticated attacker to add abnormal device information to the log collection module, causing denial of service...

Verizon Rebuts Critics of Data-Collecting App

Verizon broke its silence today on what many believed would be a controversial rollout of an app made by Evie Labs called AppFlash, that had been identified by privacy advocates as spyware. The wireless carrier and broadband ISP defended itself Friday saying its critics were flat-out wrong. Veriz...

Verizon to pre-install a 'Spyware' app on its Android phones to collect user data

If the death of online privacy rules wasn't enough for Internet Service Providers and advertisers to celebrate, Verizon has planned to pre-install spyware on customers' Android devices in order to collect their personal data. The telecom giant has partnered with Evie Launcher to bring a new...

Updated thunderbird packages fix security vulnerability

JIT-spray targeting asm.js combined with a heap spray allows for a bypass of ASLR and DEP protections leading to potential memory corruption attacks. CVE-2017-5400 A crash triggerable by web content in which an ErrorResult references unassigned memory due to a logic error. The resulting crash may...

CVE-2016-1602

A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig usually root...

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-07

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability related to garbage collection in the ActionScript 2 VM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution...

CVE-2017-3001

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability related to garbage collection in the ActionScript 2 VM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution...

CVE-2017-3001

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability related to garbage collection in the ActionScript 2 VM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution...

CVE-2017-3001

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability related to garbage collection in the ActionScript 2 VM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution...

Mozilla: Memory corruption during JavaScript garbage collection incremental sweeping (MFSA 2017-06)

Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. This vulnerability affects Firefox 52, Firefox ESR 45.8, Thunderbird 52, and Thunderbird 45.8...

Google Kicks Out Largest Android Adware Family From The Play Store

With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adware has traditionally been used to aggressively push ads like banners or pop-ups on mobile screens to make money. The troublesome part is that Adware is now becoming trojanized and more...

[ASA-201703-3] firefox: multiple issues

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201703-3 ========================================= Severity: Critical Date : 2017-03-10 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-5398 CVE-2017-5399 CVE-2017-5400 CVE-2017-5401 CVE-2017-5402 CVE-2017-5403 CVE-2017-5404 CVE-2017-5405 CVE-2017-5406 CVE-2017-5407 CVE-2017-5408 CVE-2017-5410...

Mozilla Thunderbird < 45.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

The version of Mozilla Thunderbird installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 45.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Mozilla developers and community members Boris Zbarsky, Christian Holler, Honza Bambas, Jon Coppeard, Randell Jesup, Andre Bargull, Kan-Ru...

Mozilla Firefox < 52.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 52.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Mozilla developers and community members Boris Zbarsky, Christian Holler, Honza Bambas, Jon Coppeard, Randell Jesup, Andre Bargull, Kan-Ru Chen, and...

Mozilla: Memory corruption during JavaScript garbage collection incremental sweeping (MFSA 2017-06)

Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. This vulnerability affects Firefox 52, Firefox ESR 45.8, Thunderbird 52, and Thunderbird 45.8...

Mozilla: Memory corruption during JavaScript garbage collection incremental sweeping (MFSA 2017-06)

Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. This vulnerability affects Firefox 52, Firefox ESR 45.8, Thunderbird 52, and Thunderbird 45.8...

Senator Demands Answers About CloudPets Breach

A U.S. senator has called Spiral Toys onto the carpet for its data security practices in light of the recent CloudPets breach. Sen. Bill Nelson D-FL, a ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and backer of a 2016 report on security and privacy concerns related to...