Oracle Delays Java 8 Features for Security Overhaul

It’s not quite the development freeze Microsoft underwent during the Trustworthy Computing push, but it’s a start for Oracle, which will delay the release of Java 8 until Q1 of next year, largely because the platform and browser plug-in is such a security disaster. This year has done nothing but...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories

Cisco has released three security advisories to address vulnerabilities affecting Cisco NX-OS-based products, Cisco Device Manager, and Cisco Unified Computing System. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls, execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive...

CVE-2013-1184: Improper Input Validation

The management API in the XML API management service in the Manager component in Cisco Unified Computing System UCS 1.x before 1.21b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service service outage via a malformed request, aka Bug ID CSCtg48206...

CVE-2013-1186: Improper Authentication

Cisco Unified Computing System UCS 1.x before 1.44 and 2.x before 2.02m allows remote attackers to bypass KVM authentication via a crafted authentication request to a Cisco Integrated Management Controller IMC, aka Bug ID CSCts53746...

CVE-2013-1185: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The web interface in the Manager component in Cisco Unified Computing System UCS 1.x and 2.x before 2.02m allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a 1 technical-support bundle file or 2 on-device configuration backup, aka Bug ID CSCtq86543...

CVE-2013-1183: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Buffer overflow in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI functionality in the Manager component in Cisco Unified Computing System UCS 1.0 and 1.1 before 1.11j and 1.2 before 1.21b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed data in a UDP packet, aka Bug ID...

CVE-2013-1182: Undefined Security Weakness

The login page in the Web Console in the Manager component in Cisco Unified Computing System UCS before 1.02h, 1.1 before 1.11j, and 1.3x allows remote attackers to bypass LDAP authentication via a malformed request, aka Bug ID CSCtc91207...

The PCI DSS Cloud Computing Guidelines: An Executive Summary

The PCI SSC and its Cloud Special Interest Group has released its Cloud Computing Guidelines after a year of collaboration and input from SIG members. Coalfire was a big contributor to this document, and we think it is required reading for anyone who has front-line responsibility for managing...

DoD Inspector General Calls Out Army CIO For Poor Mobile Device Security

The CIO of the U.S. Army failed to put in place a comprehensive security program capable of protecting data stored on commercial mobile devices such as iPhones and Androids, leaving sensitive information in key Army installations exposed. The Inspector General of the Department of Defense took th...

Fedora Update for eucalyptus FEDORA-2013-3498

Check for the Version of eucalyptus OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for eucalyptus FEDORA-2013-3498 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: eucalyptus-3.2.1-2.fc18

Eucalyptus is a service overlay that implements elastic computing using existing resources. The goal of Eucalyptus is to allow sites with existing clusters and server infrastructure to co-host an elastic computing service that is interface-compatible with Amazon AWS. This package contains the...

Smartphones cache poses huge risk for Cloud Storage Security

A couple of years ago, the tech world was abuzz about the cloud. Cloud computing refers to computing where the processing or storage takes place on a networked series of computers rather than on the device that you're using. Whether you're using a PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone, television, or...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.2 update

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.2, which fixes several security issues, is now available. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eac...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: openstack-nova-2012.1.3-3.fc17

OpenStack Compute codename Nova is open source software designed to provision and manage large networks of virtual machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform. It gives you the software, control panels, and APIs required to orchestrate a cloud, including running instances...

Fedora Update for jakarta-commons-httpclient FEDORA-2013-1203

Check for the Version of jakarta-commons-httpclient OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for jakarta-commons-httpclient FEDORA-2013-1203 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can...

Fedora Update for jakarta-commons-httpclient FEDORA-2013-1189

Check for the Version of jakarta-commons-httpclient OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for jakarta-commons-httpclient FEDORA-2013-1189 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-12.fc17

The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol HTTP is perhaps the most significant protocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, and increase the number of...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-12.fc18

The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol HTTP is perhaps the most significant protocol used on the Internet today. Web services, network-enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, and increase the number of...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: openstack-nova-2012.2.2-1.fc18

OpenStack Compute codename Nova is open source software designed to provision and manage large networks of virtual machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform. It gives you the software, control panels, and APIs required to orchestrate a cloud, including running instances...

[Watcher v1.5.6] Web Security Testing Tool and Passive Vulnerability Scanner

Watcher is a runtime passive-analysis tool for HTTP-based Web applications. Being passive means it won't damage production systems, it's completely safe to use in Cloud computing, shared hosting, and dedicated hosting environments. Watcher detects Web-application security issues as well as...