Excluding already redirected folders with UPM

Customers environment has Windows Settings\Folder Redirection setup for Documents or other folders. If UPM is also in use, the redirected folder might get a duplicate copy after UPM processes the logon. This is by design and expected...

In ExPetr/Petya’s shadow, FakeCry ransomware wave hits Ukraine

While the cyber-world was still shaking under the destructive ExPetr/Petya attack that hit on June 27, another ransomware attack targeting Ukraine at the same time went almost unnoticed. So far, all theories regarding the spread of ExPetr/Petya point into two directions: Distribution via trojaniz...

New Fileless Ransomware with Code Injection Ability Detected in the Wild

It is no secret that hackers and cybercriminals are becoming dramatically more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. While new forms of cybercrime are on the rise, traditional activities seem to be shifting towards more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vecto...

The Latest on WannaCry, UIWIX, EternalRocks and ShadowBrokers

Ransomware has gained global attention over the course of the last two weeks due to the huge spread of WannaCry. Following the initial attacks, we’ve seen UIWIX, Adylkuzz and now EternalRocks come onto the scene leveraging the same core set of vulnerabilities. The common thread between the three...

Fedora 22 : xorg-x11-server (2015-10336)

Upstream stable release of xserver 1.17.2 fix bug with glamor and overlapping copies CVE-2015-3164 Due to an omission in authentication setup, the XWayland server would start up in non-authenticating mode, meaning that any client with access to the server's UNIX socket was able to connect to the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4538

The bcpowmod function in ext/bcmath/bcmath.c in PHP before 5.5.35, 5.6.x before 5.6.21, and 7.x before 7.0.6 modifies certain data structures without considering whether they are copies of the zero, one, or two global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibl...

IRS Releases Eighth Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the eighth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. This tip describes methods users should follow t...

EUVD-2015-5275

The shadowcopy2getshadowcopydata function in modules/vfsshadowcopy2.c in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not verify that the DIRECTORYLIST access right has been granted, which allows remote attackers to access snapshots by visiting a shadow copy...

abrt: default abrt event scripts lead to information disclosure

It was found that the ABRT event scripts created a user-readable copy of an sosreport file in ABRT problem directories, and included excerpts of /var/log/messages selected by the user-controlled process name, leading to an information disclosure. The fix for this issue prevents non-privileged use...

PT-2017-6533 · Red Hat +1 · Abrt +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Automatic Bug Reporting Tool ABRT affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns the event scripts in ABRT, which use world-readable permission on a copy of the sosreport file in problem directories. This allows local users t...

CVE-2014-1646

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP1 do not properly perform memory copies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service read access violation and application crash via a malformed certificate...

Code injection

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP1 do not properly perform memory copies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service read access violation and application crash via a malformed certificate...

CVE-2014-1646

Symantec PGP Desktop 10.0.x through 10.2.x and Encryption Desktop Professional 10.3.x before 10.3.2 MP1 do not properly perform memory copies, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service read access violation and application crash via a malformed certificate...

Insufficient Storage for VSS Error "0x8004231F or Error: VSSControl: -2147467259"

Challenge The following error occurs during a task that utilizes the Microsoft VSS subsystem: VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Operation: Shadow copies commit. Code:...

0x80042317 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212521

Challenge A task fails with the following error: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Error: VSSControl: -2147212521 Backup job failed. Discovery phase failed. Cannot add volumes to the snapshot set. Cannot add a volume to the snapshot set. Volume name:...

Kernel: drm/i915: heap writing overflow

Integer overflow in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915gemexecbuffer.c in the i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager DRM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.8.3, as used in Google Chrome OS before 25.0.1364.173 and other products, allows local users to cause a denial of service heap-based buffer...

FinFisher spyware found running on computers all over the world

FinFisher, a software application used by law enforcement agencies for surveillance, appears to be far more widespred than originally thought.Sold by British company Gamma Internationl Gmbh, FinFisher secretly monitors computers by turning on webcams, recording everything the user types with a...

Windows Manage List Shadow Copies

This module will attempt to list any Volume Shadow Copies on the system. This is based on the VSSOwn Script originally posted by Tim Tomes and Mark Baggett. Works on win2k3 and later...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1227-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1227-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12271.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1227-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

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Contest Win "Ghost in the Wires " Book by Kevin Mitnick Some call him a saint, some a criminal, others adore him. Industry may loathe him but we here at The Hacker News say, "Get ready, loyal subscribers! " Enter our newest contest and win a copy of Kevin Mitnick's new book titled, "Ghost in the...