Two NSA Algorithms Rejected by the ISO

The ISO has rejected two symmetric encryption algorithms: SIMON and SPECK. These algorithms were both designed by the NSA and made public in 2013. They are optimized for small and low-cost processors like IoT devices. The risk of using NSA-designed ciphers, of course, is that they include...

CVE-2017-1473

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 8.0.0 through 8.0.1.6 and 9.0.0 through 9.0.3.1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 128605...

OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997)

Vulnerability in the Java SE, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE subcomponent: Security. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u171, 8u162, 10 and JRockit: R28.3.17. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Java...

Dr. Michio Kaku Paints Fascinating Picture of the Future at Qualys’ RSA Booth

Contact lenses that access the Internet literally at the blink of an eye. Toilets that detect cancer-indicating enzymes. Human settlements on Mars. Beaming one’s mind into outer space using lasers. Watching a video of your dreams after you wake up. Those were just a few of the mind-blowing...

Oracle Linux 7 : openssl (ELSA-2018-0998)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-0998 advisory. - fix CVE-2017-3737 - incorrect handling of fatal error state - fix CVE-2017-3738 - AVX2 Montgomery multiplication bug with 1024 bit modulus Tenable ha...

Moxa EDR-810 Web Server Weak Cryptography for Passwords Vulnerability(CVE-2017-12129)

Summary An exploitable Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability exists in the web server functionality of Moxa EDR-810 V4.1 build 17030317. An attacker could intercept weakly encrypted passwords and could brute force them. Tested Versions Moxa EDR-810 V4.1 build 17030317 Product URLs...

Moxa EDR-810 Web Server Weak Cryptography for Passwords Vulnerability

Summary An exploitable Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability exists in the web server functionality of Moxa EDR-810 V4.1 build 17030317. An attacker could intercept weakly encrypted passwords and could brute force them. Tested Versions Moxa EDR-810 V4.1 build 17030317 Product URLs...

Microsoft Credential Security Support Provider - Remote Code Execution

credssp This is a poc code for exploiting CVE-2018-0886. It should be used for educational purposes only. It relies on a fork of the rdpy projecthttps://github.com/preempt/rdpy, allowing also credssp relay. Written by Eyal Karni, Preempt [email protected] Build Instructions Linux If you are usin...

The vulnerability of the Skcipher component in the Android operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Skcipher component crypto/algifskcipher.c in the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

RHEL 7 : openssl (RHSA-2018:0998)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:0998 advisory. OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer SSL and Transport Layer Security TLS protocols, as well as a full-strength...

Coin Mining Malware and What Akamai Can do About It

It has been a busy few months for crypto-mining! The advent of cryptocurrency1 has resulted in a rollercoaster ride of interest in the last 18 months, with millions of people making and losing millions in physical currency. Through all of this, cryptocurrency has been a heavy target for...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security and bug fix update

An update for openssl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

Debian DSA-4166-1 : openjdk-7 - security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in denial of service, sandbox bypass, execution of arbitrary code, incorrect LDAP/GSS authentication, insecure use of cryptography or bypass of deserialisation restrictions. C Tenable...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4166-1] openjdk-7 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4166-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 04, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities (USN-3613-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3613-1 advisory. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive...

USN-3614-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-2579 It was discovered that the LDAP implementation in OpenJDK did not properly encode login names. A remote attacker could...

USN-3613-1 openjdk-8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-2579 It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly validate uses of the invokeinterface JVM...

USN-3613-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2018-2579 It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly validate uses of the invokeinterface JVM...

Musical Ciphers

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TLS 1.3 is nearly here

TLS stands for "Transport Layer Security" and it's rather important. Why's that? Oh, I'm glad you asked. Here's me, yelling my password across the office to you: "PASSWORD!!!" You heard me loud and clear, right? But so did basically anyone else nearby. Now let's work in a little TLS love and...