CVE-2016-5142

The CVE-2016-5142 entry describes a vulnerability in the Web Cryptography API (WebCrypto) implementation in Blink used by Google Chrome prior to 52.0.2743.116. The issue is a data buffer copy error in Blink (NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp) that can cause a use-after-free, leading to ...

CVE-2016-5142

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CVE-2016-5142

The Web Cryptography API aka WebCrypto implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code,...

Export-Grade Crypto Patching Improves

LAS VEGAS – The FREAK, LOGJAM and DROWN attacks of the last 17 months weren’t just the work of academics and security researchers who found a cool way to unmask encrypted traffic. They were ugly reminders of the Crypto Wars of the 1990s and why export-grade cryptography and intentional encryption...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6489

The RSA and DSA decryption code in Nettle makes it easier for attackers to discover private keys via a cache side channel attack...

Parrot OS 3.1 (Defcon) - Friendly OS designed for Pentesting, Computer Forensic, Hacking, Cloud pentesting, Privacy/Anonimity and Cryptography

Parrot Security OS is a cloud friendly operating system designed for Pentesting, Computer Forensic, Reverse engineering, Hacking, Cloud pentesting, privacy/anonimity and cryptography. Based on Debian and developed by Frozenbox network. Who can use it Parrot is designed for everyone, from the Pro...

Upcoming Tor Design Battles Hidden Services Snooping

More than 100 malicious Tor Hidden Services Directories HSDirs were found to be snooping on the services they host, and in some cases, operators were actively using the data collected to attack the services. While at first blush, the discovery would seem to put another dent in the privacy and...

The vulnerability of the OpenSSL library, which allows a hacker to trigger a service failure

The vulnerability of the crypto/rsa/rsaameth.c function in the OpenSSL library is related to pointer dereferencing errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to cause a service failure dereferencing the null pointer, terminating the application using an RSA P...

OpenJDK: non-constant time GCM authentication tag comparison (JCE, 8143945)

It was discovered that the GCM Galois/Counter Mode implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK used a non-constant time comparison when comparing GCM authentication tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to determine the value of the authentication tag...

PHP < 5.4.44, 5.5.x < 5.5.28, 5.6.x < 5.6.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jul 2016) - Windows

PHP is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php"; if description...

IBM Security Identity Manager Privilege Gain Vulnerability

IBM Security Identity Manager ISIM is a suite of identity management and governance solutions from IBM in the United States. The solution automates the creation, modification, re-authentication and termination of user privileges throughout the user lifecycle and supports policy-based password...

Moodle: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Moodle 'Moodle' software: File System Path Manipulation Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Incorrect Newline Symbol Filtration in HTTP-response Headers Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography HttpOnly Cooki...

Google Testing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Chrome

Plenty has been speculated since the Snowden documents were made public about the NSA’s interest in building a quantum computer that could break current encryption securing communication worldwide. Quantum computing on a practical scale is a distant goal, but some do exist that leverage some...

The vulnerability of the JRockit software platform allows a malicious actor to compromise data privacy remotely.

The vulnerability of the JRockit software platform allows a malicious actor to compromise data confidentiality by using the JCE component...

The vulnerability of the Java Platform software platform allows a malicious actor to compromise data confidentiality remotely.

The vulnerability of the Java Platform software platform allows a malicious actor to compromise data confidentiality by using the JCE component...

DokuWiki: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in DokuWiki Community 'DokuWiki' software: Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography Incorrect User Input Filtration when Generating Code on the Fly...

Pidgin < 2.11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Pidgin installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.11.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists when handling the MXIT protocol. A remote attacker can exploit this, via crafted MXIT data, to cause a denial of service...

Jetpack for WordPress: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Automatic 'Jetpack for WordPress' software: Incorrect User Input Filtration when Connecting to External Files File System Path Manipulation Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in...

Telegram Calls Claims of Bug in Messaging Service Bogus

A flaw in the popular Telegram Messenger app that allows attackers to crash devices and run up wireless data charges is being disputed by the app maker who calls the claims false. According to two Iranian-based researchers, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan and Omid Ghaffarinia, Telegram users are vulnerable t...

D-Link Patches Weak Crypto in mydlink Devices

Browser makers and other tech companies have gone to great pains to beef up weak crypto libraries, in particular those that are exposed to fallback attacks such as POODLE. Attackers exploiting these vulnerabilities are able to dial back the encryption protecting communication to SSLv2 and SSLv3,...