Custom-SSH-Backdoor - SSH Backdoor using Paramiko

Custom ssh backdoor, coded in python using Paramiko. Paramiko is a Python 2.6+, 3.3+ implementation of the SSHv2 protocol, providing both client and server functionality. While it leverages a Python C extension for low level cryptography PyCrypto, Paramiko itself is a pure Python interface around...

Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance Plan to Fix its Weak Crypto

The Open Smart Grid Protocol Alliance, which recently came under fire for a weak crypto implementation in its protocol, will upgrade existing devices, likely starting in September. Harry Crijns, secretary of the OSGP Alliance in The Netherlands, said fixes have been developed and are “under a...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

Open Smart Grid Protocol Homegrown Crypto Weaknesses

In the three years since its inception, the Open Smart Grid Protocol has found its way into more than four million smart meters and similar devices worldwide. And like its SCADA, industrial control system, and embedded system brethren, it’s rife with security issues. Two researchers, Phillip...

OpenSSL Past, Present and Future

Rarely does anything have a defined turning point in its history, a single day where people can point and say that was the day everything changed. For OpenSSL, that day was April 7, 2014, the day that Heartbleed became part of the security lexicon. Heartbleed was a critical vulnerability in the...

'Fully Secure Systems Don't Exist'

SAN FRANCISCO–The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thirty years ago, Adi Shamir, one of the inventors of the RSA algorithm, was asked to do a keynote speech at a conference and spoke about his laws of computer security. They were a set of principles that he developed over the year...

USN-2574-1 openjdk-7 vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. CVE-2015-0460, CVE-2015-0469 Alexander Cherepanov discovered that...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Jrockit JCE Subgroups

Oracle Java SE is used to develop and deploy Java applications for desktops, servers, and embedded devices and real-time environments. A security vulnerability exists in the JCE subcomponent of Oracle Java SE and Jrockit, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to construct a malicious WEB pa...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

PCI DSS version 3.1 released!

As expected, a "minor" revision to the PCI DSS 3.0 standard now version 3.1 was released by the PCI SSC today to address the vulnerabilities exposed by the POODLE and BEAST browser attacks. PCI DSS 3.1 primarily addresses the insecure use of SSL as an encryption protocol within a Cardholder Data...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0478

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and JRockit R28.3.5, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to JCE...

CentOS Update for openssl CESA-2015:0800 centos5

Check the version of openssl SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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 ifdescription scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882163";...

Cybrary Offers Free Online Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Training

I frequently receive emails and messages on how to hack my friend’s Facebook account, how to become a hacker, how to penetrate networks, how to break into computers, and how to compromise routers? These are some of the most frequent queries I came across, and in this article I’ll attempt to answe...

OpenJDK: insufficient hardening of RSA-CRT implementation (JCE, 8071726)

It was found that the RSA implementation in the JCE component in OpenJDK did not follow recommended practices for implementing RSA signatures...

openssl security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2015:0800 Updated openssl packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...