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...

Steam Patched Broken Crypto in Wake of Replay, Padding Oracle Attacks

The digital gaming platform Steam was quick to patch a cryptographic issue in its client recently that could have allowed an attacker to read sensitive information sent over its network, take over an account, or view plain-text passwords. Valve, the Bellevue, Wash.-based video game developer that...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mod_nss-1.0.12-3.fc23

The modnss module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer SSL and Transport Layer Security TLS protocols using the Network Security Services NSS security library...

[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mod_nss-1.0.11-7.fc22

The modnss module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer SSL and Transport Layer Security TLS protocols using the Network Security Services NSS security library...

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...

CVE-2016-3426

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u77 and Java SE Embedded 8u77 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to JCE...

MODX Revolution: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in MODX 'MODX Revolution' software: Incorrect User Input Filtration when Connecting to External Files File System Path Manipulation Using Global Variables Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3426

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u77 and Java SE Embedded 8u77 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to JCE...

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...

NUnit: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NUnit.org 'NUnit' software: Использование статических генераторов псевдослучайных чисел в криптографических целях Некорректная фильтрация пользовательского ввода при передаче управления сторонним компонентам Некорректная фильтрация пользовательского ввод...

[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: libreswan-3.17-1.fc22

Libreswan is a free implementation of IPsec & IKE for Linux. IPsec is the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks. Everything passing through the...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: libreswan-3.17-1.fc23

Libreswan is a free implementation of IPsec & IKE for Linux. IPsec is the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks. Everything passing through the...

Session fixation

EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite MES 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.5, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition CCME 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.3, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J before 6.2.1, RSA BSAFE SSL-J before 6.2.1, and RSA BSAFE SSL-C before 2.8.9 allow remote attackers to discover a private-key prime by...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: libreswan-3.17-1.fc24

Libreswan is a free implementation of IPsec & IKE for Linux. IPsec is the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks. Everything passing through the...

Joomla!: source code security analysis report

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Open Source Matters, Inc. 'Joomla!' software: Using Global Variables Incorrect User Input Filtration when Using the unserialize Function Using Insufficiently Random Generators in Cryptography Incorrect Permissions for External Entities During XML...

Johns Hopkins Researchers: Crypto Flaws Endanger iMessage Integrity

When Apple released its iOS Security Guide for public consumption, it was an unprecedented look inside the security architecture behind its products. For cryptographer and professor Matthew Green and a team of four Johns Hopkins University graduate students, it was a road map to understanding not...

Testing TLS/SSL encryption: testssl.sh

testssl.sh is a free command line tool which checks a server’s service on any port for the support of TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols as well as some cryptographic flaws. It’s designed to provide clear output in any case. Testing TLS/SSL encryption: testssl.sh Key features Clear output: you can tell...

Fedora 23 : python-cryptography-1.0.2-2.fc23 / python-cryptography-vectors-1.0.2-2.fc23 (2015-ac07ff875b)

Security fix for undefined behavior could lead to a crash Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional...

Apple Hackers Ask Court to Vacate Order

SAN FRANCISCO—A laundry list of past and present iPhone experts and cryptography experts today filed an amicus brief asking the courts to vacate their order mandating Apple assist the FBI in unlocking a phone belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. Filed by Jennifer Granick and Riana...

Turing Award — Inventors of Modern Cryptography Win $1 Million Cash Prize

And the Winners of this year's Turing Award are: Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman. The former chief security officer at Sun Microsystems Whitfield Diffie and the professor at Stanford University Martin E. Hellman won the 2015 ACM Turing Award, which is frequently described as the "Nobel Pri...