Mozilla Patches Firefox DLL Load Hijacking Bug

Mozilla has joined Apple in being among the first to fix the DLL load hijacking attack vector that continues to haunt hundreds of Windows applications. The open-source group released Firefox 3.6.9 with patches for a total of 15 vulnerabilities 11 rated critical, including the publicly known DLL...

Apple Plugs Safari Drive-by Download Security Holes

Apple has shipped Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2 with patches for three gaping holes that expose Web surfers to drive-by download attacks. The browse-and-you’re-hacked vulnerabilities affect both Windows and Mac users, Apple warned in an advisory. One of the three vulnerabilities is the DLL load...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the BitLocker Drive Encryption API, as used in sdclt.exe in Backup Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse fveapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that...

CVE-2010-3145

CVE-2010-3145 concerns the Windows Backup Manager insecure DLL loading in sdclt.exe (Backup Manager) on Windows Vista SP1/SP2. The vulnerability arises from untrusted search path loading a Trojan horse fveapi.dll located in the current working directory, triggered when opening a Windows Backup Ca...

Microsoft Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits ================================================================ Microsoft Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking Exploit ================================================================ Greetz to :b0nd, Fbih2s,r45c4l,Charles...

Microsoft Vista - fveapi.dll BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking

Microsoft Vista - fveapi.dll BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking Greetz to :b0nd, Fbih2s,r45c4l,Charles ,j4ckh4x0r, punter,eberly, Charles , Dinesh Arora / Exploit Title: Microsoft Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking Exploit Date: 25/08/2010 Author: Beenu Arora Tested on: Windows ...

Microsoft Vista - 'fveapi.dll' BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking

Greetz to :b0nd, Fbih2s,r45c4l,Charles ,j4ckh4x0r, punter,eberly, Charles , Dinesh Arora / Exploit Title: Microsoft Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption API Hijacking Exploit Date: 25/08/2010 Author: Beenu Arora Tested on: Windows XP SP3 Vulnerable extensions: .wbcat Compile and rename to fveapi.dll,...

MS10-054: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982214) (remote check)

The remote host is affected by several vulnerabilities in the SMB server that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or perform a denial of service against the remote host. These vulnerabilities depend on access to a shared drive, but do not necessarily require credentials. C Tenable...

Apple Readies Patch for Jailbreakme.com Vulnerability

USA Today’s Byron Acohido is reporting that Apple plans to rush out a patch for the drive-by download flaw that allows jailbreaking if an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device simply surfs to a web site. “The patch is completed, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said in an interview. But Kerris said o...

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office Patches Coming

Microsoft is planning a very busy Patch Tuesday this month: 14 bulletins with patches for 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, SQL and Silverlight. According to Microsoft’s advance notice for the August batch of patches, eight of the bulletins carry a “critical”...

Two Unpatched Flaws Show Up in Apple iOS

The technique that the Jailbreakme.com Web site is using to bypass the iPhone’s security mechanisms and enable users to run unapproved apps on their phones involves exploiting two separate vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities is a memory-corruption flaw that affects the way that Apple’s...

New Malware Emerges to Exploit Windows LNK Flaw

Researchers have found two distinct new malware families that are exploiting the newly discovered Windows shell LNK vulnerability, leading to concerns that the development of a worm could be in the offing. One of the new pieces of malware, dubbed Chymine by researchers at Eset, exploits the LNK...

Automatic Drive-by Download

Added: 07/23/2010 Background This tool waits for client connections, and then gathers information about the operating system and installed software on the client. Next, it chooses the latest and most reliable client exploit for the client's operating system and installed software, and delivers th...

Automatic Drive-by Download

Added: 07/23/2010 Background This tool waits for client connections, and then gathers information about the operating system and installed software on the client. Next, it chooses the latest and most reliable client exploit for the client's operating system and installed software, and delivers th...

Automatic Drive-by Download

Added: 07/23/2010 Background This tool waits for client connections, and then gathers information about the operating system and installed software on the client. Next, it chooses the latest and most reliable client exploit for the client's operating system and installed software, and delivers th...

Windows Shell LNK file CONTROL item command execution

Added: 07/22/2010 CVE: CVE-2010-2568 BID: 41732 OSVDB: 66387 Background Microsoft Windows supports LNK files, also known as shortcuts, which are references to other files. Shortcuts can be placed in a location which is convenient for users such as the Desktop or Start menu, from which they can be...

Windows Shell LNK file CONTROL item command execution

Added: 07/22/2010 CVE: CVE-2010-2568 BID: 41732 OSVDB: 66387 Background Microsoft Windows supports LNK files, also known as shortcuts, which are references to other files. Shortcuts can be placed in a location which is convenient for users such as the Desktop or Start menu, from which they can be...

Windows Shell LNK file CONTROL item command execution

Added: 07/22/2010 CVE: CVE-2010-2568 BID: 41732 OSVDB: 66387 Background Microsoft Windows supports LNK files, also known as shortcuts, which are references to other files. Shortcuts can be placed in a location which is convenient for users such as the Desktop or Start menu, from which they can be...

Microsoft Releases FixIt Tool for LNK Flaw

Microsoft has released a FixIt tool for the unpatched LNK Windows shell vulnerability and also has updated its guidance on how to deal with the flaw. The company also said it is continuing to work on developing a patch for the vulnerability. The FixIt tool that Microsoft published Tuesday mitigat...

Firefox Hit by Drive-by Download Flaws

Mozilla has shipped a mega patch for Firefox to fix a total of 16 security flaws that expose Web surfers to drive-by download, data theft and local bar spoofing attacks. The latest Firefox 3.6.7 update includes fixes for nine “critical” issues that could be exploited to launch remote code executi...