LabKey Vulnerabilities Threaten Medical Research Data

A trio of vulnerabilities in a popular open source medical data collaboration tool leaves important healthcare research data and potentially subject information open to multiple cross site scripting XSS attacks. The flaws are serious as they allow an attacker to retrieve user credentials once a...

Arbitrary File Read

sudo is vulnerable to arbitrary file read attacks. The vulnerability exists as sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access but not view file contents by running a program...

Linux: Status of automounting

autofs allows automatic mounting of devices, typically including CD/DVDs and USB drives. With automounting enabled anyone with physical access could attach a USB drive or disc and have its contents available in system even if they lacked permissions to mount it themselves. SPDX-FileCopyrightText:...

drives-guide.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-712324 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| drives-guide.co.uk Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidd...

ICSA-18-345-01 McAfee SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.1 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: McAfee Equipment: SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Vulnerability: Improper Access Control 2. RISK EVALUATION These files can be executed to compromise the HMI, and by extension, the drive system. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS...

Flaws in Popular Self-Encrypting SSDs Let Attackers Decrypt Data

We all have something to hide, something to protect. But if you are also relying on self-encrypting drives for that, then you should read this news carefully. Security researchers have discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in some of the popular self-encrypting solid state drives SSD that...

Flaws in Popular Self-Encrypting SSDs Let Attackers Decrypt Data

We all have something to hide, something to protect. But if you are also relying on self-encrypting drives for that, then you should read this news carefully. Security researchers have discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in some of the popular self-encrypting solid state drives SSD that...

Guidance for configuring BitLocker to enforce software encryption

Microsoft is aware of reports of vulnerabilities in the hardware encryption of certain self-encrypting drives SEDs. Customers concerned about this issue should consider using the software only encryption provided by BitLocker Drive Encryption™. On Windows computers with self-encrypting drives,...

Self-encrypting hard drives do not adequately protect data

Overview There are multiple vulnerabilities in implementations of ATA Security or TCG Opal Standards in Self-Encrypting Disks SEDs, which can allow an attacker to decrypt contents of an encrypted drive. Description CVE-2018-12037 There is no cryptographic relation between the password provided by...

Self-Encrypting Solid-State Drive Vulnerabilities

NCCIC is aware of reports of vulnerabilities in the hardware encryption of certain self-encrypting solid-state drives. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain access to sensitive information. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Vulnerability Note VU 395981,...

udisks2 2.8.0 - Denial of Service Vulnerability

Exploit for linux platform in category dos / poc Exploit: udisks2 2.8.0 - Denial of Service PoC Author: oxagast Vendor Homepage: http://storaged.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/storaged-project/udisks Version: =udisks2 2.8.0 Tested on: Ubuntu x64 / / / \ / / / O / / \ \ /\//\//...

udisks2 2.8.0 - Denial of Service (PoC)

udisks2 2.8.0 - Denial of Service PoC Exploit: udisks2 2.8.0 - Denial of Service PoC Author: oxagast Date: 2018-09-22 Vendor Homepage: http://storaged.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/storaged-project/udisks Version: =udisks2 2.8.0 Tested on: Ubuntu x64 / / / \ / / / O / / \ \ /\//\//...

Threat Roundup for September 14 to September 21

Today, as we do every week, Talos is giving you a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed this week — covering the dates between Sept. 14 and 21. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, we will summarize the threats we’ve observed by...

Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Scan removable drives

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winavscanremovabledrives.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $ Check value for Scan removable drives Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free...

Schneider Electric Shipped USB Drives Loaded with Malware

By Uzair Amir Schneider Electric has released a warning and advisory notice according to which the USB drives shipped with some of the company’s products may be infected with malware. “Schneider Electric is aware that USB removable media shipped with the Conext Combox and Conext Battery Monitor...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2635

A NULL pointer deference flaw was found in the way libvirt from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 handled empty drives. A remote authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libvirtd daemon resulting in denial of service...

CVE-2017-2635

A NULL pointer deference flaw was found in the way libvirt from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 handled empty drives. A remote authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libvirtd daemon resulting in denial of service...

8 everyday technologies that can make you vulnerable to cyberattacks

The technological advances of the modern world make for an exciting and convenient lifestyle. With each new development, from artificial intelligence to the Internet of Things, we make the mundane and tedious more manageable. The security vulnerabilities of the latest tech have been well...

Microsoft Windows: BitLocker-protected removable drives recovery

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winrmbitlockerrecovery.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $ Check value for Choose how BitLocker-protected removable drives can be recovered Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Microsoft Windows: Configure use of passwords for operating system drives

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winosdrivespassword.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $ Check value for Configure use of passwords for operating system drives Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...