CVE-2019-17191

The CVE-2019-17191 entry concerns the Signal Private Messenger app for Android prior to version 4.47.7. The underling issue is a flow that lets a caller force a call to be answered via a connect message without recipient interaction. The callee is aware a call exists, but the audio channel may be...

CVE-2019-17191

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block...

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Design/Logic Flaw

Pivotal Apps Manager, included in Pivotal Application Service versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.16, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.12, 2.5.x prior to 2.5.8, and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.3, makes a request to the /cloudapplication endpoint via Spring actuator, and subsequent requests via unsecured http. An adjacent...

CVE-2019-11276

CVE-2019-11276 affects Pivotal Apps Manager (included in Pivotal Application Service versions 2.3.x before 2.3.16, 2.4.x before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.8, and 2.6.x before 2.6.3). The vulnerability arises when the application makes a request to the /cloudapplication endpoint via Spring Actuator ...

CVE-2019-11276 Apps Manager sends tokens to Spring apps via HTTP

Pivotal Apps Manager, included in Pivotal Application Service versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.16, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.12, 2.5.x prior to 2.5.8, and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.3, makes a request to the /cloudapplication endpoint via Spring actuator, and subsequent requests via unsecured http. An adjacent...

Several pre-auth vulnerability in enterprise SSL VPN

Critical vulnerabilities in enterprise virtual private network VPN solutions from Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Pulse Secure allow attackers to infiltrate corporate networks, obtain sensitive information, and eavesdrop on communications, researchers warn SonicWall products are not vulnerable t...

Inside the Hidden World of Elevator Phone Phreaking

Eavesdropping, reprogramming, talking to strangers: Welcome to the harmless and not-so-harmless fun of hacking elevator call boxes...

CVE-2019-3948

The Amcrest IP2M-841B V2.520.AC00.18.R, Dahua IPC-XXBXX V2.622.0000000.9.R, Dahua IPC HX5X3X and HX4X3X V2.800.0000008.0.R, Dahua DH-IPC HX883X and DH-IPC-HX863X V2.622.0000000.7.R, Dahua DH-SD4XXXXX V2.623.0000000.7.R, Dahua DH-SD5XXXXX V2.623.0000000.1.R, Dahua DH-SD6XXXXX V2.640.0000000.2.R an...

CVE-2019-3948

The Amcrest IP2M-841B V2.520.AC00.18.R, Dahua IPC-XXBXX V2.622.0000000.9.R, Dahua IPC HX5X3X and HX4X3X V2.800.0000008.0.R, Dahua DH-IPC HX883X and DH-IPC-HX863X V2.622.0000000.7.R, Dahua DH-SD4XXXXX V2.623.0000000.7.R, Dahua DH-SD5XXXXX V2.623.0000000.1.R, Dahua DH-SD6XXXXX V2.640.0000000.2.R an...

Popular Samsung, LG Android Phones Open to 'Spearphone' Eavesdropping

A new way to eavesdrop on people’s mobile phone calls has come to light in the form of Spearphone – an attack that makes use of Android devices’ on-board accelerometers motion sensors to infer speech from the devices’ speakers. An acronym for “Speech privacy exploit via accelerometer-sensed...

New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission

Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions. The research was primarily focused on how app developers abuse multiple ways around to collect locati...

Google Home Captures Porn and More, Unbeknownst to Users

Google Home smart speakers and the Google Assistant virtual assistant have been caught eavesdropping without permission — capturing and recording highly personal audio of domestic violence, confidential business calls — and even some users asking their smart speakers to play porn on their connect...

Apple Disables Walkie-Talkie App Due to Eavesdropping Flaw

Apple has temporarily disabled the Walkie-Talkie feature from the Apple Watch due to a vulnerability that could allow potential attackers to eavesdrop in on iPhone calls, a TechCrunch report said. The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie app allows users to converse with friends in real-time, without having...

CVE-2019-6584

A vulnerability has been identified in SIEMENS LOGO!8 6ED1052-xyyxx-0BA8 FS:01 to FS:06 / Firmware version V1.80.xx and V1.81.xx, SIEMENS LOGO!8 6ED1052-xyy08-0BA0 FS:01 / Firmware version V1.82.02. The integrated webserver does not invalidate the Session ID upon user logout. An attacker that...

CVE-2019-10926

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV400 family All Versions V7.0.6. Communication with the device is not encrypted. Data transmitted between the device and the user can be obtained by an attacker in a privileged network position. The security vulnerability can be exploited by an...

Privilege escalation

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV400 family All Versions V7.0.6. Communication with the device is not encrypted. Data transmitted between the device and the user can be obtained by an attacker in a privileged network position. The security vulnerability can be exploited by an...

CVE-2019-10926

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV400 family All Versions V7.0.6. Communication with the device is not encrypted. Data transmitted between the device and the user can be obtained by an attacker in a privileged network position. The security vulnerability can be exploited by an...

CVE-2019-10926

The CVE-2019-10926 issue affects the SIMATIC MV400 family (MV440) with all versions prior to v7.0.6. It is a Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability (CWE-319) where data exchanged between the device and user is not encrypted, allowing a privileged-network attacker to eavesdr...

CVE-2017-14852

An insecure communication was found between a user and the Orpak SiteOmat management console for all known versions, due to an invalid SSL certificate. The attack allows for an eavesdropper to capture the communication and decrypt the data...