bouncycastle: ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider...

Supply Chain Security is the Whole Enchilada, But Who’s Willing to Pay for It?

From time to time, there emerge cybersecurity stories of such potential impact that they have the effect of making all other security concerns seem minuscule and trifling by comparison. Yesterday was one of those times. Bloomberg Businessweek on Thursday published a bombshell investigation allegi...

The Unhealthy Security of Healthcare

I have been involved in a number of healthcare penetration tests here at Coalfire and in my previous roles. I have hacked electronic medical records, medical devices, and most importantly, humans. From my time as a systems engineer at a medical device and systems vendor to my current role at...

Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin

It is now free in every U.S. state to freeze and unfreeze your credit file and that of your dependents, a process that blocks identity thieves and others from looking at private details in your consumer credit history. If you've been holding out because you're not particularly worried about ID...

Container theft, the legal system and poor maritime security

One of the most interesting legal cases I’ve read recently involves a theft of two containers of cobalt metal briquettes from a terminal at the port of Antwerp. Original judgment: Appeal: What drew me to this case was the amount of useful data that had entered the public domain concerning a crime...

The Unhealthy Security of Healthcare

I have been involved in a number of healthcare penetration tests here at Coalfire and in my previous roles. I have hacked electronic medical records, medical devices, and most importantly, humans. From my time as a systems engineer at a medical device and systems vendor to my current role at...

oBike Electronic Lock Bypass

CVE-2018-16242 - oBike Electronic Lock Bypass Product: oBike bicycle-sharing service Vendor: oBike Inc. CVE ID: CVE-2018-16242 Subject: Access control bypass by replay attack on predictable nonce Effect: Unauthorized unlocking of bikes, cirumventing the ride-fees Author: Antoine Neuenschwander...

bouncycastle: ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier the ECIES implementation allowed the use of ECB mode. This mode is regarded as unsafe and support for it has been removed from the provider...

Mayan EDMS Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-09819)

Mayan EDMS is a document management system developed by software developer Roberto Rosario. The system supports electronic signatures, version control and optical character recognition. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the Cabinets app in Mayan EDMS versions prior to 3.0.2, which ca...

PYSEC-2018-16

An issue was discovered in Mayan EDMS before 3.0.2. The Appearance app sets window.location directly, leading to XSS...

Yahoo Persists in Scanning Emails for In-Depth Ad-Targeting

While the rest of the U.S. tech industry is taking steps to assuage consumer concerns over privacy and data-harvesting, Yahoo is selling off the ability to scan more than 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes for rich user data that might be used for marketing purposes. Verizon’s Oath unit, which owns...

Badgelife: A Defcon 26 retrospective

One more year gone, one more Defcon completed. Defcon is the longest-running security conference in existence and one that I have been attending since Defcon 18. It is an opportunity to see and interact in real life with industry peers that would forever remain a digital persona otherwise. It is...

LibreHealthIO LH-EHR Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-21231)

LibreHealthIO LH-EHR is an open source electronic health record and medical practice management application. An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the letter.php file in the LibreHealthIO LH-EHR REL-2.0.0 release, which can be exploited to write a file with malicious content and...

LibreHealthIO LH-EHR Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

LibreHealthIO LH-EHR is an open source electronic health record and medical practice management application. An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the letter.php file in the LibreHealthIO LH-EHR REL-2.0.0 release, which can be exploited to write a file with malicious content and...

Privacy Advocates Say Kelsey Smith Act Gives Police Too Much Power

The delicate balancing act between security and privacy is once again being tested. A bill making its way through Congress seeks to allow law enforcement to more easily uncover location data for cell phones from mobile carriers. The Kelsey Smith Act H.R. 5983 and S. 2973 would allow police and...

CVE-2017-13097

The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property IP, as well as the management of access rights for such IP, including modification of Rights Block to remove or relax license requirement. The methods are flawed and, in the most egregious case...

CVE-2017-13093

The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property IP, as well as the management of access rights for such IP, including modification of encrypted IP cyphertext to insert hardware trojans. The methods are flawed and, in the most egregious cases...

CVE-2017-13094

The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property IP, as well as the management of access rights for such IP, including modification of the encryption key and insertion of hardware trojans in any IP. The methods are flawed and, in the most...

CVE-2017-13092

The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property IP, as well as the management of access rights for such IP, including improperly specified HDL syntax allows use of an EDA tool as a decryption oracle. The methods are flawed and, in the most...

CVE-2017-13094 The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property (IP), including modification of the encryption key and insertion of hardware trojans in any IP

The P1735 IEEE standard describes flawed methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property IP, as well as the management of access rights for such IP, including modification of the encryption key and insertion of hardware trojans in any IP. The methods are flawed and, in the most...