Apple Moves iCloud Data and Encryption Keys for Chinese Users to China

Apple has finally agreed to open a new Chinese data center next month to comply with the country's latest controversial data protection law. Apple will now move the cryptographic keys of its Chinese iCloud users in data centers run by a state-owned company called Cloud Big Data Industrial...

Apple to Store Encryption Keys in China

Apple is bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and storing encryption keys in China. While I would prefer it if it would take a stand against China, I really can't blame it for putting its business model ahead of its desires for customer privacy. Two more articles...

OpenJDK: unsynchronized access to encryption key data (Libraries, 8172525)

It was discovered that multiple encryption key classes in the Libraries component of OpenJDK did not properly synchronize access to their internal data. This could possibly cause a multi-threaded Java application to apply weak encryption to data because of the use of a key that was zeroed out...

Encryption 101: a malware analyst’s primer

While most in the security industry know what encryption is, many lack a basic understanding of how it is used in malware—especially ransomware. Because of this, we thought it would be beneficial to do an introductory primer on encryption mechanisms and how they are exploited for malicious...

SamSam - The Evolution Continues Netting Over $325,000 in 4 Weeks

This post was written by Vitor Ventura Introduction Talos has been working in conjunction with Cisco IR Services on what we believe to be a new variant of the SamSam ransomware. This ransomware has been observed across multiple industries including Government, Healthcare and ICS. These attacks do...

OpenJDK: unsynchronized access to encryption key data (Libraries, 8172525)

It was discovered that multiple encryption key classes in the Libraries component of OpenJDK did not properly synchronize access to their internal data. This could possibly cause a multi-threaded Java application to apply weak encryption to data because of the use of a key that was zeroed out...

CVE-2017-9663

An Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information issue was discovered in General Motors GM and Shanghai OnStar SOS SOS iOS Client 7.1. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to access an encryption key that is stored in cleartext in memory...

Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2017-936)

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK could fail to properly enforce restrictions defined for processing of X.509 certificate chains. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make Java accept certificate using one of the disabled algorithms. CVE-2017-10198 Vulnerabilit...

MGASA-2017-0460 Updated java-1.8.0-openjdk packages fix security vulnerabilities

Multiple flaws were discovered in the RMI and Hotspot components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to completely bypass Java sandbox restrictions. CVE-2017-10285, CVE-2017-10346 It was discovered that the Kerberos client implementation in the Libraries...

Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk

Issue Overview: It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK could fail to properly enforce restrictions defined for processing of X.509 certificate chains. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make Java accept certificate using one of the disabled algorithms...

CentOS 6 / 7 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (CESA-2017:3392)

An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, ...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-openjdk security and bug fix update

An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, ...

CVE-2017-2704

Smarthome 1.0.2.364 and earlier versions,HiAPP 7.3.0.303 and earlier versions,HwParentControl 2.0.0 and earlier versions,HwParentControlParent 5.1.0.12 and earlier versions,Crowdtest 1.5.3 and earlier versions,HiWallet 8.0.0.301 and earlier versions,Huawei Pay 8.0.0.300 and earlier versions,Skyto...

CVE-2017-2704

Smarthome 1.0.2.364 and earlier versions,HiAPP 7.3.0.303 and earlier versions,HwParentControl 2.0.0 and earlier versions,HwParentControlParent 5.1.0.12 and earlier versions,Crowdtest 1.5.3 and earlier versions,HiWallet 8.0.0.301 and earlier versions,Huawei Pay 8.0.0.300 and earlier versions,Skyto...

CVE-2017-2704

CVE-2017-2704 describes an information exposure vulnerability where encryption keys are stored in device software, allowing reverse engineering to obtain keys. Affected Huawei products include Smarthome, HiAPP, HwParentControl, Crowdtest, HiWallet, Huawei Pay, Skytone, HiCloudDrive (EMUI6.0), HwP...

EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (EulerOS-SA-2017-1254)

According to the versions of the java-1.8.0-openjdk packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple flaws were discovered in the RMI and Hotspot components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these...

MGASA-2017-0350 Updated bluez packages fix security vulnerability

An information-disclosure flaw was found in the bluetoothd implementation of the Service Discovery Protocol SDP. A specially crafted Bluetooth device could, without prior pairing or user interaction, retrieve portions of the bluetoothd process memory, including potentially sensitive information...

Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Multiple Huawei Products

Huawei Smart Home, Huawei App Market, Student Mode, Parent Assistant, Huawei Crowdsourcing, Wallet, Payment, Skype, Huawei Cloud Services, Find My Phone, Huawei Video, Huawei Bracelet Mobile Client,, Health Business Client are all Huawei products. Several Huawei products have information leakage...

Security Advisory - Information Exposure Vulnerability in Huawei Products

Some Huawei products have an information exposure vulnerability. Encryption keys are stored in the system. The attacker can implement reverse engineering to obtain the encryption keys, causing information exposure. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-07133 This vulnerability has been assigned Common...

Android SDP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

SDP server is an SDP server. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the SDP server in the Android Bluetooth software stack. An attacker is allowed to send a set of carefully crafted requests to the server, thereby making its memory bits public. This information can later be used by an...