DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14933

readformattedentries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service infinite loop via a crafted ELF file...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14939

decodelineinfo in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service heap-based buffer over-read and application crash via a crafted ELF file, related to...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14934

processdebuginfo in dwarf.c in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service infinite loop via a crafted ELF file that contains a negative size value in a CU structure...

GNU Binutils Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-30073)

GNU Binutils is a set of programming tools for creating and managing binary programs, object files, libraries, profile data and assembly source code. A denial of service vulnerability exists in decodelineinfo in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library used in GNU Binutils, which can be...

Install program and Installer of i-filter 6.0 may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries and invoke executable files

Overview i-filter 6.0 provided by Digital Arts Inc. is web filtering and parental control software. The install program is designed to download the installer via the internet and execute it. The i-filter 6.0 install program and installer contain the following vulnerabilities. Eili Masami of...

Mozilla Firefox File Download Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in WebExtensions in versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to 56. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to download and potentially open non-executable file...

Mozilla: Blob and data URLs bypass phishing and malware protection warnings (MFSA 2017-22)

File downloads encoded with "blob:" and "data:" URL elements bypassed normal file download checks though the Phishing and Malware Protection feature and its block lists of suspicious sites and files. This would allow malicious sites to lure users into downloading executables that would otherwise ...

GNU Binutils BFD *_get_synthetic_symtab function denial of service vulnerability

GNU Binutils a.k.a. GNU Binary Utilities or binutils is a set of programming language utilities developed by the GNU Project to work with object files in a variety of formats, with connectors, assemblers, and other tools for object files and archives.The Binary File Descriptor BFD library a.k.a...

Brave Software: Download of (later executed) .NET installer over insecure channel

NOTE! Thanks for submitting a report! Please fill all sections below with the pertinent details. Remember, the more detail you provide, the easier it is for us to verify and then potentially issue a bounty. Summary: Execution of file NDP-KB2901954-Web.exe fetched via...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

kernel: load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables. Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable PIE, the loader could allow part of that application's data segment to map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in memory...

GNU Binutils Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-33379)

GNU Binutils a.k.a. GNU Binary Utilities or binutils is a set of programming language utilities developed by the GNU Project to work with object files in a variety of formats, with connectors, assemblers, and other tools for object files and archives.The Binary File Descriptor BFD library a.k.a...

PT-2017-3830

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Solr versions prior to 5.5.5 Apache Solr versions prior to 6.6.2 Apache Solr versions prior to 7.1.0 Apache Lucene versions prior to 7.1.0 Description The issue is related to the incorrect restriction of XML external entity references i...

Overflow vulnerability in WPS demo ppt reader module

WPS Office is an office software suite developed independently by Kingsoft Corporation. An overflow vulnerability exists in the pptreader module of WPS presentation wpp.exe in WPS when parsing a specific ppt file, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute...

Partner Perspectives – Detecting Ransomware: Behind the Scenes of an Attack

Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on RedCanary.com Ransomware has been the threat of the year. If you’ve had even a lazy eye on current events in information security, you’ve heard about the WannaCry infection that recently took out endpoints for hundreds of companies. By now you’ve...

CVE-2017-14604

An untrusted .desktop file with executable permission set could choose its displayed name and icon, and execute commands without warning when opened by the user. An attacker could use this flaw to trick a user into opening a .desktop file disguised as a document, such as a PDF, and execute...