OpenJDK: non-constant time comparisons in crypto code (JCE, 8074865)

It was discovered that the JCE component in OpenJDK failed to use constant time comparisons in multiple cases. An attacker could possibly use these flaws to disclose sensitive information by measuring the time used to perform operations using these non-constant time comparisons...

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u101, 7u85 and 8u51 (Install)

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to installation...

CentOS 6 / 7 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (CESA-2015:1228) (Bar Mitzvah) (Logjam)

Updated java-1.8.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

java security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2015:1229 Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System...

OpenJDK: IIOPInputStream type confusion vulnerability (CORBA, 8076376)

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to CORBA...

Adobe Patches Hacking Team Zero Days in Flash

Adobe has put the two outstanding Hacking Team Flash Player zero-day vulnerabilities in check. Today, Adobe released an updated Flash Player that patches CVE-2015-5122 and CVE-2015-5123, two use-after-free bugs uncovered and exploited by the controversial Italian surveillance software vendor. The...

Beta (Sundown) Exploit Kit Landing Page

Beta exploit kit, a.k.a. Sundown exploit kit, is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with Beta exploit kit by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perfor...

Angler Exploit Kit Evasion Techniques Cryptowall 3.0

The Angler Exploit Kit is turning into a model for malware rapidly integrating new evasion techniques. Starting in early June, URL patterns used by the notorious exploit kit have been changing almost daily, coinciding with it pushing Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware. SANS Internet Storm Center handler...

Amazon Patches Certificate Vulnerabilities in Fire Phones

Amazon last week patched three vulnerabilities in its Fire smartphones, including two in its Certinstaller package that put devices at risk. An attacker could take advantage of the vulnerability in the package, which allows mobile apps to install certificates on Amazon Fire devices without user...

Magnitude Exploit Kit Adobe Flash Zero Day 0Day

The urgency to patch Adobe Flash Player installations ramped up over the weekend when exploits for a recently patched zero-day vulnerability were found in the Magnitude Exploit Kit. French researcher Kafeine said on Sunday that a sample he encountered was dropping two instances of Cryptowall...

Drupal Content Construction Kit Module Open Redirect Vulnerability

Drupal is a free and open source content management system developed in PHP. An open redirection vulnerability exists in the Drupal Content Construction Kit module that allows an attacker to construct a malicious URI, trick users into parsing it, and redirect users to an arbitrary WEB site for...

FBI Says Cryptowall Cost Victims $18 Million Since 2014

In a little more than a year, consumers affected by the Cryptowall ransomware have reported to the FBI more than $18 million in losses related to infections from the malware. Cryptowall is among the group of ransomware families that encrypt the files on victims’ computers and then demands a ranso...

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 5.0u85, 6u95, 7u79 and 8u45 (2D)

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and Java FX 2.2.76, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0459...

Cryptowall 3.0 Infections Spike from Angler EK, Malicious Spam

Since the Angler Exploit Kit began in late May spreading Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware, traffic containing the malware has continued to grow, putting more potential victims in harm’s way. Today, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported that Cryptowall 3.0 infections are emanating from not only the...

SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : FUSE (SUSE-SU-2015:1024-1)

This update for FUSE fixes the following security issue : CVE-2015-3202: FUSE did not clear the environment upon execution of external programs. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to...

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-11

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.292 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.160 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.466 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.144 on Windows and before 18.0.0.143 on OS X and Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.144 on Windows and before 18.0.0.143...

'Tox' Offers Free build-your-own Ransomware Malware Toolkit

"Ransomware" threat is on the rise, but the bad news is that Ransomware campaigns are easier to run, and now a Ransomware kit is being offered by hackers for free for anyone to download and distribute the threat. Ransomware is a type of computer virus that infects a target computer, encrypts thei...

Angler Exploit Kit Exploiting New Adobe Vulnerability, Dropping Cryptowall 3.0

While the Angler Exploit Kit may have already established itself as one of the more sophisticated kits on the underground market, it appears it’s still finding ways to evolve. Angler, this week, was spotted dropping the latest iteration of CryptoWall ransomware and leveraging yet another previous...

Apple Blocks Older Versions of Flash Player

On the heels of a major Adobe Flash Player update two weeks ago, Apple last night updated its blacklist to include older versions of the software. In its advisory, Apple said it will begin blocking out-of-date versions of Flash in its Safari browser. “If you’re using an out-of-date version of the...

Exploit Kit Delivers Pharming Attacks Against SOHO Routers

Attacks targeting small office and home router DNS settings, long a target for network intruders seeking to redirect web traffic to malicious sites, have for the first time been included in an exploit kit—one that specializes in cross-site request forgery attacks. An exploit kit has been spotted ...