DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2475

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to conduct Universal XSS UXSS attacks via crafted use of frames on a web site...

CVE-2017-2458

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Keyboards" component. A buffer overflow allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privilege...

Apple iOS/Safari/tvOS WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-08301)

Apple iOS, Safari, and tvOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices; Safari is a web browser that is the default browser that comes with Mac OS X and iOS operating systems; and tvOS is an operating system for smart TVs. webKit is an open source web...

applican vulnerable to script injection

Overview applican provided by Newphoria Corporation Inc. is a platform to build hybrid applications for both iOS and Android. applican is vulnerable to script injection due to an issue in proccessing URL. Note that this vulnerability is different from JVN71088919. Kenta Suefusa and Tomonori Shiom...

Vulnerability in Newphoria MEGAPHONE MUSIC application

Newphoria MEGAPHONE MUSIC application for Android and iOS is a suite of music player applications based on the Android and iOS platforms from Newphoria Japan. A security vulnerability exists in the Newphoria MEGAPHONE MUSIC application for Android and iOS. The vulnerability can be exploited by an...

WhatsApp Adds Encryption by Default to Android App

WhatsApp, a massively popular messaging app, recently added end-to-end encryption for some mobile clients, a move that brings a high level of security to millions of users. The change is the result of a partnership with Open Whisper Systems, the secure text and mobile OS company started by securi...

FTC Hires Privacy Researcher Ashkan Soltani as Chief Technologist

The FTC has hired Ashkan Soltani, a highly regarded and respected technologist and privacy researcher, as its chief technologist. The move is the latest in a string of interesting hires by the Federal Trade Commission. In 2009 the agency hired Chris Soghoian, a privacy and security researcher, as...

China's Keen Team Topples Safari, Flash at Pwn2Own

VANCOUVER – One is the bug hunter, the other the exploit specialist. Fang Jiahong and Liang Chen represented the Keen Team at Pwn2Own on Thursday, starting off the second day of the annual exploit festival with a quick takedown of Apple’s Safari browser. They then wrapped up the contest with a...

Several Malicious Android apps found on Google Play affects 25,000 devices

As time goes on, though, the Malware Risk on Mobile Platforms appears to be increasing. A flood of scammy apps that are difficult for Google to detect, and therefore stays available for download for several days before being removed. The Russia-based firm Dr Web today said it has discovered sever...

Cyber security scenario according to WebSense

It's time of stocktaking, principal security firm are proposing their analysis to synthesize actual situation on cyber security, 2012 is widely considered a year when the malware has increased significantly thanks to the contributions of various actors that we will analyze shortly. WebSense has...

The Rise of Cross-Platform Malware

For most of the recorded history of malware, viruses, Trojans and other malicious software have been specialists. Each piece of malware typically targeted one platform, be it Windows, OS X or now, one of the mobile platforms. But the last few months have seen the rise of cross-platform malware th...

DEFCON Kids Returns, Now With 0-Day

DEFCON is inviting the kids back again this year for the second edition of DEFCON Kids, and this time, there’s zero-days involved. The not-for-profit conference is dedicated to teaching kids about white-hat hacking, security, privacy and hardware skills. The learning starts at DEFCONKids.org, whe...

Mobile Security Woes Go Beyond Malicious Apps

If, like most Americans, you’ve developed an attachment to your mobile phone that borders on the unnatural and have a hard time going 11 seconds without checking email or texts, you’d do well not to attend a talk by Zach Lanier and Mike Zusman anytime soon. The pair discussed a variety of...

Multiple mobile platforms security vulnerabilities

CFNetwork API buffer overflow and more...

The Coming Wave of Mobile Attacks

The pace of innovation on mobile phones and other smart wireless devices has accelerated greatly in the last few years, adding features, speed and computing power. But now the attackers are beginning to outstrip the good guys on mobile platforms, developing innovative new attacks and methods for...

BlackBerry Spyware Can Intercept Texts, Email, Track User's Location

A security researcher demonstrated a spyware program at the ShmooCon conference on Sunday that is capable of intercepting and recording text messages, emails, Web traffic and other data sent to and from BlackBerry devices. Tyler Shields, a senior security researcher at Veracode, showed a...