Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface Plus GDI+ handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system. By itself, the information disclosure does not allow arbitrary code execution; however, it...

PT-2020-4253 · Microsoft · Windows Kernelstream +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows KernelStream affected versions not specified Description: An information disclosure issue exists due to the Windows KernelStream's improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to obtain information that could b...

PT-2019-3027 · Microsoft · Windows

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows affected versions not specified Description: A denial of service issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by Windows. An attacker could exploit this by running a specially crafted application on an affected system,...

PT-2019-2998 · Symantec +1 · Symcrypt +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SymCrypt affected versions not specified Description: An information disclosure issue exists in SymCrypt during the OAEP decryption stage, allowing an attacker to obtain information that could be used to further compromise the user's system. ...

Ubuntu-Maker Canonical's GitHub Account Gets Hacked

An unknown hacker yesterday successfully managed to hack into the official GitHub account of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux project and created 11 new empty repositories. It appears that the cyberattack was, fortunately, just a "loud" defacement attempt rather than a "silent"...