Google Android Lock Screen Bypass Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA. A local security bypass vulnerability exists in Android. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the lock screen with the help of physical access rights...

Android Lockscreen Bypass Security Patch

Boredom led John Gordon to discover a technique that bypassed the lockscreen on his Android device. By entering a long string of random characters into the password field after opening the phone’s camera app, Gordon said he was able to get to the home screen and eventually access anything stored ...

Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-142)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CVE-2015-5960

Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the pass-code protection mechanism and access USB Mass Storage UMS media volumes by using the USB interface for a mount operation...

CVE-2015-3959

The firmware in MNS before 4.5.6 on Belden GarrettCom Magnum 6K and Magnum 10K switches has a hardcoded serial-console password for a privileged account, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain access by establishing a console session to a nonstandard installation on which this...

CVE-2015-1970: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance 2.1 through 2.1.0.3 and 2.5 through 2.5.0.4 retains data on SSD cards, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by extracting a card and attaching it elsewhere...

Kernel: HID: off by one error in various _report_fixup routines

Multiple out-of-bounds write flaws were found in the way the Cherry Cymotion keyboard driver, KYE/Genius device drivers, Logitech device drivers, Monterey Genius KB29E keyboard driver, Petalynx Maxter remote control driver, and Sunplus wireless desktop driver handled HID reports with an invalid...

Juniper Networks Junos OS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Junos OS is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE = "cpe:/o:juniper:junos"; ...

Kernel: fs: isofs: infinite loop in CE record entries

It was found that the Linux kernel's ISO file system implementation did not correctly limit the traversal of Rock Ridge extension Continuation Entries CE. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service...

Kernel: fs: isofs: infinite loop in CE record entries

It was found that the Linux kernel's ISO file system implementation did not correctly limit the traversal of Rock Ridge extension Continuation Entries CE. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service...

kernel: isofs: unchecked printing of ER records

An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's ISO9660 file system implementation accessed data on an ISO9660 image with RockRidge Extension Reference ER records. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to disclose up to 255 bytes of kernel memory...

Juniper Networks Junos OS Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Junos OS is prone to a local security bypass which may lead to complete administrative access. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Dropbox Launches Bounty Program on HackerOne

Dropbox has become the latest high-profile Internet firm to start a bug bounty program, hooking up with HackerOne to provide rewards to security researchers who report vulnerabilities through the program. The new reward system from Dropbox covers a variety of the company’s offerings, including th...

Juniper Junos SRX Series 'log-out-on-disconnect' Persistent Admin Access (JSA10672)

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper Junos SRX series device is affected by an administrative access vulnerability due to a flaw in the 'log-out-on-disconnect' feature after a reboot. This can allow an attacker with physical access to the device to gain administrative...

kernel: isofs: unbound recursion when processing relocated directories

It was found that the parserockridgeinodeinternal function of the Linux kernel's ISOFS implementation did not correctly check relocated directories when processing Rock Ridge child link CL tags. An attacker with physical access to the system could use a specially crafted ISO image to crash the...

Unspecified vulnerability in Boosted Boards skateboards

Boosted Boards Skateboards is a popular piece of motorized equipment. Boosted Boards Skateboards has a security vulnerability that allows an attacker with physical access to the device to modify the skateboarding motion by hijacking the Bluetooth signal to physically injure a person...

PT-2015-5091

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 8.3 Description The issue concerns the Lock Screen component, which does not properly implement the erasure feature for incorrect passcode-authentication attempts. This makes it easier for physically proximate...

CVE-2015-1107: Undefined Security Weakness

The Lock Screen component in Apple iOS before 8.3 does not properly implement the erasure feature for incorrect passcode-authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by making many passcode guesses...

kernel: isofs: unbound recursion when processing relocated directories

It was found that the parserockridgeinodeinternal function of the Linux kernel's ISOFS implementation did not correctly check relocated directories when processing Rock Ridge child link CL tags. An attacker with physical access to the system could use a specially crafted ISO image to crash the...

gnome-shell: lockscreen bypass with printscreen key

It was found that the Gnome shell did not disable the Print Screen key when the screen was locked. This could allow an attacker with physical access to a system with a locked screen to crash the screen-locking application by creating a large amount of screenshots...