Fedora Update for cyrus-imapd FEDORA-2019-ad23a4522d

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[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: cyrus-imapd-3.0.13-1.fc30

The Cyrus IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol server provides access to personal mail, system-wide bulletin boards, news-feeds, calendar and contac ts through the IMAP, JMAP, NNTP, CalDAV and CardDAV protocols. The Cyrus IMAP server is a scalable enterprise groupware system designed for use fro...

Combining AI and Playbooks to Predict Cyberattacks

When organizations invest in AI, they are not only able to automate menial tasks like patching, but they can also create an automated system that looks for and discovers attacks, not only after the fact, but even before they occur. This predictive capability becomes increasingly necessary as...

WAGO PFC200 iocheckd service "I/O-Check" get_coupler_details remote code execution vulnerability

Summary An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the command line utility getcouplerdetails of the WAGO PFC 200. A specially crafted set of packets sent to the iocheckd service “I/O-Check” can cause a stack buffer overflow in the sub-process getcouplerdetails, resulting in cod...

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: bind-9.11.13-2.fc30

BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain is an implementation of the DNS Domain Name System protocols. BIND includes a DNS server named, which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS; and tools for verifying that the DNS server ...

New Linux Bug Lets Attackers Hijack Encrypted VPN Connections

A team of cybersecurity researchers has disclosed a new severe vulnerability affecting most Linux and Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, iOS, and Android, that could allow remote 'network adjacent attackers' to spy on and tamper with encrypted VPN connections. The...

Hacking Hardware Password Managers: The RecZone

TL:DR Hardware security can be difficult to fathom, so I set out to research three password vaults as a newbie, sharing my findings. I picked three popular hardware vaults, each with different components, requiring different skills and equipment. Here's how I learned about disassembly, chipset...

Hacking Hardware Password Managers: passwordsFAST

TL:DR Taking three hardware password managers I used them to: Learn the basics of hardware hacking Practice disassembling Perform chipset research Understand pinouts and protocols Read data off each device The passwordFast device uses different ways to store the data on a flash chip with a...

OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of nested jar: URLs in Jar URL handler (Networking, 8223892)

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE component: Networking. Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multip...

Fileless Attacks: The Next Frontier for Cybercrime

The world of cybersecurity is rapidly evolving, and so are the methods of cybercriminals. More and more attackers are moving away from traditional malware—in fact, 60% of today’s attacks involve fileless techniques. A fileless attack also known as a “memory-based” or “live-off-the-land” attack is...

Updated mariadb packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated mariadb packages fix security vulnerabilities: A vulnerability in Server: Optimizer contains an easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise the server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in...

DDoS attacks in Q3 2019

News overview This past quarter we observed a new DDoS attack that confirmed our earlier hypothesis regarding attacks through the Memcached protocol. As we surmised, the attackers attempted to use another, rather exotic protocol to amplify DDoS attacks. Experts at Akamai Technologies recently...

The vulnerability of the Java VM component of the Oracle Database Server management system allows a hacker to gain access to read, modify, add, or delete data.

The vulnerability of the Java VM component of the Oracle Database Server management system is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain access to read, modify, add, or delete data through various network protocols...

The vulnerability in the Networking component of Java SE and Java SE Embedded software platforms allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Networking component in Java SE and Java SE Embedded software platforms is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to cause service failures using various network protocols...

The vulnerability of the Kerberos component in Java SE and Java SE Embedded software allows a perpetrator to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the Kerberos component in Java SE and Java SE Embedded software platforms is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to protected information using Kerberos network...

CVE-2017-3238

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL subcomponent: Server: Optimizer. Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple...

CVE-2011-4931

gpw generates shorter passwords than required...

As Internet turns 50, more risks and possibilities emerge

This op-ed originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 28, 2019. We occupy a richly-connected world. On the Internet, we collapse distance and shift time. But this Internet that delivers mail, connects us with friends, lets us work anywhere, and shop from the palm of the hand, i...

Vulnerability of the Server component: The MySQL Server database management system’s connection component, which allows attackers to cause system downtime or service failures.

The vulnerability of the MySQL Server component relates to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to cause system failures or service interruptions using MySQL network protocols...

Vulnerability of the Server component: The MySQL Server API of the database management system allows a hacker to cause downtime or service failure.

The vulnerability of the MySQL Server component relates to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to cause the system to become unresponsive or to fail due to network-related issues with the MySQL protocols...