Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-5135

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the 1 /tmp/mounted-map or 2 /tmp/raided-map temporary file...

Man hacks Indian tech support scam call center; leaks CCTV footage

By Sudais Asif The tech support scam call center has now been raided by local police while its entire operation has been shut down. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man hacks Indian tech support scam call center; leaks CCTV footage...

Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT, a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with...

FBI raided Anonymous Hacker house, who exposed Steubenville Rapists

Another member of the hacker collective Anonymous has been unmasked this week. FBI raided the home of Deric Lostutter in April. Two laptops, flash drives, CD's, an external hard-drive, cell phones and an Xbox were reportedly seized during the raid. Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old from Winchester, ...

FBI raided Anonymous Hacker house, who exposed Steubenville Rapists

Another member of the hacker collective Anonymous has been unmasked this week. FBI raided the home of Deric Lostutter in April. Two laptops, flash drives, CD's, an external hard-drive, cell phones and an Xbox were reportedly seized during the raid. Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old from Winchester, ...

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5135

os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the 1 /tmp/mounted-map or 2 /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-roo...

CVE-2008-5135

os-prober in os-prober 1.17 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the 1 /tmp/mounted-map or 2 /tmp/raided-map temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "the insecure code path should only ever run inside a d-i environment, which has no non-roo...

PT-2008-6280 · Os-Prober +1 · Os-Prober +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: os-prober version 1.17 Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/mounted-map or /tmp/raided-map temporary file. The vendor disputes this issue, stating that the insecure code path...