UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6799

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.5. When the AllowArbitraryServer configuration setting is set to true, with the use of a rogue MySQL server, an attacker can read any file on the server that the web server's user can access. This is related to the mysql.allowlocalinfile PHP...

CVE-2019-6799

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.5. When the AllowArbitraryServer configuration setting is set to true, with the use of a rogue MySQL server, an attacker can read any file on the server that the web server's user can access. This is related to the mysql.allowlocalinfile PHP...

PHP 7.2.x < 7.2.14 Multiple vulnerabilities.

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 7.2.x prior to 7.2.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An integer underflow condition exists in gdContributionsAlloc function in gdinterpolation.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can hav...

CVE-2018-13374

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the...

CVE-2018-13374

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the...

A week in security (January 7 – 13)

Last week on the Malwarebytes Labs blog, we took a look at the Ryuk ransomware attack causing trouble over the holidays, as well as a ransom threat for an Irish transportation company. We explored the realm of SSN scams, and looked at what happens when an early warning system is attacked. Other...

IoT: OFF by default

It’s increasingly difficult to buy home appliances and other tech that DOESN’T have connectivity. Despite reservations about the security of smart tech, if we want to buy mid to high end devices, we often have no choice but to buy appliances with connectivity. To quote @Mikko Hypponen: If it is...

WiFi-Pumpkin v0.8.7 - Framework for Rogue Wi-Fi Access Point Attack

The WiFi-Pumpkin is a rogue AP framework to easily create these fake networks, all while forwarding legitimate traffic to and from the unsuspecting target. It comes stuffed with features, including rogue Wi-Fi access points, deauth attacks on client APs, a probe request and credentials monitor,...

The 'Twinning' Fad, the Weather Channel, and More Security News

A rogue PewDiePie fan, Marriott hack details, and more of the week's top security news...

Framework for Rogue Wi-Fi Access Point Attack: WiFi-Pumpkin

The WiFi-Pumpkin is a rogue AP framework to easily create these fake networks, all while forwarding legitimate traffic to and from the unsuspecting target. It comes stuffed with features, including rogue Wi-Fi access points, deauth attacks on client APs, a probe request and credentials monitor,...

Linux.org Redirected to NSFW Page Spewing Racial Epithets

The Linux organization said late Friday that its main domain, Linux.org, was hacked and defaced in a DNS hijacking incident. The group said that someone was able to compromise the registrar account for the domain and point its DNS to another server — as well as lock administrators out from changi...

Rogue Developer Infects Widely Used NodeJS Module to Steal Bitcoins

A widely used third-party NodeJS module with nearly 2 million downloads a week was compromised after one of its open-source contributor gone rogue, who infected it with a malicious code that was programmed to steal funds stored in Bitcoin wallet apps. The Node.js library in question is...

Rogue Developer Infects Widely Used NodeJS Module to Steal Bitcoins

A widely used third-party NodeJS module with nearly 2 million downloads a week was compromised after one of its open-source contributor gone rogue, who infected it with a malicious code that was programmed to steal funds stored in Bitcoin wallet apps. The Node.js library in question is...

Gmail Glitch Offers Stealthy Trick for Phishing Attacks

A strange glitch in Gmail can be exploited to place emails into a person’s “Sent” folder — even if that person never sent them. Researchers who discovered the bug worry that it gives phishers and scammers another avenue to trick unsuspecting users into clicking on malicious links or opening rogue...

Android RSSI Broadcast Information Disclosure

Blog post here: https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2018/11/11/cve-2018-9581/ NOTE: This bug is part of a series of three related Android bugs with the same root cause: CVE-2018-9489, CVE-2018-9581 and CVE-2018-15835. A presentation covering all three bugs was given at BSides DE in the fall ...

Browlock flies under the radar with complete obfuscation

Browlocks are the main driving force behind tech support scams, using a combination of malvertising and clever browser locker tricks to fool users. In fact, the effects can be so convincing that people call the rogue Microsoft support number for help because they believe their computer has been...

Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by multiple third-party vulnerabilities (Node.js, nghttp2, Linux, Intel CPU, Android)

Summary API Connect has addressed the following vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-13094 DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the xfsdashrinkinode function in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfsattrleaf.c. By persuading a victim to open a...

New Ninth-Gen Intel CPUs Shield Against Some Spectre, Meltdown Variants

Intel’s new ninth-generation CPUs come packed with hardware-based protections against two variants of the infamous Meltdown and Spectre speculative execution attacks. The ninth-generation desktop Core processors are dubbed Coffee Lake, and became available for preorder on Tuesday. they’re built t...

GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers

Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with malicious web pages—especially if they visit banking sites—and steal their login credentials. Dubbed...

Buffer overflow

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DDNS client used by the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.43. On devices with DDNS enabled, an attacker who is able to intercept HTTP connections will be able to fully compromise the device by creating a rogue...