[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mediawiki-1.26.4-1.fc23

MediaWiki is the software used for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia Foundation websites. Compared to other wikis, it has an excellent range of features and support for high-traffic websites using multiple servers This package supports wiki farms. Read the instructions for creating wiki instances...

CVE-2016-6838: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Huawei X6800 and XH620 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC606, RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, CH140 V3 and CH226 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC122, CH220 V3 servers with software before...

CVE-2016-6898: Improper Access Control

XML external entity XXE vulnerability in the Hyper Management Module HMM in Huawei E9000 rack servers with software before V100R001C00SPC296 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service web service outage via a crafted XML document...

On MedSec, Muddy Waters, Angler and Lurk, Fairware, and Bashlite

Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the MedSec/Muddy Waters story, how the Angler exploit kit was traced back to the Lurk Gang, Fairware hitting Linux servers, and the Bashlite IoT malware. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapSeptember22016.mp3 Music by Chris...

Xxe

The Office Open XML OOXML feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity...

CVE-2016-4264

CVE-2016-4264 affects Adobe ColdFusion 10 (before Update 21) and 11 (before Update 10). The OOXML feature parser is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) processing via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration and an entity reference, enabling reading of arbitrary f...

Insecure Redis Instances at Core of Attacks Against Linux Servers

A recent run of attacks against Linux servers called Fairware has been traced to insecure internet-facing Redis installations that hackers have abused to delete web folders and, in some cases, install malicious code. Redis is an open source tool used by web application developers for the purpose ...

PT-2016-2687

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe ColdFusion versions 10 through 10 before Update 21 Adobe ColdFusion versions 11 through 11 before Update 10 Description The issue is related to an XML External Entity XXE problem in the Office Open XML OOXML feature, allowing remote...

Buffer overflow

Buffer overflow in the handlepacket function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MTCPTYPEPASSSALT control packet...

CVE-2016-7115

Buffer overflow in the handlepacket function in mactelnet.c in the client in MAC-Telnet 0.4.3 and earlier allows remote TELNET servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an MTCPTYPEPASSSALT control packet...

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Multiple Intel Solid-State Drive DC Series Products

The Intel Solid-State Drive DC series is available in some Lenovo System X servers. A denial of service vulnerability exists in multiple Intel Solid-State Drive DC Series products. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition...

Hardcoded credentials

Virtual servers in F5 BIG-IP systems 11.2.1 HF11 through HF15, 11.4.1 HF4 through HF10, 11.5.3 through 11.5.4, 11.6.0 HF5 through HF7, and 12.0.0, when configured with a TCP profile, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service Traffic Management Microkernel restart via crafted network...

CVE-2016-5023

CVE-2016-5023 affects F5 BIG-IP TMM when virtual servers are configured with a TCP profile. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (TMM restart) by sending crafted TCP traffic. Affected versions include various 11.x and 12.0.0 releases with TCP profiles; impact is...

Security Advisory - Resource Management Vulnerability in Huawei Servers

Some Huawei servers have a resource management vulnerability in the iBMC Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust iBMC resources and cause a denial of service. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-05251 This vulnerability has been assigne...

Multiple Huawei Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities

Huawei is a Chinese provider of information and communications solutions. An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in multiple Huawei servers, which can be exploited by an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism...

HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Multiple Vulnerabilities

HP Integrated Lights-Out iLO is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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...

Security Advisory - Information Leak Vulnerability in Some Huawei Servers

Some Huawei servers have an information leak vulnerability. The servers allow users to select security encryption algorithms. If an insecure encryption algorithm is selected, an attacker may decrypt ciphertext data, causing information leaks. Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2016-07019 This vulnerabilit...

Glibc DNS Resolver Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the GNU libc glibc DNS resolver allows remote code execution CVE-2015-7547. However, this issue can be exploited only from a DNS server that is under the control of an attacker. Ref 91886. This glibc issue is only exploitable by an attacker controlling the DNS server configured...

FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Incorrect error handling in PAM policy parser (6e8f9003-6007-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)

The OpenPAM library searches for policy definitions in several locations. While doing so, the absence of a policy file is a soft failure handled by searching in the next location while the presence of an invalid file is a hard failure handled by returning an error to the caller. The policy parser...

Misuse of Language: 'Cyber'

Threatpost Op-Ed is a regular feature where experts contribute essays and commentary on what’s happening in security and privacy. Today’s contributors are Dave Dittrich and Katherine Carpenter. The terms “cyber war” and “cyber weapon” are thrown around casually, often with little thought to their...