Denial Of Service (DoS)

golang.org/x/image is vulnerable to Denial of Service DoS. The vulnerability exists when reader.go parses a tiled tiff image with a height of 0, and has a very large width which results in excessive CPU consumption while decoding, possibly allowing an attacker to cause an application crash or...

Book Sale: Click Here to Kill Everybody and Data and Goliath

For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody and Data and Goliath, both in paperback, for just $6 each plus shipping. I have 500 copies of each book available. When theyre gone, the sale is over and the price will revert to normal. Order here and here. Please be...

Second Click Here to Kill Everybody Sale

For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody in hardcover for just $6, plus shipping. I have 600 copies of the book available. When theyre gone, the sale is over and the price will revert to normal. Order here. Please be patient on delivery. Its a lot of work to...

Kernel update: Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 105.1 for Virtuozzo 7.0 and Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5, 3.0, 3.5

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with stability fixes. The patch applies to the kernels 3.10.0-862.20.2.vz7.73.29 Virtuozzo 7.0.9 and Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform 2.5, 3.10.0-957.10.1.vz7.85.17 Virtuozzo 7.0.10, 3.10.0-957.12.2.vz7.86.2 Virtuozzo 7.0.10 HF1,...

Mozilla Weighing Opt-In Requirement for Web Plugins

Mozilla is developing a feature in Firefox that would require some user interaction in order for Flash ads, Java scripts and other content that uses plugins to play. In addition to easing system slowdowns, the opt-in for Web plugins is expected to reduce threats posed by exploiting security...