CVE-2011-3442

The kernel in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 does not ensure the validity of flag combinations for an mmap system call, which allows local users to execute arbitrary unsigned code via a crafted app...

Demo of Charlie Miller's iOS Code-Signing Bug

Security researcher Charlie Miller of Accuvant discovered a vulnerability in the Apple iOS software that enables him to use an app he placed in the iTunes App Store to download unsigned code from a remote Web server and run it on any iOS device. In this video, he demonstrates the app and the way...

Apple Drops Researcher From Dev Program Over iOS Bug Demo App

Just a few hours after it became public the security researcher Charlie Miller had inserted a proof-of-concept app into the Apple App Store to demonstrate a serious vulnerability in iOS, Apple informed Miller that it was removing him from its developer program. Miller had created the app, which i...

New iOS Bug Lets Apps Run Unsigned Code

There is a bug in Apple iOS that enables an attacker to run unsigned code on a user’s device, circumventing the company’s checks on apps in the iTunes App Store. The bug, which researcher Charlie Miller identified, can be exploited by an app to take actions on the device without the user’s...

Oracle Java Applet2ClassLoader Vulnerability

Added: 05/05/2011 CVE: CVE-2010-4452 BID: 46388 OSVDB: 71193 Background Java is a programming language that compiles programs to bytecode, which is then executed inside a Java Virtual Machine. This is optimal for applications that must run on various hardware platforms, such as web applets. Probl...

openSUSE Security Update : java-1_6_0-openjdk (java-1_6_0-openjdk-1252)

The XML signature checker did not impose limits on the minimum length of HMAC signatures in XML documentes. Attackers could therefore specify a length of e.g. 1 to make the signature appear valid and therefore effectively bypass verification of XML documents. CVE-2009-0217 The WebStart component...

Xbox 360 Hypervisor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Security Advisory Xbox 360 Hypervisor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Release Date: February 28, 2007 Author: Anonymous Hacker [email protected] Timeline: Oct 31, 2006 - release of 4532 kernel, which is the first version containing the bug Nov 16, 2006 - proof of concept completed; unsigned...

Notes default ECL allows execution of unsigned code

Overview Lotus Notes prior to version 5.02, had permissive ECLs that allow for the execution of malicious mail messages. Description A Notes ECL is a list consisting of a Notes Username and a set of permissions from the following list for Notes 4.6.x: Access to file system Access to current...