CVE-2017-9832

Libmtp up to version 1.1.12 contains an integer overflow in ptp-pack.c (ptp_unpack_OPL) that can cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and may permit remote code execution when a USB-connected mobile device is inserted. Debian DLA-2169-1 notes the fix in libmtp 1.1.8-1+deb8u1 fo...

Never Trust a Found USB Drive, Black Hat Demo Shows Why

Does dropping an infected USB drive in a parking lot work when it comes to a hacker luring its prey into a digital trap? The answer is a resounding yes. At Black Hat USA, security researcher Elie Bursztein shared the results of an experiment where he dropped 297 USB drives with phone-home...

Google Launches USB-Based "Security Key" To Strengthen 2-Step Verification

Google is taking its users’ privacy very serious and making every possible effort for its users just to make them feel secure when they are online. Today, the tech giant has announced its enhanced two-step verification service that is based on a physical USB key, adding yet another layer of...

The researchers published BadUSB attack test exploit code-exploit warning-the black bar safety net

! The world's most evil USB peripherals – BadUSB In 2 0 1 4 in the United States in the black hat conference, Berlin SRLabs security researchers JakobLell and independent security researchers Karsten Nohl shows they called“BadUSB”according to the BadBIOS namedmethod of attack, this attack method ...

BadUSB Attack Code Publicly Disclosed

Rarely in security is anything an absolute, but in the case of the BadUSB research that emerged during this year’s Black Hat conference, phrases such as “completely compromised” and “undetectable” paint a grim picture for the security of devices that communicate over USB. Over the weekend, the...

Embedded Device Security, BadUSB, Car Hacking at Black Hat

LAS VEGAS — At the risk of diving headfirst into the Internet of Things fray, embedded device security emerged as a shiny new penny during last week’s Black Hat and DEF CON festivities. Firmware is the new hacker black, and everything from USB sticks, to home routers, to automobiles is in play fo...

Army Looking for Ways to Infiltrate Air-Gapped Systems

Every time a story emerges up about malware popping up on an industrial control system or someone remotely hacking into some piece of critical infrastructure, there is a reliable and justifiable chorus of experts wagging their fingers and asking, “Why in the world was that system connected to the...

Travel Security Rundown

Summer travel season is well under way and considering the increasingly common reports detailing device seizures and data searches at international borders, you want to be very careful about the things you travel with. In a recently published SecureList article, Kaspersky Lab expert Dmitry...

CVE-2011-0640

The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device HID functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a...

Default configuration

The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device HID functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a...

ATM Makers Release Fixes for 'Jackpotting' Flaw

Two ATM manufacturers have released software updates to address the remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in their machines’ firmware that IOActive researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated line on stage at the Black Hat conference last month. In response to the demonstration, in which Jack was able to...

AIX 610001 : U823917

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U823917 which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.usb.diag You should install this PTF for your system to be up-to-date. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom" exit0;...