PT-2019-16296

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-9 through Android-10 Description The issue is related to a heap buffer overflow in the load logging config function of qmi vs service.cc, which could lead to a local escalation of privilege. No additional execution...

More on Law Enforcement Backdoor Demands

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy convened an Encryption Working Group to attempt progress on the "going dark" debate. They have released their report: "Moving the Encryption Policy Conversation Forward. The main...

PT-2019-5509 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.3 Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Marvell Wi-Fi chip driver of the Linux kernel. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, or...

PT-2019-18803

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Magento 2.1 versions 2.1.0 through 2.1.17 Magento 2.2 versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.8 Magento 2.3 versions 2.3.0 through 2.3.1 Description A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass exists, which could be exploited by an authenticated user to...

Why Rust for safe systems programming

In this series, we have explored the need for proactive measures to eliminate a class of vulnerabilities and walked through some examples of memory safety issues we’ve found in Microsoft code that could have been avoided with a different language. Now we’ll peek at why we think that Rust represen...

The vulnerability of the remote execution service for the “Scanner-VS” security scanner allows access to the security scanner with superuser privileges.

The vulnerability of the remote execution service of the “Scanner-VS” security scanner is related to the presence of a pre-installed administrative account, whose information is not available in the documentation. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to...

CVE-2019-1003073

Jenkins VS Team Services Continuous Deployment Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system...

CVE-2019-1003073: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Jenkins VS Team Services Continuous Deployment Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system...

Exploit for Link Following in Microsoft

Security Research for FUN All focused on Microsoft Windows OS...

Lock-Screen Bypass Bug Quietly Patched in Handsets

A design flaw affecting all in-display fingerprint sensors – that left over a half-dozen cellphone models vulnerable to a trivial lock-screen bypass attack – has been quietly patched. The flaw was tied to a bug in the popular in-display fingerprint reader technology used for user authentication...

GHSA-8Q89-PWHH-7WFQ Use of Insufficiently Random Values in penggle:kaptcha

text/impl/DefaultTextCreator.java, text/impl/ChineseTextProducer.java, and text/impl/FiveLetterFirstNameTextCreator.java in kaptcha 2.3.2 use the Random rather than SecureRandom function for generating CAPTCHA values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictio...

kaptcha access bypass vulnerability

kaptcha is a CAPTCHA generation tool based on SimpleCaptcha. A security vulnerability exists in several files in kaptcha version 2.3.2, which stems from the program's use of the 'Random' function instead of the 'SecureRandom' function to create CAPTCHA values. This vulnerability can be exploited ...

vs-books.de XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-689560 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| vs-books.de Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

5 Takeaways From the #CbConnect18 “Women in Cybersecurity” Keynote

Wow, what a great few days here at Cb Connect. Sometimes with conferences, you go out with one problem to solve and leave with 50. Cb Connect really exposed some great ways to solve problems, no matter the size of the team or the Cb product in house. I also had some great takeaways from the 'Wome...

Introducing the Bot Endpoint Protection Report

Todays comprehensive monitoring capabilities in Security Center provide great insight into bot activity and countermeasures applied across your valuable web properties. Filter options allow you to focus on almost any desired detail. However, understanding what is happening on specific protected...

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Inventec VS Series HMI Programming Software (HMITool6.0)

INVISION is a key high-tech enterprise under the National Torch Plan. Its main products include high, medium and low-voltage inverters, elevator intelligent control systems, servo systems, PLCs, HMIs, motors and electric spindles, SVGs, UPSs, photovoltaic inverters, energy-saving and...

kuchisaki-bancho-vs.gamerch.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-647025 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| kuchisaki-bancho-vs.gamerch.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Memory Read Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability in Inventec VS Series HMI Programming Software

Shenzhen Inventec Electric Co., Ltd. is a product and service provider in the field of electrical transmission, industrial control and new energy. A memory read out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in Inventec's VS series HMI programming software. The vulnerability is caused due to a file failure t...

A week in security (April 16 – April 22)

Last week, we took a stroll down memory lane talking about Facebook and MySpace, noticed a change in the Magnitude exploit kit—wherein it started adopting the GandCrab ransomware, took a good look at a new form of adware that is based on Python, chatted a bit about Russian hacking with a...

Beers with Talos EP27: Smart Install, Vuln Process Realities, and Professional Wrestling

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Episode 27 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP27 Show Notes: Recorded 4/13/18 - We just upgraded all our gear, so naturally we had a straight tech...