Top Facebook, Twitter Hacks From 2009

Here, in chronological order, are the top 10 security and privacy stories concerning Facebook and Twitter from the past year. Read the full article. Network World...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update: kernel (2009-12-18)

The Linux kernel for openSUSE 11.2 was updated to 2.6.31.8 to fix the following bugs and security issues : - A file overwrite issue on the ext4 filesystem could be used by local attackers that have write access to a filesystem to change/overwrite files of other users, including root. CVE-2009-413...

Western Digital My Book World Edition 1.1.16 - 'lang' Cross-Site Scripting

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40564/info My Book World Edition is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting...

Mike Mimoso on the Schmidt Appointment and the Top Security Stories of 2009

Dennis Fisher talks with Mike Mimoso, editorial director of the Security Media Group at TechTarget, about Howard Schmidt’s appointment, the top security stories of 2009 and the World Cup draw. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65 Subscribe to the Digital Underground podcast on...

acpid weak file permission

Log file is created world readable...

World Cup Email Scams on the Rise

Cybercrooks have begun punting World Cup ticket and HD TV viewing scams as a successor to earlier lottery-based cons. Read the full article. The Register...

kernel: megaraid_sas permissions in sysfs

The dbglvl file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the 1 behavior and 2 logging level of the driver by modifying this file...

kernel: megaraid_sas permissions in sysfs

The pollmodeio file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file...

Joomla! Component Joaktree 1.0 - SQL Injection

/ ! Joomla! Joaktree component SQL injection vulnerability ! Author : Don Tukulesto [email protected] ! Homepage : http://www.indonesiancoder.com ! Date : November 30, 2009 ! Tune In : http://antisecradio.fm choose your weapon / Software Information + Developer : Niels van Dantzig + Downlo...

CVE-2009-3557

The tempnam function in ext/standard/file.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safemode restrictions, and create files in group-writable or world-writable directories, via the dir and prefix arguments...

CVE-2009-3557

The tempnam function in ext/standard/file.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safemode restrictions, and create files in group-writable or world-writable directories, via the dir and prefix arguments...

GAO Names Areas of Threat to U.S.

It’s not a very good day when a security report concludes: Disruptive cyber activities expected to become the norm in future political and military conflicts. But such was the case as the Government Accountability Office took yet another critical look at the US federal security systems and found...

CVE-2009-3939

The pollmodeio file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file...

Design/Logic Flaw

The pollmodeio file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file...

Design/Logic Flaw

The dbglvl file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the 1 behavior and 2 logging level of the driver by modifying this file...

CVE-2009-3889

The dbglvl file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the 1 behavior and 2 logging level of the driver by modifying this file...

CVE-2009-3939

The pollmodeio file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file...

CVE-2009-3889

CVE-2009-3889 affects the Linux kernel megaraid_sas driver; the dbg_lvl file is world-writable in kernels before 2.6.27, enabling local users to modify driver behavior and logging level. MiracleLinux AXSA:2010-141 references this issue among others and indicates a fix in kernel 2.6.27+ as part of...

CVE-2009-3939

CVE-2009-3939 affects the Linux kernel megaraid_sas driver: the poll_mode_io file has world-writable permissions in kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier. This enables local users to change the driver I/O mode by modifying the file. The description notes local access and manipulation of driver behavior, wi...

CVE-2009-3939

The pollmodeio file for the megaraidsas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file...