Oracle Java java.awt.image.ByteComponentRaster Overflow

Added: 10/24/2013 CVE: CVE-2013-2473 BID: 60623 OSVDB: 94336 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...

Hacker stole $100,000 from Users of California based ISP using SQL Injection

In 2013 we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of hack attacks attempted against banks, credit unions and utility companies using various techniques including DDoS attack, SQL injection, DNS Hijacking and Zero-Day Flaws. SQL Injection is one of the most common security vulnerabilities on...

ASLR bypass techniques are popular with APT attacks

Address space layout randomization ASLR is a security technique involved in protection from buffer overflow attacks. Many recent APT Advanced Persistent Threat attacks have utilized many different ASLR bypass techniques during the past year, according to Researchers at FireEye. Many exploits and...

ASLR bypass techniques are popular with APT attacks

Address space layout randomization ASLR is a security technique involved in protection from buffer overflow attacks. Many recent APT Advanced Persistent Threat attacks have utilized many different ASLR bypass techniques during the past year, according to Researchers at FireEye. Many exploits and...

Unexpected IE Zero Day Used in Banking, Gaming Attacks

This was a two-for-one deal that Windows administrators could have done without. Already expecting one patch for an Internet Explorer zero-day being actively exploited, admins got fixes for two zero days instead yesterday as part of Microsoft’s October 2013 Patch Tuesday security updates. The...

Blackhole Exploit Kit author Paunch arrested

An out-of-the-blue tweet from a Dutch researcher kicked off an unprecedented 24-hour rumor mill yesterday concerning the arrest of Paunch, a hacker allegedly behind the notorious Blackhole Exploit Kit. The arrest, finally confirmed today by the head of the European Cybercrime Centre EC3, is likel...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - 8 Security Updates, 4 critical vulnerabilities, including Internet Explorer zero-day

October is turning out to be a busy month for patches. This month also marks the 10-year anniversary of the Patch Tuesday program, which Microsoft started in October of 2003. Scheduled for tomorrow, Microsoft has announced that they will release eight security updates including four critical,...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - 8 Security Updates, 4 critical vulnerabilities, including Internet Explorer zero-day

October is turning out to be a busy month for patches. This month also marks the 10-year anniversary of the Patch Tuesday program, which Microsoft started in October of 2003. Scheduled for tomorrow, Microsoft has announced that they will release eight security updates including four critical,...

NSA using Browser Cookies to track Tor Users

Yesterday a new classified NSA document was leaked by Edward Snowden - titled 'Tor Stinks' in which ideas were being kicked around for identifying Tor users or degrading the user experience to dissuade people from using the Tor browser. The NSA had a very hard time while tracking down all Tor...

NSA using Browser Cookies to track Tor Users

Yesterday a new classified NSA document was leaked by Edward Snowden - titled ‘Tor Stinks’ in which ideas were being kicked around for identifying Tor users or degrading the user experience to dissuade people from using the Tor browser. The NSA had a very hard time while tracking down all Tor...

Adobe Gets Hacked; Hackers Steal 2.9 million Adobe Customers accounts

Hackers broke into Adobe Systems' internal network on Thursday, stealing personal information on 2.9 million customers and the source code for several of Adobe's most popular products. This an absolutely massive blow to Adobe, especially their reputation. Adobe, which makes Photoshop and other...

Adobe Gets Hacked; Hackers Steal 2.9 million Adobe Customers accounts

Hackers broke into Adobe Systems’ internal network on Thursday, stealing personal information on 2.9 million customers and the source code for several of Adobe’s most popular products. This an absolutely massive blow to Adobe, especially their reputation. Adobe, which makes Photoshop and other...

Microsoft Readies Eight Patches, IE Zero Day Fix

Microsoft has announced that it plans to release eight patches next week as part of its October Patch Tuesday release, addressing flaws in its Windows, the .NET Framework, Office, Server, Silverlight and most importantly its Internet Explorer browser. Four of the patches are marked critical,...

Internet Explorer CCaret UpdateScreenCaret Memory Corruption

Added: 10/03/2013 CVE: CVE-2013-3205 BID: 62208 OSVDB: 97094 Background Internet Explorer is an HTML web browser which comes by default on Microsoft operating systems. Problem Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free error that is triggered when handling a CCaret object. The...

Zero Days Are Not the Bugs You're Looking For

BERLIN–The technology industry often is used by politicians, executives and others as an example of how to adapt quickly and shift gears in the face of disruptive changes. But the security community has been doing defense in basically the same way for several decades now, despite the fact that th...

Apple iOS v7.0.2 5S - Denial of Service Vulnerability (PoC)

Document Title: =============== Apple iOS v7.0.2 5S - Denial of Service Vulnerability PoC References: =========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=1106 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf4t0yFoSD8 Release Date: ============= 2013-10-02 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

Apple iOS v7.0.2 5S - Denial of Service Vulnerability (PoC)

Document Title: =============== Apple iOS v7.0.2 5S - Denial of Service Vulnerability PoC References: =========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=1106 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf4t0yFoSD8 Release Date: ============= 2013-10-02 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

Three New APTs Spotted Piling On IE Zero Day

Attackers are continuing to pile on a critical Internet Explorer zero day that remains unpatched two weeks after it was reported. During the last two weeks, it appears that at least three separate targeted attack campaigns have been using the same bug previously used by Operation Deputy Dog, a...

Metasploit Exploit Module for IE Zero-Day Vulnerability

It’s been 14 days since Microsoft issued an advisory and temporary mitigation for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, one being actively exploited in the wild and called by some experts as severe a browser bug as you can have. Yet users have since had little more to shield them from...

Internet Explorer zero-day exploit used watering hole attacks to target Japanese users

Attackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability CVE-2013-3893 in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and served them on compromised popular Japanese news websites. According to FireEye, at least three major Japanese media websites were compromised in watering hole attacks, dubbed Operation...