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- New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
- Will existing software catch this?I wish the article had been more specific about how to actually tell that this worm is on a system. -- Not much faith in current trojan detectors...No mention which browser eitherIs this infection browser independent or more specifically related to I.E. (Internet Exploitable!)? From...
- Tags: bogus search results, Diana O, google, Google Inc., Internet Exploitable, MSN, New Worm Spoofs Google, panda, security, spoof, worm, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-04
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- Oracle to release mega-patch fixing 51 security holes on Tuesday
- Oracle will release updates on Tuesday, October 16 that patch 51 security vulnerabilities across hundreds of products. The list of updates is as follows excerpt from The Register: Oracle Database is affected by 27 vulnerabilities. Five of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication (may be...
- Tags: Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Corp., Vulnerability, Authentication, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- iDefence offers $8000 - $12000 rewards
- VeriSign’s security company iDefence is offering rewards of $8000 - $12000 for the exposure of remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in Microsofts Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7. This Quarter 1 challenge offers $8000 to any vulnerability submitted which can allow execution of arbitrary code via remote exploitation, $4000...
- Tags: Exploit, iDefence, Security, Vulnerability
- Blog posts 2007-01-15
- Vista gets bashed for non-exploitable vulnerability
- In my blog yesterday I was in full agreement with Ryan Naraine and I heavily criticized Microsoft for their slow response times in patching known vulnerabilities. Today Im going to have to take Naraine to task for bashing Microsoft and Vista on an vulnerability that isnt even exploitable. ...
- Tags: Vista, Security, News, Microsoft, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- How Networking Affects Release Cycles
- Does easy patching encourage sloppy coding?Do you think that the ease of updating software in networked situations or thin client/Web apps promotes sloppy code? Or was the "old way" just as sloppy, but not as exploitable due to the lack of connectivity?J.Ja
- Tags: Justin James, programming and development, programming, networking
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- Vista Speech Command exposes remote exploit
- Vista speech commands can be exploited remotelyI personally didn't think this was possible when I first heard the suggestion because it was too obvious and feedback filtering should stop it. Turns out that this is really exploitable in Vista.http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=416
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Speech Command, george_ou@..., speech command, remote exploit, windows, security, Vista Speech
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Vulnerable if patched after exploit?
- Are you still "exploitable" if you run the updates after your machine has already been exploited?You need to clean your machine, whether it is a virus, a trojan or adware/spyware. Security updates do not clean your machine. Run reputable antivirus and antispyware software several times and restart the...
- Tags: firewall, fluidtech, software, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-25
- Watch out for critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Sendmail
- CERT Advisory CA-2003-07 has disclosed that a serious, remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability has lurked undiscovered for years in the popular Sendmail SMTP server. Sendmail is responsible for handling more than 50 percent of the e-mail on the Internet.DetailsAlthough there were earlier alerts concerning this vulnerability, it was the group...
- Tags: buffer-overflow, John McCormick, Sendmail Inc., vulnerability
- Technical articles 2003-03-17
- Cisco Security Advisory: Crafted IP Option Vulnerability
- Cisco routers and switches running Cisco IOS or Cisco IOS XR software may be vulnerable to a remotely exploitable crafted IP option Denial of Service DoS attack. Exploitation of the vulnerability may potentially allow for arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability may be exploited after processing an Internet Control Message Protocol...
- Tags: Security, Packet, Vulnerability, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-04-22
- Serious vulnerabailities found in VMware
- What do you use virtualization for?Makes you take a deep breath when thinking VMIf there is an exploit in any VM ware, your whole server is exploitable. No matter what the different OS's.I understand the push to VM, they have been around a lot longer then people think(Think IBM,...
- Tags: paulmah@..., VM Ware, VMware Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-23
- Apples easier to crack, says Black Hat expert
- Microsoft is worseC'mon, look at the abismal shite that is Microsoft...To your mind, does this betray a certain slackness about security within Apple?How good are you at finding exploits?.Better then the person that made the statement?You have more expertise then him? Yes or NO?Simple question. When you answer...
- Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, learush@..., Black Hat, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Creating a Core Longhorn Server
- There is a law of computing that states that the larger the footprint of code that's running on a server, the better the chance that the code will contain an exploitable security hole. In spite of this law, both operating systems and applications tend to become more bloated with every...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, TechGenix, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-09-19
- Starcraft: Brood War v1.13e patch (exe)
- This v1.13e patch for Starcraft: Brood War addresses several exploitable bugs. This patch will upgrade any version to v1.13e.
- Tags: Blizzard Entertainment, Patches, Security
- Software downloads 2005-09-14
- eEye Digital Security White Paper: Remote Windows Kernel Exploitation Step Into the Ring 0
- This paper refers to the remote exploitation of a kernel-based vulnerability. The largely undocumented nature of the Windows kernel can make exploitation a somewhat daunting task. Microsoft claimed this was not exploitable as there was no way to directly control the instruction pointer, yet one could overwrite any memory location...
- Tags: Vulnerability, eEye Digital Security, Kernel, Ignorance, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers
- IOS Stack Group Bidding Protocol Crafted Packet DoS
- The Cisco IOS Stack Group Bidding Protocol SGBP feature in certain versions of Cisco IOS software is vulnerable to a remotely-exploitable denial of service condition. Devices that do not support or have not enabled the SGBP protocol are not affected by this vulnerability. Cisco has made free software available to...
- Tags: Cisco IOS, DOS, Vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2006-01-18
- Security news roundup: Updates available for Firefox and Safari
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers news that Microsoft will not prosecute ethical hackers probing its Web site for security hole; an exploitable flaw in the DivX Player involving subtitle files; and minor updates available for both Firefox and Safari Web browsers. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, DivXNetworks, Web Browser, Flaw, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Cisco Security Advisory: Crafted TCP Packet Can Cause Denial of Service
- The Cisco IOS Transmission Control Protocol TCP listener in certain versions of Cisco IOS software is vulnerable to a remotely-exploitable memory leak that may lead to a denial of service condition. This vulnerability only applies to traffic destined to the Cisco IOS device. Traffic transiting the Cisco IOS device will...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Security, Cisco IOS, TCP, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2007-02-02
- Me Code Write Good: The l33t Skillz of the Virus Writer
- Viruses and worms pose some of the most formidable threats in the modern computer security landscape. With some virus writers on the bleeding edge of technology, making use of 0-day exploits and innovative techniques to circumvent system security features. However, for every Blaster, there's a worm that repeatedly attempts to...
- Tags: Virus, Virus Writer, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Cisco Security Advisory: IOS Stack Group Bidding Protocol Crafted Packet DoS
- The Cisco IOS Stack Group Bidding Protocol SGBP feature in certain versions of Cisco IOS software is vulnerable to a remotely-exploitable denial of service condition. Devices that do not support or have not enabled the SGBP protocol are not affected by this vulnerability. Cisco has made free software available to...
- Tags: Security, Cisco IOS, DOS, Vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2006-01-18
- The Extraordinary Failure of Anti-Virus Technology
- Anti-virus technology fails to prevent computers from virus infections. And because it fails, it inadvertently assists many security woes that plague the computer population. Because viruses spread, hackers find it easier to compromise business computers, identity theft is better enabled and computer fraud is easier to perpetrate. Virus-infected computers become...
- Tags: Antivirus, Virus, Computer, Hurwitz & Associates, Anti-Virus Technology, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2007-02-02
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