CVE-2015-6830

libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.3.x before 4.3.13.2 and 4.4.x before 4.4.14.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a multiple-reCaptcha protection mechanism against brute-force credential guessing by providing a correct response to a single reCaptcha.

DSA-3357 vzctl – security update

It was discovered that vzctl, a set of control tools for the OpenVZ
server virtualisation solution, determined the storage layout of
containers based on the presence of an XML file inside the container.
An attacker with local root privileges in a simfs-based container
could gain control over ploop-based containers. Further information on
the prerequisites of such an attack can be found at
src.openvz.org.

DSA-3359 virtualbox – security update

This update fixes an unspecified security issue in VirtualBox related to
guests using bridged networking via WiFi. Oracle no longer provides
information on specific security vulnerabilities in VirtualBox. To still
support users of the already released Debian releases we’ve decided to
update these to the respective 4.1.40 and 4.3.30 bugfix releases.

Defense in depth — the Microsoft way (part 33): arbitrary code execution (and UAC bypass) via RegEdit.exe

Posted by Stefan Kanthak on Sep 11

Hi @ll,

part 31 (see <http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/92>)
showed how to execute arbitrary (rogue) executables planted as
– %SystemRoot%System32Write.exe,
– %SystemRoot%System32WinHelp.exe,
– %SystemRoot%System32RegEdit.exe,
– %SystemRoot%System32Explorer.exe
etc. instead of
– %SystemRoot%Write.exe,
– %SystemRoot%WinHelp.exe,
– %SystemRoot%RegEdit.exe,
– %SystemRoot%Explorer.exe
etc., including the possibility to…

DSA-3356 openldap – security update

Denis Andzakovic discovered that OpenLDAP, a free implementation of the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, does not properly handle BER
data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a
denial of service (slapd daemon crash) via a specially crafted packet.