Dropbox FinderLoadBundle OS X Local Root Exploit

The setuid root FinderLoadBundle that was included in older DropboxHelperTools versions for OS X allows loading of dynamically linked shared libraries that are residing in the same directory. The directory in which FinderLoadBundle is located is owned by root and that prevents placing arbitrary files there. But creating a hard link from FinderLoadBundle to somewhere in a directory in /tmp circumvents that protection thus making it possible to load a shared library containing a payload which creates a root shell.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-1852-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2015-1852-01 – Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. Two information leak flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to disclose sensitive information or, in certain cases, crash.