Ubuntu Security Notice 2936-3 – USN-2936-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue where a device update POST request was sent every time about:preferences#sync was shown. This update fixes the problem. Christian Holler, Tyson Smith, Phil Ringalda, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Mats Palmgren, Carsten Book, Boris Zbarsky, David Bolter, Randell Jesup, Andrew McCreight, and Steve Fink discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. An invalid write was discovered when using the JavaScript .watch() method in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. Various other issues were also addressed.
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Judge Stuck In A Catch-22 On Tor Case
TeslaCrypt's Master Key Released To The Public
Vidyo Flaw Leaks Videos And Local Files
Android Instant Apps — Run Apps Quickly Without Installation
Downloading an app is a real pain sometimes when you don’t want to install the complete app on your smartphone just for booking a movie ticket, or buying something online. Isn’t that?
Now, Imagine the world where you can use any Android app without actually the need to download or even install it on your smartphone.
This is exactly what Google has intended to offer you with its all new
Hey Allo! Meet Google's AI-powered Smart Messaging App
Get Ready for a whole new Artificial Intelligence-based Messaging experience.
At I/O event Wednesday, Google unveiled its new messaging app named Allo: A smart messaging app powered with machine learning programming and the company’s newly announced AI bot Google Assistant.
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You just have to sign up with your phone number and link your Google account to Allo, and you are all
Ansvif 1.5
Ansvif is “A Not So Very Intelligent Fuzzer”. It feeds garbage arguments and data into programs trying to induce a fault.
Mac malware alert is good news
When you’re a product manager, malware detection is a great sign.
The post Mac malware alert is good news appeared first on Avira Blog.
CVE-2016-2208 (anti-virus_engine)
The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.
Metadata from phone calls ‘reveals personal information’
Metadata that is generated through phone calls discloses a significant amount of personal information, a new study from Stanford University in the US has found.
The post Metadata from phone calls ‘reveals personal information’ appeared first on We Live Security.
