Monthly Archives: December 2016
Android, Qualcomm Move On Insecure GPS Almanac Downloads
Avalance Takedown Involved Searches In 40 Countries
Linux Kernel 4.4.0 AF_PACKET Race Condition / Privilege Escalation
Linux AF_PACKET race condition exploit for Ubuntu 16.04 x86_64.
PwC ACE Software For SAP Security 8.10.304 ABAP Injection
PwC ACE software has a remotely exploitable security vulnerability which allows injection and execution of malicious ABAP code on the remote SAP system. Version 8.10.304 is affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-19
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-19 – Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mercurial, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 3.8.4 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-16
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-16 – Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL, the worst of which allows attackers to conduct a time based side-channel attack. Versions less than 1.0.2j are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-17
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-17 – A buffer overflow in PECL HTTP might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 2.5.6 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-18
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-18 – Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSH, the worst of which allows remote attackers to cause Denial of Service. Versions less than 7.3_p1-r7 are affected.
Hacker who stole Celebrity Emails, Sex Tapes, Movie Scripts Gets 5 Years in Prison
A hacker who was arrested last year for hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal the unreleased movie and television scripts, their private messages, and sex tapes to sell them has finally been sentenced five years in prison.
Alonzo Knowles, a 24-year-old Bahamian man, was convicted by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan on Tuesday.
Knowles, who maintained a list of
