Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 suffers from a dll hijacking vulnerability.
Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity
Welcome to the beginning of a new series of short articles focused on the currents state of AI, all the ins and outs of machine learning, and how it affects cybersecurity.
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Smartphone sensors ‘can reveal PINs and passwords’
A smartphone’s internal sensors may provide cybercriminals with enough information to be able to guess a user PINs and passwords, according to new research by Newcastle University in the UK.
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CVE-2017-7621
Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in core-eMLi in AuroMeera Technometrix Pvt. Ltd. eMLi V1.0 allows an Attacker to send malicious code, generally in the form of a browser-side script, to a different end user via the page parameter to code/student_portal/home.php. The affected versions are eMLi School Management 1.0, eMLi College Campus Management 1.0, and eMLi University Management 1.0.
Top tip for botnet overlords: Don’t vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States
There’s no doubt that a life of cybercrime can earn its most successful overlords a considerable amount of money, but you will always have to live with the fear that you could be apprehended and – if convicted – spend years in prison.
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Bugtraq: DefenseCode ThunderScan SAST Advisory: WordPress Tribulant Slideshow Gallery Plugin – Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
DefenseCode ThunderScan SAST Advisory: WordPress Tribulant Slideshow Gallery Plugin – Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] CVE-2017-5651 Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure
[SECURITY] CVE-2017-5651 Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] CVE-2017-5648 Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure
[SECURITY] CVE-2017-5648 Apache Tomcat Information Disclosure
RHBA-2017:0888-1: openvswitch bug fix and enhancement update
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated openvswitch packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements
are now available in the Fast Datapath channel of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
USN-3257-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3257-1
10th April, 2017
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.
Software description
- webkit2gtk
– Web content engine library for GTK+
Details
A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service
attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
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libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
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libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
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libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use WebKitGTK+, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.