Cisco is warning of a flaw that creates conditions susceptible to a DoS attack in its NetFlow Generation Appliance.
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Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw in Teleconferencing Gear
Cisco Systems is warning customers of a critical vulnerability affecting three of its TelePresence MCU platform models.
Drupal Fixes ‘Moderately Critical’ Vulnerabilities in Core Engine
Drupal fixed a handful of issues in version 7 and 8 of the content management system core engine that could have led to cache poisoning, social engineering attacks, and a denial of service condition.
Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Facility Events Response System
Cisco warns of 16 flaws in its latest security bulletin, mostly impacting its Cisco AsyncOS software used in its Email Security Appliances.
Apple Patches iOS Flaw Exploitable by Malicious JPEG
Apple on Monday rolled out dozens of patches including ones for its recently released Sierra operating system, OS X, iOS 10.1, watchOS, and Apple TV’s tvOS, along with fixes for Safari.
Hack Crashes Linux Distros with 48 Characters of Code
A Linux admin and open source developer has come up with a 48-character attack that crashes Linux servers, but experts argue the security implications of the bug.
ISC to Patch Versions of DHCP Vulnerable to DoS
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced it is planning to patch versions of its DHCP to mitigate a denial of service vulnerability.
OpenSSL Patches Bring Last Update for 0.9.8 and 1.0.0 Branches
The OpenSSL Software Foundation patched four vulnerabilities on Thursday, likely the last time that two older versions of the software library will receive updates.
Using BitTorrent Vulnerabilities to Launch Distributed Reflective DoS Attacks
Researchers warn several BitTorrent protocols can be leveraged to carry out distributed reflective denial of service (DRoS) attacks.
Critical DoS Bug in Node.js, io.js Patched
Developers at Node.js over the weekend released a critical update to the runtime environment that addresses a bug that could be used to cause denial of service attacks.