A serious vulnerability in the TCP implementation in Linux systems can be used identify hosts communicating over the protocol and attack that traffic.
Tag Archives: USENIX
New Attacks Recall Old Problems with Browser Cookies
DHS CERT published an alert prompted by a paper delivered at USENIX regarding the security of browser cookies.
BitTorrent Patch Throttles Reflective DDoS Attacks
BitTorrent today announced that a patch has been rolled out in the libuTP protocol used by many of its clients, fixing a vulnerability that allows attackers to carry out distributed reflective denial of service attacks.
Facebook Awards $100,000 for New Class of Vulnerabilities and Detection Tool
Facebook doubles the payout of its Internet Defense Prize with a $100,000 award to a team of Georgia Tech researchers for a new class of browser-based memory-corruption vulnerabilities and a corresponding detection technique.