Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including zero day vulnerabilities–both in Adobe Flash and Windows, a nasty vulnerability in SAP business applications, Mozilla asking FBI to disclose a Tor exploit, and more.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
Emergency Flash Update Patches Public Zero Day
Adobe pushed out an emergency Flash Player update, patching a zero-day vulnerability. Adobe said a public exploit exists for CVE-2016-4117.
Five Vulnerabilities Fixed In Chrome Browser, Google Pays $20K to Bug Hunters
Google is urging Windows, Mac and Linux users to update their Chrome browser to fix five security holes – two rates as high.
Motion Filed Asking FBI To Disclose Tor Browser Zero Day
Mozilla filed a motion asking the courts to compel the government to turn over details on a zero-day vulnerability in the Tor Browser used to hack visitors to a child pornography website.
Attackers Targeting Critical SAP Flaw Since 2013
Researchers at Onapsis and DHS CERT today published reports describing a critical SAP Invoker Servlet vulnerability that has been used to attack 36 global enterprises spanning 15 critical industries.
Facebook Makes Its CTF Platform Freely Available
Facebook today made its capture the flag platform freely available on GitHub, which includes a ready-made backend and a set of pre-defined challenges.
IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Takes On Security
IBM enlists the help of eight universities to teach its Watson supercomputer to fight cybercrime.
Microsoft Patches JScript, VBScript Flaw Under Attack
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday security bulletins include a patch for a JScript and VBScript scripting engine vulnerability being publicly exploited.
Outdated, Unpatched Software Rampant in Businesses
A Duo Labs report reveals the dangers of unpatched and outdated software used in business world.
Adobe Warns of Flash Zero Day, Patches Acrobat, Reader
Adobe pushed out 95 fixes for Acrobat, Reader, and ColdFusion on Tuesday and simultaneously warned about a zero day vulnerability in Flash it plans to patch on Thursday.