Oracle’s January 2015 Critical Patch update includes a fix for a backdoor found in the Oracle E-Business Suite by researcher David Litchfield. The patch is among 169 released in the CPU.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Patches Several Security Flaws
Ubuntu has released a number of patches for security vulnerabilities in several versions of the OS, including some remote code execution flaws in Thunderbird, which is included with Ubuntu. Thunderbird is Mozilla’s email client, and the company recently fixed several memory corruption vulnerabilities, along with a cross-site request forgery bug and a flaw that could lead to […]
Nasty Oracle Vulnerability Leaves Researcher ‘Gobsmacked’
Oracle on Tuesday will release a huge number of security fixes as part of its quarterly critical patch update, and one of them is a patch for a vulnerability that a well-known security researcher said looks a lot like a back door but was likely just a terrible mistake. The flaw is found in Oracle’s […]
CSRF Vulnerability Patched in GoDaddy Domain Settings
A cross site request forgery vulnerability in GoDaddy domain settings has been patched two days after it was reported to the domain registrar.
Report: Companies Still Not Patching Security Vulnerabilities
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security report shows that CISOs and other security personnel are confident about their strategies despite that they are not patching.
Patched API Flaw Allowed Anyone Access to Verizon Email Accounts
Verizon patched a vulnerability in an API used by its My FiOS mobile application that allowed any user access to any Verizon email account.
Root Password Found in Ceragon Microwave Bridges
An undocumented default root password was discovered in Ceragon Networks microwave bridges that facilitate wireless voice and data services.
Potential Code Execution Flaw Haunts PolarSSL Library
There is a vulnerability in PolarSSL, an open-source SSL library used in a variety of products, that could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code under some circumstances. The vulnerability is the result of an uninitialized pointer in the PolarSSL code and researchers said that an attacker with knowledge of the target system may be […]
Memory Corruption Bugs Found in VLC Media Player
There are two memory corruption vulnerabilities in some versions of the VLC open-source media player that can allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on vulnerable machines. Neither one of the vulnerabilities has been fixed by VideoLAN, the organization that maintains VLC. Security researcher Veysel Hatas reported the vulnerabilities to VideoLAN in December and published the […]
Threatpost News Wrap, January 16, 2015
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the security news of the past week, including the proposed changes to the CFAA, David Cameron’s encryption comments, the NSA’s quasi-apology regarding Dual EC and the Microsoft-Google disclosure feud.