Apache has released a security update stating that all web applications using Apache Struts be upgraded to ver 2.3.36 as previous versions are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attackers from attackers. This vulnerability is due to commons-fileupload jar file having a flaw where it can be replaced with a malicious file if an attacker is […]
Microsoft has released a security update stating that a vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Edge which could allow for arbitrary code execution. There are currently two ways in which it can be exploited: 1) File-based a. An attacker crafts a malicious document file to leverage the issue and to carry out some actions on […]
Apple has a released a security update stating that it has fixed the following vulnerabilities in Safari, iCloud, iTunes, watchOS, iOS, tvOS, Mojave, High Sierra and Sierra: a) A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation – (CVE-2018-4424). b) A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions – (CVE-2018-4342). c) A cross-site scripting issue […]
Mozilla has released a security stating that it has discovered the following vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox ver 63.0: a) Crash with nested event loops – when manipulating user events in nested loops while opening a document through script, it is possible to trigger a potentially exploitable crash due to poor event handling (CVE-2018-12392). b) Integer […]
It has been discovered that several Linux Operating Systems including Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu and OpenBSD can be affected by a serious X.Org vulnerability. This issue is caused by an incorrect command-line parameter validation in the X.org X server which can lead to privilege elevation and/or arbitrary files overwrite especially when the X server […]
Cisco has released a security update stating that it discovered a vulnerability where libssh could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on a targeted system. The issue is due to improper authentication operations by the server-side state machine of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by presenting a SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS message […]
Drupal has released a security update stating that the following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Drupal Core Module: a) Content Moderation fails in certain circumstances to check user access to certain transitions which results in an access bypass. b) External URL injection through URL Aliases allows for open redirect. c) Anonymous Open Redirect takes […]
PHP has released a security update stating that the following vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP ver 7.2.11 & 7.1.23: a) Bug #66828 – (iconv_mime_encode Q-encoding longer than it should be). b) Bug #73457 – (Wrong error message when fopen FTP wrapped fails to open data connection). c) Bug #74454 – (Wrong exception being thrown […]
Google has released a security update stating that the following vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome: a) Cross-origin URL disclosure in Blink – (CVE-2018-17468). b) Heap buffer overflow in PDFium – (CVE-2018-17469). c) iframe sandbox escape on iOS – (CVE-2018-17472). d) Lack of limits on update() in ServiceWorker – (CVE-2018-5179). e) Memory corruption in […]
Google has released a security update stating that the following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Android Operating System: a) A denial of service vulnerability in Framework – (CVE-2018-9452). b) Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in Framework – (CVE-2018-9490, CVE-2018-9492). c) An information disclosure vulnerability in Framework – (CVE-2018-9493). d) A remote code vulnerability in […]
