vulnerability

“Classic” bugs open TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router to attack
Cisco Talos researchers have flagged four serious vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router (TL-R600VPN). All four affect the device’s …

Helping researchers with IoT firmware vulnerability discovery
John Toterhi, a security researcher with IoT security company Finite State, believes that many of the security problems plaguing IoT devices are solvable problems through …

November 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 63 flaws, one actively exploited zero-day
As part of the November 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 62 security patches and several advisories. There are 12 critical vulnerabilities among those patched this …

DJI plugs security flaws that could have enabled access to users’ data and drone images
Researchers at Check Point and DJI today shared details of a potential vulnerability that could have impacted DJI’s infrastructure. Vulnerability impact If exploited, the …

Self-encrypting SSDs vulnerable to encryption bypass attacks
Researchers have discovered security holes in the hardware encryption implementation of several solid state disks (SSDs) manufactured by Crucial (owned by Micron) and Samsung, …

Apache Struts 2.3.x vulnerable to two year old RCE flaw
The Apache Software Foundation is urging users that run Apache Struts 2.3.x to update the Commons FileUpload library to close a serious vulnerability that could be exploited …

High risk vulnerability discovered in Sauter CASE Suite building automation software
Applied Risk researcher, Gjoko Krstic, has identified a security vulnerability in the Sauter CASE Suite, a software package used to handle building automation projects with …

Cisco security appliances under attack, still no patch available
A vulnerability (CVE-2018-15454) affecting a slew Cisco security appliances, modules and firewalls is being exploited in the wild to crash and reload the devices, the company …

Bleedingbit: Critical vulnerabilities in BLE chips expose millions of access points to attack
Armis today announced the discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments (TI) and used in Cisco, Meraki and Aruba …

Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead
A feature that allows anyone to embed a video directly in a Word document can be easily misused to trick target users into downloading and running malware, Cymulate …

Vulnerable controllers could allow attackers to manipulate marine diesel engines
Researchers have found several authentication and encryption vulnerabilities in the firmware of marine diesel engine controllers by Norwegian company Auto-Maskin, as well as …

Researchers expose security vulnerabilities in terahertz data links
A new study shows that terahertz data links, which may play a role in ultra-high-speed wireless data networks of the future, aren’t as immune to eavesdropping as many …