vulnerability
Researcher warns of privilege escalation flaw in Check Point ZoneAlarm
Illumant researcher Chris Anastasio has discovered a serious vulnerability in Check Point’s security software. It affects ZoneAlarm Free Firewall and ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus …
Cisco fixes security holes in SD-WAN, Webex, Small Business routers
Cisco has fixed a heap of security holes in a variety of its products, including a critical one affecting its SD-WAN Solution. Cisco SD-WAN vulnerabilities The most critical …
Bug in widespread Wi-Fi chipset firmware can lead to zero-click code execution
A vulnerability in the firmware of a Wi-Fi chipset that is widely used in laptops, streaming, gaming and a variety of “smart” devices can be exploited to …
Researcher releases PoC for Windows VCF file RCE vulnerability
A vulnerability that exists in the way Windows processes VCard files (.vcf) can be exploited by remote attackers to achieve execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems, …
Fortnite vulnerabilities would have allowed attackers to intercept and steal login credentials
Researchers at Check Point today shared details of vulnerabilities that could have affected any player of the hugely popular online battle game, Fortnite. Vulnerability impact …
Widely used building access system can be easily compromised
A researcher has discovered several egregious vulnerabilities in the PremiSys IDenticard building access management system, some of which could allow attackers to take control …
Juniper releases barrage of security fixes for security, networking devices
Juniper Networks has released patches for vulnerabilities affecting its networking and security devices running Junos OS, as well as a bucketload of security flaws in the …
Cisco fixes serious DoS flaws in its email security appliances
Cisco has plugged a heap of security holes in many of its products, including two vulnerabilities (one critical) that open its email security appliances to denial of service …
Zerodium offers $2 million for remote iOS jailbreak, $1 million for WhatsApp RCE
Zero-day exploit broker Zerodium has raised again the payouts it offers for most desktops/servers and mobile exploits. A “zero click” iOS remote jailbreak is now …
Warding off security vulnerabilities with centralized data
This is the second article of a series, the first article is available here. File access permissions Having a system that lets you set the proper permissions and prevents …
Attackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities to enlarge their IoT botnets
Attackers looking to add IoT devices to their botnets are increasingly adding vulnerability exploitation to their attack arsenal, Netscout researchers warn. Instead on just …
Another API bug spurs Google to ditch consumer Google+ sooner than planned
Google has unearthed another Google+ API bug, which prompted it to accelerate the sunsetting of all Google+APIs and that of the consumer version of Google+. The API bug The …