Researchers to be rewarded for coordinating software vulnerabilities
Vulnerability researchers are being invited to participate in a new program under which Secunia, a provider of vulnerability intelligence and vulnerability management tools, …
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Scan your PC for common vulnerabilities
The Secunia Online Software Inspector, or short OSI, is a fast way to scan your PC for the most common programs and vulnerabilities, thus checking if your PC has a minimum …
eFront multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in eFront, according to Secunia. These can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL injection attacks and compromise a …
How does GFI LanGuard help network administrators?
Managing an IT network that is continuously changing and growing is not a trivial task. Once the network comprises more than a handful of machines, it becomes a …
Cisco WebEx Player WRF file processing vulnerabilities
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the Cisco WebEx Recording Format (WRF) player. In some cases, exploitation of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote …
Infected MyBB release package offered for download
The development team of MyBB (MyBulletinBoard), a popular PHP and MySQL-based free forum package, warned its users about the fact that its latest version available for …
Bug allows remote code execution in Chrome
In September ACROS Security notified Google about a peculiar behavior of the Chrome browser that can be exploited for execution of remote code outside Chrome sandbox under …
Flash bug allows spying of website visitors through webcam
A slight variation of a previously designed clickjacking attack that used a Adobe Flash vulnerability has once again made it possible for website administrators to …
Don’t worry about zero-days, says Microsoft
Microsoft released its Security Intelligence Report volume 11 (SIRv11), which found that less than 1 percent of exploits in the first half of 2011 were against zero-day …
163 new advanced evasion techniques discovered
Stonesoft announced it has delivered 163 new advanced evasion technique (AET) samples for global vulnerability coordination. The new samples include AETs over a number of …
Patching strategies
Cybercriminals have initiated an arms race by refining the malware manufacturing and development process to systematically bypass defense mechanisms. There are many …
Critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Critical vulnerabilities exist in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 and earlier versions. These two buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-2443) could cause a crash and …