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News October 2004
31 October 2004

Tools
www.sys-security.com:
Xprobe I combines various remote active operating system fingerprinting methods using the ICMP protocol, which were discovered during the "ICMP Usage in Scanning" research project, into a simple, fast, efficient and a powerful way to detect an underlying operating system a targeted host is using. Read more

tanaya.net:
Bulldog is a powerful but lightweight firewall for heavy use systems. With many features, this firewall can be used by anyone who wants to protect his/her systems. Platforms: Linux. Read more

www.mazzoft.com:
Byteshelter One encrypts data and hides it in .doc files or e-mail messages. Read more

 

Guides, Papers, etc
www.research.ibm.com:
Inside the Mind of Dark Avenger.
The Bulgarian Dark Avenger writes viruses. Much like Hannibal Lecter, he is clever - and cunningly dangerous. In a unique interview, Sarah Gordon - much like Clarice Starling - explores the cold logic of a criminal brain. Read more

www.microsoft.com:
Messaging Hygiene at Microsoft
Detailed discussion on how Microsoft IT manages the large quantities of unwanted e-mail (a.k.a. spam) and malware-infected messages in its inbound Internet e-mail traffic. Read more

packetstormsecurity.nl:
SPYWARE EXPLAINED (pdf). Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
cvs.sourceforge.net:
vulnerability in bogofilter/bogolexer. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Epiphany Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Galeon Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Google Flaw Lets Remote Users Hijack Accounts. Read more

securitytracker.com:
mixplayd Format String Flaw May Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Caudium Web Server Can Be Crashed By Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MIMEDefang Security Flaws Have Unspecified Impact. Read more

securitytracker.com:
GSuite Discloses Passwords to Local Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Spoof the Status Bar Address with a Table Within a Link. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Cyber Web Filter IP Address Web Blocking Can Be Bypassed. Read more

securitytracker.com:
PHP cURL Functions Let Scripts Byass the 'open_basedir' Directory Restrictions. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Catdoc xlsview Symlink Flaw May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges. Read more

 

News:
www.newsfactor.com:
Bagle Evades News Cycle, Spreads Across Europe. Read more

www.metafilter.com:
Nigerian Email Scams. Read more

www.vnunet.com:
Zafi-C mutant virus targets Google and Microsoft. Read more

www.vnunet.com:
28 arrested in global web fraud sting. Read more

www.computerworld.com:
Symantec tries to widen reach beyond security tools. Read more

30 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.security.nnov.ru:
Bypassing client application protection techniques. Read more

www.phrack.org:
Using Process Infection to Bypass Windows Software Firewalls. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
aluigi.altervista.org:
FAKE PLAYERS BUG. Read more

secunia.com:
PuTTY IPv6 "SSH2_MSG_DEBUG" Packet Handling Buffer Overflow. Read more

secunia.com:
Shadow "passwd_check()" Security Bypass Vulnerability. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-577-1 postgresql -- local. Read more

www.osvdb.org:
Master of Orion III Data Block Size Mismatch DoS. Read more

 

News:
news.com.com:
Reheated Bagle smokes out antivirus defenses. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Bagle variant outstrips Google-bashing worm. Read more

www.hindustantimes.com:
Bagle worm variant spreads across Asia, Europe, US. Read more

itvibe.com:
Bagle-AU worm turns off XP firewall. Read more

www.chron.com:
Digital mafia hitting Web sites in protection racket. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Gmail accounts 'wide open to exploit' - report. Read more

news.com.com:
Flaws found in Windows-based media players. Read more

news.com.com:
Hacking--do the pros now rule? Read more

news.com.com:
Study: Few corporations use anti-spyware tools. Read more

www.securityfocus.com:
Recording industry sues another 750 computer users. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
US giants move to can spammers. Read more

29 October 2004

Tools
Operator is a complete Linux (Debian) distribution that runs from a single bootable CD and runs entirely in RAM. The Operator contains an extensive set of Open Source network security tools that can be used for monitoring and discovering networks. This virtually can turn any PC into a network security pen-testing device without having to install any software. Operator also contains a set of computer forensic and data recovery tools that can be used to assist you in data retrieval on the local system. Read more

 

Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
Trends in Web Application Security. Read more

How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately
aka The Surf At Work Page . Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securityfocus.com:
New URL spoofing bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Read more

www.security.nnov.ru:
Bypassing client application protection techniques. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Fedora-Redhat Fake Security Alert / Trojan Source Code & Analysis. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Quake II Has Multiple Bugs That Let Remote Users Obtain Information, Deny Service, and Possibly Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Shadow Authentication Error in chfn and chsh May Let Local Users Modify Account Properties. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Apple Remote Desktop Client Lets Local Users Run Applications With Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Apple QuickTime Integer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Master of Orion 3 Can Be Crashed By Remote Users. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-576-1 squid -- several vulnerabilities. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-575-1 catdoc -- insecure temporary file. Read more

 

News:
news.zdnet.com:>
Hacking becomes a full-time job. Read more

news.com.com:
Secret Service busts online ID fraud ring. Read more

www.silicon.com:
Worm takes aim at Google and Microsoft. Read more

itvibe.com:
Zafi virus attacks Hungarian Prime Minister. Read more

www.securitypronews.com:
Google Used In Phishing Scheme. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Sourcefire touts 'smart' network defence. Read more

www.terra.net.lb:
Bush campaign cuts website off from foreign access for "security reasons". Read more

28 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.hackingspirits.com:
Demystifying Penetration Testing (zip). Download

www.hackingspirits.com:
Demystifying Google Hacks (pdf). Read more

www.nextgenss.com:
The Phishing Guide. Understanding & Preventing Phishing Attacks (pdf). Read more

www.technicalinfo.net:
HTML Code Injection and Cross-site scripting
Understanding the cause and effect of CSS (XSS) Vulnerabilities. Read more

www.nextgenss.com:
Passive Information Gathering. The Analysis of Leaked Network Security Information (pdf). Read more

www.eeye.com:
Live Webinar: Best Practices in Vulnerability Management. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
OmniWeb Browser Multi-Window Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mega Upload Filenames in Querystring May Let Malicious Users Overwrite or Copy Files. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Horde Application Framework Input Validation Bug in Help Window Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting. Read more

securitytracker.com:
PHPlist Has Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities. Read more

securitytracker.com:
zgv Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
WvTftp Buffer Overflow in Processing TFTP Options Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code with Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Samba pppd Callback Control Protocol Pointer Dereference May Let Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Hawking Technology Router Grants Remote Users Management Access. Read more

securitytracker.com:
GD Library Integer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
RealPlayer Skin File Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Run Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
inetutils TFTP Client Has Buffer Overflows in Processing Resolved Host Data. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Hummingbird Connectivity Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service and Local Users Grab System Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Libxml2 URL Parsing and DNS Resolution Buffer Overflows May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Remote Desktop on Windows XP Lets Remote Authenticated Users Restart the System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MailCarrier Buffer Overflow in Processing EHLO SMTP Commands Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-574-1 cabextract -- missing directory sanitising. Read more

www.barrossecurity.com:
mpg123 buffer overflows. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Virus experts fret over Myfip. Read more

www.detnews.com:
Study finds spyware, viruses everywhere. Read more

www.guardian.co.uk:
Governments and companies are gearing up to deal with spyware. Read more

www.electricnews.net:
IM photos compromise networks. Read more

www.electricnews.net:
Wi-Fi honeynet lures corporate users. Read more

www.securityfocus.com:
New Caller I.D. spoofing site opens. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Bush website adopts isolationist stance. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Bush website conspiracy theories darken skies. Read more

27 October 2004

Tools
packetstormsecurity.nl:
mangleme is an automated broken HTML generator and browser tester, originally used to find dozens of security and reliability problems in all major Web browsers (Mozilla / Firefox / Netscape, Konquero...Download

 

Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
Issues Discovering Compromised Machines. Read more

packetstormsecurity.nl:
A full analysis of the fake Fedora-Redhat security alert with trojan source code. Read more

cansecwest.com:
Call for papers, Network Security Training Conference. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
packetstormsecurity.nl:
Microsoft Internet Explorer ms-its scheme/CHM remote code execution. Read more

securitytracker.com:
PostNuke Downloads Site May Have Been Compromised. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Kaffeine Buffer Overflow in Processing Content-Type Headers Lets Remote Users Crash the Player. Read more

securitytracker.com:
iCab Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
SlimBrowser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Google Desktop Search Input Validation Flaw in 'meta' Tag Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
OpenWFE Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Bugzilla Lets Remote Users Delete Keywords and May Disclose Private Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Phorum Unspecified Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
phpCodeGenie Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Commands on the Target System. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Mozilla Thunderbird/Firefox Insecure Temporary File Creation. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Bugzilla Unauthorized Bug Modification And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Kaffeine Media Player Content-Type Overflow. Read more

 

News:
news.zdnet.co.uk:
Trojan Horse uses war as cover. Read more

www.nwfusion.com:
Phish scam targets Red Hat Linux administrators. Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
Bush campaign website hacked. Read more

www.net-security.org:
Spyware/Spydeleter, Malware that Tries to Blackmail Users Online. Read more

tired-of-spam.home.comcast.net:
Mail Wiper and their "Marketing" techniques. Read more

software.silicon.com:
More mobile malware on the way? Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Firefox 1.0 limbers up for launch. Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
Linux more secure than Windows says study. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Hacking: the must-have business tool. Read more

26 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
The Latest Tool in Competition: Hacking. Read more

www.securityfocus.com:
Issues Discovering Compromised Machines. Read more

www.webpronews.com:
Pay-Per-Click Fraud Exposed. Read more

www.webpronews.com:
Pay-Per-Click Fraud Exposed--Part II. Read more

www.cert.org:
Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.k-otik.com:
Fedora-Redhat Fake Security Alert / Trojan Source Code & Analysis. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
How to Break Windows XP SP2 (Drag and Drop Media Files) - Proof of Concept. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Altiris Carbon Copy Solution System Tray Icon Lets Local Users Gain System Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
NetCaptor Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
LinuxStat Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users View Files on the Target System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
IPplan Input Validation Holes May Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Window Maker Format String Flaw Has Unspecified Impact. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mozilla Firefox Browser Hangs When Rendering Large Binary Files as HTML. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mozilla Firefox Discloses Some Downloaded Files to Local Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mozilla Thunderbird Discloses Some Attachments to Local Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
EPiServer Input Validation Errors May Disclose Information to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MoniWiki Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Ability Server FTP STOR Buffer Overflow. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
HP-UX stmkfont Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Read more

www.michaelevanchik.com:
Microsoft Internet Explorer XP SP2 drag and drop execution 2.0. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Firefox 1.0 limbers up for launch. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Mac OS X rootkit surfaces. Read more

www.crn.com:
Users See Spyware and Viruses Through Rose-Colored Glasses. Read more

news.netcraft.com:
Deceptive domain attacks launched against customers of Wells Fargo, Paypal, AOL, ... even Red Hat. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Consumers hit by net security jitters. Read more

25 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
packetstormsecurity.nl:
Win32 Stack BufferOverFlow Real Life Vuln-Dev Process (pdf). Read more

packetstormsecurity.nl:
SetWindowLong Shatter Attacks (pdf). Read more

blogs.msdn.com:
"RunAs" basic (and intermediate) topics. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
rssh Format String Flaw in 'log.c' May Let Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Dwc_Articles Input Validation Flaws May Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com:
AOL Journals Discloses E-mail Addresses to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Sun Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) Lets Remote Users Bypass Sandbox Restrictions. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Libtiff on SuSE Linux Has Buffer Overflow in OJPEGVSetField() That Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
pGina Default Configuration May Let Remote Desktop Users Deny Service. Read more

 

News:
www.theinquirer.net:
Hackers stop Guardian campaign. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Korean worm turns out to be Baba variant. Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
Red Hat users urged to patch with Trojan. Read more

uk.news.yahoo.com:
Computer security survey finds awareness gap. Read more

www.620ktar.com:
Security for Internet Users Deemed Weak. Read more

www.pcworld.idg.com.au:
Are hackers now gunning for the Mac? Read more

www.guardian.co.uk:
Second sight. About internet policing and child pornography. Read more

24 October 2004

Tools
iamaphex.net:
Webexe is a wrapper for EXE files on NT/2000/XP/2003. Instead of storing the payload file inside of a stub it is downloaded from a URL directly into memory.
This means that each time the webexe is executed, a fresh copy of the payload is downloaded and executed DIRECTLY FROM MEMORY.
Your payload is NEVER written to disk and will remain untouched by file scans. Read more

www.diamondcs.com.au:
JPEGScan. A Free Detection & Repair Scanner for Exploit.MS04-028 (GDIPlus JPEG Vulnerability). Read more

 

Guides, Papers, etc
www.pcworld.com:
Biography of a Worm. Read more

REVENGE IS SWEET
Using the oc192-dcom.c exploit to accomplish revenge. Read more

 

News:
www.securityfocus.com:
Is Windows up to snuff for running our world? Read more

itvibe.com:
Baba virus linked to South Korean university. Read more

www.stuff.co.nz:
From Russia with not much love. Read more

www.theage.com.au:
Anti-phishing app looks for users. Read more

networks.silicon.com:
Hackers post 'confession' on football ref's website. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Trojan attack uses fake Lewinsky pics. Read more

www.fcw.com:
IE alert issued. Read more

www.stuff.co.nz:
Hackers sabotage Waikato food company. Read more

23 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE for Mac Multi-Window Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
socat Format String Flaw May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Gain Access. Read more

securitytracker.com:
HP Serviceguard May Let Remote Users Gain Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
HP Cluster Object Manager May Let Remote Users Gain Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Outlook May Display Images in Plaintext Only Mode. Read more

securitytracker.com:
dadaIMC Comment Field Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Netbilling 'nbmember.cgi' Discloses System and User Information to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Windows XP Error in Explorer in Processing WAV Files Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
cPanel Webmail Only Requires First Eight Characters of Password. Read more

securitytracker.com:
UBBThreads Input Validation Error in 'dosearch.php' Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Xpdf Integer Overflows in indexHigh and pageSize May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Serendipity Input Validation Flaws in Processing Request URI and HTTP Referer Field May Permit HTTP Response Splitting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
VERITAS NetBackup Flaw in 'bpjava-susvc' Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Commands With Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Altiris Deployment Server Client Authentication Hole Lets Remote Users Gain Full Control of the Client. Read more

www.lovebug.org:
Windows DoS in certain pGina configurations. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Windows v Linux security: the real facts. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
New Netsky worm linked to South Korea. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Crackers force apology from Euro 2004 Swiss ref. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
UK paper's anti-Bush ploy gets hacked, sacked. Read more

www.computerworld.com:
Beat hackers and learn to spy at Italy's tech fair. Read more

22 October 2004

Tools
ftp.europe.f-secure.com:
The finnish F-Secure Anti-Virus company has posted an AVP-based "AllBot" disinfection utility, which should deal with the Wootbot, Agobot, Forbot, Rbot, Spybot, IRCBot, SDBot families of malware. Download

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows XP Fails to Restrict Drag and Drop Operations When Configured to Disable These Operations. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE AnchorClick Behavior and HTML Help Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Ecartis May Let Certain Remote Users Gain Administrative Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Coppermine Lets Remote Users Vote For an Image Multiple Times. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Ability Mail Server Buffer Overflow in FTP STOR Command May Let Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Linux iptables Integer Underflow Lets Remote Users Crash the System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Linux Kernel Privileged Instruction Error May Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
libpng png_handle_tRNS() Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
libpng Image Height Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Nortel Contivity VPN Client May Let Remote Users Hijack Sessions. Read more

securitytracker.com:
HP-UX stmkfont Execution With Relative Path May Yield 'bin' Group Privileges to Local Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Protector Plus Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Twister Anti-TrojanVirus Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names. Read more

securitytracker.com:
AntiVir Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Safari Browser Multi-Window Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Netscape Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Konqueror Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Firefox Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Camino Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Opera Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Maxthon Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Avant Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mozilla Browser Tabbed Browsing Errors Let Remote Users Spoof Sites and Obtain Information. Read more

securitytracker.com:
mpg123 Buffer Overflow in getauthformURL() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Age of Sail II Buffer Overflow in Nickname May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Abyss Web Server Bug in Processing MS-DOS Device Names Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Microsoft Windows XP Metafile (.emf) Heap Overflow (MS04-032). Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Privateer's Bounty: Age of Sail II Server Remote Crash. Read more

www.nsfocus.com:
HP-UX stmkfont Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-573-1 cupsys -- integer overflows. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-572-1 ecartis -- several vulnerabilities. Read more

 

News:
news.zdnet.co.uk:
Security holes exposed in several major browsers. Read more

www.internetweek.com:
Microsoft CEO: Hackers Getting Smarter. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Viruses leap through window of opportunity. Read more

news.bbc.co.uk:
Brazil holds '$30m fraud hackers'. Read more

www.technewsworld.com:
Five Zombies Do All the World's Phishing. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Online protection rackets target clearing houses. Read more

english.ohmynews.com:
Unprotected Computers and Modems Don't Mix. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Google finally fixes Desktop security vuln. Read more

www.internetweek.com:
Assessing The Security Threat Of Google's Desktop Search. Read more

entmag.com:
5 Threats from the Internet. Read more

www.eweek.com:
Another Phishing Hole Found in Google. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Cyberterrorism a reality 'in two years'. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
IM photos could turn nasty. Read more

21 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.microsoft.com:
Microsoft's 'Fight Spyware' Information Center. Read more

tigerteam.se:
Introduction to Shellcoding - How to Exploit Buffer Overflows (pdf). Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
Opera HTML Parsing Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Mozilla HTML Parsing Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Lynx HTML Parsing Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Links HTML Parsing Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Speedtouch USB Driver Format String Flaw May Let Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
ncompress Buffer Overflow in comprexx() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
openSkat Game Has Unspecified Security Issues. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Singapore '../' Input Validation Flaw in 'thumb.php' May Disclose Files to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
DokuWiki Access Control Flaws May Let Remote Users Access Functions. Read more

securitytracker.com:
PBLang Multiple Security Flaws May Let Remote Users Access the Application. Read more

securitytracker.com:
cabextract Input Validation Error Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory and Create or Overwrite Files. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Gaim MSNSLP Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Netscape Web Mail 'msglist.adp' Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
AOL Web Mail 'msglist.adp' Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Sun Solaris ldap(1) with RBAC May Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
LANDesk Error Lets Remote Users Crash the Target Host. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Google Input Validation Bug in Custom Search Feature Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Vypress Tonecast Lets Remote Users Crash the Application. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Apache mod_include Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Avoiding Stackguard and Other Stack Protection - Proof of Concept Code. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
BitchX Local Root Exploit. Read more

www.ntbugtraq.com:
How to Break Windows XP SP2 + Internet Explorer 6 SP2. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-571-1 libpng3 -- buffer overflows, integer overflow. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-570-1 libpng -- integer overflow. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Gates: PC will replace TV, TV will become a giant Google. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
ATMs in peril from computer worms? Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
Crackers could close food company. Read more

www.newsfactor.com:
Hacker Breaks Into UC Berkeley Computer System. Read more

www.lacrossetribune.com:
Authorities Probe U.C. Hacking Attack. Read more

news.com.com:
Google fixes security hole. Read more

www.eweek.com:
PC Makers Seize the Reins of XP SP2 Security. Read more

wave3.com:
New Scam Hard To Detect, Harder To Solve. Read more

20 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
Securing Exchange With ISA Server 2004. Read more

paulgraham.com:
Good Bad Attitude. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com:
Lotus Notes/Domino Square Bracket Encoding Failure Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
X Window System on HP Tru64 Lets Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Ansel May Disclose Photo Album Directories to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Jebuch BBCode Image Tag Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MediaWiki Input Validation Error in 'Title.php' Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Powie's PSCRIPT Forum Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com:
3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Authentication Flaw May Let Remote Users Hijack Sessions and DHCP Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in FuseTalk. Read more

securetarget.net:
Microsoft Windows Huge Text Processing Instability. Read more

www.cybertrion.com:
3D-FTP vulnerable to DoS Attack. Read more

 

News:
www.securityfocus.com:
California reports massive data breach. Read more

news.com.com:
Hacker strikes university computer system. Read more

www.nzherald.co.nz:
Aria Farm says hackers' product recall message was 'sabotage'. Read more

www.ciphertrust.com:
CipherTrust Proves Worldwide Phishing Attacks Originate from Fewer Than Five Zombie Network Operators. Read more

www.thejakartapost.com:
Expert defends alleged hacker. Read more

www.techweb.com:
Anti-Virus Can Be Tricked By Hackers. Read more

www.pingwales.co.uk:
Patch now, or be phished. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Symantec to launch SME firewall appliance. Read more

19 October 2004

Tools
www.insecure.org:
Nmap 3.75 released. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securiteam.com:
GDI+ JPEG Exploit Mutations Can Bypass Antivirus Tests. Read more

securitytracker.com:
SalesLogix Grants Administrative Access to Remote Users and Permits SQL Injection and Arbitrary File Uploads. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Sophos Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
RAV AntiVirus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Eset NOD32 Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
CA eTrust AntiVirus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
McAfee Anti-Virus Lets Remote Users Bypass Virus Detection WIth Zero Compressed Size Header. Read more

securitytracker.com:
cPanel Backup and FrontPage Management Bugs Let Remote Authenticated Users View, Edit, and Own Arbitrary Files. Read more

securitytracker.com:
YaPiG Input Validation Hole in Comments Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
GMail Drive Discloses Gmail Users Account Name and Lets Local Users Access the Gmail Account. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Gnofract 4D May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

pacsec.jp:
Firewire/IEEE 1394 Considered Harmful to Physical Security. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Libtiff Image Decoder Parsing Flaws. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Remote Buffer overflow Vulnerability in YPOPs (Unix exploit). Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Remote Buffer overflow Vulnerability in YPOPs (Windows exploit). Read more

 

News:
news.zdnet.co.uk:
MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms. Read more

www.computerweekly.com:
Hackers target utilities' control systems. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
12 arrested in HK phishing scam. Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
Hacks in tizz over Google search facility. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
Cyber-terrorists, who are they? Read more

18 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.eng.tau.ac.il:
A Quantitative Study of Firewall Configuration Errors (pdf). Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securityfocus.com:
[IE 6 SP2] Possible URL Spoofing. Read more

securitytracker.com:
CoolPHP Input Validation Holes Let Local Users Execute Arbitrary Commands and Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
WeHelpBUS Input Validation Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Monit Basic Authentication Remote Root Exploit. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Symantec Norton AntiVirus Reserved Device Name Handling Vulnerability. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Limited \secure\ buffer-overflow in some old Monolith games. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
SetWindowLong Shatter Attacks. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Microsoft IIS WebDAV (XML Parser) Attribute Blowup DoS. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Poisoning Cached HTTPS Documents in Internet Explorer. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
ProFTPD Remote Users Enumeration. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
BMon Relative Path Privilege Escalation. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-569-1 netkit-telnet-ssl -- invalid free(3). Read more

www.securitytrap.com:
Hxxp://mercylane.com/ Exploit code. Read more

 

News:
www.oreillynet.com:
Point-and-Click Phishing. Read more

www.computerworld.com:
Career Watch. Read more

www.computerworld.com:
Users buoyed by monthly patch releases. Read more

17 October 2004

New Trojans:
Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
SSH Host Key Protection. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securityfocus.com:
New Remote Microsoft JPEG DoS Vulnerability + Other Potential Security Vulnerabilitys in asycpict.dll 1.0 Advisory. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-568-1 cyrus-sasl-mit -- unsanitised input. Read more

securitytracker.com:
ClientExec Default Installation Discloses System Configuration Information to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
File Upload Manager Lets Remote Users Execute Commands on the Target System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Internet Explorer May Display the Incorrect URL When Loading a Javascript Homepage. Read more

securitytracker.com:
LibTIFF Integer Overflow in 'tif_dirread' Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Yak! Chat Directory Travesal Flaw Lets Remote Users Upload Files to Arbitrary Locations. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Operating System 'asycpict.dll' Lets Remote Users Crash the System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
3Com 3CRADSL72 Wireless Router Discloses Configuration Data to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MailEnable Professional IMAP SEARCH Bug May Let Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
VERITAS Cluster Server Unspecified Flaw Grants Root Access to Remote Users. Read more

 

News:
www.pcmag.com:
Spyware Today, Cookies Tomorrow. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Netsky variant uses compression trick. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Bacros virus targets hard-drive destruction. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Fake Jacko movie tries to recruit zombies. Read more

16 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securityfocus.com:
Writing Trojans that bypass Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall. Read more

www.acrossecurity.com:
Poisoning Cached HTTPS Documents in Internet Explorer. Read more

www.gentoo.org:
BNC: Input validation flaw. Read more

securitytracker.com:
LibTIFF Integer Overflow in 'tif_dirread' Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Yak! Chat Directory Travesal Flaw Lets Remote Users Upload Files to Arbitrary Locations. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Operating System 'asycpict.dll' Lets Remote Users Crash the System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
3Com 3CRADSL72 Wireless Router Discloses Configuration Data to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com:
MailEnable Professional IMAP SEARCH Bug May Let Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
VERITAS Cluster Server Unspecified Flaw Grants Root Access to Remote Users. Read more

 

News:
Nasa. The list contains the full name, email, phone, fax, position, building, room, and employer. FTP

blogs.pcworld.com:
Google Desktop Search: Security Threat? Read more

news.netcraft.com:
Latest IE Flaws Provide Opportunity for Phishers. Read more

news.bbc.co.uk:
Virus hits hospital systems. Read more

www.infoworld.com:
Phishing attacks may be coming from your computer. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Four charged in landmark UK phishing case. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
On-line casino under cyber attacks. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
China jails four for running mucky site. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
6m South Koreans exposed in slam and spam scam. Read more

15 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
securitytracker.com
NatterChat Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com
IdealBB Multiple Input Validation Errors Permits SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting, and HTTP Response Splitting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com
KDocker Security Flaw Has Unspecified Impact. Read more

securitytracker.com
ProFTPd Login Timing Differences Disclose Valid User Account Names to Remote Users. Read more

securitytracker.com
Pinnacle ShowCenter Input Validation Bug in 'SettingsBase.php' Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com
MediaWiki Input Validation Holes Let Remote Users Inject SQL and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com
Microsoft IE MSN 'heartbeat.ocx' Component Has Unspecified Flaw. Read more

securitytracker.com
LibTIFF Integer Overflows Let Remote Users Crash the Application. Read more

securitytracker.com
unzoo Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Create/Overwrite Files on the Target User's System. Read more

securitytracker.com
ShixxNote 6.net Buffer Overflow in Font Field Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com
LibTIFF Buffer Overflows May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.lovebug.org:
FuseTalk, Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-566-1 cupsys -- unsanitised input. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Undead IE bug rises from grave. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
90s retro virus spreads over physical media. Read more

www.cio-today.com:
PayPal Overcomes Glitches. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
How to kill a website with one email. Read more

www.zdnet.com.au:
Unearthing the origins of Firefox. Read more

14 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.giac.org:
Worm Analysis - Microsoft LSASS Buffer Overflow from Exploit to Worm (pdf). Read more

www.giac.org:
Using the oc192-Dcom.c Exploit to Accomplish Revenge. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securiteam.com:
Writing Trojans that Bypass Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
MySQL MaxDB Web Agent WebDBM Server Name DoS. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-565-1 sox -- buffer overflow. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-564-1 mpg123 -- missing user input sanitising. Read more

securitytracker.com:
SCT Campus Pipeline Input Validation Error in 'render.UserLayoutRootNode.uP' Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
FuseTalk Input Validation Hole in IMG Tag Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
FuseTalk Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Sun JRE XSLT Processor Error Lets Remote Applets Gain Elevated Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Blackberry Operating System Has Buffer Overflow in Processing Calendar Data that Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
ocPortal index.php Include File Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Adobe Acrobat Embedded Flash Capability Lets Remote Users Access Files on the Target User's System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Windows Shell Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Program Group Converter Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Various Operating System Flaws Lets Remote Users Execute Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges or Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE Plug-in Navigation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof URLs in the Addresses Bar. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE Double Byte Parsing Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof URLs in the Addresses Bar. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE SSL Caching Flaw Lets Remote Users Run Scripting Code in the Context of Arbitrary Secure Sites. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE Buffer Overflow in Install Engine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IE Buffer Overflow in Processing Cascading Style Sheets Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow in Processing Compressed Folders Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft SMTP Service Buffer Overflow in Processing DNS Responses May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Excel Unspecified Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft NetDDE Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code With System Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft IIS WebDAV XML Message Handler Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft NT RPC Runtime Library Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft NNTP Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code With SYSTEM Privileges. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Micronet SP916BM Wireless Router Lets Physically Local Users Reset the Password. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Seven critical in MS October patch batch. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
Phishing costs $20 000 000 for Russian businesses. Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
Phishing growing exponentially. Read more

www.computerworld.com:
Security highlights from around the Web. Read more

13 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
GreyMagic Security Advisory GM#009-IE
Topic: Accessing remote/local content in IE. Read more

www.coresecurity.com:
IIS NNTP Service XPAT Command Vulnerabilities. Read more

Internet Security Systems Protection Alert
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products � October 2004. Read more

Core Security Technologies Advisory
IIS NNTP Service XPAT Command Vulnerabilities. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-563-1 cyrus-sasl -- unsanitised input. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Windows 2003 Default ACL Permissions on the Firewall Service Lets Any Users Stop the Service. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Cabarc Directory Traversal Flaw Lets Remote Users Create/Overwrite Files on the Target System. Read more

securitytracker.com:
asn1c Processing Flaws Have Unspecified Impact. Read more

securitytracker.com:
IceWarp Web Mail Has Cross-Site Scripting Flaws and an Unspecified 'view.html' Vulnerability. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Macromedia ColdFusion Provides Default Access to CFOBJECT Tag and CreateObject Function. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Squid SNMP Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Restart the Proxy Server. Read more

securitytracker.com:
renattach '--pipe' Input Validation Method Has Unspecified Impact. Read more

securitytracker.com:
Zanfi CMS Lite Include File Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

 

News:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-029
Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-030
Vulnerability in WebDAV XML Message Handler Could Lead to a Denial of Service (824151). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-031
Vulnerability in NetDDE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841533). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-032
Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-033
Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (886836). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-034
Vulnerability in Compressed (zipped) Folders Could Allow Remote Code Execution (873376). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-035
Vulnerability in SMTP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (885881). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-036
Vulnerability in NNTP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (883935). Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-037
Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841356). Read more

news.zdnet.co.uk:
22 new Microsoft security holes revealed. Read more

www.net-security.org:
So Many Worms, So Little Time. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Beckham + strumpet pic actually Trojan. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
PayPal hit by coding glitch. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Teen eBay fraudster pleads guilty to �45k scam. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
Korean Cyber Crime Unit Trains Foreign Experts. Read more

12 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.airscanner.com:
Close Encounters of the Hacker Kind: A Story from the Front Lines. (pdf) Read more

www.airscanner.com:
Raw Sockets Revisited: The day the Internet died. (pdf) Read more

www.informit.com:
Reverse-Engineering the First Pocket PC Trojan, Part 1. Read more

www.informit.com:
Reverse-Engineering the First Pocket PC Trojan, Part 2. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
Zanfi CMS Lite Include File Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
unarj Input Validation Bug May Let Remote Users Create/Overwrite Files on the Target User's System. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Turbo Traffic Trader Lack of Input Validation Permits Remote SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
MySQL May Let Remote Authenticated Users Access Restricted Tables or Crash the System. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
CJOverkill Input Validation Hole Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Monolith Games Have Buffer Overflow in '/secure/' Command That Lets Remote Users Crash the Game. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
gettext Unsafe Temporary Files May Let Local Users Delete Files. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
DUclassmate Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Change the Passwords of Other Users. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
DUclassified Input Validation Holes Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
DUforum Input Validation Holes Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
WordPress Input Validation Holes Permit Response Splitting Attacks. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-562-1 mysql -- several vulnerabilities. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-561-1 xfree86 -- integer and stack overflows. Read more

 

News:
www.crime-research.org:
Mass raid upon hackers in Russia. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
US gov targets spyware outfit. Read more

www.eweek.com:
New Worm Attacks MSN Messenger As Service Falters. Read more

news.xinhuanet.com:
"Funny" worm does not amuse. Read more

www.wired.com:
U.S. Spies on Chat Rooms. Read more

www.computerweekly.com:
Instant messaging and file sharing climb league table of Windows security dangers. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Parents must do more to protect kids online. Read more

11 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.pcworld.com:
Biography of a Worm. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
BNC Input Validation Flaw in Processing Backspace Characters Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Rippy the Aggregator Relies on Unsafe PHP Configuration Settings. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Sticker Secure Messaging Error Lets Remote Users Post to Private Groups. Read more

 

News:
australianit.news.com.au:
China awash with viruses. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
North Korea has a special military squad of hacker-experts. Read more

itvibe.com:
60% of office computers infected by a virus. Read more

seattletimes.nwsource.com:
Phishing fraud learns to hook bigger catches. Read more

10 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.remote-exploit.org:
Generic security problems with online games and applications. Read more

www.spirit.com:
AN EXPERIMENT IN FORENSICS REVEALS ATTACKERS' TECHNIQUES. Read more

www.cs.rochester.edu:
XDCC � An .EDU Admin�s Nightmare. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.guninski.com:
Yet another IE aperture Advisory and demonstration. Read more

www.sans.org:
The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated) ~ The Experts Consensus. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-560-1 lesstif1-1 -- integer and stack overflows. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Netherlands deports more 419ers. Read more

www.journalstar.com:
Protect yourself from account fraud online. Read more

www.chinatechnews.com:
Chinese Authorities Apprehend Online Bank Robber. Read more

09 October 2004

Guides, Papers, etc
www.securityfocus.com:
Defeating Honeypots: Network Issues, Part 2. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
RealNetworks Helix Universal Server Can Be Disabled With Cetain POST Request Content-Length Value. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Flash Messaging System Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Crash the Service. Read more

 

News:
www.securityfocus.com:
Fueling the Fire. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Word open to exploit. Read more

08 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.guninski.com:
Yet another IE aperture. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Cyrus SASL SASL_PATH Environment Variable May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Buffer Overflow May Permit Remote Code Execution. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Word Parsing Flaw May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Access XML Documents. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
IBM DB2 Has Numerous Buffer Overflows May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
online-bookmarks Lets Remote Users Access Restricted Scripts. Read more

 

News:
www.techweb.com:
Malicious Trojan Pretends To Be Good. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
Microsoft delays IM beta over security concerns. Read more

www.cio-today.com:
Google Print: New Battle in the Search-Engine Wars. Read more

07 October 2004

Tools
www.securiteam.com:
Fakebust - Fake Exploit Code Detector. Read more

 

Guides, Papers, etc
The Phishing Guide
www.nextgenss.com:
Understanding & Preventing Phishing Attacks. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
AtHoc Toolbar Buffer Overflow and Format String Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
TriDComm '../' Input Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Read and Write Files. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Juniper NetScreen IVE Lets Remote Users Conduct Brute-Force Password Guessing Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
BlackBoard Internet Newsboard System Input Validation Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands. Read more

www.macromedia.com:
MPSB04-07 - Macromedia Products Not Affected by Microsoft JPEG/GDIPlus Vulnerability. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
JpegOfDeath - an Advanced JPEG (GDI+) Exploit. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
ColdFusion MX 6.1 on IIS File Contents Disclosure. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-600-1 samba -- arbitrary file access. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-559-1 net-acct -- insecure temporary file. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-558-1 libapache-mod-dav -- null pointer dereference. Read more

 

News:
www.channelnewsasia.com:
North Korea ready to launch cyber war: report. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Virus writers seek cash from chaos. Read more

www.crime-research.org:
Hacker attempted to steal $ 1'000'000 from account of Custom House. Read more

www.startribune.com:
A picture worth a thousand worms. Read more

06 October 2004

Tools
www.sharp-ideas.net:
Using python and AOL IM to create nmap bot. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
Symantec Norton Anti-Virus Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
BugPort File Attachment Flaw Has Unspecified Impact. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
My Blog Input Validation Errors Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
NetworkActiv Web Server Lets Remote Users Deny Service. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Real Estate Management Software Discloses 'site.xml' Configuration File to Remote Users. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Default Username/Password Pairs in ON Command CCM 5.x Database Backend. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Inkra 1504GX IP Protocol Parsing DoS. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
RhinoSoft DNS4ME HTTP Server DoS and CSS. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
NetworkActiv Web Server DoS. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Sudo -u Parameter File Exposure. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
MySQLguest Arbitrary Code Injection. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
Click here to become infected (Part 2). Read more

www.japantoday.com:
N Korea has up to 600 hackers to gather military information. Read more

www.idc.com:
Viruses, Worms, and Spam Fuel Security Software Market in the Gulf States in 2003, Says IDC. Read more

05 October 2004

Tools
www.remote-exploit.org:
Hotspotter - a Wireless Honeypot. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securiteam.com:
RealPlayer pnen3260.dll Heap Overflow. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Znif PLS Buffer Overflow. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Macromedia JRun4 mod_jrun Apache Module Buffer Overflow. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Xerces-C++ Library Attribute Parsing Denial Of Service. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Microsoft SQL Server DoS. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
ICECast Remote Code Execution. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Judge Dredd Vs. Death Format String Vulnerability. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
dbPowerAmp Buffer Overflow and DoS Vulnerabilities. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Samba Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
EPM Buffer Overflow (retlibc exploit). Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
WorldPay struggles under DDoS attack (again). Read more

www.lsureveille.com:
Citibank e-mail an information hoax. Read more

04 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
ColdFusion MX Lets Remote Authenticated Users Run Privileged Scripts. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-556-1 netkit-telnet -- invalid free(3). Read more

 

News:
www.pcwelt.de:
PC-WELT discovers and fixes serious security issue in Windows XP SP2. Read more

www.pcworld.com:
IM Worm Crawls Through JPEG Hole. Read more

www.pcworld.com:
Security Flaws Found in RealPlayer. Read more

www.pcworld.com:
WinZip Warns of Security Flaws. Read more

www.pcworld.com:
Two Words from Bill Gates: Computer Science. Read more

nwc.securitypipeline.com:
Energy Department Hacked Nearly 200 Times In Last Year. Read more

www.prnewswire.com:
CA Delivers Industry's First Virus Protection Solution For Microsoft Windows XP Embedded With eTrust Antivirus. Read more

www.theinquirer.net:
US users know more about boobs than viruses. Read more

03 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.geocities.com/visitbipin:
Antivirus, Trojan, Spy ware scanner, Nested file manual scan bypass bug. Read more

 

News:
www.pcwelt.de:
PC-WELT discovers and fixes serious security issue in Windows XP SP2. Read more

www.pcworld.com:
IM Worm Crawls Through JPEG Hole. Read more

02 October 2004

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
Silent Storm Portal Input Validation Errors Let Remote Users Gain Administrative Privileges and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Samba DOS Path Conversion Flaw Discloses Files to Remote Users. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
W-Agora Input Validation Holes in 'redir_url' and Other Scripts Permit SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting, and Response Splitting Attacks. Read more

www.securiteam.com:
Analysis of Real Network's RealServer Remote Root Exploit. Read more

www.maxpatrol.com:
Cross Site Scripting in Invision Power Board. Read more

www.servers.co.nz:
SQL Injection vulnerability in bBlog 0.7.3. Read more

www.gulftech.org:
dbPowerAmp Buffer Overflow And DoS Vulnerabilities. Read more

 

News:
www.theregister.co.uk:
McAfee in BitDefender virus slur spat. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
Gates: Microsoft to offer anti-spyware. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
Viral movies possible with RealPlayer flaw. Read more

news.zdnet.com:
Zombie armies behind cyberscrime sprees. Read more

01 October 2004

Tools
www.windowsitpro.com:
Update: New Tools Help with JPEG GDI+ Updates. Read more

 

Guides, Papers, etc
www.windowsitpro.com:
Snort Rules to Detect JPEG GDI+ Exploits. Read more

 

Vulnerabilities & Exploits
www.securitytracker.com:
aspWebCalendar Discloses Whether Account Names Exist to Remote Users. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
MyWebServer Grants Administrative Access and Discloses Files to Remote Users. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Freenet6 on Debian Linux Discloses Tunnel Broker Password to Local Users. Read more

www.securitytracker.com:
Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol Game Server Can Be Crashed By Remote Users. Read more

www.maxpatrol.com:
Multiple SQL-Injection and XSS Vulnerabilities in AliveSites Forum 2.0. Read more

www.debian.org:
DSA-555-1 freenet6 -- wrong file permissions. Read more

 

News:
www.windowsitpro.com:
True to the Image: JPEG Exploits on the Loose. Read more

www.windowsitpro.com:
More JPEG GDI+ Exploits. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
Microsoft FAT patent rejected. Read more

www.theregister.co.uk:
US phishing losses hit $500m. Read more

networks.silicon.com:
�Wardriving� spam conviction exposes Wi-Fi security. Read more


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