Security News

Bug in surveillance app opens Netgear NAS systems to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-03-14 15:52

A security vulnerability in the ReadyNAS Surveillance Application can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to gain root access to Netgear NAS systems, Sysdream Labs researcher Nicolas...

Critical bug in libotr could open users of ChatSecure, Adium, Pidgin to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-03-10 16:44

A vulnerability in “libotr,” the C code implementation of the Off-the-Record (OTR) protocol that is used in many secure instant messengers such as ChatSecure, Pidgin, Adium and Kopete, could be...

E-commerce web apps vulnerable to hijacking, database compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-02-18 21:00

High-Tech Bridge researchers have published details and PoC exploit code for several serious vulnerabilities in Osclass, osCmax, and osCommerce, three popular open source e-commerce web apps....

Critical Glibc flaw opens Linux distros, other software and devices to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-02-17 22:01

A critical bug has been found to open an unimaginable number of computers, networking and other connected devices to attacks that can result in complete system compromise. Discovered independently...

Flaw in Sparkle Updater for Mac opens users of popular apps to system compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-02-10 13:34

A security engineer has recently discovered a serious vulnerability in Sparkle, the widely used open source software update framework for Mac applications, that could be exploited by attackers to moun...