Security News

Critical Bug Impacts Live555 Media Streaming Libraries
2018-10-22 14:41

A critical streaming bug impacts Live Networks LIVE555 RTSPServer, but not the popular VLC and MPLayer client-side software.

Two Critical RCE Bugs Patched in Drupal 7 and 8
2018-10-20 17:09

Drupal's advisory also included three patches for "moderately critical" bugs.

Critical Flaw Found in Streaming Library Used by VLC and Other Media Players
2018-10-19 14:18

Security researchers have discovered a serious code execution vulnerability in the LIVE555 Streaming Media library—which is being used by popular media players including VLC and MPlayer, along...

Critical Flaws Found in Amazon FreeRTOS IoT Operating System
2018-10-19 08:48

A security researcher has discovered several critical vulnerabilities in one of the most popular embedded real-time operating systems—called FreeRTOS—and its other variants, exposing a wide range...

GreyEnergy Spy APT Mounts Sophisticated Effort Against Critical Infrastructure
2018-10-18 15:08

The group is a successor to BlackEnergy and a subset of the TeleBots gang--and its activity is potentially a prelude to a much more destructive attack.

Oracle Fixes 301 Flaws in October Critical Patch Update
2018-10-17 18:49

The update includes one critical flaw in Oracle GoldenGate with a CVSS 3.0 score of 10.0.

Critical Vulnerabilities Allow Takeover of D-Link Routers
2018-10-17 11:23

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take full control of some D-Link routers, and patches do not appear to be available. Serious flaws have also been discovered...

GreyEnergy group targeting critical infrastructure with espionage
2018-10-17 10:00

ESET has uncovered details of a successor to the BlackEnergy APT group. Named GreyEnergy by ESET, this threat actor focuses on espionage and reconnaissance, quite possibly in preparation for...

Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure From Cyberattacks
2018-10-12 17:48

The biggest challenge for any critical infrastructure facing potential cyberattacks is devising ways to maintain business continuity, says cybersecurity specialist Prashant Pillai, who calls for...