Security News

Critical Linux Flaw Opens the Door to Full Root Access
2018-05-16 21:05

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute a malware or other payloads on a client machine by sending malicious messages from the DHCP server.

Critical Code Execution Flaws Patched in Advantech WebAccess
2018-05-16 16:32

Taiwan-based industrial automation company Advantech has released an update for its WebAccess product to address nearly a dozen vulnerabilities, including critical flaws that allow arbitrary code...

Critical Command Injection Flaw Patched in Red Hat Linux
2018-05-16 13:31

A critical vulnerability in the DHCP client in Red Hat Enterprise Linux could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on impacted systems. read more

Adobe Releases Critical Security Updates for Acrobat, Reader and Photoshop CC
2018-05-14 19:33

Adobe has just released new versions of its Acrobat DC, Reader and Photoshop CC for Windows and macOS users that patch 48 vulnerabilities in its software. A total of 47 vulnerabilities affect...

Samsung Patches Six Critical Bugs in Flagship Handsets
2018-05-14 18:04

Samsung updates S9, Note 8 and S8 phones with 27 patches from a RCE bug to a patch that prevents an ancient peek-and-poke attack first identified in 1980s.

Adobe Patches Two Dozen Critical Flaws in Acrobat, Reader
2018-05-14 17:08

Updates released on Monday by Adobe for its Acrobat, Reader and Photoshop products patch nearly 50 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws that allow arbitrary code execution. read more

Critical PGP Vulnerability
2018-05-14 14:33

EFF is reporting that a critical vulnerability has been discovered in PGP and S/MIME. No details have been published yet, but one of the researchers wrote: We'll publish critical vulnerabilities...

Critical PGP vulnerability could reveal text of your encrypted business emails
2018-05-14 12:45

The vulnerability, called EFAIL, is exploitable against encrypted email, including previously transmitted mail, according to researchers.

Critical Flaws in PGP and S/MIME Tools Can Reveal Encrypted Emails in Plaintext
2018-05-14 07:48

An important warning for people using widely used email encryption tools—PGP and S/MIME—for sensitive communication. A team of European security researchers has released a warning about a set of...

Chrome 66 Update Patches Critical Security Flaw
2018-05-11 15:44

An updated version of Chrome 66 is now available, which addresses a Critical security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over a system. read more