Security News

OpenFlow SDN protocol flaw affects all versions, could lead to DoS attack
2018-05-10 17:21

The vulnerability stems from the inherent trust network controllers give to OpenFlow switches and could be exploited to perform denial-of-service or covert communication attacks.

Siemens Patches DoS Flaws in Medium Voltage Converters
2018-05-09 15:04

Siemens has released updates for many of its SINAMICS medium voltage converters to address two remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities. read more

Brain monitor had remote code execution and DoS flaw
2018-04-01 00:00

I told you I was sick Cisco’s Talos security limb has warned that specialist medical hardware has remote code execution and denial of service bugs.…

VMware Patches DoS Vulnerability in Workstation, Fusion
2018-03-16 17:23

VMware informed customers on Thursday that it has patched a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in its Workstation and Fusion products. Details of the flaw and proof-of-concept code have been...

Update Samba Servers Immediately to Patch Password Reset and DoS Vulnerabilities
2018-03-13 10:18

Samba has just released new security patches for two critical vulnerabilities that could allow unprivileged remote attackers to launch DoS attacks against servers and change any other users'...

Unpatched DoS Flaw Could Help Anyone Take Down WordPress Websites
2018-02-05 11:48

A simple yet serious application-level denial of service (DoS) vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress CMS platform that could allow anyone to take down most WordPress websites even with a...

Information Disclosure, DoS Flaws Patched in libcurl
2018-01-25 17:55

The developers of the popular multiprotocol data transfer library libcurl informed users on Wednesday that the latest version addresses two vulnerabilities. read more

Week in review: DoS attacks against hard disk, ethical hacking, and the rise of ransom hacks
2018-01-22 03:31

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Norwegian health authority hacked, patient data of nearly 3 million citizens possibly compromised Hackers have...

Vulnerability in ISC BIND leads to DoS, patch today!
2018-01-17 16:00

The Internet Systems Consortium has released security updates for BIND, the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet, and a patch for ISC DHCP, its open source software...

DoS attacks against hard disk drives using acoustic signals
2018-01-16 19:31

A group of Princeton and Purdue researchers has shown that it’s possible to mount a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against hard disk drives via acoustic signals. Threat severity Hard disk drives...