Security News

Android Development Tools Riddled with Nasty Vulnerabilities
2017-12-06 18:15

Java/Android developers are exposed to vulnerabilities affecting the development tools, both downloadable and cloud based, used in the Android application ecosystem, Check Point warns. read more

Cisco Patches Critical WebEx Vulnerabilities
2017-11-30 11:06

Updates released by Cisco for components of its online meetings and video conferencing platform WebEx patch nearly a dozen vulnerabilities, including critical flaws that can be exploited for...

Tizi backdoor rooted Android devices by exploiting old vulnerabilities
2017-11-28 20:34

Google has discovered and removed from Google Play a number of apps that contained the Tizi backdoor, which installs spyware to steal sensitive data from popular social media applications. Victims...

Several Vulnerabilities Patched in PowerDNS
2017-11-28 15:38

Updates released for the authoritative nameserver and recursive nameserver components of PowerDNS patch several vulnerabilities that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, records...

GitHub starts alerting developers of security vulnerabilities in dependencies
2017-11-20 18:34

Popular Git repository hosting service GitHub has introduced a new feature to help developers keep their projects safer: security alerts for vulnerabilities in software packages which their...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in LibXL Library Open Door to RCE Attacks
2017-11-17 21:50

Hackers using a specially crafted XLS files can trigger several remote code execution vulnerabilities in the LibXL library.

Oracle Issues Emergency Patches for ‘JoltandBleed’ Vulnerabilities
2017-11-16 22:05

Oracle pushed out an emergency update for vulnerabilities dubbed 'JoltandBleed' affecting five of its products that rely on its proprietary Jolt protocol.

Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Apache CouchDB
2017-11-16 11:18

An update released last week for Apache CouchDB patched critical vulnerabilities that could have been exploited by malicious actors for privilege escalation and code execution on a significant...

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Releases Update to Fix 53 Vulnerabilities
2017-11-14 23:46

It's Patch Tuesday—time to update your Windows devices. Microsoft has released a large batch of security updates as part of its November Patch Tuesday in order to fix a total of 53 new security...

Microsoft Patches 20 Critical Vulnerabilities
2017-11-14 22:10

This month, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates tackle fixes for 53 security bugs in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Edge, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, and its Chackra Core browser engine.