Security News

Apple fixes Safari WebKit zero-day flaw exploited at Pwn2Own
2024-05-14 15:56

Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability in the Safari web browser exploited during this year's Pwn2Own Vancouver hacking competition. [...]

VMware fixes three zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own 2024
2024-05-14 14:48

VMware fixed four security vulnerabilities in the Workstation and Fusion desktop hypervisors, including three zero-days exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking contest. Theori security researchers Gwangun Jung and Junoh Lee also went home with $130,000 in cash for escaping a VMware Workstation VM to gain code execution as SYSTEM on the host Windows OS using an exploit chain targeting three vulnerabilities: an uninitialized variable bug, a UAF weakness, and a heap-based buffer overflow.

New Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2024-4761 Under Active Exploitation
2024-05-14 13:51

Google on Monday shipped emergency fixes to address a new zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked...

Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert
2024-05-14 13:29

Apple has backported the patch for CVE-2024-23296 to the iOS 16 branch and has fixed a bug in MarketplaceKit that may allow maliciously crafted webpages to distribute a script that tracks iOS users on other webpages. The company has also added a new capability to iOS 17 that will alert users if an unknown Bluetooth tracker is "Seen" moving with them.

Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2024
2024-05-14 08:10

Google has released emergency security updates for the Chrome browser to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability tagged as exploited in attacks. Chrome updates automatically when a security update is available, but users can confirm they're running the latest version by going to Settings > About Chrome, letting the update finish, and then clicking on the 'Relaunch' button to apply it.

Apple backports fix for zero-day exploited in attacks to older iPhones
2024-05-13 21:47

Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks. Apple has yet to disclose who disclosed the zero-day or whether it was discovered internally, and it has provided no information on the nature of the attacks exploiting it in the wild.

Apple backports fix for RTKit iOS zero-day to older iPhones
2024-05-13 21:47

Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS Kernel zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks. Today, Apple backported the March security updates to address this security flaw on iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, and macOS Ventura 13.6.7 with improved input validation.

Chrome Zero-Day Alert — Update Your Browser to Patch New Vulnerability
2024-05-10 10:23

Google on Thursday released security updates to address a zero-day flaw in Chrome that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-4671, the high-severity vulnerability...

Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671)
2024-05-10 09:04

Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, an exploit for which exists in the wild."Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights," CIS explains.

Google fixes fifth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
2024-05-10 08:08

Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild since the start of the year. This latest flaw addressed in Google Chrome is the fifth this year, with three others discovered during the March 2024 Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver.