It was discovered that the ICMPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A remote attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Electronic Arts Origin. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Epic Games Launcher. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Epic Games Launcher. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
A Russian bank tells its customers to stop installing security updates, an Apple employee ends up in hot water, and learn our tips to avoid being virtually kidnapped.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Anna Brading.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the libtiff library
and the included tools, which may result in denial of service if
malformed image files are processed.
Marlon Starkloff discovered that twig, a template engine for PHP, did
not correctly enforce sandboxing. This would allow a malicious user to
execute arbitrary code.
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Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, cause
undefined behaviour, spoof the browser UI, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760, CVE-2022-22761, CVE-2022-22763,
CVE-2022-22764, CVE-2022-26381, CVE-2022-26383, CVE-2022-26384)
It was discovered that extensions of a particular type could auto-update
themselves and bypass the prompt that requests permissions. If a user
were tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass security restrictions.
(CVE-2022-22754)
It was discovered that dragging and dropping an image into a folder could
result in it being marked as executable. If a user were tricked into
dragging and dropping a specially crafted image, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22756)
It was discovered that files downloaded to /tmp were accessible to other
users. A local attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2022-26386)
A TOCTOU bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures during
install. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick a
user into installing an addon with an invalid signature.
(CVE-2022-26387)
An out-of-bounds write by one byte was discovered when processing
messages in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a
specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit this
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0566)
Whatsapp iOS 2.19.80 and prior and Android 2.19.222 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
