A team of cybersecurity researchers found multiple vulnerabilities that affect billions of devices that run on either Windows or Linux. Affected devices include laptops, servers, workstations, or even IoT devices. GRUB2 boot loader, which is not only used by Linux but other Operating Systems where Secure Boot trusts the 3rd-party UEFI CA, is affected […]
Read More →Microsoft has released patches to fix two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library. HEVC or Windows codecs library is responsible for handling large media files and decoding them for playback. HEVC is used by developers as it supports a multitude of different file formats. This Windows Extension is designed to take advantage […]
Read More →Adobe has released critical security updates to its products like Adobe After Effects, Illustrator 2020, Adobe Campaign Classic, and others in order to patch multiple critical vulnerabilities which can lead to arbitrary code execution and information disclosure. This month’s release consists of 19 vulnerabilities addressed in 6 advisories: 19 vulnerabilities of which 18 are […]
Read More →Two critical vulnerabilities were recently disclosed by Cisco Talos in the widely used video conferencing software Zoom. It can be exploited by a remote attacker who can hack into the host’s machine and can execute arbitrary code. Given the current scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic, several companies have substantially incorporated the use of video conferencing […]
Read More →Oracle has released 397 new security patches as a part of their quarterly update cycle, out of which 262 vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable without user authentication. Oracle MySQL received 45 security patches of which 9 of the vulnerabilities allow an attacker to remotely exploit machines without the need for user authentication. A few CVE’s if […]
Read More →Apple released security updates for multiple products today. A total of 49 vulnerabilities were addressed. The exploitation of some of these security flaws could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Adobe also released an out-of-band security update for critical arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in Creative Cloud. Critical vulnerabilities in Apple products […]
Read More →Fig 1: Image credit: zdnet.com Armis Security Inc., a cybersecurity firm based in United States, has discovered five critical vulnerabilities in a networking protocol developed by Cisco. These flaws could enable hackers to target virtually all devices, from data center switches to cameras and IP phones worldwide. These vulnerabilities were disclosed when Cisco released fixes […]
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