Users have been warned to avoid downloading the latest update for the PHP web scripting language following the discovery of faulty components which could pose a security risk.
An advisory posted Monday by the PHP Group warned users against installing the 5.3.7 update. The site instead recommends that users wait for the release of PHP 5.3.8, due...
Type : Tutorial
Level : Medium
Platform : Windows XP SP3
Application Version : Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Actually I got this news a few months ago from mailing list securityfocus.com about vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox version 3.6.16. Below are the details of that vulnerability :
– Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote...
Type : Tips and Trick
Level : Easy
What is privilege escalation?
according to wikipedia Privilege Escalation is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user. The result is that an...
Description: A bug in Chinese video streaming software leads to mass open proxies on the web.
Introduction
A security blogger has uncoverd a flaw in the Chinese PPLive video streaming software. A new port, TCP port 9415, was appearing regularly on websites that list open proxies. Most of these open proxies were based in China. However, some were...
THE IPHONE 4 AND BLACKBERRY TORCH were hacked on day two of the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver, BC.
Charlie Miller, a researcher who has successfully performed Apple smartphone hacks in previous years, broke into the Iphone 4. He had help from his Independent Security Evaluators colleague Dion Blazakis, taking advantage of a browser...
