Tag: code execution

  • Hacker News: Fuzzing between the lines in popular barcode software

    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/10/31/fuzzing-between-the-lines-in-popular-barcode-software/ Source: Hacker News Title: Fuzzing between the lines in popular barcode software Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text provides an in-depth analysis of fuzz testing applied to the ZBar barcode scanning library, highlighting the discovery of critical security vulnerabilities. The article emphasizes the importance of fuzzing in…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: W̶e̶e̶k̶n̶o̶t̶e̶s̶ Monthnotes for October

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/30/monthnotes/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: W̶e̶e̶k̶n̶o̶t̶e̶s̶ Monthnotes for October Feedly Summary: I try to publish weeknotes at least once every two weeks. It’s been four since the last entry, so I guess this one counts as monthnotes instead. In my defense, the reason I’ve fallen behind on weeknotes is that I’ve been…

  • Slashdot: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/29/2029233/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-affecting-xorg-server-for-18-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses CVE-2024-9632, a security vulnerability in the X.Org Server that has persisted for 18 years. This flaw could allow for local privilege escalation and is critical for professionals involved…

  • Hacker News: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey

    Source URL: https://blog.pspaul.de/posts/ancient-monkey-pwning-a-17-year-old-version-of-spidermonkey/ Source: Hacker News Title: Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant vulnerability found in the Zscaler enterprise VPN solution, particularly linked to the pacparser library and its use of an outdated version of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine.…

  • Hacker News: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-driver-signature-bypass-allows-kernel-rootkit-installs/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability in Windows kernel security that allows attackers to downgrade kernel components, circumventing security measures like Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE). Despite the advancements in kernel security,…

  • Hacker News: A deep dive into Linux’s new mseal syscall

    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/10/25/a-deep-dive-into-linuxs-new-mseal-syscall/ Source: Hacker News Title: A deep dive into Linux’s new mseal syscall Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the introduction of a new syscall called `mseal` in the Linux kernel that implements a memory sealing protection mechanism. It highlights how `mseal` differs from previous memory protection…

  • Hacker News: Notes on the new Claude analysis JavaScript code execution tool

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/24/claude-analysis-tool/ Source: Hacker News Title: Notes on the new Claude analysis JavaScript code execution tool Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Anthropic’s new analysis tool for its Claude.ai chatbot, which allows users to execute JavaScript code directly in the browser to solve problems or analyze files. This…

  • Embrace The Red: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use

    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/claude-computer-use-c2-the-zombais-are-coming/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: ZombAIs: From Prompt Injection to C2 with Claude Computer Use Feedly Summary: A few days ago, Anthropic released Claude Computer Use, which is a model + code that allows Claude to control a computer. It takes screenshots to make decisions, can run bash commands and so forth.…

  • Hacker News: When Samsung meets MediaTek: the story of a small bug chain [pdf]

    Source URL: https://www.sstic.org/media/SSTIC2024/SSTIC-actes/when_vendor1_meets_vendor2_the_story_of_a_small_bu/SSTIC2024-Article-when_vendor1_meets_vendor2_the_story_of_a_small_bug_chain-rossi-bellom_neveu.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: When Samsung meets MediaTek: the story of a small bug chain [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant security vulnerability found in the boot chain of Samsung mobile devices using MediaTek System-on-Chips. The vulnerability, which can allow an attacker with…

  • The Register: Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/samsung_phone_eop_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Samsung phone users under attack, Google warns Feedly Summary: Don’t ignore this nasty zero day exploit says TAG A nasty bug in Samsung’s mobile chips is being exploited by miscreants as part of an exploit chain to escalate privileges and then remotely execute arbitrary code, according to Google…