Web vulns top security threat index
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On the up-and-up Analysis Less rigor in web programming, an increasing variety of software, and restrictions on web security testing have combined to make flaws in web software the most reported security issues this year to date, according to the latest data from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project.â¦
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A survey of Internet vulnerabilities shows a sharp jump in attacks on Windows-based personal computers and a marked increase in commercially motivated threats.
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Ten security flaws found in Firefox browser, Thunderbird e-mail client.
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A new variant of the Santy worm, which attacks Web pages usuing the PHP bulletin board software, appeared this week. Earlier variants used Google to find vulnerable Web pages; the new
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MSN Tech &#038; Gadgets posted their review of the three biggest threats on the Internet for 2007; IE, phishing attacks, and malware. Even Microsoft agrees that IE is a security mistake waiting to happen and users should be using Firefox and Opera, not IE!  IE provides the biggest payoff for malicious hackers who set out to exploit [...]
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Experts will rate potential severity of business security threats.
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(InfoWorld) - Mozilla's security chief Tuesday panned a pair of Firefox bugs revealed Monday as low-level threats but hours later changed her mind and said that when used together, they could pose a greater risk. The researcher who disclosed the vulnerabilities agreed with her. Mostly. Michael Zalewski, who regularly publishes browser flaw findings, on Monday posted details on the Full-disclosure mailing list about four browser vulnerabilities, including two affecting Firefox. He categorized one as a "major" threat, and he saw the other as only a "medium" threat. In an entry on the Mozilla security blog -- which debuted last week -- Window Snyder, the company's chief security officer, said the more serious of the two bugs found by Zalewski was no more than a spoofing vulnerability and deserved only a "low" rating. "This is unsafe because it could be used to lure a user to enter content into the spoofed frame but does not result in code execution," said Snyder. "[For example] this might be used with phishing attacks." Her take doesn't jibe with Zalewski's contention that the flaw can be used to stick malicious code onto the victimized computer. "By my book, [this is] more serious than just spoofing, so I marked it as 'major,' whereas Mozilla still considers it to be a typical case of spoofing ('low')," said Zalewski in an e-mail interview Wednesday. "But it would be inaccurate to say that Window's assessment contradicts my analysis." Later Tuesday, Snyder updated her blog, saying that after further review, "these two bugs may be used together to allow an attacker to access any file the user has access to on the system. If this is the case, that may change the severity rating to 'medium'." Zalewski dismissed the idea that he and Mozilla's Snyder were at odds and instead turned attention to what he thinks is most important. "All in all, I think we pretty much agree here," he said. "The big issue [of the four vulnerabilities] was the Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw. The other three are important, but not critical." According to entries in Mozilla's Bugzilla, the more serious of the two Firefox flaws has not yet been assigned to someone for a fix. Snyder, meanwhile, said that the Mozilla security team is looking into changes to improve content handler management, the root cause of the bug she pegged as "low." Zalewski on Monday noted on the Full-disclosure mailing list that it appears Apple's Safari browser is also vulnerable to same bug he found in IE6 and IE7 and labeled "critical." Tuesday, Kevin Finisterre, a researcher known for the "Month of Apple Bugs" project in January, confirmed Zalewski's Safari suspicions. Apple officials did not reply to a request for comment.
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Equal-opportunity hacking Polish security researcher Michal Zalewski, known for his seemingly unending stream of browser vulnerability discoveries, has struck again. This time he's reported four flaws that are sure to get the attention of bug squashers in both Microsoft and Mozilla camps.â¦
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An anonymous reader writes &quot;All browsers have been reported vulnerable to different vulnerabilities today. Starting with: Internet Explorer on XP SP1/SP2, which suffers a new system compromise (of course) vulnerability.
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Attackers can trick browsers into releasing password information.
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It has been an interesting 24 hours for anybody keen on web application security. Network World Labs Alliance Security Expert Joel Snyder, played down the danger of web application security and challenged Acunetix to hack a website.
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com October 22, 2004, 5:05 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
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World's biggest websites no match for decade-old web bug If you use Gmail, eBay, MySpace, or any one of dozens of other web-based services, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team wants you to know you're vulnerable to a simple attack that could give an attacker complete control over your account.â¦
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Blog: Updates address some critical vulnerabilities in the popular browser.
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The security threats against business-technology systems continue to multiply. Not only do malicious worms and viruses such as Blaster and Bagle continue to wreak havoc, but security pros
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com October 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
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p2pnet.net News:- F-Secure gives the new Santy worm, that uses Google search to find vulnerable hosts, a Level 2 Radar rating. âAlso, Santy does not affect individual computer users, unless they are hosting