Mac OS X's Installer utility has a format string bug that can be triggered by maliciously crafted package file names, according to the Month of Apple Bugs project. "This is another issue related with ...

Topic ===== Format string vulnerability in gnupg. Problem Description ===== GnuPG contains a format string vulnerability which can be triggered simply by attempting to decrypt a file with a specially ...

A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more serious. Dyad Security on Tuesday warned of a so-called ...

As the Internet of Things develops, embedded devices are being deployed in environments where attackers can take advantage of source code level security vulnerabilities. Embedded software developers ...

The Perl Foundation has toned down a warning on a type of vulnerability commonly found in applications written in the Perl programming language. Two weeks after experts sounded an alarm on so-called ...

This story was originally published on Cybersecurity Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Cybersecurity Dive newsletter. Hackers are actively exploiting a critical ...

Topic ===== format string vulnerability in gftp. Problem Description ===== gftp versions prior to 2.0.8 have a problem with format strings allowing malicious ftp servers to potentially execute code on ...

Security researchers from Croatia-based security firm DefenseCode claim to have found a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) implementation developed by ...