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Unixfreaxjp at #R2CON2020 presented shellcode basics for radare2

Security Affairs

The analysis of a shellcode requires know-how of which system library and functions will be invoked to help its execution, and depends on the operating system it can be a wide variation of commands from direct calls to an OS functions calls to the hash of the API of certain OS libraries. radare2 is one example of those tools.

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Multiple experts released exploits for Linux local privilege escalation flaw Looney Tunables

Security Affairs

is a buffer overflow issue that resides in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so “A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so The vulnerability CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score 7.8) while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable.

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‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday

Krebs on Security

“While this is definitely more server-centric, remember that Windows clients can also run http.sys, so all affected versions are affected by this bug,” said Dustin Childs from Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative. ” Microsoft says the flaw affects Windows 10 and Windows 11 , as well as Server 2019 and Server 2022.

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A few binary plating 0-days for Windows

Security Affairs

On the one hand this was correct, but on the other, those 3rd party applications (the publishers of which were also notified) were not the only ones to blame as the insecure DLL search path is definitively part of the operating system and tries to load another DLL from Microsoft which does not exist. Exploitation.

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 453 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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What Is API Security? Definition, Fundamentals, & Tips

eSecurity Planet

Employ established input validation techniques and libraries to thwart threats like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS). Keep all software elements up to date, including libraries, frameworks, and the underlying OS. Definition, Fundamentals, & Tips appeared first on eSecurity Planet.

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