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Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome

Aditya K Sood from the EvilFingers community, which disclosed the first Chrome DoS vulnerability at the beginning of the month, has released a proof of concept demonstrating a memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability affecting Google's Chrome versions Chrome/0.2.149.30 and Chrome/0.2.149.29 : "The Google chrome browser is vulnerable to memory exhaustion...

Tags: User Interaction, Google Inc., DOS, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Memory Exhaustion, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-09-25

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18 truths: The long fail of complexity

Agree *****One of the best distillations of what 'risk' actually is, and why complexity exponentially increases it, I have read.But more to the point takes a realistic, rather than optimistic or pessimistic, view of how to asses it. And correctly acknowledges the 'human' factors involved in both cause, and...

Tags: Strategy, HEALTHCARE, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub’ as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed’ by T-Mobile G1 ...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Matthew Miller, Research In Motion Ltd., Sam Diaz, Security, Twitter

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome

Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's ChromeWhat to do?I can find loads of information on what it is this vulnerability can do. But as a user what can I do to minimize the risk of this happening to my machine?www.GetFirefox.comReally, why even bother with Chrome, especially when there are solid...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, DoS vulnerability, vulnerability, DOS, exhaustion, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Are you a Dog or a Cat?

Are you a Dog or a Cat?You proved my point.People do not like change unless they are the implementors.Dog/Cat/FishI liked the way you put that! vista is a pretty configuration but it is a new learning venture for us all..I'm a dog/cat person...who also loves fish..hehehehThey moved everything around......to create...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

A Client-Transparent Approach to Defend Against Denial of Service Attacks

Denial of Service DoS attacks attempt to consume a server's resources (network bandwidth, computing power, main memory, disk bandwidth etc) to near exhaustion so that there are no resources left to handle requests from legitimate clients. An effective solution to defend against DoS attacks is to filter DoS attack requests...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Security

White papers 2008-01-01

Towards an Intrusion Detection System for Battery Exhaustion Attacks on Mobile Computing Devices

Mobile computers are subject to a unique form of denial of service attack known as a battery exhaustion attack, in which an attacker attempts to rapidly drain the battery of the device. This paper presents the first steps in the design of an intrusion detection system for these attacks, a...

Tags: Mobile, Mobile Computing, Battery, Intrusion Detection System, Attack, Engineering, Intrusion Detection, Mobile Applications, Security, Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2005-01-26

Windows 2000 LPC Vulnerability Patch (Windows)

This patch eliminates several security vulnerabilities that could allow a range of effects, from denial of service attacks to, in some cases, privilege elevation. Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 implementations of LPC and LPC ports:The Invalid LPC Request vulnerability, which affects only...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2000-10-07