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Is Your Amazon Machine Image Vulnerable to SSH Spoofing Attacks?

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2008-07-14 16:26:40 by Craig Balding in Cloud Security
...vulnerable to a man in the middle attack against the SSH protocol, but only *if* you manually verify the host SSH key during your initial SSH connection. OK, but I created my AMI before June 23rd - am I vulnerable According to Amazon, yes. Every EC2 instance copied from a public AMI will have the same SSH host keys as the original AMI. The...
 
Tags: ssh, limit ssh access, ssh host keys, host keys, ssh user keys, amazon, host ssh keys, amazon machine image, initial ssh connection
 
 
 
 
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European Backup Services Vulnerable to Attack

2008-06-11 11:49:32 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...vulnerable to a man in the middle attack, even though it uses SSL to secure the connection Tests by heise Security show that four of the six services tested were vulnerable to attack While all of the tested systems encrypt communication with the backup server using SSL, external attackers can sniff the access code as plain text by acting as...
 
Tags: vulnerable, attack, client software, software, services, vulnerable systems, data loss, backup servers, middle attack
 
 
 
 
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1&1 Internet Customers Vulnerable to XSS

2007-12-30 21:15:23 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...vulnerable to XSS . The technique is simple, but it comes from the way in which they present ads based on detection of a file not found. They pop up an iframe based on file name which you can jump out of pretty easily. Not so good. Im not sure what sort of customers 1&1 Internet provides service for but Id be unhappy if I were a customer...
 
Tags: customers, xss, internet, dom based xss, file, john smith, predictable location, pretty easily, ads based
 
 
 
 
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Boeing Dreamliner could be vulnerable to hackers

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8470a00 in Network World on Security
 
The electronics of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet could be vulnerable to hackers due to the way critical flight systems are linked with those used by passengers, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has warned
 
Tags: federal aviation administration, critical flight systems, dreamliner jet, hackers due, vulnerable, passengers, electronics
 
 
 
 
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Encryption could make you more vulnerable, warn experts

2008-02-08 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3bfec in Network World on Security
 
The use of data encryption could make organizations vulnerable to new risks and threats, a panel of security experts warned today
 
Tags: security experts, organizations vulnerable, data encryption, risks, panel, threats
 
 
 
 
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Chip & PIN terminals vulnerable to simple attacks

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2008-02-26 20:33:32 by Saar Drimer in Light Blue Touchpaper
...vulnerable to a tapping attack using a paper clip, a needle and a small recording device. This allows us to record the data exchanged between the card and the PEDs processor without triggering tamper proofing mechanisms, and in clear violation of their supposed security properties. This attack can capture the cards PIN because UK banks have...
 
Tags: peds, popular peds, protect cardholder data, peds processor, pin, cardholder data, data, encrypt data, governmental certification bodies
 
 
 
 
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VLC Player Vulnerable to Remote Hijack

2008-03-19 17:41:57 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
VLC Player, one of the best and most widely used media players has found to be vulnerable to a remote hijack. The reported vulnerability makes it possible for a malicious user to run arbitrary code, potentially taking remote control of the host machine
 
Tags: remote hijack, vlc player, arbitrary code, remote control, media players, host machine, malicious user, vulnerable, widely
 
 
 
 
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Windows XP SP3 includes vulnerable Flash Player

2008-06-02 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) ships with an older version of Adobe's Flash Player that's vulnerable to recently-spotted attacks
 
Tags: flash player, sp3, windows, service pack, vulnerable, attacks, version, adobe, ships
 
 
 
 
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Windows XP SP3 includes vulnerable Flash Player

2008-06-03 00:00:00 by HASH0x84736cc in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) ships with an out-of-date version of Adobe's Flash Player that's vulnerable to recently-spotted attacks, according to Microsoft's support documentation
 
Tags: flash player, windows, support documentation, microsoft, sp3, service pack, vulnerable, attacks, version
 
 
 
 
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New Firefox 3.0 Is Vulnerable To High-Severity Code Execution