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Yrch!"path" Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion ...

12/30/2006  
Relevance: 7.20
A vulnerability has been identified in Yrch!, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an input validation error in the"yrch/plugins/metasearch/plug.inc.php" script that does not validate the"path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
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Fail2ban - Put brute force attackers away from your Linux Box

10/13/2007  
Relevance: 5.67
Fail2ban is a phyton tool, that parsing the log files of your system can determine which IPs are trying to log in any service with no success, and the ban that IP for the time you configured
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PHP apps: security's low-hanging fruit

01/12/2007  
Relevance: 5.35
PHP has become the most popular application language on the web, but common security mistakes by developers are giving PHP a bad name. Here's how PHP coding errors have become the new low-hanging fruit for attackers, contributing to the phishing problems on the web.
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Researcher Uncovers McAfee Linux VirusScan Flaw

12/16/2006  
Relevance: 5.25
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in McAfee's VirusScan Command Line Scanner antivirus software that could enable remote attackers to execute malicious code.
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Symantec Report Triggers Alarm

10/09/2006  
Relevance: 5.25
The latest Internet Security Threat Report released by Symantec shows that it is none other than home users, who are being increasingly targeted by attackers for identity theft, fraud, and other financially motivated crimes.
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MIT fixes critical Kerberos 5 flaws

04/05/2007  
Relevance: 5.16
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has fixed several critical Kerberos 5 flaws attackers could exploit to cause a denial of service, bypass security restrictions and hijack targeted machines.
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Securing Joomla! installations

01/04/2008  
Relevance: 5.10
Joomla! is a well-known content management system, mature enough to be used by thousands of amateur and professional Web portals. Installation is a breeze and consists of six click-next steps. However, a default Joomla! installation is not necessarily a secure one, so let's see how we can protect our portal from potential attackers.
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Google Code Search peers into programs' flaws

10/09/2006  
Relevance: 4.84
Security professionals warned developers on Thursday that they need to be aware that their open-source repositories can now be easily mined, allowing attackers to target programs that are likely to be flawed. While Google could previously be used to look for specific strings, now the search engine riffles through code that much better.
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OpenOffice TIFF flaw affects Windows, Linux and Mac

09/26/2007  
Relevance: 4.83
Security experts have discovered TIFF-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenOffice, which could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers.
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Vulnerabilities found in Adobe Flash Player plugin

10/19/2006  
Relevance: 4.72
Two vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player version 7.0.63 for Linux -- as well as earlier versions -- that provide an opportunity for attackers to send arbitrary HTTP requests from an unsuspecting user's browser, reports Rapid7 LLC in a security advisory published Tuesday.
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