Archive for December, 2006

Bugtraq: SoftArtisans FileUp(TM) viewsrc.asp remote script source disclosure exploit

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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SoftArtisans FileUp(TM) viewsrc.asp remote script source disclosure exploit

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Bugtraq: MythControl (MythTV remote control) arbitrary code execution

Posted in December 30th, 2006

by admin in hospital hacker, rss

MythControl (MythTV remote control) arbitrary code execution

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Bugtraq: [vuln.sg] iso_wincmd Plugin for Total Commander Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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[vuln.sg] iso_wincmd Plugin for Total Commander Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Bugtraq: csrss.exe double-free vulnerability – arbitrary DWORD overwrite exploit

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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csrss.exe double-free vulnerability – arbitrary DWORD overwrite exploit

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Yahoo: Check-mate for Indian chess player after phone ploy

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Yahoo: Check-mate for Indian chess player after phone ploy

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Using mixmaster to send anonymous email

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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This is a document that explains how to install mixmaster and how to use it to send email. Mixmaster is described by the debian package system as:

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IE & Firefox Both Effected by Fake Login Flaw

Posted in December 30th, 2006

by admin in hospital hacker, rss

It seems the recent fake login flaw effects both Internet Exploder and Firefox.
Good to keep alert and with the new update mechanism it’s very simple to update your Firefox installation.

The latest versions of both Firefox and Internet Explorer …

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Saddam Hussein: A Dictator Created Then Destroyed By America

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Hussein’s execution will be remembered as a case of America destroying an Arab leader who no longer obeyed his orders from Washington.

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War on Iraq: Saddam Hussein: A Dictator Created Then Destroyed By America

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Hussein’s execution will be remembered as a case of America destroying an Arab leader who no longer obeyed his orders from Washington.

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Heise Security: 23C3 – new hacker tools for Bluetooth “BTCrack permits hacking the pairing of tw…

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Heise Security: 23C3 – new hacker tools for Bluetooth “BTCrack permits hacking the pairing of two Bluetooth devices… Hidattack permits remote, external control of a wireless Bluetooth keyboard”

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Wired: Computer Warming a Privacy Risk “A security researcher has a devised a novel attack on on…

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Wired: Computer Warming a Privacy Risk “A security researcher has a devised a novel attack on online anonymity systems in which he literally takes a computer’s temperature over the internet”

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Yahoo: Kaspersky Ships Vista AV Support “beta version of a maintenance update for Kaspersky’s An…

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Yahoo: Kaspersky Ships Vista AV Support “beta version of a maintenance update for Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus 6.0″

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Apache and Lighttpd configure mod_rewrite to redirect website

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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(Posted 30 Dec 2006 by nixcraft)

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Install 3D Desktop with Beryl on Mandriva 2007

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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(Posted 30 Dec 2006 by fn-eagle)

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Running Internet Explorer in Ubuntu Linux

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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(Posted 30 Dec 2006 by gg234)

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Postcard.exe – Let the mutations begin, (Sat, Dec 30th)

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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At this time, we have received one report from reader Thomas who reports having seen variants of …(more)…

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Ruby in 2006 — A Retrospective Collection

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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Well, 2007 is nearly upon us, which means that a lot of people are looking back on last year. The Ruby community is no exception. Why the Luck Stiff has posted the grandaddy of Ruby 2006 retrospectives. But wait, there’s more — there are a growing number of local retrospectives as well. I’ve posted the ones I know about here, and will add more as I find them:

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Modified versions of the malicious New Year cards

Posted in December 30th, 2006

by admin in hospital hacker, rss

funfill We’re now seeing slightly modified versions of the Happy New Year postcard.exe attachments that were first spotted on Friday.

This time email subject seems to be either “Fun Filled New Year” or “Sender Happy 2007!” and attachment name is often “greeting card.exe”.

We detect the attachments as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Tibs.jy.

On 30/12/06 At 01:45 PM

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Download of the day: PostgreSQL 8.2

Posted in December 30th, 2006

by admin in hospital hacker, rss

PostgreSQL 8.2 has been released and available for download.
PostgreSQL is a Free object-relational database server (database management system), released under a flexible BSD-style license.
This release adds many functionality and performance improvements that were requested by users, including:
=> Query language enhancements including INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE RETURNING, multirow VALUES lists, and optional target-table alias in UPDATE/DELETE
=> Index creation [...]

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Understanding Linux virtualization methods, architectures, and implementations

Posted in December 30th, 2006

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This is an overview of virtualization methods, architectures, and implementations under Linux.
Tim Jones has published a good article that explains Virtualization. It is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources.
From the article:
Virtualization means many things to many people. A big focus of virtualization currently is server virtualization, or the hosting of [...]

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