Mac OS X's Installer utility has a format string bug that can be triggered by maliciously crafted package file names, according to the Month of Apple Bugs project. "This is another issue related with ...

A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more serious. Dyad Security on Tuesday warned of a so-called ...

The Perl Foundation has toned down a warning on a type of vulnerability commonly found in applications written in the Perl programming language. Two weeks after experts sounded an alarm on so-called ...

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical format string vulnerability in four Fortinet products, federal authorities and security researchers said last week. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ...

As the Internet of Things develops, embedded devices are being deployed in environments where attackers can take advantage of source code level security vulnerabilities. Embedded software developers ...

With version 10.10 (Opera Unite) of its browser, Opera has fixed a format string vulnerability which can potentially be exploited to compromise systems. Read the full article. [The H Security] With ...

Because many embedded systems have not historically been connected to networks, or since it was reasonable to expect that the devices would operate in a trusted environment, there’s been relatively ...