A format-string bug believed to be a low-risk denial-of-service issue turns out to be much nastier than expected. A vulnerability in Apple iOS opens the door to remote code execution (RCE), ...

… until you reset network settings and stop connecting to a weirdly named network, that is. FUD is spreading. iOS Wi-Fi demolition is not. FUD is spreading about a weirdly named personal network that ...

Topic ===== format string vulnerability in gftp. Problem Description ===== gftp versions prior to 2.0.8 have a problem with format strings allowing malicious ftp servers to potentially execute code on ...

Security researchers say Apple quietly patched a format-string bug in the wi-fi feature of its iOS mobile operating system that required no user interaction such as clicking for attackers to exploit ...

Topic ===== Format string vulnerability in gnupg. Problem Description ===== GnuPG contains a format string vulnerability which can be triggered simply by attempting to decrypt a file with a specially ...

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 ...

Perhaps it is good to have a normal WiFi name or SSID, as one researcher found. Earlier this week, a new iPhone bug appeared that bricks any iPhone’s WiFi, if connected to a specifically named access ...

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 ...