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), ...

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 ...

… 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...