vulnerability

RADIUS network protocol under attack due to MD5-based vulnerability

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Cybersecurity experts from universities and major technology companies have discovered a vulnerability in a widely used client-server network protocol that could allow hackers to bypass user authentication via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. If the vulnerability, rated 7.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale and tracked as CVE-2024-3596, were exploited—and that’s not easy—attackers could theoretically … Read more

Network operators and UK ISPs warned about BlastRADIUS vulnerability

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Encrypted Computer Data

A new, serious vulnerability has been discovered in the popular network authentication protocol RADIUS. This protocol is used by networks around the world to help users connect to their services (from broadband ISPs to VPNs, mobile operators and more). It could expose users to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks. The vulnerability, which has been given the name … Read more

The latest Ghostscript vulnerability continues to haunt experts as the next major breach facilitator

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Speculation in infosec circles is rife about a vulnerability in Ghostscript, which some experts say could be the cause of several major breaches in the coming months. Ghostscript is a Postscript and Adobe PDF interpreter that allows users of *nix, Windows, macOS, and various embedded OSes and platforms to view, print, and convert PDFs and … Read more