Oh no, this guy is also a master of arbitrary
code execution bugs.
Not exact matches
Within two months, the Chicago - based carrier had shelled out 1.8 million miles for several
bugs, including two so - called remote
code execution flaws that could have let a hacker take over United's system.
According to Threatpost, a website published by the Kaspersky Lab security service, Jordan Wiens, founder of Vector 35, discovered a remote
code -
execution vulnerability on United's site, and brought it to the airline's attention under the
bug - bounty program.
A
bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages which can lead to remote
code execution - first spotted by security pro Charlie Miller - has been patched by Apple.
The January security update is now available for supported Google devices, with fixes for 50
bugs including a critical remote
code execution vulnerability.
Cisco devices running Adaptive Security Appliance software have a remote
code execution and denial of service
bug.
The protection is very effective against memory corruption
bugs, especially combined with an additional data
execution prevention system, because hackers are unable to know in advance where their malicious
code will be placed.
According to the bulletin, the biggest
bug fix revolved around, yet again, remote
code execution when processing media files.
The researcher deemed the find a «crazy bad»
bug which may be «the worst Windows remote
code exec [
execution flaw] in recent memory.»
«Remote
code execution»
bugs allow malicious hackers to infiltrate devices and ex-filtrate private data.