Articles Tagged 'Vulnerability'

As3Crypto ActionScript 3 Cryptography Library

As3 Crypto Framework 1.1 is a library written in ActionScript 3 that allows you to apply the most common Encryption algorithms, such as:

  • Public Key Encryption: RSA (encryption partial. only.)
  • Secret Key Encryption: AES, DES, 3DES, BlowFish, XTEA, RC4
  • Confidentiality Modes: ECB, CBC, CFB, CFB8, OFB, CTR
  • Hashing Algorithms: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256
  • Paddings available: PKCS # 5, PKCS # 1
  • Other Useful Stuff: HMAC, Random

The library provides a number of classes in order to apply the algorithms of Encryption. It is BSD licensed, as part of the source code comes from Java, C and Javascript. On the site you can find more information, the sources and binaries.

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Safety Bulletin: WordPress and XBox 360

Who has recently updated WordPress is earnestly requested to urgently move to version 2.1.2 . According to Secunia the problem of the last update of WordPress 2.1.1 is considered highly critical, allowing remote PHP code execution! Visit the official blog for more details on how to update the version as it is for the Italian version that for some files there are special procedures to be performed.

Also for the first start in console security issues. A vulnerability in Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console, in fact, would be the execution of foreign code, and the replacement of the internal software with Linux! The update to work it has been distributed via Xbox Live.

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