Deciphering the PHP-Nuke Captcha

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The Captcha used in the current version 8.1 of PHP Nuke can be deciphered with 100% accuracy. more information can be found here: http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6 Exploit Code: http://www.rooksecurity.com/exploits/php_nuke_captcha.zip What is so interesting about this captcha is that it is incredibly wide spread. Variants of this captcha are being used by big names like Paypal. ...

ActiveX module in Microsoft Works opens up security hole

Friday, April 18th, 2008

A demonstration of a security hole in the Microsoft Works Image Server (WkImgSrv.dll) ActiveX module contained in the Microsoft Works office suite has appeared on the Bugtraq mailing list. The demo appears to only cause a system crash. McAfee, however, has already found fully functional exploits which allow attackers to ...

Beastie Boys CD installs virus

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

According to unconfirmed reports, including a recent thread on the BugTraq mailing list, versions of a new Beastie Boys CD from Capitol Records ('To the Five Boroughs'), which is being distributed worldwide except in the USA and UK, contain what could be labeled as a computer virus. Based on these ...