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How Servers Serve Content

February 15, 2019 By Emil Hozan

Computers seem to be virtually limitless in their abilities – they can send and receive digital information, serve content via many defined protocols, compute algorithms much faster than a human can, and even provide countless hours of fun and entertainment. One very common use of computers is indeed serving content to consumers, a technological concept known as client / server … [Read more...]

WatchGuard's XTM 11.8 Software Fixes Buffer Overflow & XSS Vulnerabilities

October 17, 2013 By Corey Nachreiner

Overall Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: WatchGuard WSM and Fireware XTM 11.7.4 and earlier How an attacker exploits them: Either by enticing an XTM administrator into clicking a specially crafted link or by visiting the appliance's web management UI with a malicious cookie Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can execute code on the XTM … [Read more...]

Minor Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in WSM Server Software

September 11, 2013 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: Low Summary: This vulnerability affects: WatchGuard System Manager (WSM) Server Software. How an attacker exploits it: By placing a specially crafted DLL into a specific WatchGuard path Impact: When you install WSM into a non-hardened, non-default directory, local users can execute code on your Windows computer with SYSTEM privileges (see mitigating factors … [Read more...]

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