Buffer Overflow Overview Buffer overflows are the classic security vulnerability that have been around since the beginning of programming, and are still occurring everywhere today. Buffer overflows are very prevalent
Directory Traversal Overview Directory Traversal vulnerabilities occur once again when the user supplied input is not validated. You think we would get tired of saying this, but it appears this
Are you Vulnerable? If you don’t have the luxury of building secure software from the start and your business uses off the shelf software to get your work done you
Error Messages Overview Think about these questions. * Why are Error Conditions and Error Messages a security problem? * What’s wrong with error conditions? * Wouldn’t an administrator want the
This will not be very long, nor will I go into excessive amounts of detail into the tools and steps required. The purpose of this paper is simply to help
The purpose of this paper is to outline the security measures being taken by vendors to prevent such attacks in their home routing products, what those security measures accomplish, and
Q. Can you explain /etc/passwd file format for Linux and UNIX operating systems? A. /etc/passwd file stores essential information, which is required during login i.e. user account information. /etc/passwd is