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MediaArea heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities

Cisco Talos’ disclosure of four heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in MediaArea’s MediaInfoLib is a reminder that file-parsing libraries are a major attack surface. MediaInfoLib is used to analyze technical and …
May 28, 2026

GPU mining malware spreads via SEO poisoning, AI chatbots

The GPU mining malware campaign reported by Microsoft is a clear reminder that attackers are now manipulating both search engines and AI chatbot recommendations to push malicious downloads. Users searching for common ut…
May 28, 2026

Wireshark 4.6.6 Released, (Sun, May 24th)

The SANS ISC diary notes that Wireshark 4.6.6 has been released, fixing one vulnerability and 11 bugs. For Windows users, the bundled packet capture driver Npcap has also been updated to version 1.88. Since Wireshark is…
May 27, 2026