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Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 05:05 PM gHale
Advantech produced a new version that mitigates the multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in its Studio ISSymbol ActiveX Control.
Independent researcher Dmitriy Pletnev of Secunia, who found the vulnerabilities, tested the new version and said it resolves the vulnerabilities.
RELATED STORIES Wonderware SuiteLink Vulnerability Progea Movicon Vulnerability Gas Pipelines Under Attack Using Malware for Recon WorkWith publicly available exploit code targeting the vulnerabilities, the flaw is remotely exploitable. The following versions of Advantech Studio suffer from the issue: • Advantech ISSymbol ActiveX Control 61.6.0.0, and • Advantech Studio 6.1 SP6 Build 61.6.01.05. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to arbitrarily...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 05:05 PM gHale
LSB Industries Inc. will shut down its chemical manufacturing facility for an indefinite period after a reactor explosion caused significant damage.
LSB said the direct strong nitric acid (DSN) plant, which represents about 20 percent of its El Dorado, AR, facility's total capacity, suffered damage when a reactor exploded in the morning. There were no injuries related to the incident, the company said.
RELATED STORIES Chem. Industry Needs to Cut Hazards Automakers in Resin Rush Hazards Overlooked before Plant Blast BP’s Texas City Refinery Acid LeakThe explosion also caused minor damage to the three other acid plants at the facility, Chief...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 04:05 PM gHale
If an attacker wants to target a system, they will get in no matter what, what kind of damage occurs depends on how many layers of security buttress the system.
Almost one year ago, at least 20 companies faced that test because there was a widespread series of cyber attacks targeting private companies, think tanks, and government organizations with links to policies of interest to China.
RELATED STORIES Gas Pipelines Under Attack Using Malware for Recon Work Russian Cybercrime Consolidates, Grows Spammers: It Just Keeps WorkingWhile no one really knows who set up the attacks, they did use a...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 11:05 AM gHale
There is an unallocated Unicode string vulnerability with proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code affecting the Invensys Wonderware SuiteLink (SL) service (slssvc), which is part of the System Platform software suite.
SuiteLink is a communications protocol used by Invensys Wonderware supervisory control and data acquisition/human-machine interface (SCADA/HMI) products.
RELATED STORIES Progea Movicon Vulnerability Gas Pipelines Under Attack Using Malware for Recon Work Russian Cybercrime Consolidates, GrowsThe vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely crash older versions of the slssvc service by sending a long and unallocated Unicode string, according to this report, which released without coordination with either the vendor or ICS-CERT....
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 09:05 AM gHale
Total’s North Sea Elgin platform gas leak stopped, after leaking gas for more than seven weeks, the French oil group said today.
Teams of experts from Total and specialist contractors will closely monitor the well, located 240 km off the coast of Scotland, in the coming days to confirm the success of the operation. As a part of the “well kill” process, Total pumped heavy mud into the well to suppress the gas flow and it lasted 12 hours, Total said on its website.
RELATED STORIES Total ‘Well Kill’ Begins Total Diverts North Sea Gas Leak Total: Leak Could End This...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 07:05 PM gHale
Malicious attackers are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms, according to FBI analysis.
In the not so distant past, instances of travelers' laptops suffered from a hit of malicious software while using hotel Internet connections. In these instances, the traveler was attempting to setup the hotel room Internet connection and saw a pop-up window notifying the user to update a widely-used software product.
RELATED STORIES RTFs Fall Victim to APTs Security a Weak Link for States Security First; Not in Smart Grid Smart Meters Getting SmarterIf the user clicked to accept...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 04:05 PM gHale
Zebra mussels are choking intake lines to Council Grove, KS's water tower forcing city leaders to ask residents to cut back on water use.
"Throughout the complete inside of the water tower, on the valves, the stems that operate the valves, there are platforms about an inch and a half thick and I mean solid," said City Administrator Danny Matthews. "There is no space that is untouched by these zebra mussels."
RELATED STORIES Dust Eyed as Cause of Nuke Alarms Jellyfish Shut Down Nuke Raccoon Tests Refinery Safety System San Onofre Leads in Safety IssuesNormally the intake line from the city...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 09:05 AM gHale
Total started pumping heavy mud down its leaking well in the North Sea today in an attempt to stop an eight-week-old gas leak and could deprive Britain of nearly 6% of its supply this summer.
"The well intervention operation got underway at 8:20a.m. with the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel," Total said.
RELATED STORIES Total Diverts North Sea Gas Leak Total: Leak Could End This Month North Sea Flare Out; Gas Leaking Relief Wells Eyed for North Sea Gas LeakThe work, at the Elgin platform, 240 km off the coast of Scotland, should last...
Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 07:05 PM gHale
Mechanical failure is the cause of a natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyoming last month, state oil and gas regulators said.
An investigation by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) also found workers at the rig failed to properly engage part of the wellhead apparatus.
RELATED STORIES Well Blowout Forces Evacuation Over Pressurized Pipe Blows Up Hunting Down Clues in Refinery Fires Firms Cited for Toxic Chemical ReleasesChesapeake's "delay in observation of and response to a gain in drilling mud in the pits during the running of the production casing prior to the incident," was a contributing factor...
