Research Worth Reading Week 39/2024

Published: 30 Sep 2024

This week, we’re excited to share a list of must-read research! These are some of the most fascinating findings we’ve come across in the past week, so don’t miss out—check them out!

🔒 Insecurity through Censorship: Vulnerabilities Caused by The Great Firewall

This article from AssetNote covers their discovery of how certain keywords trigger malicious DNS responses in China and how attackers can exploit this behaviour: Insecurity through Censorship: Vulnerabilities Caused by The Great Firewall.

🔐 Cryptographic testing

Trail of Bits adds more content to their Testing Handbook to cover Cryptographic testing.

🖨️ Attacking UNIX Systems via CUPS, Part I

You have probably heard about this already, more details on the recent CVEs found in Cups: Attacking UNIX Systems via CUPS, Part I.

🪲 Eliminating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities at the Source

If you are as passionate about vulnerabilities and their lifespan, you will love this article that covers the impact on moving to a memory safe-language in Android: Eliminating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities at the Source.

📚 AppSec eZine #554

AppSec eZine returns with the latest edition—check out issue #554.

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