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Is HTML5 vibrate feature a security vulnerability?

Given that the HTML5 vibrate function is a new feature that people hardly encounter on websites. It would not be a surprise that there are people falling prey to this tactic. … Is HTML5 vibration feature a security vulnerability? Should mobile browsers enable such a feature on websites by default? …
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Vulnerability NTP:Traffic amplification in clrtrap feature of ntpd affect or not affect to C...

Below you can find the scan result: Title vulnerability: NTP: Traffic amplification in clrtrap feature of ntpd Solution fix: Disable NTP queries Apply a restrict option to all hosts that are not … What should be the solution if these are vulnerable? …
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Possible arbitrary file download vulnerability

I am auditing a possible vulnerable piece of ASP code on a Windows environment. … Edit: To summarize I am looking for some kind of way to "comment" out the last part of the filename, either through a bug/feature/vulnerability in ASP, Webserver or windows's handling of files. …
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Struts2 + action prefix vulnerability + CVE-2013-4310

CVE-2013-4310 indicates the action prefix (action:) feature of struts2 framework is vulnerable. Hence the vendor released the patch(?) by disabling this feature. … Is there any other measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks exposed by this vulnerability? …
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Am I affected by the Intel AMT/ISM/SBT escalation of privilege vulnerability?

Can I now assume that I am not affected by the vulnerability on that machine? On another system I have a Xeon E3-1220v5 CPU that does have the vPro feature according to Intel's Ark. … However, the C232 chipset that I am using with it doesn't have the vPro feature. Can I also assume here that I am safe from the mentioned vulnerability? Both system are running Linux and BSD. …
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Is it recommended to patch announced vulnerability for unused services or features?

Sometimes vendors announce software upgrade to patch some discovered vulnerability in some feature or service which is not enabled in your system. …
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GPS metadata in uploaded pictures: vulnerability or not?

I definitely think it's a vulnerability, impacting confidentiality (considering the CIA triad). … But the issue seems to be a bit controversial, because some say it's the user's fault for uploading the image containing the data, so it's not a vulnerability but a feature, while others like me say that …
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Does the bash shell function import feature inevitably give rise to privilege escalation pro...

escalation vulnerability? … The question is to what extent, assuming systems have such setuid binaries installed, this feature of bash allows local privilege escalation. …
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Application is validating the file extension but not file content - Is this a security vulne...

Is this a security vulnerability?? If so, how an attacker can take advantage of? PS: Application is using this feature to attach some support pdf documents where an approver can download and refer. …
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Ability To Change Root User Password (Vulnerability?)

How is this not a glaring security vulnerability? Shouldn't the ability to change a root user password not exist? … Is there a way to disable this 'feature' so that it cannot be changed from GRUB like this? Can you do this in all other Linux distros as well? Or is this a Redhat exclusive ability? …
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Is unauthenticated access to electricity meter readings considered a vulnerability?

[They ignored my request to opt-out from this feature, just stopped sending me these emails] Can it be treated as a vulnerability? Does it have a name? …
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Is lack of wildcard DNS entry a security vulnerability?

Wildcard DNS is a handy feature, and phishers are apparently using it to bypass filtering. … IMO, this is not a vulnerability - it's by design, just want to cross-check with the community. Question: is lack of a wildcard entry in the DNS a security vulnerability? …
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How do I verify that my CSRF fix is successful using Burp?

I know I can use the the Generate CSRF PoC feature to test whether I have a CSRF vulnerability but once I mitigate this, how will Burp recognize this fix on the next scan? … I need to be able to demonstrate to the client that the vulnerability is no longer present by running a Burp scan. …
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Should a Mobile app able to check what password is locally saved via a user facing feature?

One our requirements from Product team is asking for a usability feature that I think is a potential vulnerability. …
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I don't use TLS extensions, I'm safe of HeartBleed? [closed]

I know that the vulnerability exploits the Heartbeat response which is a TLS feature. … Does that means that there's another possible vulnerability related to Heartbeat, or the wording is like that just to leave the possibility of other vulnerabilities and don't make me feel safe? …
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