Analyzing the security of security software is one of my favorite research areas: it is always ironic to see software originally meant to protect your systems open a gaping door for the attackers. Earlier this year I stumbled upon the OfficeScan security suite by Trend Micro, a probably lesser known host protection solution (AV) still used at some interesting networks. Since this software looked quite complex (big attack surface) I decided to take a closer look at it. After installing a trial...| Silent Signal Techblog
After I read the description of the Plesk vulnerability CVE-2012-1557 I decided to investigate the application a bit deeper. You can download a fully installed VMware image from the internet so you can skip the install and save some time. The PHP files which belong to the PLESK application are encrypted:| Silent Signal Techblog