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A Comparison Between the Real User ID and the Effective User ID is not Enough to Prevent Privilege Escalation
In Unix-like systems, processes have a real and effective user ID determining their access permissions. While usually identical, they can differ in situations like when the setuid bit is activated in executables.
Mac2WepKey HHG5xx for iPhone
The famous app to obtain the default WiFi passwords for Huawei routers is now available for the iPhone iOS 5.
Remote credential and configuration disclosure of Huawei HG5XX devices using Nmap.
A new NSE script called "http-huawei-hg5xx-vuln" has been added to Nmap which exploits a couple of vulnerabilities found in Huawei HG5XX modems.
mac2wepkey - Huawei default WEP generator
Huawei HG520 and HG530 routers are vulnerable to weak cipher attacks. It is possible to generate the default WEP/WPA key. The purpose of this post is to explain the process of developing a key generator for these devices.