Title: Tinyproxy privilege escalation via PID file manipulationAuthor: Michael OrlitzkyFixedin: commit 9acb0cbSummaryThe tinyproxy daemon creates its PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root user. That may be exploited (through init scripts or other management tools) by the unprivileged use...
Security News, Business News - Jul 30, 2017
Security News, Business News - Jul 30, 2017
Title: Tenshi privilege escalation via PID file manipulationAuthor: Michael OrlitzkyFixedin: commits 46b0148 and d0e7f28, version 0.16SummaryTenshi 0.15 and earlier creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account. This is exploitable by that non-root account to kill root pr...
Business News ( Hunt Valley, Maryland ) - May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017 - Hunt Valley, MarylandMetro Data, Inc. is proud to announce that we have been accepted as an Authorized Samsung SSD (Solid State Drive) Partner and are pleased to align ourselves with a global IT leader!We now have access to Samsung resources including: marketing collateral,...
Business News ( Hunt Valley, Maryland ) - May 19, 2017
The Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ) ranks Metro Data, Inc. as a top "Software Development" firm in the Baltimore region as published in the March 19, 2017 Newspaper. The rankings were based on 2016 revenues in the Baltimore area.About the Baltimore Business Journal:The Baltimore Bu...
Business News ( Towson University ) - Apr 18, 2017
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - Metro Data, Inc.'s Chief of Network Operations, Dr. Michael Orlitzky, will present a colloquium on Lyapunov rank in conic optimization at Towson University, Mathematics Department.Abstract: Many people are familiar with the classical linear programming problem (LP)...
Business News ( University of Maryland, Baltimore County ) - Apr 07, 2017
I am proud to announce that Metro Data, Inc.'s Chief of Network Operations, Doctor Michael J. Orlitzky successfully defended his Ph.D. Applied Mathematics dissertation on Friday, April 7, 2017. There is now a Doctor in the house! Those that know Metro Data, know that we have the good for...
Business News ( Hunt Valley, Maryland ) - Mar 16, 2017
Metro Data, Inc. announced it has achieved Microsoft's Silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions Competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. customers' evolving needs in today's dynamic business environment.To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstr...
Security News, Business News - Dec 30, 2016
Title: Nagios core incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8641Author: Michael OrlitzkyFixedin: commits ef69001, 553fc81, and 166dd3aSummaryCVE-2016-8641 describes how the unprivileged Nagios user can become root using symlinks to fool the init script. An identical attack is still possible using hard links.Lear...
Business News ( Bel Air, Maryland ) - Oct 17, 2016
Metro Data, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a new web site for The Harford County Liquor Control Board (www.hclcb.org). The web site designed and developed by Metro Data, Inc. (Hunt Valley, MD) and was part of a larger project that included new information system hardware, email and...
Business News ( Hunt Valley, Maryland ) - Oct 03, 2016
Metro Data, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a new web site for Park West Health System. The web site (www.parkwestmed.org) now features easy-to-navigate layout and uses a responsive design, which allows for easy viewing on mobile and tablet devices.About Park West Health System...
