Attackers Deploy New ICS Attack Framework “TRITON” and Cause Operational Disruption to Critical Infrastructure

Introduction Mandiant recently responded to an incident at a critical infrastructure organization where an attacker deployed malware designed to manipulate industrial safety systems. The targeted systems provided emergency shutdown capability for industrial processes. We assess with moderate...

CVE-2017-13149: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Android media framework n/a. Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0. Android ID A-65719872...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Review of the Year 2017

Introduction The end of the year is a good time to take stock of the main cyberthreat incidents that took place over the preceding 12 months or so. To reflect on the impact these events had on organizations and individuals, and consider what they could mean for the overall evolution of the threat...

CVE-2017-11831: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted...

Magnitude EK actor goes for Bitcoin multiplier scam (updated)

It is well known that hot commodities tend to attract scammers and online criminals. The continuous rise of Bitcoin over the past year valued at over USD $7,188 at the time of writing is generating frenzy amongst fans of cryptocurrencies as well as those watching from the sidelines. While the...

GHSA-959J-5G9V-3FPQ Paratrooper-newrelic Exposes of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The paratrooper-newrelic gem 1.0.1 for Ruby allows local users to obtain the X-Api-Key value by listing the curl process...

Paratrooper-newrelic Exposes of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The paratrooper-newrelic gem 1.0.1 for Ruby allows local users to obtain the X-Api-Key value by listing the curl process...

Spoofed SEC Emails Distribute Evolved DNSMessenger

This post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Colin Grady, with contributions from Dave Maynor and @Simpo13.Executive SummaryCisco Talos previously published research into a targeted attack that leveraged an interesting infection process using DNS TXT records to create a bidirectional command and...

The vulnerability in the visual Git client SourceTree exists due to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements used in the operating system command. This allows a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability of the visual Git client SourceTree exists because measures to neutralize special elements used in the operating system command are not taken. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the URL address...

CVE-2017-1000087: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

GitHub Branch Source provides a list of applicable credential IDs to allow users configuring a job to select the one they'd like to use. This functionality did not check permissions, allowing any user with Overall/Read permission to get a list of valid credentials IDs. Those could be used as part...

CVE-2017-7687

When handling a decoding failure for a malformed URL path of an HTTP request, libprocess in Apache Mesos before 1.1.3, 1.2.x before 1.2.2, 1.3.x before 1.3.1, and 1.4.0-dev might crash because the code accidentally calls inappropriate function. A malicious actor can therefore cause a denial of...

CCleaner Command and Control Causes Concern

This post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin, Earl Carter, Warren Mercer, Matthew Molyett, Matthew Olney, Paul Rascagneres and Craig Williams.Note: This blog post discusses active research by Talos into a new threat. This information should be considered preliminary and will be updated as research...

The vulnerability of the audio driver of the mobile application MSM for the Android operating system allows a hacker to trigger a stack overflow.

The vulnerability of the Android mobile application’s audio driver relates to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to select certain values in the user’s environment, which may lead to stack overflow...

OpenJDK: DSA implementation timing attack (JCE, 8175106)

A covert timing channel flaw was found in the DSA implementation in the JCE component of OpenJDK. A remote attacker able to make a Java application generate DSA signatures on demand could possibly use this flaw to extract certain information about the used key via a timing side channel...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code remotely...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code remotely...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of jikes resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable system...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of httpstaticsimple resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of infraserver resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable syste...

Directory Traversal

Overview Affected versions of utahcityfinder resolve relative file paths, resulting in a directory traversal vulnerability. A malicious actor can use this vulnerability to access files outside of the intended directory root, which may result in the disclosure of private files on the vulnerable...