Information disclosure

Windows GDI+ on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT 8.1, allows information disclosure by the way it discloses kernel memory addresses, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is...

CVE-2017-8688

CVE-2017-8688 is a Windows GDI+ information-disclosure issue that leaks kernel-memory addresses through GDI+ memory handling. Affected products include Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1, and Windows 10 variants up to 1703/Server 2016. Connected analysis documents reveal related kernel me...

Microsoft Windows kernel information disclosure vulnerability (CNVD-2017-32965)

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Windows kernel is one of the kernels. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the kernel component of Microsoft Windows, which arises from a program's failure to properly disclose memory...

Microsoft Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-33472)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft.GDI+ component is one of the graphics components. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the GDI+ component of Microsoft Windows, which arises from a program's failure to properly publi...

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface GDI handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system. By itself, the information disclosure does not allow arbitrary code execution; however, it could...

Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI+ component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would...

Microsoft Exchange Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An input sanitization issue exists with Microsoft Exchange that could potentially result in unintended Information Disclosure. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could identify the existence of RFC1918 addresses on the local network from a client on the Internet. An attacker...

Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI+ component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would...

Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI+ component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would...

Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability

A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge does not properly parse HTTP content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user by redirecting the user to a specially crafted website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a piv...

Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization KASLR bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kerne...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14167

Integer overflow in the loadmultiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU aka Quick Emulator allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write...

Equifax Says Breach Affects 143 Million Americans

Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States, disclosed Thursday afternoon it’s looking into a data breach that may have affected upwards to 143 million Americans. The company said in a statement on its site that cybercriminals managed to exploit an...

Cougar-LG Insecure File Path Vulnerability

Cougar-LG is a set of web applications written in Perl for connecting to a router or console. A security vulnerability exists in the lg.pl file in Cistron-LG 1.01. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain IP addresses and other router credentials...

Threat Round Up for Aug 25 - Sep 1

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between August 25 and September 1. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavior...

Arris Modems Hardcoded Backdoor Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-24358)

Arris Modems are modems produced by telecom equipment manufacturer Arris, customized for AT&T home users for on-net access. A hard-coded backdoor vulnerability exists in Arris Modems, which allows an attacker to obtain the device's serial number and use the account password "bdctest/bdctest" to...

New Locky Variant 'IKARUSdilapidated' Strikes Again

A second wave of the Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated has been identified by security experts. The source of the ransomware is a botnet of zombie computers coordinated to launch phishing attacks that send emails and attachments appearing to come from a targeted recipient’s truste...

Domain Analyzer

Domain analyzer is a security analysis tool which automatically discovers and reports information about the given domain. Its main purpose is to analyze domains in an unattended way. Domain analyzer takes a domain name and finds information about it, such as DNS servers, mail servers, IP addresse...

Over 711 Million Email Addresses Exposed From SpamBot Server

A massive database of 630 million email addresses used by a spambot to send large amounts of spam to has been published online in what appears to be one of the biggest data dumps of its kind. A French security researcher, who uses online handle Benkow, has spotted the database on an "open and...

Telnet Credential Leak Reinforces Bleak State of IoT Security

Shortly after the Mirai attacks, Johannes Ullrich of the SANS Internet Storm Center ISC decided to try a little experiment. He put a security camera DVR online—a poorly secured one with default credentials—and observed how long it would take to become infected, and how often. He wasn’t...