Microsoft Releases June 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Lync, and Lync Server as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code executions. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome and Chrome OS

Google has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome and Chrome OS. Some of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system or cause a denial of service. Updates available include: Chrome 35.0.1916.153 for Windows, Mac...

ICS-CERT Alert on Easily Hackable Road Signs

A new, remotely exploitable vulnerability in Daktronics’ Vanguard software could make it even easier for attackers to hack electronic road signs, a task that was reportedly never very difficult to begin with. Daktronics’ Vanguard dynamic highway message sign configuration software was initially...

OpenSSL improper handling of Change Cipher Spec message

Overview OpenSSL improperly handles Change Cipher Spec message in the initial SSL/TLS handshake. OpenSSL contains a flaw in the implementation of the Change Cipher Spec protocol that allows a MITM man-in-the-middle attacker to force a server and a client to use easily guessable cryptgraphic key...

OpenSSL Releases Security Advisory

OpenSSL has released updates patching 6 vulnerabilities, which may allow an attacker to decrypt or modify traffic between a vulnerable client and server, cause a denial of service condition, or remotely execute arbitrary code. The following updates are available: OpenSSL 0.9.8 SSL/TLS users shoul...

COPA-DATA Patches DNP3 SCADA Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in a particular brand of SCADA software that if left unpatched, could trigger a denial of service condition and go on to compromise the software’s communication connections, resulting in system instability. The problem is an improper input validation vulnerability and exist...

FBI, European Authorities Go After GameOver Zeus Botnet

UPDATE–Law enforcement agencies in Europe and the United States, including Europol and the FBI, ran a coordinated takedown of the GameOver Zeus botnet on Friday, seizing servers and disrupting the botnet’s operation. Authorities say that the same botnet has been used to distribute the CryptoLocke...

Siemens Fixes DoS Flaw in Rugged OS Devices

Siemens has patched a denial-of-service vulnerability that affected many versions of its Rugged Operating System, software that runs on some of the company’s RuggedCom switches and serial-to-ethernet devices. The vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to cause the Rugged OS software to cras...

ICS-CERT Confirms Public Utility Compromised Recently

Attackers recently compromised a utility in the United States through an Internet-connected system that gave the attackers access to the utility’s internal control system network. The utility, which has not been named, had remote access enabled on some of its Internet-connected hosts and the...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories

Cisco has released two security advisories to address multiple product vulnerabilities, one of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The advisories are listed below: Cisco Wide Area Application Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Multiple...

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU Denial of Service

OVERVIEW Arnaud Ebalard from Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information ANSSI has reported a denial-of-service DoS vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU. Siemens produced a new firmware version that mitigates this vulnerability and then reported it to NCCIC/ICS-CERT. This...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 34.0.1847.137 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. Some of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome Blog post and...

PointDNS Recovers from Massive DDoS Attack

PointDNS says most of its DNS servers are online again after a massive DDoS attack late last week took down the service provider. A post on the company’s Twitter account on Friday said the provider was adding nameservers and working with network providers to restore service to its customers. Many...

Digi International Gateways Vulnerable to Heartbleed

Wireless Web mesh gateways used everywhere from industrial control environments to home area networks are vulnerable to the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability. The Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Response Team ICS-CERT issued an advisory Thursday warning SCADA and ICS managers with Dig...

Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory [DTC-A-20140324-004] nagios vulnerability

Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory DTC-A-20140324-004 Summary: An Off-by-one memory access was found in the web gui of nagios. A patch was applied to the core master branch of nagios http://sourceforge.net/p/nagios/nagioscore/ci/d97e03f32741a7d851826b03ed73ff4c9612a866/. This resolution is announced ...

Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory [DTC-A-20140324-002] update140328 - vulnerabilities in check_mk

Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory DTC-A-20140324-002 update140328 Summary: Several vulnerabilities were found in checkmk version 1.2.2p2. Update to original advisory: Corrected: vulnerability 5 and 6 not 4 and 5 are currently not fixed. The vulnerabilities are: 1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting XSS...

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux OpenSSL Information Disclosure (SB10071) (Heartbleed)

The remote host has a version of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux VSEL that is affected by an information disclosure due to a flaw in the OpenSSL library, commonly known as the Heartbleed bug. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability repeatedly to read up to 64KB of memory fr...

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator OpenSSL Information Disclosure (SB10071) (Heartbleed)

The remote host is running a version of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator that is affected by an information disclosure due to a flaw in the OpenSSL library, commonly known as the Heartbleed bug. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability repeatedly to read up to 64KB of memory from the...

Microsoft Releases Security Update for Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11, including IE versions running on Windows XP. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-021 and apply the necessa...

Hacking Traffic Systems for Fun and Chaos

It has been a running joke in the tech industry for years that the hacking scenes in movies are, well, a joke. Hackers in hoodies pushing a few keys and taking down the power grid or causing massive traffic pileups by turning all the stoplights green at once. While those scenes provide endless...