USN-5066-2 python-pysaml2 vulnerability

USN-5066-1 fixed a vulnerability in PySAML2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Brian Wolff discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly validated cryptographic signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to alter SAML documents...

Microsoft, CISA Urge Mitigations for Zero-Day RCE Flaw in Windows

Both Microsoft and federal cybersecurity officials are urging organizations to use mitigations to combat a zero-day remote control execution RCE vulnerability in Windows that allows attackers to craft malicious Microsoft Office documents. Microsoft has not revealed much about the MSHTML bug,...

USN-5066-1: PySAML2 vulnerability

Brian Wolff discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly validated cryptographic signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to alter SAML documents...

USN-5066-1 python-pysaml2 vulnerability

Brian Wolff discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly validated cryptographic signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to alter SAML documents...

New 0-Day Attack Targeting Windows Users With Microsoft Office Documents

Microsoft on Tuesday warned of an actively exploited zero-day flaw impacting Internet Explorer that's being used to hijack vulnerable Windows systems by leveraging weaponized Office documents. Tracked as CVE-2021-40444 CVSS score: 8.8, the remote code execution flaw is rooted in MSHTML aka Triden...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : PySAML2 vulnerability (USN-5066-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5066-1 advisory. Brian Wolff discovered that PySAML2 incorrectly validated cryptographic signatures. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to alter SAML...

Vulnerability found in Microsoft Windows

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows' MSHTML component. A malicious party could potentially exploit it to execute arbitrary code under the privileges of a user. To do this, the malicious party needs to get the victim to to open a rogue Office document. Microsoft indicates that ther...

Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft is investigating reports of a remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability by using specially-crafted Microsoft Office documents. An attacker could craft a malicious Active...

Malicious Office documents make up 43% of all malware downloads

By Waqas In the 3rd quarter of 2020, around 38% of all downloadable malware were found hidden in Office documents, a new report reveals. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Office documents make up 43% of all malware downloads...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: DoD internal documents are leaked to the public

Hello Team, I found a zip file containing documents about DoD. From what I looked at are documents for new soldiers who are starting out, but I didn't just find these files but several others like advice, commander files, plans, certificates and others. ███ ██████ █████████ In some of the files I...

FIN7 Capitalizes on Windows 11 Release in Latest Gambit

The FIN7 financial cybercrime gang is back, delivering JavaScript backdoors using Word documents themed around the next version of Windows. That’s according to researchers at Anomali, who observed a recent campaign from the group that leveraged six different docs, all referencing “Windows 11 Alph...

The vulnerabilities of PDF viewer programs such as Adobe Reader and Document Cloud, as well as PDF editing programs like Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud and Adobe Acrobat, are related to reading beyond the buffer in memory. This allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerabilities of PDF viewer programs such as Adobe Reader and Document Cloud, as well as PDF editing programs like Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud and Adobe Acrobat, are related to reading data beyond the buffer limit in memory. Exploiting these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to gain...

CVE-2021-36005

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.9 and earlier and 22.4.2 and earlier is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted PSD file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a...

IT threat evolution Q2 2021

Targeted attacks The leap of a Cycldek-related threat actor It is quite common for Chinese-speaking threat actors to share tools and methodologies: one such example is the infamous "DLL side-loading triad": a legitimate executable, a malicious DLL to be side-loaded by it and an encoded payload,...

Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-66412)

Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF are both PDF document readers from Foxit, a Chinese company. Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 10.1.4 have a security vulnerability that could be exploited to corrupt memory during the conversion of PDF documents to a different document format...

NSA Watchdog Will Review Tucker Carlson Spy Claims

The National Security Agency’s Inspector General Robert Storch has announced a review of whether the agency illegally conducted cyber-espionage and collected the electronic communications of Fox News opinion-show host Tucker Carlson, who has accused the NSA of trying to capture embarrassing...

Foxit Reader和Foxit PhantomPDF 缓冲区错误漏洞

Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF are both PDF document readers from the Chinese company Foxit. A security vulnerability exists in Foxit Reader versions prior to 10.1.4 and PhantomPDF versions prior to 10.1.4, which stems from the software's mishandling of cross-reference tables during the...

The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools

Documents reveal that police bought facial-recognition software, vans equipped with x-ray machines, and “stingray” cell site simulators—with no public oversight...

CVE-2021-21831

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s PDF Reader, version 10.1.3.37598. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the...

A Wide Range of Cyber Attacks Leveraging Prometheus TDS Malware Service

Multiple cybercriminal groups are leveraging a malware-as-a-service MaaS solution to carry out a wide range of malicious software distribution campaigns that result in the deployment of payloads such as Campo Loader, Hancitor, IcedID, QBot, Buer Loader, and SocGholish against individuals in Belgi...