A week in security (November 18 – November 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Meta takes down more than 2 million accounts in fight against pig butchering "Sad announcement" email implies your friend has died Update now! Apple confirms vulnerabilities are already being exploited AI Granny Daisy takes up scammers’ time so they can’t bother yo...

IBM DB2 DoS (7175943) (Windows)

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 on Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service when querying certain tables using a specially crafted statement. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number...

CISA Releases Seven Industrial Control Systems Advisories

CISA released seven Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories on November 21, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-326-01 Automated Logic WebCTRL Premium Server ICSA-24-326-02 OSCAT Basic Library...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple macOS and Safari

Apple has fixed several vulnerabilities in macOS and Safari. Two vulnerabilities CVE-2024-44308 & CVE-2024-44309 in present in macOS Sequoia and Safari 18.1.1 can lead to execution of arbitrary code. Apple indicates that active exploits of these vulnerabilities have been taking place on Intel-bas...

Qualys TRU Uncovers Five Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in needrestart

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has identified five Local Privilege Escalation LPE vulnerabilities within the needrestart component, which is installed by default on Ubuntu Server. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by any unprivileged user to gain full root access without requiring user...

Vulnerabilities fixed in VMware vCenter Server

VMware has fixed vulnerabilities in vCenter Server. A malicious party could exploit the vulnerabilities to grant themselves elevated privileges, possibly even to root and execute arbitrary code on the system. VMware reports in an update to its original security advisory that exploits have been...

Security Updates for Microsoft Exchange Server (November 2024)

The Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the March 2024 security bulletin. - Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability CVE-2024-49040 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issu...

Fedora 41 : cjson (2024-82f3634c69)

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-82f3634c69 advisory. Update to new upstream version closes rhbz2237124 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory...

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 131.0.2903.48 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 131.0.2903.48. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the November 14, 2024 advisory. - Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.69 allowed a remo...

Fedora 41 : expat (2024-671549e74c)

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-671549e74c advisory. Rebase to version 2.6.3 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for...

Fedora 37 : jhead (2022-628829f0e6)

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-628829f0e6 advisory. added patches to fix CVE-2022-41751 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that Ness...

Fedora 37 : apptainer (2022-60c0d28bbd)

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-60c0d28bbd advisory. Update to upstream 1.1.3 ---- Update to 1.1.2 ---- Update to 1.1.0 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security...

Fedora 37 : elixir (2022-be7abff81b)

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-be7abff81b advisory. Small bugfix release - no breaking changes here. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that...

Fedora 41 : libdigidocpp (2024-f474f99541)

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-f474f99541 advisory. - Upstream release of libdigidocpp Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note that Nessus has not...

Adobe Experience Manager cross-site scripting vulnerability (CNVD-2024-45899)

Adobe Experience Manager AEM is a set of content management solutions that can be used to build websites, mobile applications and forms from the American company Odobie Adobe. The program supports mobile content management, marketing and sales campaign management and multi-site management. A...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Windows

Microsoft has fixed vulnerabilities in Windows. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to carry out attacks that can lead to the following categories of damage: - Denial-of-Service DoS - Execution of arbitrary code User Rights - Execution of arbitrary code System Rights - Obtaining...

CVE-2024-43640

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2024-11-12 18:26:35+00:00| seen| https://www.thezdi.com/blog/2024/11/12/the-november-2024-security-update-review 2024-11-12 19:55:59+00:00| seen| https://infosec.exchange/users/cve/statuses/113471740890371912...

Microsoft Edge (Chromium) < 130.0.2849.80 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of Microsoft Edge installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 130.0.2849.80. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the November 7, 2024 advisory. - Use after free in Family Experiences in Google Chrome on Android prior to 130.0.6723.116 allowed a...

Androxgh0st Botnet Integrates Mozi, Expands Attacks on IoT Vulnerabilities

CloudSEK reports that the Androxgh0st botnet has integrated with the Mozi botnet and exploits a wide range of…...

SteelFox and Rhadamanthys Malware Use Copyright Scams, Driver Exploits to Target Victims

An ongoing phishing campaign is employing copyright infringement-related themes to trick victims into downloading a newer version of the Rhadamanthys information stealer since July 2024. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the large-scale campaign under the name CopyRhightadamantys. Target...