Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4007-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability (USN-4006-2)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4006-2 advisory. USN-4006-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel...

USN-4006-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Federico Manuel Bento discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly apply Address Space Layout Randomization ASLR in some situations for setuid a.out binaries. A local attacker could use this to improve the chances of exploiting an existing vulnerability in a setuid a.out binary. As a hardeni...

KB4471324: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 December 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4471324. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft .NET Framework fails to validate input properly. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could...

NetSpectre — New Remote Spectre Attack Steals Data Over the Network

A team of security researchers has discovered a new Spectre attack that can be launched over the network, unlike all other Spectre variants that require some form of local code execution on the target system. Dubbed "NetSpectre," the new remote side-channel attack, which is related to Spectre...

Microsoft Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-08570)

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Windows kernel is one of the Windows system kernels. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows kernel. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by logging on...

Microsoft Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-08800)

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Windows kernel is one of the Windows system kernels. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows kernel. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by logging on...

Microsoft Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-08334)

Microsoft Windows 10 and others are a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Windows kernel is one of the Windows system kernels. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows kernel. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by logging on...

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

KB4093115: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 April 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4093115 or cumulative update 4093114. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory and incorrectly maps kernel memory. CVE-2018-1009 - ...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4088787)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft KB4088787 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

KB4088782: Windows 10 Version 1703 March 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4088782. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when Desktop Bridge does not properly manage the virtual registry. An attacker who successfully exploited this...

Microsoft Windows kernel local information disclosure vulnerability (CNVD-2018-05062)

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Windows kernel is one of the operating system kernels. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows kernel. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by logging on to an...

Security feature bypass

A security misconfiguration vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's IGSS SCADA Software versions 12 and prior. Security configuration settings such as Address Space Layout Randomization ASLR and Data Execution prevention DEP were not properly configured resulting in weak security...

Microsoft Windows Color Management Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Color Management Module Icm32.dll is one of these color management modules. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Color Management Module Icm32.dll in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Serv...

Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4056899)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft KB4056899 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbmskb4056899.nasl 8364 2018-01-10 16:59:46Z gveerendra $ Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities KB4056899 Authors: Shakeel Copyright: Copyright C 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

KB4056890: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 January 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4056890 or 4057142. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to...

KB4056899: Windows Server 2012 January 2018 Security Update

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4056899 or cumulative update 4056896. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Adobe Type Manager Font Driver ATMFD.dll when it fails to properly handle objects in memory...

Clarifying the behavior of mandatory ASLR

Last week, the CERT/CC published an advisory describing some unexpected behavior they observed when enabling system-wide mandatory Address Space Layout Randomization ASLR using Windows Defender Exploit Guard WDEG and EMET on Windows 8 and above. In this blog post, we will explain the configuratio...