AvosLocker Ransomware Variant Using New Trick to Disable Antivirus Protection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new variant of the AvosLocker ransomware that disables antivirus solutions to evade detection after breaching target networks by taking advantage of unpatched security flaws. "This is the first sample we observed from the U.S. with the capability to...

Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x < 8.1.7.2 / 8.2.x < 8.2.3.3 Log4j (macOS)

According to its self-reported version number, the version of Splunk running on the remote web server is Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x prior to 8.1.7.2 or 8.2.x prior to 8.2.3.3. It may, therefore, be affected by the following vulnerabilities related to the use of Log4j, as follows: - Apache Log4j2...

Cisco Identity Services Log4j Engine Remote Code Execution (cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd)

Cisco Identity Services Engine is affected by the following critical vulnerability in the Apache Log4j Java logging library as descibed in the cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd advisory. - Apache Log4j2 2.0-beta9 through 2.12.1 and 2.13.0 through 2.15.0 JNDI features used in configuration, log...

CVE-2021-45105

A flaw was found in the Apache Log4j logging library 2.x. when the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup. Attackers with control over Thread Context Map MDC input data can craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup and can cause Denial of...

Security Bulletin: IBM Integration Designer is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution because of Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)

Summary This fix removes the Apache Log4j.jar file from IBM Integration Designer. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-4104 DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write...

The top 5 most routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2021

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory, coauthored by cybersecurity authorities of the United States CISA, NSA, and FBI, Australia ACSC, Canada CCCS, New Zealand NZ NCSC, and the United Kingdom NCSC-UK has detailed the top 15 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVEs routinely exploited by malicious cybe...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects some features of IBM DB2 supported by IBM Security Verify Governance

Summary IBM DB2 is supported as an external component of IBM Security Verify Governance . Information about a Apache Log4j security vulnerability affecting IBM DB2 has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Refer to the security bulletins listed in the Remediation/Fixes...

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (Apr 2022 CPU)

The 13.4.0.0 and 13.5.0.0 versions of Enterprise Manager Base Platform installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the April 2022 CPU advisory. - Vulnerability in the Oracle Management Service component Apache Log4j of the Enterprise Manager Base Platfor...

Millions of Java Apps Remain Vulnerable to Log4Shell

Four months after the discovery of the zero-day Log4Shell critical flaw, millions of Java applications still remain vulnerable to compromise, researchers have found. Rezilion expected that due to the “massive amount of media coverage” the bug unsurprisingly received, the majority of applications...

Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server used by IBM Master Data Management

Summary There is a vulnerability in the Apache log4j library used by IBM WebSphere Application Server in the Admin Console and UDDI Registry application and used by the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for z/OS in features zosConnect-1.0 and zosConnect-1.2. This has been addressed in IBM...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2021-4104

JMSAppender in Log4j 1.2 is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. The attacker can provide TopicBindingName and TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName configurations causing JMSAppender to perform JNDI requests that result in...

Security Bulletin: Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44832)

Summary Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance CHIM as shipped with IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture CCA for MTM 4769 is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44832. CHIM is using Apache Log4j for internal logging purposes of regular user activity. The fix includes...

Oracle Tuxedo RCE (Apr 2022 CPU)

The version of Tuxedo installed on the remote host is missing a security patch. It is, therefore affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in the bundled Apache Log4J component. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP...

Oracle Identity Manager (Apr 2022 CPU)

The version of Oracle Identity Manager installed on the remote host is missing a security patch and is, therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the April 2022 Critical Patch UpdateCPU advisory. - Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Management Suite product of Oracle Fusio...

Skeletons in the Closet: Security 101 Takes a Backseat to 0-days

Rarely a month goes by without the infosec industry being plagued by a new zero-day apocalypse. Most recently in December 2021, the world was swept by a series of vulnerabilities in Log4J – a popular logging system used by thousands of systems around the world. While writing this article, the...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2022:1294-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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...

Security Bulletin: The Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104) vulnerability affects TPF Operations Server

Summary The Apache Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-4104 affects the TPF Operations Server, which runs with the z/Transaction Processing Facility z/TPF. The TPF Operations Server uses Apache Log4j as part of its logging infrastructure. All components in the TPF Operations Server that use Apache Log4j...

SUSE-SU-2022:1294-1 Security update for tomcat

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: - Remove the log4j dependency as it is not used by the tomcat package bsc1196137 Security hardening, related to Spring Framework vulnerabilities: - Deprecate getResources and always return null bsc1198136...

Amazon's Hotpatch for Log4j Flaw Found Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Bug

The "hotpatch" released by Amazon Web Services AWS in response to the Log4Shell vulnerabilities could be leveraged for container escape and privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to seize control of the underlying host. "Aside from containers, unprivileged processes can also exploit the patch...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Integrated Analytics System.

Summary Apache Log4j used by IBM Integrated Analytics System. IBM Integrated Analytics System has addressed the applicable CVECVE-2022-23302. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2022-23302 DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system,...