UPDATE: MITRE CALDERA 2.6.5

MITRE CALDERA 2.6.5 is now available! My last post about CALDERA from MITRE was about MITRE CALDERA 2.5.1 and as you remember, this awesome adversary emulation system was listed in my older post titled – List of Adversary Emulation Tools. This release includes a new plugin – Training. It has been...

CVE-2015-7334

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A local privilege escalation vulnerability was reported fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo System Update version 5.07.0008 and prior where the SUService.exe /type COMMAND type could allow a user to...

CVE-2015-8534

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo Solution Center LSC prior to version 3.3.002 that could allow a user to execute arbitrary code with elevated...

CVE-2015-8535

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo Solution Center LSC prior to version 3.3.002 that could allow a user to execute arbitrary code with elevated...

Privilege escalation

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo Solution Center LSC prior to version 3.3.002 that could allow a user to execute arbitrary code with elevated...

Race condition

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A race condition was reported fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo System Update version 5.07.0008 and prior that could allow a user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges...

CVE-2015-7334

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A local privilege escalation vulnerability was reported fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo System Update version 5.07.0008 and prior where the SUService.exe /type COMMAND type could allow a user to...

CVE-2015-7333

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A local privilege escalation vulnerability was reported fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo System Update version 5.07.0008 and prior where the SUService.exe /type INF and INFBYCOMPATIBLEID command type...

CVE-2015-8535

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015 in Lenovo Solution Center LSC prior to version 3.3.002 that could allow a user to execute arbitrary code with elevated...

Q&A: Insights from the Red Canary 2020 Threat Detection Report

In light of the latest update to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, Red Canary has developed a Threat Detection Report uncovering the top techniques attackers use to target your organization. To understand the significance of the report, we turned to two of VMware Carbon Black’s top threat experts, Greg...

Important: openssl

Issue Overview: Normally in OpenSSL EC groups always have a co-factor present and this is used in side channel resistant code paths. However, in some cases, it is possible to construct a group using explicit parameters instead of using a named curve. In those cases it is possible that such a grou...

Technical Analysis: Hackers Leveraging COVID-19 Pandemic to Launch Phishing Attacks, Fake Apps/Maps, Trojans, Backdoors, Cryptominers, Botnets & Ransomware

The global COVID-19 pandemic is generating a substantial uptick in the production and delivery of Coronavirus themed malware. Due to a rapidly growing number of Indicators of Compromise IOC’s, this report covers the key behaviors by aligning to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. MITRE ATT&CK launched in...

Important: sudo

Issue Overview: In Sudo before 1.8.26, if pwfeedback is enabled in /etc/sudoers, users can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in the privileged sudo process. pwfeedback is a default setting in Linux Mint and elementary OS; however, it is NOT the default for upstream and many other packages, an...

Threat hunting: Part 1—Why your SOC needs a proactive hunting team

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of whack-a-mole. As our tools get better at stopping one type of attack, our adversaries innovate new tactics. Sophisticated cybercriminals burrow their way into network caverns, avoiding detection for weeks or even months, as they gather information and...

2019: Looking Back at Malware

In 2019, attacker behavior evolved, becoming more evasive. The most common behaviors seen across all attack data—mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK™ Framework—were: Software Packing for Defense Evasion, Hidden Windows for Defense Evasion, Standard Application Layer Protocol for Command and Control C2,...

Medium: freetype

Issue Overview: FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1GetPrivateDict in type1/t1parse.c. CVE-2015-9381 FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skipcomment in psaux/psobjs.c because psparserskipPStoken is mishandled in an FTNewMemoryFace operation. CVE-2015-9382...

Medium: kernel

Issue Overview: In the Linux kernel before 5.1, there is a memory leak in featregistersp in net/dccp/feat.c, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-1d3ff0950e2b. CVE-2019-20096 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10. SMB2negotiate in fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c has an out-of-bounds...

RSA 2020 – That’s a Wrap!

Last week VMware Carbon Black attended the RSA Conference 2020 in San Francisco! This year was bigger than ever before, as we shared our vision for intrinsic security — for a safer, more effective world. Get all the highlights and check out some of our favorite moments in the wrap up below. The...

Install Python for Windows

This module places an embeddable Python3 distribution onto the target file system, granting pentesters access to a lightweight Python interpreter. This module does not require administrative privileges or user interaction with installation prompts. This module requires Metasploit:...

2020 Cybersecurity Outlook Report

In case you missed it, we are excited to release our latest report from the VMware Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit TAU, the “2020 Cybersecurity Outlook Report”. In the search for clarity in the modern attacker vs. defender battle, it’s all about behaviors. More broadly, we explore the age-old...