Pwn2Own Day 1 and 2: Samsung, HP, MikroTik & Netgear Pwned

By Habiba Rashid Here is everything you need to know about the first two days at the Pwn2Own hacking contest. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pwn2Own Day 1 and 2: Samsung, HP, MikroTik & Netgear Pwned...

Update now! NetGear routers’ default configuration allows remote attacks

NetGear has made a hotfix available for its Nighthawk routers after researchers found a network misconfiguration in the firmware allowed unrestricted communication with the internet facing ports of the device listening through IPv6. No auto-update The hotfix is available for the model RAX30, also...

(Pwn2Own) Linux Kernel io_uring Improper Update of Reference Count Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the iouring API. The...

(Pwn2Own) ConnMan wispr_portal_web_result wp_object Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ConnMan. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the wisprportalwebresult method. The issue results from the lack of validating the...

(Pwn2Own) ConnMan received_data Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installation of ConnMan. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the receiveddata method. Crafted data in a HTTP response can trigger a write past the e...

(Pwn2Own) AVEVA Edge Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of AVEVA Edge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of APP...

(Pwn2Own) ICONICS GENESIS64 genbroker64 Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of ICONICS GENESIS64. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the GenBroker64 service. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence o...

(Pwn2Own) Unified Automation OPC UA C++ Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Unified Automation OPC UA C++ Demo Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of certificates. A crafted...

(Pwn2Own) Inductive Automation Ignition Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the...

(Pwn2Own) Prosys OPC UA SDK for Java OPC UA Messages Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Prosys OPC UA SDK for Java. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within handling of OPC UA messages. By sending a large number of...

Tails OS Users Advised Not to Use Tor Browser Until Critical Firefox Bugs are Patched

The maintainers of the Tails project have issued a warning that the Tor Browser that's bundled with the operating system is unsafe to use for accessing or entering sensitive information. "We recommend that you stop using Tails until the release of 5.1 May 31 if you use Tor Browser for sensitive...

Celebrating 15 Years of Pwn2Own

Join Erin Sindelar, Mike Gibson, Brian Gorenc, and Dustin Childs as they discuss Pwn2Own's 15th anniversary, what we've learned, and how the program will continue to serve the cybersecurity community in the future...

Pwn2Own 2022 – Windows 11, MS Teams and Firefox Pwned on Day 1

By Waqas Other than Windows 11, Microsoft Teams and Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Virtualbox, Ubuntu Desktop, and Safari browser were also… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pwn2Own 2022 - Windows 11, MS Teams and Firefox Pwned on Day 1...

Get to Know Steve Povolny

Meet Steve Povolny Head of Advanced Threat Research for Trellix Threat Labs By Michael Alicea · May 17, 2022 At Trellix, we celebrate and champion our people. This week, I sat down with Steve Povolny, Head of Advanced Threat Research for Trellix Threat Labs. As he is one of the leading...

Cisco RV340 SSL VPN Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Exploit

This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Cisco RV series router's SSL VPN functionality. The default SSL VPN configuration is exploitable, with no authentication required and works over the Internet! The stack is executable and no ASLR is in place, which makes exploitation...

Cisco RV340 SSL VPN Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Cisco RV340 SSL VPN Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Cisco RV serie...

(Pwn2Own) NETGEAR R6700v3 libreadycloud.so Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700v3 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handli...

(Pwn2Own) Cisco RV340 NGINX sessionid Directory Traversal Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Cisco RV340 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the NGINX web server. When parsing the sessionid cooki...

(Pwn2Own) Cisco RV340 NGINX Improper Authentication Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Cisco RV340 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the...

(Pwn2Own) Cisco RV340 NGINX Missing Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Cisco RV340 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the NGINX web server. The issue results from...