Design/Logic Flaw

While reading file class type from ELF header, a buffer overread may happen if the ELF file size is less than the size of ELF64 header size in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD...

Default credentials

Insufficient memory allocation in boot due to incorrect size being passed could result in out of bounds access in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear in version FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425,...

CVE-2017-18294

While reading file class type from ELF header, a buffer overread may happen if the ELF file size is less than the size of ELF64 header size in Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD...

CVE-2017-18294

CVE-2017-18294 describes a buffer overread when reading the ELF header file class type on Qualcomm closed‑source components (e.g., SoCs in Snapdragon/SD lines). The root cause is a size check mismatch where the ELF file size is less than the ELF64 header, potentially enabling local code execution...

CVE-2017-18304

CVE-2017-18304 involves Insufficient memory allocation in boot due to an incorrect size being passed, causing out-of-bounds access. The affected devices span Qualcomm Snapdragon-family platforms and SoCs, including Small Cell SoC, Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear acro...

44% of Security Professionals Spend More than 20 Hours a Week Responding to Alerts

As the global cybersecurity climate continues to heat up, so too do the subsequent levels of alert fatigue IT security professionals have to deal with. A recent survey by Imperva reveals that nine percent of UK security teams battle with over five million alerts each week. Five million, just let...

Making it real—harnessing data gravity to build the next gen SOC

This post was coauthored by Diana Kelley, Cybersecurity Field CTO, andSin John,EMEA Chief Security Advisor, Cybersecurity Solutions Group. In our first blog, Diana and I talked about the concept of data gravity and how it could, conceptually, help organizations take a more cloud-ready approach to...

Partner Perspectives: SOAR with Demisto and Carbon Black

Abhishek Iyer is the Technical Marketing Manager for Demisto. Automate your Endpoint Protection and Incident Response Demisto’s security orchestration and automation platform enables organizations to standardize, automate and coordinate response processes across their security stack. Playbooks...

Stronger Security with Global IT Asset Inventory

On a Friday afternoon before a long holiday weekend, a company’s security operations center receives a potentially serious alert: It appears that a domain controller has been tampered with. After examining event logs and overlaying network traffic, a SOC analyst confirms that a suspicious system...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Pumpkins, football, and cooler weather are three big indicators that it’s officially October. But, the most near and dear benchmark to my heart is that it’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM 2018. In its 15th year, NCASM is as an annual initiative to raise awareness about the importanc...

CVE-2017-18301

In Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon Automobile, Mobile, Wear in version FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, SnapdragonHighMed2016, providing the NULL...

Code injection

In Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon Automobile, Mobile, Wear in version FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, SnapdragonHighMed2016, providing the NULL...

CVE-2017-18301

In Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon Automobile, Mobile, Wear in version FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, SnapdragonHighMed2016, providing the NULL...

CVE-2017-18301

CVE-2017-18301 concerns Qualcomm/ Snapdragon components used in Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon devices (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) including FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425/427/430/435/450, SD 617/625/650/52, SD 820/820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630/636/660, SDX20, Snapdrag...

A Hybrid Solution to Taming SOC Alert Overload

The moving assembly line was one of the greatest innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Prior to 1913, when Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line in his factory, cars were built by humans performing manual, mundane tasks. Imagine humans hand painting cars on the factory floor –...

Cb Response Named Leader in EDR Space by Forrester

Last quarter, Forrester created a report assessing the state of the EDR market and how vendors stack up against one another. A variety of companies were evaluated in three key areas: The strengths and weaknesses of their current offerings. Forrester cited key criteria to include: alerting...

Cb Customer Spotlight Series: How Purdue Federal Credit Union Achieves Critical System Lockdown

Featuring Dee Lucas, Sr. Network Administrator at Purdue Federal Credit Union Leading financial institution, Purdue Federal Credit Union, serves over 71,000 members nationwide. This makes security of the utmost importance for Sr. Network Administrator Dee Lucas who supports Purdue Federal’s SOC...

Samsung SmartThings Hub hubCore ZigBee firmware update CRC16 check denial-of-service vulnerability

Summary An exploitable integer underflow vulnerability exists in the ZigBee firmware update routine of the hubCore binary of the Samsung SmartThings Hub. The hubCore process incorrectly handles malformed files existing in its “data” directory, leading to an infinite loop, which eventually causes...

Transitioning to the New SOC 2 Criteria – What You Need to Know

SOC 2 has seen quite a few changes in the past year in how reports must be presented in the future. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AICPA replaced the old SSAE 16 standard with SSAE 18, released the 2017 Trust Services Criteria, the new Description Criteria DC-200, and a ne...

Driving data security is a shared responsibility, here’s how you can protect yourself

You're driving a long, dark road on a rainy night. If you're driving 20 miles over the speed limit and you don't step on the brakes when the car in front of you comes to a sudden stop, is it your fault or your car manufacturers fault if you rear-end the car that is in front of you? When we drive,...