A week in security (May 3 – 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we discussed how Spectre attacks have come back from the dead; why Facebook banned Instragram ads by Signal; we highlighted the differences between the most popular VPN protocols; pointed out that Google is about to start automatically enrolling users in two-step...

URGENT — 4 Actively Exploited 0-Day Flaws Found in Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft has released emergency patches to address four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server that it says are being actively exploited by a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor with the goal of perpetrating data theft. Describing the attacks as "limited and targeted,"...

Serious vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Exchange Server

Vulnerabilities have been fixed in Microsoft Exchange Server. A combination of several vulnerabilities allow a malicious person remotely able to execute arbitrary code under SYSTEM privileges Microsoft states that the vulnerabilities with attribute CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858 a...

Multiple Intel® Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (CNVD-2021-10811)

Intel is an American company that develops CPUs and is the world's largest manufacturer of personal computer parts and CPUs. Multiple Intel® Server elevation of privilege vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges via local access...

Multiple Intel® Server Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Intel is an American company that develops CPUs and is the world's largest manufacturer of personal computer parts and CPUs. Multiple Intel® Server information disclosure vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to potentially make information public via local access...

Multiple Intel® Server Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerabilities

Intel is an American company that develops CPUs and is the world's largest manufacturer of personal computer parts and CPUs. Multiple Intel® Server out-of-bounds read vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges via local access...

Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability in v2 Video Conferencing System

V2 for short is a high-tech enterprise focusing on Internet audio and video communication technology, and v2 video conference system is one of its video conference systems. v2 video conferencing system has an arbitrary file download vulnerability, attackers can use the vulnerability to download t...

Security Bulletin: Multiple IBM DB2 Server Security Vulnerabilities Affect IBM Emptoris Contract Management

Summary Multiple IBM DB2 Server security vulnerabilities affect IBM Emptoris Contract Management. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-4386 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows includes DB2 Connect Server 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive...

U.S. Voter Databases Offered for Free on Dark Web, Report

UPDATE Personal information for several million American voters has turned up on a Russian underground cybercrime forum, according to reports – and users are purportedly looking to monetize it using a recently launched State Department program meant to prevent election-meddling. The personal...

Vulnerability of the Server component: Security: Privileges of the Oracle MySQL Server database management system, which allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Server component: Security: Privileges of the Oracle MySQL Server database management system is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions using the MySQL network protocol...

openSUSE Security Update : mumble (openSUSE-2020-1016)

This update for mumble fixes the following issues : mumble was updated 1.3.2 : - client: Fixed overlay not starting Update to upstream version 1.3.1 - Security - Fixed: Potential exploit in the OCB2 encryption 4227 boo1174041 - ICE - Fixed: Added missing UserKDFIterations field to UserInfo =...

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1016-1 Security update for mumble

This update for mumble fixes the following issues: mumble was updated 1.3.2: client: Fixed overlay not starting Update to upstream version 1.3.1 - Security Fixed: Potential exploit in the OCB2 encryption 4227 boo1174041 - ICE Fixed: Added missing UserKDFIterations field to UserInfo = Prevents...

PT-2020-2401 · Oracle +10 · Mysql Server +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MySQL Server versions 5.7.29 and prior MySQL Server versions 8.0.19 and prior Description: The issue is related to the InnoDB component of the MySQL Server product, which is part of Oracle MySQL. It allows a high-privileged attacker with...

Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance C100V IronPort Header Injection

!/usr/bin/perl -w Cisco Email Security Virtual Appliance C100V IronPort Remote Header 'Host' Injection Copyright 2019 c Todor Donev Disclaimer: This or previous programs are for Educational purpose ONLY. Do not use it without permission. The usual disclaimer applies, especially the fact that Todo...

ALSA-2019:2511 Important: mysql:8.0 security update

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon, mysqld, and many client programs. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: mysql 8.0.17. Security Fixes: mysql: Server: Replication multiple unspecified vulnerabilities...

IBM Spectrum Protect Servers and Storage Agents Privilege License and Access Control Issues Vulnerability

IBM Spectrum Protect formerly known as Tivoli Storage Manager is a suite of data protection platforms from IBM in the United States. The platform provides organizations with a single point of control and management, and supports backup and recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of...

CVE-2019-11206 TIBCO Spotfire Server Vulnerabilities With Integrity of Comments and Bookmarks

The Spotfire library component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace, and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains vulnerabilities that theoretically allow a malicious user to undermine the integrity of comments and bookmarks. Affected releases are TIBCO Software...

Server Security for the Modern IT Ecosystem

A Changing Landscape In recent years we’ve seen a fundamental shift in the IT landscape, accelerated towards cloud and containerized infrastructures. According to Forbes, by 2020 it is predicted that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud. Moving beyond the cloud, software...

SUSE-SU-2018:3972-1 Security update for mariadb

This update for mariadb fixes the following issues: Update to MariaDB 10.0.37 GA bsc1116686. Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-3282: Server Storage Engines unspecified vulnerability CPU Oct 2018 bsc1112432 - CVE-2018-3251: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability CPU Oct 2018 bsc1112397 - CVE-2018-3174:...

Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services

Canadian telcos have patched a widespread local file-disclosure flaw in disability services that allow people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disorder to place calls through a text telephone or other assistive devices. The vulnerability opens the door for widespread attacks on...