A week in security (March 25 – 31)

Last week, we looked at plugin vulnerabilities, location tracking app problems, and talked about plain text password woes. We also looked at federal data privacy regulation and took a deep dive into BatMobi Adware. Other cybersecurity news Poisoned software update headache for ASUS Source: The...

SonicOS Download Certificate in Admin GUI Could Cause System Instability

A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin to leave the firewall in an unstable state by downloading certificate with specific extension. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.10 and earlier, Gen 6 version 6.2.7.3, 6.5.1.3, 6.5.2.2, 6.5.3.1, 6.2.7.8, 6.4.0.0,...

Confluence - Path traversal vulnerability - CVE-2019-3398

Confluence Server and Data Center had a path traversal vulnerability in the downloadallattachments resource. A remote attacker who has permission to add attachments to pages and / or blogs or to create a new space or a personal space or who has 'Admin' permissions for a space can exploit this pat...

About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra and Security Update 2019-002 Sierra - Apple Support

Install the latest build for your version of macOS Security Update 2019-002 for macOS High Sierra and macOS Sierra has been updated. If your Mac is running macOS High Sierra or macOS Sierra, please update your Mac to use the latest build number for your version of macOS: The latest build number f...

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1083-1 Security update for ovmf

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun bsc1127820. - CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet bsc1127821. - CVE-2018-3630...

Critical RCE Bug in Cisco WebEx Browser Extensions Faces 'Ongoing Exploitation'

A critical vulnerability in Cisco WebEx browser extensions that could allow unauthenticated remote code-execution RCE on targeted machines is being actively exploited in the wild. The news comes just days after Cisco issued a flurry of 24 different patches for its IOS XE operating system and warn...

MGASA-2019-0118 Updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated file packages fix security vulnerabilities: docorenote in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to fileprintable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360. CVE-2019-8905 docorenote in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote...

Here's the List of ~600 MAC Addresses Targeted in Recent ASUS Hack

EXCLUSIVE — While revealing details of a massive supply chain cyber attack against ASUS customers, Russian security firm Kaspersky last week didn't release the full list all MAC addresses that hackers hardcoded into their malware to surgically target a specific pool of users. Instead, Kaspersky...

Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Web Services Management Agent WSMA function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS commands as a privilege level 15 user. The vulnerability occurs because the affected software improperly sanitizes user-supplied...

Cisco IOS Software Catalyst 6500 Series 802.1x Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability in 802.1x function of Cisco IOS Software on the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to access the network prior to authentication. The vulnerability is due to how the 802.1x packets are handled in the process path. An attacker could...

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Short Message Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the implementation of the Short Message Service SMS handling functionality of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service DoS condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper...

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Hot Standby Router Protocol Information Leak Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to receive potentially sensitive information from an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient memory initialization. An attacker...

Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Network-Based Application Recognition Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Network-Based Application Recognition NBAR feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. These vulnerabilities are due to a parsing issue on DNS packets. An attacker...

Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability b...

Cisco IOS XE Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive configuration information. The vulnerability is due to improper access control to files within the web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious...

Cisco IOS Software NAT64 Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Network Address Translation 64 NAT64 functions of Cisco IOS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause either an interface queue wedge or a device reload. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect handling of certain IPv4 packet streams that are sent...

PowerAct Pro Master Agent for Windows fails to restrict acess permissions

Overview PowerAct Pro Master Agent for Windows provided by OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS Co.,Ltd. fails to restrict access permissions. Hosono, Akane reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership. Impact A user with an...

ASUS Patches Live Update Bug That Allowed APT to Infect Thousands of PCs

ASUS has expedited a patch for a major bug impacting thousands of PCs that allowed an advanced persistent threat group to launch a supply-chain attack dubbed “Operation ShadowHammer.” The vulnerability targeted a range of new ASUS PCs with a backdoor injection technique tied to the PC-maker’s...

Latest iOS 12.2 Update Patches Some Serious Security Vulnerabilities

Apple on Monday released iOS 12.2 to patch a total of 51 security vulnerabilities in its mobile operating system that affects iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. A majority of vulnerabilities Apple patched this month reside in its web rendering engine WebKit,...

PT-2019-19338 · Cms Made Simple · Cms Made Simple

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: CMS Made Simple versions 2.2.8 through 2.2.9 Description: An issue was discovered that allows unauthenticated blind time-based SQL injection via the m1 idlist parameter in the News module. This can be achieved through a crafted URL. The issue...