New Malware Emerges to Exploit Windows LNK Flaw

Researchers have found two distinct new malware families that are exploiting the newly discovered Windows shell LNK vulnerability, leading to concerns that the development of a worm could be in the offing. One of the new pieces of malware, dubbed Chymine by researchers at Eset, exploits the LNK...

Stuxnet May Be the New New Thing in Malware

As more information continues to come out about the Stuxnet worm and the vulnerabilities that it exploits, it’s becoming increasingly clear that this kind of attack may be a preview of the attacks that are likely to become commonplace in the months and years ahead. There are several interesting...

CVE-2010-2772

CVE-2010-2772 affects Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7: a security bypass via default hard-coded SQL credentials allows remote attackers to access the backend database with administrative-like access. The vulnerability is tied to use of default credentials in the WinCC SQL server, permitti...

CVE-2010-2772

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568...

CVE-2010-2772

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568...

Hardcoded credentials

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568...

CVE-2010-2772

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568. Recent assessments: Assessed Attacker...

Microsoft Releases FixIt Tool for LNK Flaw

Microsoft has released a FixIt tool for the unpatched LNK Windows shell vulnerability and also has updated its guidance on how to deal with the flaw. The company also said it is continuing to work on developing a patch for the vulnerability. The FixIt tool that Microsoft published Tuesday mitigat...

Stuxnet Saga Evolves With New Digitally Signed Binaries

The Stuxnet saga is continuing to take new and troubling turns. Researchers now have found a new binary file associated with the Stuxnet malware that is signed using the digital certificate of another Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, JMicron Technology Corp. This new revelation adds another layer...

VeriSign Revokes Certificate Used to Sign Stuxnet Malware

The digital certificate that belonging to Realtek Semiconductor that was used to sign a pair of drivers fro the new Stuxnet rootkit has been revoked by VeriSign. The certificate was revoked Friday, several days after news broke about the existence of the new malware and the troubling existence of...

This Week In Security: Black Hat, Spammers and Trusted Rootkits

The old saying that there’s nothing new under the sun is just as true in the security industry as it is anywhere else. Many new attacks are variants or tweaks of existing ones, new software fails in exactly the same way as old software and new technologies crop up to solve problems that are 30...

Possible New Rootkit Has Drivers Signed by Realtek

Security researchers have identified a new suspicious program that is copying itself to PCs via USB mass storage devices and is digitally signed with the certificate of Realtek Semiconductor, a major manufacturer of computer products based in Taiwan. The program, known as Stuxnet, looks like a...

Microsoft Windows Shortcut 'LNK/PIF' Files Automatic File Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to properly handle 'LNK' files or 'PIF' files. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. The attacker must entice a victim to view a specially crafte...

Microsoft Windows automatically executes code specified in shortcut files

Overview Microsoft Windows automatically executes code specified in shortcut LNK and PIF files. Description Microsoft Windows supports the use of shortcut or LNK files. A LNK file is a reference to a local file. A PIF file is a shortcut to a MS-DOS application. Clicking on a LNK or PIF file has...