Inside the RIG Exploit Kit

Today’s most prolific exploit kit is RIG, which has filled a void left by the departure of Angler, Neutrino and Nuclear. That has made it public enemy No. 1 when it comes exploit kits. Now Cisco Talos researchers are hoping to shed new light into the ongoing development of the potent EK in hopes ...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3704-1] memcached security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3704-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso November 03, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Following Lull, New Campaigns Pushing Retooled 'Pumpkin' Locky

New and increasingly diverse variants of ransomware are released weekly, but developers behind the Locky strain have managed to keep the malware fresh in the face of changing trends. Researchers with Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group said this week they observed three separat...

MBRFilter — Open Source Tool to Protect Against 'Master Boot Record' Malware

Ransomware threat has risen exponentially so much that ransomware authors have started abusing the MBR in their attacks to lock down your entire computer instead of just encrypting your important files on hard drive. Talos team at Cisco Systems has released a free, open-source tool that protects...

Vulnerability alert: JPEG 2 0 0 0 a vulnerability to execute arbitrary code-a vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Vulnerability number CVE-2 0 1 6-8 3 3 2 TALOS-2 0 1 6-0 1 9 3 Affected version OpenJpeg openjp2 2.1.1 Vulnerability description Recently, Cisco's Talos security team disclosed a JPEG 2 0 0 0 of a zero-day exploit, the vulnerability can execute arbitrary code. OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2 0 ...

Beware! You Can Get Hacked Just by Opening a 'JPEG 2000' Image

Researchers have disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 image file format parser implemented in OpenJPEG library, which could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the affected systems. Discovered by security researchers at Cisco Talos group, the zero-day...

Malvertising Campaign Pushing Neutrino Exploit Kit Shut Down

A global malvertising campaign exposing potentially one million users to the risk of being infected with CrypMIC ransomware delivered via the Neutrino Exploit Kit has been shut down, according to researchers. Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group, which discovered the criminal...

Cisco repair Shadow Brokers announced the vulnerability and released technical analysis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

A, event summary 2 0 1 6 years 8 on 1 5 December, a named“The Shadow Brokers”the shadow broker-hacking group claims to Own the intrusion of the Equation Group equation organization of hacking an organization's computer system, and successfully steal a lot of confidential information and hacker...

Undocumented SNMP String Exposes Rockwell PLCs to Remote Attacks

An undocumented SNMP community string has been discovered in programmable logic controllers PLCs built by Allen-Bradley Rockwell Automation that exposes these devices deployed in a number of critical industries to remote attacks. Researchers at Cisco Talos today said the vulnerability is in the...

BlueStacks App Player Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0124 BlueStacks App Player Privilege Escalation Vulnerability August 4, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-4288 Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player. The BlueStacks App Player installer creates a registry key with weak...

The use of SMS and CVE-2 0 1 6-4 6 3 1 attacks Apple devices-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

According to foreign media reports, Security Studies experts discovered, in the iOS ImageIO framework there is a serious security vulnerabilityCVE-2 0 1 6-4 6 3 1,a remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability from the Apple device to steal sensitive information. The majority of Apple fans, I...

Oracle OIT ContentAccess libvs_word+63AC Code Execution Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0158 Oracle OIT ContentAccess libvsword+63AC Code Execution Vulnerability July 19, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-3592 Description Partially controlled memory write vulnerability exists in Mac Word file format parsing code of Oracle Outside In Technology Content...

Oracle OIT IX SDK libvs_pdf arbitrary pointer access

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0101 Oracle OIT IX SDK libvspdf arbitrary pointer access July 19, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-3579 Description When parsing a specially crafted PDF document, a value derived from a file is used as a memory pointer leading to a process crash. Tested Versions...

Oracle OIT ContentAccess libvs_mwkd VwStreamSection Code Execution Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0159 Oracle OIT ContentAccess libvsmwkd VwStreamSection Code Execution Vulnerability July 19, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-3593 Description A partially controlled memory corruption vulnerability exists in Mac Works Database file format parsing code of Oracle...

Oracle OIT IX SDK libvs_pdf FlateDecode Colors Denial of Service Vulnerabiity

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0100 Oracle OIT IX SDK libvspdf FlateDecode Colors Denial of Service Vulnerabiity July 19, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-3578 DESCRIPTION A null pointer dereference leading to process crash can occur while parsing a malformed PDF file. TESTED VERSIONS Oracle Outsi...

Oracle OIT ImageExport libvs_bmp BMP BI_RLE8 Width Code Execution Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2016-0163 Oracle OIT ImageExport libvsbmp BMP BIRLE8 Width Code Execution Vulnerability July 19, 2016 CVE Number CVE-2016-3596 Description When parsing a specially crafted BMP file, an erroneous memory copy operation can cause a heap buffer overflow leading to...

DSA-3620-1 pidgin - security update

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SourceTree 7za Vulnerability.

SourceTree Version 1.8.3 installs a 7za.exe C:\Program Files x86\Atlassian\SourceTree\tools\7za.exe in Version 9.20, which has known vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-2334 CVE-2016-2335 More information about the vulnerabilities: http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html...

Intel Patches Local EoP Vulnerability Impacting Windows 7

Intel issued an important security patch Monday for a vulnerability that could allow hackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems running Windows 7. The bug, located in Intel’s HD graphics Windows kernel driver, leaves affected systems open to a local privilege escalation attacks that...

Locky Variant Zepto Debuts with Big Spam Push

Ransomware called Zepto is raising concerns with security experts because of its close ties to the more mature and prolific Locky ransomware. Zepto was spotted about a month ago but a recent wave of spam containing Zepto-laced attachments detected on June 27 is heightening fears of widespread...