Security update for SDL_image (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for SDLimage Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:2071-1 Rating: moderate References: 1124827 1140421 1141844 1143763 1143764 1143766 1143768 Cross-References: CVE-2019-13616 CVE-2019-5052 CVE-2019-5057 CVE-2019-5058 CVE-2019-5059 CVE-2019-5060 CVE-2019-7635...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Information disclosure vulnerability in Blynk-Library

Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Cisco Talos recently discovered an information disclosure vulnerability in Blynk-Library. Blynk-Library is a small library for connecting more than 400 different embedded device models into a private or enterprise Blynk-Server instance...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Two vulnerabilities in Epignosis eFront

Yuri Kramarz of Security Advisory Incident Response EMEAR discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos discovered two vulnerabilities in Epignosis eFront — one of which could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on the victim system, and another that opens the victim machine to SQL...

Epignosis eFront LMS PHP deserialization code execution vulnerability

Summary A code execution vulnerability exists in Epignosis eFront LMS v5.2.12. A specially crafted web request can cause unsafe deserialization potentially resulting in PHP code being executed. An attacker can send a crafted web parameter to trigger this vulnerability. Tested Versions Epignosis...

Threat Roundup for August 23 to August 30

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 23 and Aug. 30. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Aspose APIs

Marcin Noga of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in various Aspose APIs. Aspose provides a series of APIs for manipulating or converting a large family of document formats. These vulnerabilities exist in AP...

Elderly China Chopper Tool Still Going Strong in Multiple Campaigns

A nine-year-old web shell used for providing remote access to web servers for cyberattackers is staying very active despite its advanced age in cyber-years, anyway. Researchers said they’ve spotted it being used in several recent campaigns – all with disparate goals. The tool, known as China...

Threat Roundup for August 16 to August 23

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 16 and Aug. 23. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Threat Source newsletter (Aug. 22)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. A lot of people may think that cyber insurance is this new, unexplored field that carries a lot of questions. But did you know that thes...

Talos DEFCON badge build instructions and use

By Patrick Mullen. We want to thank everyone who stopped by the Cisco Talos booth at DEFCON's Blue Team Village earlier this month. We handed out these badges at our area where we had Snort rules challenges, reverse-Capture the Flag and recruiters ready to answer attendees' career advice question...

Beers with Talos Ep. #59: The tardy episode

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast episode No. 59 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded 8/2/19 - Yes, I know what today’s date is. We got really busy last week and I am sorry that the podcast is late...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple bugs in OpenWeave and Nest Labs Nest Cam IQ indoor camera

Lilith Wyatt and Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Nest Cam IQ Indoor camera. One of Nest Labs’ most advanced internet-of-things devices, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor integrates Security-Enhanced Linux in...

Threat Roundup for August 9 to August 16

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 9 and Aug. 16. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Threat Source newsletter (Aug. 15)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. Sorry we missed you last week, we were all away at Hacker Summer Camp. If you missed us at Black Hat, we have a roundup up on the blog o...

Talos Black Hat 2019 flash talk roundup

Talos went wall-to-wall at Hacker Summer Camp, showing up to Black Hat and DEFCON with talks, challenges, advice and education. Over the course of two days at Black Hat, Cisco Security hosted more than 20 talks at our booth, many featuring Talos researchers and analysts. In case you couldn't swin...

MongoDB 3.4 < 3.4.22, 3.6 < 3.6.13, 4.0 < 4.0.9, 4.1 < 4.1.9 User Session Vulnerability - Windows

MongoDB is prone to a vulnerability where after user deletion the improper invalidation of authorization sessions allows an authenticated user SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right...

Threat Source newsletter (Aug. 1, 2019)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. Are you heading to Vegas next week for Hacker Summer Camp? Talos will. We’ll be at Black Hat and DEFCON holding a series of talks, takin...

New Re2PCAP tool speeds up PCAP process for Snort rules

By Amit Raut We often joke that for SNORT® rule development, you have to live by the saying “PCAP or it didn’t happen.” PCAP files are very important for Snort rule development, and a new tool from Cisco Talos called “Re2Pcap” allows users to generate a PCAP file in seconds just from a raw HTTP...

Reverse-CTF, Snort rule challenge and more — What to expect from Talos at Defcon

Want to get up close and personal with Talos researchers? Then be sure to stick around for the second half of “Hacker Summercamp:” Defcon. After our series of talks at Blackhat, we’re headed elsewhere on the strip for Defcon. Specifically, we’ll have a huge presence at this year’s Blue Team...

All the places you can see and hear Talos at Black Hat 2019

It is once again time for Security Summer Camp – the annual week when security experts descend upon Las Vegas for Black Hat and DEFCON. Talos will be around all week, but we want to start off with a Black Hat preview — the Defcon one will be here later today. Throughout the conference, Talos...