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CVE-2020-27724

In BIG-IP APM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially-crafted malicious traffic ove...

Code injection

In BIG-IP APM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially-crafted malicious traffic ove...

CVE-2020-27724

The CVE-2020-27724 entry concerns F5 BIG-IP APM with multiple TMM instances where authenticated VPN users can exhaust resources by sending crafted traffic through the VPN tunnel. Affected releases include BIG-IP APM 16.x (16.0.0–16.0.0.1), 15.x (15.1.0–15.1.0.4, 15.0.0–15.0.1.3), 14.x (14.1.0–14....

CVE-2020-27724

In BIG-IP APM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially-crafted malicious traffic ove...

Top Security Recommendations for 2021

Happy HaXmas! We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season so far. This year has been wild and unpredictable, and has brought unique risks and threats to the forefront of business activities. So, to help everyone stay safer in 2021, the Strategic Advisory Services team here at Rapid7 is...

Feds seize VPN service used by hackers in cyber attacks

By Deeba Ahmed Cybercriminals’ Favorite VPN Service Rendered ‘Inaccessible’ in a Joint Operation Conducted by Europol and the FBI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds seize VPN service used by hackers in cyber attacks...

Common Security Misconfigurations and Their Consequences

Everyone makes mistakes. That one sentence was drummed into me in my very first job in tech, and it has held true since then. In the cybersecurity world, misconfigurations can create exploitable issues that can haunt us later - so let's look at a few common security misconfigurations. The first o...

Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Secomea, Moxa, and HMS eWon VPNs

Security researchers at Claroty published details on multiple pre-auth remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting virtual private network VPN implementations primarily used to provide remote access to operational technology OT networks. The vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated attacke...

Pulse Secure VPN Remote Code Execution Exploit

The Pulse Connect Secure appliance versions prior to 9.1R9 suffer from an uncontrolled gzip extraction vulnerability which allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, resulting in remote code execution as root. Admin credentials are required for successful exploitation...

Citrix Access Gateway - Logout script configured with UNC path is failed to execute with an error 2 upon logging off from VPN plugin

In the below VPN log snppet, we can see that the Proxy Server configuration and Logout Script configured are pushed once the user has established the VPN session. Once the user has logged out from VPN plugin, the Logout script should get executed and clear the proxy server configuration from...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIG-IP APM network access VPN vulnerability (K04518313)

In BIG-IP APM, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially crafted malicious traffic over the tunnel.CVE-2020-27724 Impact This vulnerabilitymay cause the Traffic Management Microkernel TMM to stop responding, leading...

CVE-2020-25757

A lack of input validation and access controls in Lua CGIs on D-Link DSR VPN routers may result in arbitrary input being passed to system command APIs, resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges. This affects DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500, and DSR-1000AC with firmware 3.14 and 3.17...

Input validation

A lack of input validation and access controls in Lua CGIs on D-Link DSR VPN routers may result in arbitrary input being passed to system command APIs, resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges. This affects DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500, and DSR-1000AC with firmware 3.14 and 3.17...

CVE-2020-25757

CVE-2020-25757 affects D-Link DSR-series VPN routers (DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500, DSR-1000AC) running firmware 3.14 and 3.17. The root cause is inadequate input validation and access controls in Lua CGI handlers, allowing user-supplied data to reach system command APIs (os.popen) and enabling arbi...

CVE-2020-25757

A lack of input validation and access controls in Lua CGIs on D-Link DSR VPN routers may result in arbitrary input being passed to system command APIs, resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges. This affects DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500, and DSR-1000AC with firmware 3.14 and 3.17...

The vulnerability affects the implementation of the multi-protocol border gateway protocol (MP-BGP) for L2VPN and Ethernet VPN (EVPN) in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE operating systems. This vulnerability allows a attacker to cause service interruptions.

The vulnerability of the MP-BGP protocol for L2VPN and Ethernet VPN EVPN in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE operating systems is related to errors in processing BGP update messages. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

D-Link 安全漏洞

The D-Link DSR-250 is an 8-port Gigabit VPN router with dynamic Web content filtering. A command injection vulnerability exists in the D-Link DSR-250 3.17. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of configuration file checksums. An attacker can use this vulnerability to inject...

CVE-2020-0467

In onUserStopped of Vpn.java, there is a possible resetting of user preferences due to a logic issue. This could lead to local information disclosure of secure network traffic over a non-VPN link with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for...

CVE-2020-0467

In onUserStopped of Vpn.java, there is a possible resetting of user preferences due to a logic issue. This could lead to local information disclosure of secure network traffic over a non-VPN link with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for...