On the Dyn DDoS Attack, Keen Team, and a Phony Windows Installer

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the storylines around last week’s Dyn DDoS attack, Keen Team winning big again at Pwn2Own, and a fake Windows installer. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapOctober282016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Exploit for multiple platform in category local exploits CVE-2016-6804 Apache OpenOffice Advisory Title: Windows Installer Execution of Arbitrary Code with Elevated Privileges Version 1.0 Announced October 11, 2016 Description The Apache OpenOffice installer for Windows contained a defective...

September 13, 2016 — KB3185614 (OS Build 10586.589)

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Installer of PhishWall Client Internet Explorer version may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Overview PhishWall Client Internet Explorer Version, provided by SecureBrain Corporation, is an anti-phishing and anti-MITB software. The installer of PhishWall Client Internet Explorer Version contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading dynamic linking...

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

A vulnerability that allows for increased privileges exists in the Windows installer. This vulnerability is related to incorrect restoration of previously installed applications. If this vulnerability is exploited successfully, a malicious individual will be able to execute arbitrary code at the...

CVE-2016-4157

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7.0.272 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2016-4118

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Connect Add-In before 11.9.976.291 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox Windows Installer Component

Oracle VM VirtualBox is an open source virtual machine software from Oracle. An unspecified vulnerability in the Windows Installer component of Oracle VM VirtualBox allows local attackers to exploit the vulnerability to elevate privileges and cause unauthorized disclosure of information...

CVE-2016-0602

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

CVE-2016-0602

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

CVE-2016-0602

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

Design/Logic Flaw

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

CVE-2016-0602

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

CVE-2016-0602

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU...

Oracle VM VirtualBox < 4.3.36 / 5.0.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU)

The Oracle VM VirtualBox application installed on the remote host is a version prior to 4.3.36 or 5.0.14. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Core subcomponent that allows a remote attacker to affect the availability of the...

Microsoft Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CNVD-2015-04664)

Microsoft Windows Server is a series of servers based on the windows operating system launched by the U.S. Microsoft Microsoft. A security vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer service for Microsoft Windows. A local attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain privileges via custom acti...

CVE-2015-2371

The Windows Installer service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a custom action scrip...

Code injection

The Windows Installer service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a custom action scrip...

CVE-2015-2371

CVE-2015-2371 corresponds to a Windows Installer Service elevation-of-privilege issue. A local attacker can escalate privileges by abusing a custom action script within an MSI package, affecting multiple Windows editions (Server 2003 SP2/R2 SP2, Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, W...

Packet Sender - The UDP and TCP Network Test Utility

Packet Sender is an open source utility to allow sending and receiving TCP and UDP packets. It is available free no ads / no bundleware for Windows , Mac , and Linux. It can be used for both commercial and personal use license. It's designed to be very easy to use while still providing enough...