Adobe Fixes 43 Critical Acrobat and Reader Flaws

Adobe issued patches for 43 critical vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader – including a fix for a zero-day flaw that researchers at 0patch temporarily fixed on Monday. That bug could enable bad actors to steal victims’ hashed password values. Overall, Adobe patched 75 important and critical...

Critical zero-day vulnerabilities hit Lifesize video conferencing products

By Waqas The IT security researchers at TrustWave have discovered critical zero-day vulnerabilities in video conferencing products developed by Lifesize which, if exploited by attackers can cause a great deal of damage. Lifesize is an audio and video telecommunication firm based in the United...

Temporary Patch Released For Adobe Reader Zero-Day

A temporary patch has been released to address a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader that could enable bad actors to steal victims’ hashed password values, known as “NTLM hashes.” 0patch on Monday released a micropatch for the flaw, found in Adobe Reader DC. The vulnerability, which has no...

Latest iOS 12.1.4 Update Patches 2 Zero-Day and FaceTime Bugs

Apple has finally released iOS 12.1.4 software update to patch the terrible Group FaceTime privacy bug that could have allowed an Apple user to call you via the FaceTime video chat service and hear or see you before you even pick up the call without your knowledge. The Facetime bug CVE-2019-6223...

Latest iOS 12.1.4 Update Patches 2 Zero-Day and FaceTime Bugs

Apple has finally released iOS 12.1.4 software update to patch the terrible Group FaceTime privacy bug that could have allowed an Apple user to call you via the FaceTime video chat service and hear or see you before you even pick up the call without your knowledge. The Facetime bug CVE-2019-6223...

MacOS Zero-Day Exposes Apple Keychain Passwords

A researcher claims to have found a new Apple zero-day impacting macOS that could allow an attacker to extract passwords from a targeted Mac’s keychain password management system. However, the researcher refuses to disclose the alleged vulnerability citing Apple’s lack of macOS bug bounty program...

Prepare to Defend Your Network Against Swarm-as-a-Service

The digital world we now inhabit creates unprecedented opportunities – both for good and for ill. One of these possibilities is swarm-based tools that can be used to either attack or defend the network. This possibility, or set of possibilities, has arisen due to dramatic advances in swarm-based...

Wordpress Users Urged to Delete Zero-Day-Ridden Plugin

Researchers are urging WordPress site owners to delete a compromised plugin after multiple zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered being exploited by a malicious actor. Researchers at Wordfence said on Friday that flaws in the plugin, Total Donations, are being exploited by malicious actors to...

CVE-2018-17669

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the...

Microsoft Windows RCE Flaw Gets Temporary Micropatch

Three unfixed Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities have been assigned unofficial, temporary micropatches – including a recently-disclosed high-severity remote code-execution flaw. The micropatches were released Tuesday by ACROS Security’s 0patch platform. 0patch, which is still in its beta stage,...

About the security content of iCloud for Windows 7.7 - Apple Support

About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page. For more information about security, se...

Microsoft Windows Contact File HTML Link Injection Remote Code Execution

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-CONTACT-FILE-HTML-INJECTION-MAILTO-LINK-ARBITRARY-CODE-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec + Zero Day Initiative Program + ZDI-CAN-7591 Vendor...

About the security content of watchOS 5.1.3

About the security content of watchOS 5.1.3 This document describes the security content of watchOS 5.1.3. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are...

Prices for Zero-Day Exploits Are Rising

Companies are willing to pay ever-increasing amounts for good zero-day exploits against hard-to-break computers and applications: On Monday, market-leading exploit broker Zerodium said it would pay up to $2 million for zero-click jailbreaks of Apple's iOS, $1.5 million for one-click iOS jailbreak...

IDenticard Zero-Days Allow Corporate Building Access, Location Recon

UPDATE Most denizens of corporate America are pretty familiar with building security, and the requirement to swipe a badge to enter a building or an office suite; and as a result, most workers likely go about their day feeling secure that their stuff is physically secure from outsiders...

Unpatched vCard Flaw Could Let Attackers Hack Your Windows PCs

A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered and reported in the Microsoft's Windows operating system that, under a certain scenario, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on Windows machine. Discovered by security researcher John Page @hyp3rlinx, the vulnerability was reported ...

Unpatched vCard Flaw Could Let Attackers Hack Your Windows PCs

A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered and reported in the Microsoft's Windows operating system that, under a certain scenario, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on Windows machine. Discovered by security researcher John Page @hyp3rlinx, the vulnerability was reported ...

Microsoft Windows VCF - Remote Code Execution

Microsoft Windows VCF - Remote Code Execution + Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-VCF-FILE-INSUFFICIENT-WARNING-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec + Zero Day Initiative Program...

Microsoft Windows VCF - Remote Code Execution

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-VCF-FILE-INSUFFICIENT-WARNING-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec + Zero Day Initiative Program Vendor www.microsoft.com Product A VCF file is a...

Patch Tuesday, January 2019 Edition

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly four dozen security issues with its Windows operating systems and related software. All things considered, this first Patch Tuesday of 2019 is fairly mild, bereft as it is of any new Adobe Flash updates or zero-day exploits. But there are a few...