Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-051)

Source: https://github.com/hfiref0x/CVE-2015-1701 Win32k LPE vulnerability used in APT attack Original info: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probableapt28useo.html Credits R136a1 / hfiref0x Compiled EXE: x86 +...

Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation (MS15-051)

Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation MS15-051 Source: https://github.com/hfiref0x/CVE-2015-1701 Win32k LPE vulnerability used in APT attack Original info: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probableapt28useo.html Credits R136a1 / hfiref0x Compiled EXE: x86 +...

ICU Project ICU4C Library Vulnerabilities Patched

Multitudes of software packages that make use of the ICU Project C/C++ and Java libraries may need to update after a pair of memory-based vulnerabilities were discovered and subsequently patched. Version 55.1 of the ICU Project ICU4C library, released yesterday, addresses separate heap-based buff...

Mac OS X, Windows Backdoors Used in New APT Attacks

A new Mac OS X backdoor variant has begun making the rounds online, targeting a Turkic ethnic group in central Asia, according to a post on Securelist’s blog earlier today. Researchers intercepted an advanced persistent threat APT campaign earlier this week that was targeting Uyghur Mac users,...