Apple macOS CoreText ApplyContextPosFormat2 TTF Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the CoreText library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

Pen Testing By Numbers: Tracking Pen Testing Trends and Challenges

Over the years, penetration testing has had to change and adapt alongside the IT environments and technology that need to be assessed. Broad cybersecurity issues often influence the strategy and growth of pen-testing. In such a fast-paced field, organizations get real value from learning about...

Cloud Attacks Are Bypassing MFA, Feds Warn

The Feds are warning that cybercriminals are bypassing multi-factor authentication MFA and successfully attacking cloud services at various U.S. organizations. According to an alert issued Wednesday by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, there have been “several recent...

Healthcare Industry Witnessed 45% Spike in Cyber Attacks Since Nov 20

Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have spiked by 45% since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally. According to a new report published by Check Point Research today and shared with The Hacker News, this increase has made the sector the most targeted industry b...

Insecure Temporary File

mathtex is vulnerable to insecure temporary file. An attacker can gain access to the temporary files and use it for local attack vectors...

ElkarBackup 1.3.3 - 'Policy[name]' and 'Policy[Description]' Stored Cross-site Scripting

Exploit Title: ElkarBackup 1.3.3 - 'Policyname' and 'PolicyDescription' Stored Cross-site Scripting Date: 2020-08-22 Exploit Author: Vyshnav NK Vendor Homepage: https://www.elkarbackup.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup/wiki/Installation Version: 1.3.3 Tested on: Linux...

CVE-2020-28360

Insufficient RegEx in private-ip npm package v1.0.5 and below insufficiently filters reserved IP ranges resulting in indeterminate SSRF. An attacker can perform a large range of requests to ARIN reserved IP ranges, resulting in an indeterminable number of critical attack vectors, allowing remote...

PT-2020-4282 · Microsoft · Office Word

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Word affected versions not specified Description: A security feature bypass issue exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle .LNK files. An attacker who successfully exploited the issue could use a specially...

PT-2020-4270 · Microsoft · Windows Graphics Device Interface +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Graphics Device Interface GDI affected versions not specified Description: A remote code execution issue exists in the way the Windows Graphics Device Interface GDI handles objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to take contr...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager (CVE-2020-14577)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 used by IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager. IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager has addressed the applicable CVE. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-14577 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Ja...

Unprecedented Levels of Ransom DDoS Extortion Attacks

The FBI has released a flash warning that thousands of organizations around the world, and across multiple industries, have been threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay a bitcoin ransom. This ransom DDoS, or RDoS, threat was covered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT in a...

Web Application and API Protection -- From SQL Injection to Magecart

SQL injections were first discovered in 1998, and over 20 years later, they remain an unsolved challenge and an ongoing threat for every web application and API. The Open Web Application Security Project OWASP highlighted injection flaws in its Top 10 lists for both web application security risks...

[20210103] - Core - XSS in com_tags image parameters

Lack of escaping of image-related parameters in multiple comtags views cause lead to XSS attack vectors...

How can Microsoft Threat Protection help reduce the risk from phishing?

Microsoft Threat Protection can help you reduce the cost of phishing The true cost of a successful phishing campaign may be higher than you think. Although phishing defenses and user education have become common in many organizations, employees still fall prey to these attacks. This is a problem...

APIs Are the Next Frontier in Cybercrime

Application Programming Interface API usage has exploded, and cybercriminals are increasingly taking advantage of API security flaws to commit fraud and steal data. APIs, which are used to create connections between software programs and perform integrations, make everything a bit easier — from...

CVE-2020-1380

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully...

Large, Complex DDoS Attacks on the Rise in 2020

While we've highlighted both record PPS and BPS attacks mitigated on the Akamai Prolexic Platform over the past few weeks, these attacks are part of a broader trend of increasingly large and complex DDoS activity. We have seen clear indications across the industry of high-water mark DDoS attacks...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Peak, Plateau, or Plummet? Cyber security trends that are here to stay and how to detect and recover from ransomware attacks

The rapidity of change in the cyberthreat landscape can be daunting for today’s cyber defense teams. Just as they perfect the ability to block one attack method, adversaries change their approach. Tools like artificial intelligence and machine learning allow us to pivot quickly, however, knowing...

Security Bulletin: Java vulnerability CVE-2019-2949 affecting IBM Streams

Summary Java vulnerability CVE-2019-2949 related to Kerberos affecting IBM Streams Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-2949 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Kerberos component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in...

Security Bulletin: Potential vulnerability in Java

Summary A potential vulnerability has been identified related to Java. Refer to details for additional information. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2020-2654 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Java SE Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to...