Arris Modems Hardcoded Backdoor Vulnerability

Arris Modems are modems produced by telecom equipment manufacturer Arris, customized for AT&T home users for on-net access. Arris Modems are vulnerable to a hard-coded backdoor vulnerability, where the modem has SSH enabled by default and allows Internet connectivity, which can be accessed by an...

Arris Modems Hardcoded Backdoor Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-24358)

Arris Modems are modems produced by telecom equipment manufacturer Arris, customized for AT&T home users for on-net access. A hard-coded backdoor vulnerability exists in Arris Modems, which allows an attacker to obtain the device's serial number and use the account password "bdctest/bdctest" to...

Arris Modems Hardcoded Backdoor Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-24359)

Arris Modems are modems produced by telecom equipment manufacturer Arris, customized for AT&T home users for on-net access. A hard-coded backdoor vulnerability exists in Arris Modems, which have a built-in web server that allows an attacker to access the back-end administration panel through port...

EvilAbigail - Automated Linux Evil Maid Attack

Automated Linux evil maid attack Scenario Laptop left turned off with FDE turned on Attacker boots from USB/CD/Network Script executes and backdoors initrd User returns to laptop, boots as normal Backdoored initrd loads: Debian/Ubuntu/Kali .so file into /sbin/init on boot, dropping a shell...

Intel Confirms Its Much-Loathed ME Feature Has A Kill Switch

Researchers at Positive Technologies forced Intel’s hand at revealing that a previously undocumented kill switch exists for its oft-criticized Intel Management Engine, a remote management component of Intel CPUs. Initially, Positive Technologies set out to disable the feature that some security...

Gazer: A New Backdoor Targets Ministries and Embassies Worldwide

Security researchers at ESET have discovered a new malware campaign targeting consulates, ministries and embassies worldwide to spy on governments and diplomats. Active since 2016, the malware campaign is leveraging a new backdoor, dubbed Gazer, and is believed to be carried out by Turla advanced...

The Intel processor is now a security vulnerability: it can be used by hackers as a backdoor-a vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, in Moscow security research Positive Technologies report notes that the Intel Management Engine 11 There is the death of button, can be used by hackers to steal. Management Engine Management Engine is Intel a Firmware Interface for processors and peripheral chip for communication, therm...

NetSarang Xmanager Enterprise 5 Backdoor Trojan (ShadowPad)

The Xmanager Enterprise 5, a network connectivity suite for Windows, installed on the remote host has a nssock2.dll file identified by its MD5 hash that is infected with a trojan backdoor. The affected file includes an encrypted payload that could be remotely activated by a knowledgeable attacker...

NetSarang Xmanager 5 Backdoor Trojan (ShadowPad)

The Xmanager 5, an X server for Windows, installed on the remote host has a nssock2.dll file identified by its MD5 hash that is infected with a trojan backdoor. The affected file includes an encrypted payload that could be remotely activated by a knowledgeable attacker. C Tenable Network Security...

NetSarang Xshell 5 Backdoor Trojan (ShadowPad)

The Xshell 5, a terminal emulator for Windows, installed on the remote host has a nssock2.dll file identified by its MD5 hash that is infected with a trojan backdoor. The affected file includes an encrypted payload that could be remotely activated by a knowledgeable attacker. C Tenable Network...

NetSarang Xftp 5 Backdoor Trojan (ShadowPad)

The Xftp 5, an FTP client for Windows, installed on the remote host has a nssock2.dll file identified by its MD5 hash that is infected with a trojan backdoor. The affected file includes an encrypted payload that could be remotely activated by a knowledgeable attacker. C Tenable Network Security,...

NetSarang Xlpd 5 Backdoor Trojan (ShadowPad)

The Xlpd 5,a line printer daemon for Windows, installed on the remote host has a nssock2.dll file identified by its MD5 hash that is infected with a trojan backdoor. The affected file includes an encrypted payload that could be remotely activated by a knowledgeable attacker. C Tenable Network...

Threatpost News Wrap, August 18, 2017

Mike Mimoso and Tom Spring discuss this week’s security news, including recent abuse of Google Chrome extensions for fraud, a close look at Adobe’s decision to end of life Flash Player, and a backdoor discovered in NetSarang server management software’s update mechanism. Download: Threatpost News...

Backdoor Found in Popular Server Management Software used by Hundreds of Companies

Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They are now adopting more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to detect. Recently, cyber crooks managed to infiltrate the update mechanism for a popular server...

ShadowPad in corporate networks

ShadowPad, part 2: Technical Details PDF In July 2017, during an investigation, suspicious DNS requests were identified in a partner's network. The partner, which is a financial institution, discovered the requests originating on systems involved in the processing of financial transactions. Furth...

Attackers Backdoor NetSarang Software Update Mechanism

Attackers infiltrated the update mechanism for a popular server management software package as recently as last month and modified it to include a backdoor. NetSarang, which has headquarters in South Korea and the United States, has removed the backdoored update, but not before it was activated o...

IT threat evolution Q2 2017

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Back to the future: looking for a link between old and new APTs This year's Security Analyst Summit SAS included interesting research findings on several targeted attack campaigns. For example, researchers from Kaspersky Lab and King's College London present...

Highly Customizable Raspberry Pi USB Attack Platform: P4wnP1

P4wnP1 is a highly customizable USB attack platform, based on a low cost Raspberry Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi Zero W required for HID backdoor. Introduction the Windows LockPicker unlock Windows boxes with weak passwords, fully automated by attaching P4wnP1 the HID covert channel backdoor Get remote...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2017-20203

NetSarang Xmanager Enterprise 5.0 Build 1232, Xmanager 5.0 Build 1045, Xshell 5.0 Build 1322, Xftp 5.0 Build 1218, and Xlpd 5.0 Build 1220 contain a malicious nssock2.dll that implements a multi-stage, DNS-based backdoor. The dormant library contacts a C2 DNS server via a specially crafted TXT...

Backdoor in the nssock2.dll module of several products including NetSarang Xmanager and Xshell

NetSarang is a company that provides secure link solutions and Xshell is a terminal emulation software. The related nssock2.dll module, a component used for network communication, in the installation directories of Xshell, Xlpd, Xmanager, and Xftp has been found to contain backdoor-type code samp...