Microsoft Releases Advanced Notification for May Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advanced Notification indicating that its May release will contain seven bulletins. These bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and important and will be for Microsoft Windows, Office, .NET Framework, and Silverlight. Releases of these...

Google Releases Chrome 18.0.1025.168

Google has released Chrome 18.0.1025.168 for Linux, Macintosh, Windows, and Google Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 DLL Vulnerability

Overview Siemens has released a software update for a DLL hijacking vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 and SIMATIC PCS 7 software. Previous versions of SIMATIC STEP 7 and PCS 7 allowed the loading of malicious DLL files into the STEP 7 project folder that can be used to attack the system on which ST...

Siemens WinCC Insecure SQL Server Authentication

Overview Siemens has released a software update for an insecure SQL server authentication vulnerability in Siemens’ SIMATIC WinCC and SIMATIC PCS 7 software. Previous versions of SIMATIC WinCC use default SQL server credentials that allowed administrative access to the database. The default...

Backdoor In Equipment Used For Traffic Control, Railways Called "Huge Risk"

UPDATE: Security researchers are warning about the risk posed by an embarrassing security hole in industrial control software by the firm RuggedCom. A hidden administrative account could give remote attackers easy access to critical equipment that is used to manage a wide range of critical...

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System Vulnerability

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System ROS, used in RuggedCom network infrastructure devices, contains a hard-coded user account with a predictable password. This user account cannot be manually disabled. An attacker who successfully guesses the password may be able to gain complete administrative...

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) contains hard-coded user account with predictable password

Overview RuggedCom Rugged Operating System ROS contains a hard-coded user account with a predictable password. Description RuggedCom Rugged Operating System ROS, used in RuggedCom network infrastructure devices, contains a hard-coded user account named "factory" that cannot be disabled. The...

RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say...

Title: Undocumented Backdoor Access to RuggedCom Devices Author: jc Organization: JC CREW Date: April 23, 2012 CVE: CVE-2012-1803 Background: RuggedCom is one of a handful of networking vendors who capitalize on the market for "Industrial Strength" and "Hardened" networking equipment. You'll find...

DNSChanger Malware

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group DCWG website. Computers testing positive for infection of DNSChanger malware will need to be cleaned of the...

OSIsoft PI OPC DA Interface Buffer Overflow

Overview ICS-CERT has received a report from OSIsoft concerning a stack-based buffer overflow in the PI OPC DA Interface software that could cause the software to crash or allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability was discovered during a software assessment requested b...

Apple Releases Flashback Malware Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address Flashback malware in the following products: OS X Lion v10.7.3 OS X Lion Server v10.7.3 Mac OS X v10.6.8 Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 Apple has released a malware removal tool for the most common variant of the Flashback malware. If the malware is...

HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switches Security Bulletin

Hewlett-Packard HP has released a security bulletin to address a security vulnerability affecting HP 5400 zl series switches purchased after April 30, 2011. These switches contain a compact flash card that may be infected with malware. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review HP...

Samba Releases Updates for 3.0.x - 3.6.3

Samba has released an update to address a vulnerability in Samba versions 3.6.3 and all previous versions. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to use anonymous connections to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader X 10.1.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier versions for Linux, and Adobe Acrobat X 10.1.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh. Exploitation of these...

No Patch Coming for Newly Announced Vulnerabilities in ABB Legacy Products

Two independent researchers who’ve been warning of the threat of serious attacks against bug-riddled ICS and SCADA systems today issued an alert through ICS-CERT that vulnerabilities in ABB products could lead to DoS attacks or allow an attacker to remotely launch malicious code. No patch is...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for WebEx Player

Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco WebEx Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Security Advisory...

Apple Update for Java for OS X Lion and Mac OS X

Apple has released a Java update for the following products to address multiple vulnerabilities: OS X v10.6.8 OS X server v10.6.8 OS X Lion v10.7.3 Lion Server v10.7.3 These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or disclose sensitive...

Intuit Help System Protocol URL Heap Corruption and Memory Leak

Intuit Help System Protocol URL Heap Corruption and Memory Leak Derek Soeder [email protected] Reported to [email protected] on March 15, 2012; vendor did not respond. Reported to CERT on March 22, 2012; vendor did not respond. Responsible disclosure failed with error code 10060. Published:...

Invensys Wonderware InTouch 10 DLL Hijack

Overview ICS-CERT originally released Advisory ICSA-12-177-01P on the US-CERT Portal on July 05, 2012. This web page release was delayed to provide the vendor time to contact customers concerning this information. Independent researcher Carlos Mario Penagos Hollmann has identified an uncontrolled...

Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories

Cisco has released nine security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco IOS software. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, operate at elevated privileges, or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators ...