CVE-2017-6780: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

A vulnerability in the TCP throttling process for Cisco IoT Field Network Director IoT-FND could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the system to consume additional memory, eventually forcing the device to restart, aka Memory Exhaustion. The vulnerability is due to insufficient...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Unfixable Automobile Computer Security Vulnerability

There is an unpatchable vulnerability that affects most modern cars. It's buried in the Controller Area Network CAN: Researchers say this flaw is not a vulnerability in the classic meaning of the word. This is because the flaw is more of a CAN standard design choice that makes it unpatchable...

Unpatchable Flaw in Modern Cars Allows Hackers to Disable Safety Features

Today, many automobiles companies are offering vehicles that run on the mostly drive-by-wire system, which means a majority of car's functions—from instrument cluster to steering, brakes, and accelerator—are electronically controlled. No doubt these auto-control systems make your driving experien...

Faulty Firmware Auto-Update Breaks Hundreds of 'Smart Locks'

More features, more problems! Today, we are living in a digital age that is creating a digital headache for people by connecting every other unnecessary home appliance to the Internet. Last week, nearly hundreds of Internet-connected locks became inoperable after a faulty software update hit some...

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CVE-2017-7920

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card versions 1.8.15 and prior, and VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React versions 2.1.3 and prior. By accessing a specific uniform resource locator URL on the web server, a malicious user is able to access internal information...

CVE-2017-7920

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card versions 1.8.15 and prior, and VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React versions 2.1.3 and prior. By accessing a specific uniform resource locator URL on the web server, a malicious user is able to access internal information...

Penetrating a Casino's Network through an Internet-Connected Fish Tank

Attackers used a vulnerability in an Internet-connected fish tank to successfully penetrate a casino's network. BoingBoing post...

ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card and VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React Privilege Gain Vulnerability

The ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card and the VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React are both wireless data logger card products from Asea Brown Boveri ABB, Switzerland. A security vulnerability exists in ABB VSN300 WiFi Logger Card version 1.8.15 and earlier and VSN300 WiFi Logger Card for React version...

New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government's purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. The legislation, which also seeks to remedy some widely-perceive...

Legislation Proposed to Secure Connected IoT Devices

A Senate bill introduced today would prioritize security in connected devices, requiring providers who sell to the U.S. government to implement measures that would have been an impediment to the IoT botnet-fueled attacks against DNS provider Dyn and webhost OVH. The Internet of Things Cybersecuri...

Vulnerabilities in Car Washes

Articles about serious vulnerabilities in IoT devices and embedded systems are now dime-a-dozen. This one concerns Internet-connected car washes: A group of security researchers have found vulnerabilities in internet-connected drive-through car washes that would let hackers remotely hijack the...

Remotely Exploitable Flaw Puts Millions of Internet-Connected Devices at Risk

Security researchers have discovered a critical remotely exploitable vulnerability in an open-source software development library used by major manufacturers of the Internet-of-Thing devices that eventually left millions of devices vulnerable to hacking. The vulnerability CVE-2017-9765, discovere...

openwebnet-discovery NSE Script

OpenWebNet is a communications protocol developed by Bticino since 2000. Retrieves device identifying information and number of connected devices. References: Example Usage nmap --script openwebnet-discovery Script Output | openwebnet-discover: | IP Address: 192.168.200.35 | Net Mask: 255.255.255...

FBI Releases Article on Privacy Risks Associated with Internet-Connected Children's Toys

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article on the privacy risks associated with Internet-connected children's toys. FBI warns that Internet-connected toys may contain "sensors, microphones, cameras, data storage components, and other multimedia capabilities - including speech...

Subaru car software vulnerability analysis—never a failure of token-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Not long ago, one from California car, information security researcher Aaron Guzman, in Australia, held a computer security conference to introduce a black into the Subaru car of the method. In his own 2017 Subaru WRX STI was found in a surprising number of software vulnerabilities, through these...

WannaCry Ransomware

Criminals go where the money is, and cybercriminals are no exception. And right now, the money is in ransomware. It's a simple scam. Encrypt the victim's hard drive, then extract a fee to decrypt it. The scammers can't charge too much, because they want the victim to pay rather than give up on th...

CVE-2017-5176

A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench CCW. The following versions are affected: Connected Components Workbench - Developer Edition, v9.01.00 and earlier: 9328-CCWDEVENE, 9328-CCWDEVZHE, 9328-CCWDEVFRE, 9328-CCWDEVITE, 9328-CCWDEVDEE, 9328-CCWDEVES...

CVE-2017-5176

Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW) suffers a DLL Hijack vulnerability (CVE-2017-5176) affecting CCW Developer Edition v9.01.00 and earlier (including 9328-CCWDEVENE, ZHE, FRE, ITE, DEE, DEVESE, DEVPTE) and CCW Free Standard Edition (all languages) prior to version 10.00. The...