XBash Malware Packs Double Punch: Destroys Data and Mines for Crypto Coins

Researchers have discovered a new sophisticated malware family in the wild, which wrecks havoc on Windows and Linux systems with a combination of data destructive ransomware and malicious cryptomining. The malware, dubbed by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers who discovered it as Xbash, has...

Debian DSA-4296-1 : mbedtls - security update

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in mbedtls, a lightweight crypto and SSL/TLS library which could result in plain text recovery via side-channel attacks. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-429...

CVE-2018-11058

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.0.11 in 4.0.x and prior to 4.1.6 in 4.1.x, and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, version prior to 4.0.5.3 in 4.0.x contain a Buffer Over-Read vulnerability when parsing ASN.1 data. A remote attacker could use maliciously constructed ASN.1 data th...

CVE-2018-11070

RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.4 and RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during PKCS 1 unpadding operations, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack. A remote attacker may be able to recover a RSA key...

Code injection

RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.4 and RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during PKCS 1 unpadding operations, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack. A remote attacker may be able to recover a RSA key...

CVE-2018-11070

Affected software: RSA BSAFE Crypto-J and RSA BSAFE SSL-J. Vulnerable components are the PKCS #1 unpadding path that enables a covert timing channel (Bleichenbacher-style) attack. Versions prior to 6.2.4 for both Crypto-J and SSL-J are impacted. Impact: a remote attacker could potentially recover...

Wallarm joins AI Leaders @ AI Summit

Wallarm joins a select group of AI startups and prominent technologists from Nvidia, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon to participate in AI Summit on September 19–20 at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. AI Summit puts AI to work by delivering real value in the business. In just 3 years this...

PT-2018-3480 · Google +2 · Go +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Go versions prior to 1.10.6 Go versions 1.11.x prior to 1.11.3 Description: The crypto/x509 package of Go does not limit the amount of work performed for each chain verification, which might allow attackers to craft pathological inputs leadin...

Someone Hijacked MEGA Chrome Extension to Steal Users' Passwords

Warning! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The official Chrome extension for the MEGA.nz cloud storage service had been compromised and replaced with a malicious version that can steal users' credentials for popular websites like...

Someone Hijacked MEGA Chrome Extension to Steal Users' Passwords

Warning! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The official Chrome extension for the MEGA.nz cloud storage service had been compromised and replaced with a malicious version that can steal users' credentials for popular websites like...

September 4, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “September” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! September 4, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black builds out...

Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hacked to Eavesdrop On Network Traffic

Last month we reported about a widespread crypto-mining malware campaign that hijacked over 200,000 MikroTik routers using a previously disclosed vulnerability revealed in the CIA Vault 7 leaks. Now Chinese security researchers at Qihoo 360 Netlab have discovered that out of 370,000 potentially...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2018-24547)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by the open source operating system Linux. crypto subsystem is one of the cryptographic subsystems. Linux kerne versions prior to 4.15-rc4 have a security vulnerability in the crypto subsystem. Each afalgctx, when released instead of aeadtfm, removes the null...

CVE-2018-11056

The CVE describes a DoS risk in Dell EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) before 4.1.6.1 (4.1.x line) and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition before 4.0.5.3 (4.0.x line). The vulnerability is an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Resource Exhaustion) when parsing ASN.1 data, allowing a remote att...

CVE-2018-11056

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, prior to 4.1.6.1 in 4.1.x, and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition versions prior to 4.0.5.3 in 4.0.x contain an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 'Resource Exhaustion' vulnerability when parsing ASN.1 data. A remote attacker could use maliciously constructed ASN.1 dat...

Linux Kernel Crypto Subsystem Vulnerability

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each afalgctx was freed instead of when the aeadtfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user bein...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14619

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each afalgctx was freed instead of when the aeadtfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user bein...

CVE-2018-14619

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each afalgctx was freed instead of when the aeadtfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user bein...

CVE-2018-14619

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each afalgctx was freed instead of when the aeadtfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user bein...

CVE-2018-14619

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each afalgctx was freed instead of when the aeadtfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user bein...