Another IE Exploit Targeting Defense Industry Discovered

Another malicious website has been discovered hosting an exploit for the zero-day vulnerability Internet Explorer patched by Microsoft last week. This site, like the other exploits discovered, targets the defense and space industries, and is dropping an unknown payload, according to Barracuda Lab...

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band IE Zero-Day Patch

As expected, Microsoft today released a cumulative update for Internet Explorer addressing the zero-day vulnerability in the browser being actively exploited in the wild. Security Update MS 12-063 patches not only the critical remote-execution zero-day, but four other vulnerabilities privately...

Microsoft Will Patch IE Zero-Day on Friday; Fixit Available as Stopgap

Microsoft announced last night it would issue an out-of-band patch on Friday for a zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability disclosed earlier this week. In the meantime, Microsoft made a FixIt available on Wednesday that would temporarily mitigate the threat posed by active exploits found in the...

Exploit Released for Internet Explorer zero-day attacks : CVE-2012-4969

Microsoft has confirmed reports that a zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser is being actively attacked in the wild. Four active exploits of a zero-day vulnerability in the browser exists. Microsoft will push out an out-of-cycle Windows patch to temporarily fix the critical...

Android 4.0.4 multiple Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

The Samsung Galaxy S3 can be hacked via NFC, allowing attackers to download all data from the Android smartphone, security researchers demonstrated during the Mobile Pwn2Own contest in Amsterdam. Using a pair of zero day vulnerabilities, a team of security researchers from U.K.-based MWR Labs...

Microsoft FixIt Will Address IE Zero-Day Vulnerability

With Internet Explorer users still exposed to as many as four active exploits of a zero-day vulnerability in the browser, Microsoft Tuesday night said it will release a FixIt in the next couple of days that will address the issue. A FixIt is an automated tool provided by Microsoft that diagnoses...

Researcher Finds Three New Exploits Targeting Latest IE Zero-Day

A researcher at AlienVault has discovered three new servers delivering exploits targeting the latest zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Jamie Blasco, AlienVault Labs manager, said the one of the servers is delivering a new malware payload, and all of them appear to be targeting defense...

Microsoft Recommends Workarounds to Mitigate Latest IE Zero-Day; Patch Still to Come

Microsoft issued a security advisory Monday night and recommended several workarounds to mitigate a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer reported over the weekend that is being exploited in the wild. Microsoft said it is still investigating the vulnerability, and may issue an out-of-band...

Latest IE Zero-Day Flaw Tied to Nitro Hackers and Recent Java Zero-Day Exploits

Security experts are warning enterprise and consumer users to stay away from Internet Explorer until Microsoft issues a patch for a new zero-day vulnerability in the browser. Active exploits have been discovered in the wild and are being linked to Nitro, the same group of hackers from China who...

Microsoft Internet Explorer execCommand Use-After-Free

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/framework/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 HttpClients::IE,...

HP Application Lifecycle Management XGO.ocx ActiveX SetShapeNodeType Method Vulnerability

Added: 09/13/2012 BID: 55272 OSVDB: 85152 Background HP Application Lifecycle Management ALM is a software product designed to manage the application lifecycle from requirements through readiness for delivery from a single repository, providing a consistent user experience and customizable...

Operation Aurora - Other Zero-Day Attacks targeting finance and Energy

The infamous Aurora Trojan horse is just one of many attacks launched by the same group of malware authors over the past three years, according to researchers at Symantec. Security researchers with Symantec have issued a report outlining the techniques used by the so-called "Edgewood" hacking...

'Elderwood' Crew, Tied to Google Aurora Attack, Targeting Defense, Energy, Finance Companies

UPDATE–The same team that attacked Google in the Aurora campaign in 2009 is still active and has been conducting a long-term campaign targeting defense contractors, financial services companies, energy companies, human rights organizations and government agencies using a seemingly inexhaustible...

CVE-2010-5242

The CVE-2010-5242 entry describes an untrusted search path (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Sound Forge Pro 10.0b Build 474. Local users can gain privileges via a Trojan horse MtxParhVegasPreview.dll placed in the current working directory, demonstrated with a directory containing a .sfw file. Th...

Sitecom Home Storage Center Authorization Bypass

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in Password Reset Function Sitecom Home Storage Center 0-day Severity Rating: High Discovery Date: July 29, 2012 Vendor Notification: July 30, 2012 Disclosure Date: September 6, 2012 Vulnerability Type=...

IBM Lotus Notes URL Handler Command Execution

Added: 09/07/2012 CVE: CVE-2012-2174 BID: 54070 OSVDB: 83063 Background Lotus Notes is the client for Lotus Domino servers. Problem Lotus Notes 8.5.3 and earlier is vulnerable to remote code execution when handling a specially crafted URL. A remote attacker can pass the -RPARAMS command line...

Conceptronic Grab'n'Go Authorization Bypass

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in Password Reset Function Conceptronic Grab’n’Go Network Storage 0-day Severity Rating: High Discovery Date: July 29, 2012 Vendor Notification: July 30, 2012 Disclosure Date: September 6, 2012 Vulnerability...

ZDI-12-171 : (0Day) Hewlett-Packard Intelligent Management Center UAM sprintf Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ZDI-12-171 : 0Day Hewlett-Packard Intelligent Management Center UAM sprintf Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-171 August 29, 2012 - -- CVE ID: - -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - -- Affected...

ZDI-12-175 : (0Day) HP SiteScope SOAP Call create Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ZDI-12-175 : 0Day HP SiteScope SOAP Call create Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-175 August 29, 2012 - -- CVE ID: - -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - -- Affected Vendors: Hewlett-Packard - ...

ZDI-12-174 : (0Day) HP SiteScope UploadFilesHandler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-12-174 : 0Day HP SiteScope UploadFilesHandler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-174 August 29, 2012 -- CVE ID: -- CVSS: 10, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C -- Affected Vendors: Hewlett-Packard -- Affected Products: Hewlett-Packard SiteScope --...