Flaw in Popular μTorrent Software Lets Hackers Control Your PC Remotely

If you have installed world's most popular torrent download software, μTorrent, then you should download its latest version for Windows as soon as possible. Google's security researcher at Project Zero discovered a serious remote code execution vulnerability in both the 'μTorrent desktop app for...

Oracle Database Attacking Tool: ODAT

ODAT Oracle Database Attacking Tool is an open source penetration testing tool that tests the security of Oracle Databases remotely . Usage examples of ODAT: You have an Oracle database listening remotely and want to find valid SIDs and credentials in order to connect to the database You have a...

Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits

During our web crawls we sometimes come across bizarre findings or patterns we haven't seen before. This was the case with a particular drive-by download attack planted on Chinese websites. While by no means advanced it turned out to be fairly buggy, we witnessed a threat actor experimenting with...

VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x < 6.5u1f Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0007) (Spectre-1) (Meltdown)

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is 6.5.x prior to 6.5u1f. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. See advisory for details. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid106950; scriptversion"1.8";...

Intel Issues Updated Spectre Firmware Fixes For Newer Processors

Intel has issued updated microcode to help protect its newer processors from Spectre security exploits. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s new microcode updates – which impact its newer chip platforms, such as Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Skylake – have been released to OEM customers and...

Disappearing bytes: Reverse engineering the MS Office RTF parser

Microsoft Office was a prime target for attacks in 2017. As well as the large number of vulnerabilities discovered and proof-of-concept exploits published, malware authors felt it necessary to prevent detection of 'one-day' and 'old-day' exploits by antivirus software. It also became clear that...

vBulletin Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration

Document Title: =============== vBulletin Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2119 Download: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/documents/2119.txt Release Date: ============= 2018-02-20 Vulnerability Laborato...

vBulletin Security Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration

Document Title: =============== vBulletin Security Forum Setup - Hardening & Configuration References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2119 Download: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/resources/documents/2119.txt Release Date: ============= 2018-02-20 Vulnerability...

Xen Multiple Vulnerabilities (Spectre) (Meltdown) (XSA-254)

According to its self-reported version number, the Xen hypervisor installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has checked the changeset versions based on the xen.git change log. Nessus did not check guest hardware configurations or if patches were applie...

SUSE-SU-2018:0455-1 Security update for quagga

This update for quagga fixes the following security issues: - The Quagga BGP daemon contained a bug in the ASPATH size calculation that could have been exploited to facilitate a remote denial-of-service attack via specially crafted BGP UPDATE messages. CVE-2017-16227, bsc1065641 - The Quagga BGP...

Information Disclosure

activemq-client is vulnerable to information disclosure. When using the OpenWire protocol, sensitive information such as the operating system is exposed as plaintext. Using this knowledge, attackers can find existing exploits to make attacking an application easier...

What you didn’t know about OWASP Top-10 2017? Part 3/3

This is the last part of my trilogy about OWASP Top-10 2017 risks. Two previous parts one and two described A1-A6 risks and this time I’d like to not just explain A7-A10 risks but also draw an intersection or overlap venn diagram of them. I hope this diagram would clarify why the questions about...

KLA11200 Multiple vulnerabilties in Microsoft Products (ESU)

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Products Extended Support Update. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, gain privileges, obtain sensitive information. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. A remote code execution vulnerability in...

LogicalDOC Enterprise 7.7.4 - Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Exploit for java platform in category web applications LogicalDOC Enterprise 7.7.4 Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities Vendor: LogicalDOC Srl Product web page: https://www.logicaldoc.com Affected version: 7.7.4 7.7.3 7.7.2 7.7.1 7.6.4 7.6.2 7.5.1 7.4.2 7.1.1 Summary: LogicalDOC is a free...

ProFTPD < 1.3.4rc2 client-hostname restriction bypass

The remote host is using ProFTPD, a free FTP server for Unix and Linux. According to its banner, the version of ProFTPD installed on the remote host is earlier than 1.3.4rc2 and is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability in the modsftp module. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

What You Should Know About Side-Channel Attacks, Like Meltdown

“The light is on in their window. They must be home.” This is a classic example of a side information channel. They didn’t TELL you they were home. But the side effect of them being home in the evening is the light in the window — which is how you’re pretty sure they are home even though this...

A week in security (January 29 – February 04)

Last week on Labs, we looked into PUPs stealing and using mainstream logos of security and tech companies to further gain user trust, GandCrab and Scarab ransomware variants in the wild, and a new Mac malware called OSX.CreativeUpdater that can be distributed via MacUpdate. We also profiled...

Meltdown / Spectre: New Concerns Over Intel Patches, as Hackers Test Exploits

This week brought new developments in the Meltdown / Spectre saga, including more concerns about Intel’s buggy patches, and mounting evidence that hackers are trying to create exploits for the vulnerabilities. It seemed that after weeks of complaints and confusion, Intel’s issue had hit bottom an...

New Monero mining malware infected 500K PCs by using 2 NSA exploits

By Waqas Another day, another Monero mining malware - This one uses two This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Monero mining malware infected 500K PCs by using 2 NSA exploits...

SUSE-SU-2018:0347-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 3 for SLE 12 SP3)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.82-69 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-17712: The rawsendmsg function had a race condition that lead to uninitialized stack pointer usage. This allowed a local user to execute code and gain privileges bsc1073230. -...