A week in security (January 15 – January 21)

Last week on Labs, we gave you some background information about cookies, specifically which ones to worry about and why. We also warned you about scams surrounding the Mega Millions winner, who promised to donate his money to good causes. We analyzed a cryptocurrency miner using a very old...

OpenJDK: SingleEntryRegistry incorrect setup of deserialization filter (JMX, 8186998)

It was discovered that the JMX component of OpenJDK failed to properly set the deserialization filter for the SingleEntryRegistry in certain cases. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass intended deserialization restrictions...

OpenJDK: SingleEntryRegistry incorrect setup of deserialization filter (JMX, 8186998)

It was discovered that the JMX component of OpenJDK failed to properly set the deserialization filter for the SingleEntryRegistry in certain cases. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass intended deserialization restrictions...

OpenJDK: SingleEntryRegistry incorrect setup of deserialization filter (JMX, 8186998)

It was discovered that the JMX component of OpenJDK failed to properly set the deserialization filter for the SingleEntryRegistry in certain cases. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass intended deserialization restrictions...

4 Malicious Chrome Extensions Put 500k Users at Risk of Click Fraud

By Waqas Presence of spyware and malware in Chrome browser extensions we use This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 4 Malicious Chrome Extensions Put 500k Users at Risk of Click Fraud...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded and Jrockit (CNVD-2018-02238)

Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded, and JRockit are products of Oracle Corporation. Java SE Java Platform Standard Edition is used to develop and deploy Java applications for desktops, servers, and embedded devices and real-time environments; Java SE Embedded is a Java platform for developing...

Google Chrome Once Again Target of Malicious Extensions

Researchers at network security vendor ICEBRG recently discovered four malicious extensions in the official Google Chrome Web Store with a combined user count of more than 500,000, and as with past incidents, the implications are serious for both consumers and enterprises. ICEBRG notified Google...

Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability

Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability: gnome-shell through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications but not interact with them, see information...

MGASA-2018-0055 Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability

gnome-shell through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications but not interact with them, see information from the extensions e.g., what applications you have open...

GOWPT - Go Web Application Penetration Test

GOWPT is the younger brother of wfuzz a swiss army knife of WAPT, it allow pentester to perform huge activity with no stress at all, just configure it and it's just a matter of clicks. How to install To install gowpt just type: make sudo make install Usage From the -h menu Usage of gowpt: -H valu...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : OpenSSL vulnerability (K14363514)

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 14.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K14363514 advisory. - There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g...

OpenSSL 1.1.0 < 1.1.0h Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.0h. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 1.1.0h advisory. - Constructed ASN.1 types with a recursive definition such as can be found in PKCS7 could eventually exceed the stack given maliciou...

dirsearch v0.3.8 - Brute Force Directories and Files in Websites

dirsearch is a simple command line tool designed to brute force directories and files in websites. Operating Systems supported Windows XP/7/8/10 GNU/Linux MacOSX Features Multithreaded Keep alive connections Support for multiple extensions -e|--extensions asp,php Reporting plain text, JSON...

OpenJDK: untrusted extension directories search path in Launcher (JCE, 8163528)

An untrusted library search path flaw was found in the JCE component of OpenJDK. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause a Java application using JCE to load an attacker-controlled library and hence escalate their privileges...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-3738

There is an overflow bug in the AVX2 Montgomery multiplication procedure used in exponentiation with 1024-bit moduli. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attack...

Buffer overflow

There is an overflow bug in the AVX2 Montgomery multiplication procedure used in exponentiation with 1024-bit moduli. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attack...

ws - Denial of Service

This module exploits a Denial of Service vulnerability in npm module "ws". By sending a specially crafted value of the Sec-WebSocket-Extensions header on the initial WebSocket upgrade request, the ws component will crash. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current...

Google to Block Third-Party Software from Injecting Code into Chrome Browser

To improve performance and reduce crashes caused by third-party software on Windows, Google Chrome, by mid-2018, will no longer allow outside applications to run code within its web browser. If you are unaware, many third-party applications, like accessibility or antivirus software, inject code...

CVE-2017-12353

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MIME scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances ESA could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling of a...

Input validation

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MIME scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances ESA could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling of a...