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NSA Releases Updated Guidance on Side-Channel Vulnerabilities
The National Security Agency NSA has released updated information on a set of side-channel vulnerabilities affecting modern computer processors. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC,...
Intel® NUC Firmware Security Advisory
Summary: A potential security vulnerability in firmware for Intel® NUC may allow information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. Intel® is releasing firmware security updates for Intel® NUC Firmware to mitigate this potential vulnerability. Vulnerability Details CVEID:...
Black Hat 2018: Update Mechanisms Allow Remote Attacks on UEFI Firmware
LAS VEGAS – Researchers said they found buffer overflow flaws in the firmware for ASRock and ASUS, potentially enabling bad actors to remotely launch man-in-the-middle MITM attacks. The findings, which will be presented Wednesday at Black Hat USA this week by researchers from Eclypsium, show that...
Platform firmware included insecure handling of certain UEFI variables
Summary: This update improves the security of the firmware and the ability to enable secure configuration. Description: Insecure handling of UEFI variables in Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family, Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family system firmware potentially...
Ubiquiti Inc.: 3x Reflected XSS vectors for services.cgi (XM.v6.1.6, build 32290)
There are certain end-points containing functionalities that are vulnerable to reflected cross site scripting XSS, allowing attackers to abuse the user' session information and/or account takeover of the admin user. Authenticated users can be persuaded to visit malicious web pages, which allows...
CVE-2017-12754
Stack buffer overflow in httpd in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 380.670RT-AC5300 and earlier for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RTAC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66UB1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200,...
CVE-2017-2111
HTTP header injection vulnerability in TS-WPTCAM firmware version 1.18 and earlier, TS-WPTCAM2 firmware version 1.00, TS-WLCE firmware version 1.18 and earlier, TS-WLC2 firmware version 1.18 and earlier, TS-WRLC firmware version 1.17 and earlier, TS-PTCAM firmware version 1.18 and earlier,...
MOVISTAR BHS_RTA ADSL Router - Remote File Disclosure
MOVISTAR BHSRTA ADSL Router - Remote File Disclosure !/bin/sh MOVISTAR ADSL ROUTER BHSRTA BHSRTAC0019 Remote File Disclosure Vendor: OBSERVA Model: BHSRTA Software: BHSRTACO019 Firmware: 09/08/2012-10:23:25 Copyright 2016 c Todor Donev https://www.ethical-hacker.org/...
CVE-2015-3959
The firmware in MNS before 4.5.6 on Belden GarrettCom Magnum 6K and Magnum 10K switches has a hardcoded serial-console password for a privileged account, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain access by establishing a console session to a nonstandard installation on which this...
CVE-2014-7249
CVE-2014-7249 affects Allied Telesis/CentreCOM devices (AR/Router and related switches) with firmware before 2.9.1-21. A buffer overflow occurs when processing HTTP POST requests, enabling remote code execution. Affected products include AR440S/AR441S/AR442S/AR745/AR750S/AR750S-DP, AT-8624POE/2M,...
Gap Widens Between Attackers, BIOS Forensics, Research
Vendors have made important strides in locking down operating systems, patching memory-related vulnerabilities and other bugs that could lead to remote code execution or give hackers a stealthy presence on a machine. As the hurdles get higher for the bad guys, the better ones will certainly look...
EAS Devices Shipping with Compromised Root SSH Key
UPDATE – Firmware images for the application servers that distribute messages for the Emergency Alert System in the United States were shipping with a private root SSH key that has been disclosed. Hackers who have this key can access one of these servers and interrupt or manipulate an EAS message...
Cisco VoIP Hacker Urges Closer Look at Firmware Security Vulnerabilities
Ang Cui’s “Funtenna” is just the latest eye-opener into the security of embedded networked devices such as printers, VoIP phones, routers and other core, connected infrastructure. The Columbia University PhD candidate’s recent hack of a Cisco-branded VoIP phone demonstrates the risk posed by...