New Security Signals study shows firmware attacks on the rise; here’s how Microsoft is working to help eliminate this entire class of threats

Cybersecurity threats are always evolving, and today we’re seeing a new wave of advanced attacks targeting areas of computing that don’t have the protection of the cloud. New data shows that firmware attacks are on the rise, and businesses aren’t paying close enough attention to securing this...

Protecting LoRaWAN Hardware from Attacks in the Wild

In the last article of our LoRaWAN series, we present dangerous hardware attacks that could affect organizations using this technology. These attacks are particularly worrying because many LoRaWAN devices are deployed in unsecured locations...

Null pointer dereference

ACRN through 2.2 has a devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio.c NULL Pointer Dereference...

[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: grub2-2.06~rc1-2.fc34

The GRand Unified Bootloader GRUB is a highly configurable and customizable bootloader with modular architecture. It supports a rich variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures and hardware devices...

Cisco IOS XE Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-22188)

Cisco IOS XE is a set of modular operating system based on Linux kernel developed by Cisco for its network equipment. An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the hardware initialization routines of Cisco IOS XE. The vulnerability stems from incorrect validation of parameters passed to...

CVE-2021-1441 Cisco IOS XE Software Hardware Initialization Routines Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the hardware initialization routines of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers and Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute unsigned code at system boot time. This vulnerability is...

CVE-2021-1441

Summary of CVE-2021-1441 (Cisco IOS XE hardware initialization ARBITRARY CODE EXECUTION) Affected products: Cisco IOS XE Software on Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers and Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Routers. Root cause: Incorrect validation of parameters passed to a diagn...

CVE-2021-1441 Cisco IOS XE Software Hardware Initialization Routines Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the hardware initialization routines of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers and Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute unsigned code at system boot time. This vulnerability is...

Cisco IOS XE Software Hardware Initialization Routines Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the hardware initialization routines of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco 1100 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers and Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute unsigned code at system boot time. This vulnerability is...

How to enable Facebook’s hardware key authentication for iOS and Android

Since 2017 desktop users have had the opportunity to use physical security keys to log in to their Facebook accounts. Now iOS and Android users have the same option too. Physical security keys are a more secure option for two-factor authentication 2FA than SMS which is vulnerable to SIM swap...

[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: gnome-shell-40.0~rc-1.fc34

GNOME Shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy...

CVE-2021-28653

The iOS and macOS apps before 1.4.1 for the Western Digital G-Technology ArmorLock NVMe SSD store keys insecurely. They choose a non-preferred storage mechanism if the device has Secure Enclave support but lacks biometric authentication hardware...

CVE-2021-28653

The iOS and macOS apps before 1.4.1 for the Western Digital G-Technology ArmorLock NVMe SSD store keys insecurely. They choose a non-preferred storage mechanism if the device has Secure Enclave support but lacks biometric authentication hardware...

Utimaco SecurityServer 安全漏洞

Utimaco SecurityServer is an application chip from Utimaco, Germany. It provides a general-purpose hardware security module that secures encryption key material for servers and applications. A security vulnerability exists in Utimaco SecurityServer 4.20.0.4 and 4.31.1.0, which can be exploited by...

Finding the Cracks in the Wall - How Modern Scams Bypass MFA

In my previous blog, I discussed the important role multi-factor authentication MFA plays in further securing access to enterprise and consumer services. We also established the fact that although MFA increases authentication security and decreases the risk of account takeover, MFA can, and is,...

CVE-2021-22887

A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure PSA-Series Hardware models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device...

The vulnerability of the ati_mm_read function in hw/display/ati.c of the QEMU hardware emulation software allows a hacker to induce a service failure.

The vulnerability of the atimmread function in the hw/display/ati.c file of the QEMU hardware emulation software is related to reading data beyond the acceptable buffer limits. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

The vulnerability of the QEMU hardware emulation software, related to the swapping of the zero pointer, allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the QEMU hardware emulation software is related to the swapping of the zero pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a hacker to trigger a service failure...

Nsasoft Hardware Software Inventory 1.6.4.0 - (multiple) Denial of Service Exploit

Exploit Title: Nsasoft Hardware Software Inventory 1.6.4.0 - 'multiple' Denial of Service PoC Exploit Author : Enes Özeser Vendor Homepage : https://www.nsauditor.com/ Link Software : https://www.nsauditor.com/downloads/nhsisetup.exe Version: 1.6.4.0 Tested on: Windows 10 Steps: 1- Run the python...

Nsasoft Hardware Software Inventory 1.6.4.0 Denial Of Service

Exploit Title: Nsasoft Hardware Software Inventory 1.6.4.0 - 'multiple' Denial of Service PoC Exploit Author : Enes Özeser Exploit Date: 2021-02-28 Vendor Homepage : https://www.nsauditor.com/ Link Software : https://www.nsauditor.com/downloads/nhsisetup.exe Version: 1.6.4.0 Tested on: Windows 10...