Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update

An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each...

Adobe Reader zero-day discovered alongside Windows vulnerability

During the first half of 2018, we have witnessed some particularly interesting zero-day exploits, including one for Flash CVE-2018-4878 and more recently for Internet Explorer CVE-2018-8174. The former was quickly used by exploit kits such as Magnitude, while it is only a matter of time before we...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of May 7, 2018

This week marked National Teacher Appreciation Week here in the United States. I was happy to see that many other countries celebrate educators in all the other months of the year. All of us have at least one teacher, instructor or professor who really made a difference in our lives. There are tw...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2018 Edition

Microsoft today released a bundle of security updates to fix at least 67 holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software, including one dangerous flaw that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. Meanwhile, as it usually does on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday -- the second...

Microsoft Releases Security Update

Microsoft has released a security update to address a vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim hcsshim library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Microsoft Security Adviso...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of April 9, 2018

The interviewing process can be mentally draining. You have to look your best, say the right things, and prove that you’re the best person for the job. When I interview candidates, I love to come up with the one crazy question that isn’t on the usual list of questions that might be asked. I...

When Identity Thieves Hack Your Accountant

The Internal Revenue Service has been urging tax preparation firms to step up their cybersecurity efforts this year, warning that identity thieves and hackers increasingly are targeting certified public accountants CPAs in a bid to siphon oodles of sensitive personal and financial data on...

Adobe, Microsoft Push Critical Security Fixes

Adobe and Microsoft each released critical fixes for their products today, a.k.a "Patch Tuesday," the second Tuesday of every month. Adobe updated its Flash Player program to resolve a half dozen critical security holes. Microsoft issued updates to correct at least 65 security vulnerabilities in...

CVE-2018-0986

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Defender, Windows Intune...

CVE-2018-0986

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Defender, Windows Intune...

CVE-2018-0986

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine due to insufficient input data validation during the scanning of specially crafted files. Specifically, the mpengine.dll component fails to properly handle certain archive formats, such as RAR , leading to mem...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine < 1.1.14700.5 RCE

The version of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MMPE installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.14700.5. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability which could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the...

HPSBHF03582 rev. 2 - KRACK Vulnerability Affecting WPA2 Wireless Security

Potential Security Impact Information Disclosure Source: University of Leuven Reported by: Intel VULNERABILITY SUMMARY Enhancement to address CVE-2017-13080 and CVE-2017-13081, which is the KRACK vulnerability that affects the security of WPA2 wireless LAN encryption. RESOLUTION A Microsoft...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 12, 2018

This week marked the 11th annual Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and while the contest had fewer entries compared to previous years, it was still an exciting event filled with a little drama. Over the course of two days, the Zero Day Initiative awarded $267,000...

Inside the MSRC – How we recognize our researchers

This is the first of a series of blog entries to give some insight into the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC business and how we work with security researchers and vulnerability reports. The Microsoft Security Response Center actively recognizes those security researchers who help us to...

Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase

There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program. The paid version of these programs, usually called cleaner or optimizer...

Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase

There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program. The paid version of these programs, usually called cleaner or optimizer...

Microsoft Office 2016 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4011632)

This host is missing an important update for Microsoft Office Suite according to Microsoft security update KB4011632. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

Microsoft .NET Framework Security Feature Bypass And DoS Vulnerabilities (KB4054995)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Security Updates KB4054995. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier:...

Patch Tuesday, December 2017 Edition

The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us, with Adobe and Microsoft each issuing security updates for their software once again. Redmond fixed problems with various flavors of Windows, Microsoft Edge, Office, Exchange and its Malware Protection Engine. And of course Adobe's got another...