JVN#79543573: The installer of Microsoft Teams may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

The installer of Microsoft Teams contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries CWE-427. Microsoft states that the root cause of this vulnerability is "Application Directory App Dir DLL planting" , thus there is no plan to release any...

Microsoft Teams Dynamic Link Library Unsafe Loading Vulnerability

Microsoft Teams is a unified communications platform that combines continuous workplace chat, video conferencing, file storage and application integration. An unsafe loading of dynamic link libraries vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Teams installer. An attacker could exploit the vulnerabilit...

How to share content easily and securely

This is the seventh post in our eight-blog series on deploying Intelligent Security scenarios. To read the previous entries, check out the Deployment series page. Cumbersome restrictions and limitations on mobile devices, apps, and remote access can be taxing from an IT perspective and frustratin...

Microsoft Teams URL Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Teams. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of...

Update on Petya malware attacks

As happened recently with WannaCrypt, we again face a malicious attack in the form of ransomware, Petya. In early reports, there was a lot of conflicting information reported on the attacks, including conflation of unrelated and misleading pieces of data, so Microsoft teams mobilized to investiga...

Microsoft to Pay $200,000 for Innovative Defense Technology in Blue Hat Prize Program

LAS VEGAS–In the face of mounting external pressure to begin paying bug bounties, Microsoft is instead launching a new program that will pay a $200,000 top prize to a security researcher who develops the most innovative defensive security technology. The program is designed to “inspire researcher...