Medium: libtiff

Issue Overview: A vulnerability was found in libtiff library. This security flaw causes a heap buffer overflow issue via TIFFTAGINKNAMES and TIFFTAGNUMBEROFINKS values. CVE-2023-30774 Affected Packages: libtiff Issue Correction: Run yum update libtiff or yum update --advisory ALAS-2023-1847 to...

Medium: poppler

Issue Overview: Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input. CVE-2020-23804 Affected Packages: poppler Issue Correction: Run yum update poppler or yum update --advisory ALAS-2023-1852 to update your system...

Medium: libxml2

Issue Overview: Xmlsoft Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the xmlSAX2StartElement function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted XML file. CVE-2023-39615 Affected Packages: libxml2 Issu...

Important: vim

Issue Overview: Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. CVE-2023-4733 Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. CVE-2023-4750 Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. CVE-2023-4752 Affected Packages: vim Issue Correction: Run yum...

Medium: libtiff

Issue Overview: A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose is caused by a failure to open an output file non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null while specifying zones. CVE-2023-3316 Affected Packages: libtiff Issue Correction: Run yum update libtiff or yum update...

Medium: ImageMagick

Issue Overview: A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick. This issue occurs as an undefined behavior, casting double to sizet in svg, mvg and other coders. CVE-2023-34151 Affected Packages: ImageMagick Issue Correction: Run yum update ImageMagick or yum update --advisory ALAS-2023-1844 to update...

Medium: gsl

Issue Overview: A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL GNU Scientific Library, versions 2.5 and 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted input data for gslstatsquantilefromsorteddata of the library may lead to unexpected application...

Threat Roundup for September 22 to September 29

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 29. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Qualys Survey of Top 10 Exploited Vulnerabilities in 2023

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has thoroughly analyzed vulnerabilities reported in 2023. Our comprehensive study assesses factors including weaponization status, existence in the CISA KEV, instances or usage of malware and ransomware, trending vulnerabilities, various scoring metrics, and...

Medium: ImageMagick

Issue Overview: A memory leak in ImageMagick 7.0.10-45 and 6.9.11-22 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service via the "identify -help" command. CVE-2022-48541 Affected Packages: ImageMagick Issue Correction: Run yum update ImageMagick or yum update --advisory ALAS-2023-1831 to updat...

Medium: libtiff

Issue Overview: LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3488, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit afaabc3e. CVE-2023-0795 LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an...

Important: vim

Issue Overview: vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service DoS via the exbufferall method. CVE-2021-3236 Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. CVE-2023-4734 Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub...

Important: ghostscript

Issue Overview: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in cljmediasize function in devices/gdevclj.c in Artifex Ghostscript 9.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via opening of crafted PDF document. CVE-2020-21890 Affected Packages: ghostscript Issue...

Medium: busybox

Issue Overview: There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can be executed from command to arbitrary code execution. CVE-2022-48174 Affected Packages: busybox Issue Correction: Run yum update busybox...

Important: libssh2

Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in function libssh2packetadd in libssh2 1.10.0 allows attackers to access out of bounds memory. CVE-2020-22218 Affected Packages: libssh2 Issue Correction: Run yum update libssh2 or yum update --advisory ALAS-2023-1834 to update your system. New Packages:...

How to Interpret the 2023 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation Results

Thorough, independent tests are a vital resource as cybersecurity leaders and their teams evaluate vendors' abilities to guard against increasingly sophisticated threats to their organization. And perhaps no assessment is more widely trusted than the annual MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations:...

Examining the Activities of the Turla APT Group

We examine the campaigns of the cyberespionage group known as Turla over the years, with a special focus on the key MITRE techniques and the corresponding IDs associated with the threat actor group...

Rapid7 Delivers Visibility Across All 19 Steps of Attack in 2023 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise

Over seven years ago, we set out to change the way that SOCs approach threat detection and response. With the introduction of InsightIDR, we wanted to address the false positives and snowballing complexity that was burning out analysts, deteriorating security posture, and inhibiting necessary...

Microsoft 365 Defender demonstrates 100 percent protection coverage in the 2023 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise

For the fifth consecutive year, Microsoft 365 Defender demonstrated industry-leading extended detection and response XDR capabilities in the independent MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise. The attack used during the test highlights the importance of a unified XDR platform and showcas...

Microsoft 365 Defender demonstrates 100 percent protection coverage in the 2023 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise

For the fifth consecutive year, Microsoft 365 Defender demonstrated industry-leading extended detection and response XDR capabilities in the independent MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise. The attack used during the test highlights the importance of a unified XDR platform and showcas...