Vulnerability Spotlight: Two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Investintech Able2Extract

Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Investintech’s Able2Extract Professional. This software is a cross-platform PDF tool for Windows, Mac and Linux that converts PDFs and allows...

Investintech Able2Extract Professional BMP decoding biClrUsed code execution vulnerability

Summary An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in Investintech Able2Extract Professional. A specially crafted BMP file can cause an out-of-bounds memory write, allowing a potential attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine. Can trigger this vulnerability by sending t...

Siemens Industrial Products Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Update I)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.4 ATTENTION: Exploitable locally Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Industrial Products Vulnerability: Improper privilege management 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-16-313-02 Siemens Industrial Products Local...

Cheating at Professional Poker

Interesting story about someone who is almost certainly cheating at professional poker. But then I start to see things that seem so obvious, but I wonder whether they aren't just paranoia after hours and hours of digging into the mystery. Like the fact that he starts wearing a hat that has a...

CVE-2019-15719

Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbsmom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. This results in code execution as an arbitrary user...

CVE-2019-15719

CVE-2019-15719 concerns Altair PBS Professional’s pbs_mom service, where an attacker can bypass authentication and achieve code execution. Multiple sources describe a privilege-escalation/remote-execution path via direct messaging to pbs_mom, enabling arbitrary code execution as another user (inc...

CVE-2019-15719

Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbsmom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. This results in code execution as an arbitrary user...

PBS Professional 19.2.3 Authentication Bypass

=========================================================== PBS Professional MoM Authentication Bypass CVE-2019-15719 =========================================================== Software: PBS Professional Affected Versions: All versions up to and including 19.2.3 Vendor: Altair Engineering, Inc C...

CVE-2019-11898

Unauthorized APE administration privileges can be achieved by reverse engineering one of the APE service tools. The service tool is discontinued with Bosch Access Professional Edition APE 3.8...

CVE-2019-11899

An unauthenticated attacker can achieve unauthorized access to sensitive data by exploiting Windows SMB protocol on a client installation. With Bosch Access Professional Edition APE 3.8, client installations need to be authorized by the APE administrator...

CVE-2019-11898

Unauthorized APE administration privileges can be achieved by reverse engineering one of the APE service tools. The service tool is discontinued with Bosch Access Professional Edition APE 3.8...

Information disclosure

An unauthenticated attacker can achieve unauthorized access to sensitive data by exploiting Windows SMB protocol on a client installation. With Bosch Access Professional Edition APE 3.8, client installations need to be authorized by the APE administrator...

CVE-2019-11898

The CVE-2019-11898 entry concerns Bosch Access Professional Edition (APE) service tools. Affected component: APE service tools used with Bosch APE; root cause: unauthorized admin privileges achieved by reverse engineering one of the APE service tools. Impact: attacker could gain administrative pr...

CVE-2019-11898

Unauthorized APE administration privileges can be achieved by reverse engineering one of the APE service tools. The service tool is discontinued with Bosch Access Professional Edition APE 3.8...

Learn Ethical Hacking Online – A to Z Training Bundle 2019

Good news for you is that this week's THN Deals brings Ethical Hacking A to Z Bundle that let you get started regardless of your experience level. The Ethical Hacking A to Z Bundle will walk you through the very basic skills you need to start your journey towards becoming a professional ethical...

Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution & App Connect Professional is affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities.

Summary IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution & App Connect Professional has addressed the following vulnerabilities reported in Apache Tomcat. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2019-0199 DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the acceptance of streams with excessive...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Cast Iron (aka App Connect Professional)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8.0.5.21 and 7.0.10.35 used by IBM Cast Iron. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019 & April 2019 IBM Cast Iron has addressed the applicable CVEs. Vulnerability Detail...

CVE-2019-4456

The CVE-2019-4456 issue affects IBM Daeja ViewONE Professional, Standard & Virtual 5.0.5 and 5.0.6. Described vulnerability: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) when processing XML data, enabling a remote attacker to potentially disclose sensitive information or exhaust memory. Affected products ...

IRS Reminds Tax Professionals: Create a Data Security Plan

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a news release reminding professional tax preparers that they are required by law to have a written data security plan. Creating and maintaining a data security plan ensures that tax professionals are reviewing their data security protections and...

CVE-2019-4260

IBM Daeja ViewONE Virtual 5.0–5.0.5 has an information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2019-4260) that could let an unauthenticated user download server files. Impacted product: Daeja ViewONE Professional/Standard/Virtual 5.0–5.0.5. Root cause: improper handling allowing unauthorized file access. R...