Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 17 July to 23 July 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of eleven attacks executed, nine vulnerabilities, and three different adversaries...

A Deep Dive into Space Pirates’ Unconventional Cyber Arsenal

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Space Pirates have been a persistent digital threat since 2017, relentlessly targeting over 16 organizations in Russia and one in Serbia. Despite retaining its core methods, this infamous group continuous...

The Metaverse is connected to cryptocurrencies – but not so much to Bitcoin

By Owais Sultan The Metaverse refers to a virtual space or a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Metaverse is connected to cryptocurrencies – but not so much to Bitcoin...

CLSA-2023-1689885970 Fix CVE(s): CVE-2023-24329

SECURITY UPDATE: urllib.parse space handling CVE-2023-24329 appears unfixed - debian/patches/CVE-2023-24329-2.patch: Start stripping C0 control and space chars in urlsplit - CVE-2023-24329...

CLSA-2023-1689885583 python3: Fix of CVE-2023-24329

CVE-2023-24329: part2: Start stripping C0 control and space chars in urlsplit...

CLSA-2023-1689885237 python3: Fix of CVE-2023-24329

CVE-2023-24329: part2: Start stripping C0 control and space chars in urlsplit...

PT-2023-7643 · Adobe · Prelude

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Prelude versions 22.6 and earlier Description: The issue is related to an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigatio...

Pakistani Entities Targeted in Sophisticated Attack Deploying ShadowPad Malware

An unidentified threat actor compromised an application used by multiple entities in Pakistan to deliver ShadowPad, a successor to the PlugX backdoor that's commonly associated with Chinese hacking crews. Targets included a Pakistan government entity, a public sector bank, and a telecommunication...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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 vulnerability from th...

PT-2025-53169

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the KVM component related to the s390 virtualization platform. Specifically, an incorrect index value can be assigned to a replaced ASCE Address...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Storage Protect Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments, and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management can lead to denial of service (CVE-2023-33832)

Summary IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments Data Protection for Hyper-V and Data Protection for VMware, and IBM Storage Protect for Space Management can be affected by a vulnerability that leads to denial of service. The vulnerability is describ...

CVE-2021-0948

CVE-2021-0948 affects the PVRSRVBridgeGetMultiCoreInfo ioctl in the PowerVR kernel driver. The issue allows returning uninitialized kernel memory to user space, meaning the contents of that memory could disclose sensitive information. Supported by multiple connected sources (NVD/Red Hat/CVE ecosy...

CVE-2023-29309

Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier and ID17.4.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user...

CVE-2023-29311

Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier and ID17.4.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user...

CVE-2023-29317

Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier and ID17.4.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user...

CVE-2023-29312

Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier and ID17.4.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user...

CVE-2021-43758

Adobe Media Encoder versions 22.0, 15.4.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in th...

PT-2023-3949 · Adobe · Indesign

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier Adobe InDesign versions ID17.4.1 and earlier Description: The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this to bypass...

PT-2023-3523 · Microsoft · Office +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office versions prior to the fixed version Description: The issue is related to errors in security settings, allowing a remote attacker to bypass existing security restrictions. The vulnerability can be exploited if a filename ends ...

PT-2023-3954 · Adobe · Indesign

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 and earlier Adobe InDesign versions ID17.4.1 and earlier Description: The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this to bypass...