ALSA-2021:4585 Moderate: gcc-toolset-10-gcc security update

The gcc packages provide compilers for C, C++, Java, Fortran, Objective C, and Ada 95 GNU, as well as related support libraries. Security Fixes: Developer environment: Unicode's bidirectional BiDi override characters can cause trojan source attacks CVE-2021-42574 The following changes were...

12 New Flaws Used in Ransomware Attacks in Q3

A dozen new vulnerabilities were used in ransomware attacks this quarter, bringing the total number of bugs associated with ransomware to 278. That’s a 4.5 percent increase over Q2, according to researchers. Five of the newbies can be used to achieve remote code execution RCE, while two can be us...

多款HP产品安全漏洞

The HP Color LaserJet Pro M280-M281 and others are products of Hewlett-Packard HP in the U.S.A. The HP Color LaserJet Pro M280-M281 is a printer.The HP Color LaserJet CM4540 MFP CC419A is a multifunction printer.The Hp Color LaserJet Cm4540 Mfp and others are products of Hewlett-Packard Hp USA.Hp...

Experts Detail Malicious Code Dropped Using ManageEngine ADSelfService Exploit

At least nine entities across the technology, defense, healthcare, energy, and education industries were compromised by leveraging a recently patched critical vulnerability in Zoho's ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus self-service password management and single sign-on SSO solution. The spying...

The US Puts a $10M Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Hackers

Plus: a “Trojan Source” bug, Russian hackers exposed, and more of the week's top security news...

Trojan Source CVE-2021-42572: No Panic Necessary

What is this thing? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh recently published a paper on an attack technique they call “Trojan Source.” The attack targets a weakness in text-encoding standard Unicode—which allows computers to handle text across many different...

Mekotio Banking Trojan Resurges with Tweaked Code, Stealthy Campaign

The Mekotio Latin American banking trojan is bouncing back after several of the gang that operates it were arrested in Spain. More than 100 attacks in recent weeks have featured a new infection routine, indicating that the group continues to actively retool. “The new campaign started right after...

Mekotio Banking Trojan Resurfaces with New Attacking and Stealth Techniques

The operators behind the Mekotio banking trojan have resurfaced with a shift in its infection flow so as to stay under the radar and evade security software, while staging nearly 100 attacks over the last three months. "One of the main characteristics … is the modular attack which gives the...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2019-15752

Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin...

RHEL 7 : binutils (RHSA-2021:4037)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4037 advisory. The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar...

Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin...

Scientific Linux Security Update : binutils on SL7.x i686/x86_64 (2021:4033)

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SLSA-2021:4033-1 advisory. - Developer environment: Unicode's bidirectional BiDi override characters can cause trojan source attacks CVE-2021-42574 Note that Nessus has not tested f...

RHEL 7 : binutils (RHSA-2021:4034)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:4034 advisory. The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar...

‘Trojan Source’ Hides Invisible Bugs in Source Code

Researchers have found a new way to encode potentially evil source code, such that human reviewers see a harmless version and compilers see the invisible, wicked version. Named “Trojan Source attacks,” the method “exploits subtleties in text-encoding standards such as Unicode to produce source co...

Trojan Source attack lets hackers exploit source code

By Waqas Trojan Source attack impacts all popular programming language compilers, such as C, C++, C, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, and Go. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Trojan Source attack lets hackers exploit source code...

New 'Trojan Source' Technique Lets Hackers Hide Vulnerabilities in Source Code

A novel class of vulnerabilities could be leveraged by threat actors to inject visually deceptive malware in a way that's semantically permissible but alters the logic defined by the source code, effectively opening the door to more first-party and supply chain risks. Dubbed "Trojan Source...

environment: Unicode's bidirectional (BiDi) override characters can cause trojan source attacks

A flaw was found in the way Unicode standards are implemented in the context of development environments, which have specialized requirements for rendering text. An attacker could exploit this to deceive a human reviewer by creating a malicious patch containing well placed BiDi characters. The...

environment: Unicode's bidirectional (BiDi) override characters can cause trojan source attacks

A flaw was found in the way Unicode standards are implemented in the context of development environments, which have specialized requirements for rendering text. An attacker could exploit this to deceive a human reviewer by creating a malicious patch containing well placed BiDi characters. The...

environment: Unicode's bidirectional (BiDi) override characters can cause trojan source attacks

A flaw was found in the way Unicode standards are implemented in the context of development environments, which have specialized requirements for rendering text. An attacker could exploit this to deceive a human reviewer by creating a malicious patch containing well placed BiDi characters. The...

environment: Unicode's bidirectional (BiDi) override characters can cause trojan source attacks

A flaw was found in the way Unicode standards are implemented in the context of development environments, which have specialized requirements for rendering text. An attacker could exploit this to deceive a human reviewer by creating a malicious patch containing well placed BiDi characters. The...