CVE-2020-26947: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

monero-wallet-gui in Monero GUI before 0.17.1.0 includes the . directory in an embedded RPATH with a preference ahead of /usr/lib, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library in the current working directory...

Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Qt is vulnerable to remote code execution. Files placed by attacker can influence the working directory and lead to malicious code execution CVE-2020-0569...

qt: files placed by attacker can influence the working directory and lead to malicious code execution

Out of bounds write in IntelR PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access...

Ransom from Home – How to close the cyber front door to remote working ransomware attacks

Coronavirus has caused a major shift to our working patterns. In many cases these will long outlast the pandemic. But working from home has its own risks. One is that you may invite ransomware attacks from a new breed of cyber-criminal who has previously confined his efforts to directly targeting...

1H 2020 Cyber Security Defined by Covid-19 Pandemic

When we published our 2020 Predictions report in December, we didn’t realize there was a global pandemic brewing that would give cybercriminals an almost daily news cycle to take advantage of in their attacks against people and organizations around the world. Malicious actors have always taken...

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15167

In Miller command line utility using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious .mlrrc file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is rea...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15167

In Miller command line utility using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious .mlrrc file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is rea...

Akamai, CISA, and CIS Join Forces to Improve SLTT Cyber Defenses

Cybercriminals continue to target U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial SLTT government organizations. In 2019, there were more than 100 ransomware attacks -- including an attack on Baltimore's IT systems that locked out thousands of computers and disrupted nearly every city service. This...

How to Write a Cybersecurity Playbook During a Pandemic

If it feels like you’re constantly revising the draft of your cybersecurity playbook these days, it’s because you probably are. Executing a thorough cybersecurity approach was hard enough before the pandemic. Then COVID-19 came along and forced all of your employees out of the office and into the...

Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Browser Code Execution Bug

The Google Chrome web browser has a high-severity vulnerability that could be used to execute arbitrary code, researchers say. The flaw has been fixed in the Chrome 85 stable channel, set to be rolled out to users this week. The flaw CVE-2020-6492 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL We...

Microsoft Out-of-Band Security Update Fixes Windows Remote Access Flaws

Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update addressing two high-severity elevation-of-privilege EoP bugs. Both flaws exist in a service called Windows Remote Access, which provides remote-access capabilities to client applications on computers running Windows. Of note, both flaws were...

The Challenges and Opportunities of Working Remotely

Security has faced its own unique set of challenges during the shift to remote working. Ian Keller, CSO of SBV Services, recently sat down with Trend Micro and shared his thoughts on how his organization is coping with the current pandemic...

Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CNVD-2020-48271)

Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server are both products of Microsoft Corporation.Microsoft Windows is an operating system for personal devices.Microsoft Windows Server is a server operating system. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows...

Top Tips For Home Cybersecurity And Privacy In A Coronavirus-Impacted World (Part 1)

Welcome to the new normal. We’re all now living in a post-COVID-19 world characterized by uncertainty, mass home working and remote learning. The lines demarcating normal life have shifted abruptly – perhaps never to return. That’s not the worst that can happen, as we all know, but it does mean w...

SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : java-11-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2020:2143-1)

This update for java-11-openjdk fixes the following issues : Update to upstream tag jdk-11.0.8+10 July 2020 CPU, bsc1174157 - Security fixes : + JDK-8230613: Better ASCII conversions + JDK-8231800: Better listing of arrays + JDK-8232014: Expand DTD support + JDK-8233234: Better Zip Naming +...

Tale of the Tape: Top 5 Reasons Phishing Attacks Haven't Dried Up

One of my favourite websites is archive.org OK, so I'm a nerd. For anyone not familiar with this website, it's essentially a time machine that allows you to go back and look at pretty much any site from a point in time over the past 20-odd years. Recently I came across a story on the BBC website...

Microsoft Warns on OAuth Attacks Against Cloud App Users

Against the backdrop of widespread remote working and the increased use of collaboration apps, attackers are ramping up application-based attacks that exploit OAuth 2.0, Microsoft is warning. OAuth is an open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for people to sign into services...

Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint

Apache Guacamole, a popular infrastructure for enabling remote working, is vulnerable to a slew of security bugs related to the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP, researchers have warned. Admins should update their systems to avoid attacks bent on stealing information or remote code-execution. “Once in...

Survey: Employee Security Training is Essential to Remote Working Success

Organisations have been forced to adapt rapidly over the past few months as government lockdowns kept most workers to their homes. For many, the changes they’ve made may even become permanent as more distributed working becomes the norm. This has major implications for cybersecurity. Employees ar...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Foxit Studio

Foxit Studio Photo is a set of image editing software from the Chinese company Foxit Foxit. A security vulnerability exists in Foxit Studio Photo versions prior to 3.6.6.922. The vulnerability can be exploited by a local attacker to gain privileges via a specially crafted DLL file in the current...