Microsoft Faces Wormable, Critical RCE Bug & 6 Zero-Days

Microsoft has addressed a total of 97 security vulnerabilities in its January 2022 Patch Tuesday update – nine of them rated critical – including six that are listed as publicly known zero-days. The fixes cover a swath of the computing giant’s portfolio, including: Microsoft Windows and Windows...

PT-2022-1390

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version, including 10 20H2, 10 21H1, 10 21H2, 10 1809, 11, Server 20H2, Server 2019, and Server versions up to 2022. Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the memory of the HTTP...

Purple Fox rootkit now bundled with Telegram installer

The Purple Fox rootkit is being spread as an installer for the popular Telegram instant messaging app for Windows, according to researchers. Its not clear how the installer in this case was distributed, although it seems like at least some were delivered via email. Common distribution methods for...

Widespread ‘Smishing’ Campaign Defrauds Iranian Android Users

Attackers are impersonating the Iranian government in a widespread SMS phishing campaign that is defrauding thousands of Android users by installing malware on their devices that can steal their credit card data and siphon money from financial accounts. Researchers from Check Point Research...

Critical Wormable Security Flaw Found in Several HP Printer Models

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed eight-year-old security flaws affecting 150 different multifunction printers MFPs from HP Inc that could be potentially abused by an adversary to take control of vulnerable devices, pilfer sensitive information, and infiltrate enterprise networks to...

Unpatched Linux Marketplace Bugs Allow Wormable Attacks, Drive-By RCE

An unpatched stored cross-site-scripting XSS security vulnerability affecting Linux marketplaces could allow unchecked, wormable supply-chain attacks, researchers have found. The bug was found to affect Pling-based markets by researchers at Positive Security, including AppImage Hub, Gnome-Look, K...

Windows PoC Exploit Released for Wormable RCE

A researcher has released a proof-of-concept PoC exploit for CVE-2021-31166, a use-after-free, highly critical vulnerability in the HTTP protocol stack http.sys that could lead to wormable remote code execution RCE. Microsoft discovered the flaw internally, releasing a patch in its May 11 Patch...

Get patching! Wormable Windows flaw headlines Patch Tuesday

It looks like patching a wormable Remote Code Execution RCE bug in the HTTP stack of Windows 10 and Windows Server is likely to be top of most sysadmins todo lists after reading Mays Patch Tuesday updates. The monthly bug bonanza also features three other critical items among its 55 patches...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2021 Edition

Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Four of these weaknesses can be exploited by malware and malcontents to seize complete, remote control over vulnerable systems without any help from users. On deck this month are...

Wormable Windows Bug Opens Door to DoS, RCE

Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday release addressed a modest 55 cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including just four critical bugs. It’s the smallest monthly update from the computing giant since 2020, but it does contain a patch for a concerning wormable vulnerability found in the Windows OS. The good...

Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices

A new wormable botnet that spreads via GitHub and Pastebin to install cryptocurrency miners and backdoors on target systems has returned with expanded capabilities to compromise web applications, IP cameras, and routers. Early last month, researchers from Juniper Threat Labs documented a...

Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices

A new wormable botnet that spreads via GitHub and Pastebin to install cryptocurrency miners and backdoors on target systems has returned with expanded capabilities to compromise web applications, IP cameras, and routers. Early last month, researchers from Juniper Threat Labs documented a...

Zero-Click Wormable RCE Vulnerability in Cisco Jabber Gets Fixed, Again

Cisco Systems released an updated patch for a critical vulnerability in its video and instant messaging platform Jabber, originally patched in September. The cross-site scripting bug could have allowed an adversary to execute arbitrary code by merely sending a specially-crafted chat message and...

Zero-Click Wormable RCE Vulnerability Reported in Microsoft Teams

A zero-click remote code execution RCE bug in Microsoft Teams desktop apps could have allowed an adversary to execute arbitrary code by merely sending a specially-crafted chat message and compromise a target's system. The issues were reported to the Windows maker by Oskars Vegeris, a security...

iPhone Bug Allowed for Complete Device Takeover Over the Air

Details tied to a stunning iPhone vulnerability were disclosed by noted Google Project Zero researcher Ian Beer. Apple patched the vulnerability earlier this year. But few details, until now, were known about the bug that could have allowed a threat actor to completely take over any iPhone within...

Google Hacker Details Zero-Click 'Wormable' Wi-Fi Exploit to Hack iPhones

Google Project Zero white-hat hacker Ian Beer on Tuesday disclosed details of a now-patched critical "wormable" iOS bug that could have made it possible for a remote attacker to gain complete control of any device in the vicinity over Wi-Fi. The exploit makes it possible to "view all the photos,...

News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More

The Threatpost editors break down the top security stories of the week ended Oct. 16, including: Patch Tuesday insanity, with Microsoft and Adobe releasing fixes for severe vulnerabilities – including a critical, potentially wormable remote code execution bug known as the “Ping of Death” Barnes a...

October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches Critical, Wormable RCE Bug

Microsoft has pushed out fixes for 87 security vulnerabilities in October – 11 of them critical – and one of those is potentially wormable. There are also six bugs that were previously unpatched but publicly disclosed, which could give cybercriminals a leg up — and in fact at least one public...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, October 2020 Edition

Its Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if you abuse Microsoft Windows computers you should be aware the company shipped a bevy of software updates today to fix at least 87 security problems in Windows and programs that run on top of the operating system. That means its onc...

17-year-old “wormable” SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers

By Deeba Ahmed The 17-year-old “wormable” security flaw dubbed SigRed carries a 10 out of 10 security score on the CVSS scale. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 17-year-old "wormable" SigRed vulnerability found in Windows servers...