Zero-day vulnerabilities discovered: 830
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in the database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of quoting syntax in PostgreSQL libpq functions PQescapeLiteral(), PQescapeIdentifier(), PQescapeString(), and PQescapeStringConn() and within the command line utility programs when client_encoding is BIG5 and server_encoding is one of EUC_TW or MULE_INTERNAL. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary SQL queries in the database.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: PostgreSQL
Links:
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ancillary function driver for WinSock. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21418
Link following
The vulnerability allows a local user to delete files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following in Windows Storage. A local user can delete arbitrary files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21391
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to an authorization error. An attacker with physical access to device can disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
Software: Apple iOS
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the PmSess1 parameter. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: VeraCore
Links:
https://intezer.com/blog/research/xe-group-exploiting-zero-days/
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the uvc_parse_format() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-02-01
Hidden functionality
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system
The vulnerability exists due to hidden functionality (backdoor) is present in software. A remote attacker can use this functionality to gain full access to the application and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: CMS8000 Patient Monitor
Links:
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cityworks
Links:
https://learn.assetlifecycle.trimble.com/i/1532182-cityworks-customer-communication-2025-02-06-docx/0?
Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the telnet interface of a device and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Zyxel CPE Series
Links:
https://www.greynoise.io/blog/active-exploitation-of-zero-day-zyxel-cpe-vulnerability-cve-2024-40891
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/29/zyxel-cpe-devices-under-attack-vulnerability-cve-2024-40891/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in CoreMedia. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066
Deserialization of untrusted data
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC). A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: SonicWall SMA 1000
Links:
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0002
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP component. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21335
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP component. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21334
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP component. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-21333
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication within the Node.js websocket module in the web management interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication and gain super-admin privileges on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiOS
Links:
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling untrusted input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Ivanti Connect Secure instances.
Software: Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-0282-CVE-2025-0283
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the DNS Security feature. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS packets through the data plane of the firewall and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Palo Alto PAN-OS
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when modifying the system time via apply.cgi. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: F3x36, F3x24
Links:
https://vulncheck.com/blog/four-faith-cve-2024-12856
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Remote Support
Links:
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote privileged user can upload a specially crafted file on the system and execute arbitrary code as a site user.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Remote Support
Links:
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Windows Common Log File System driver. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-49138
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cleo LexiCom
Links:
https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: UD-LT1/EX, UD-LT1
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission assignment for critical resource. A remote user can access a specific file and obtain information containing credentials.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: UD-LT1/EX, UD-LT1
Inclusion of Undocumented Features or Chicken Bits
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to inclusion of undocumented features. A remote attacker can disable the firewall function on the target products.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: UD-LT1/EX, UD-LT1
Universal cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of an arbitrary website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Intel-based Mac systems.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the JavaScriptCore component in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Intel-based Mac systems.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121753
Missing Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exits due to missing authorization within the Software Development Kit, Process Extension component. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and view arbitrary file on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Oracle Agile PLM Framework
Links:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2024-21287.html
Improper authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in the Management Web Interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in conjunction with #VU100528 (CVE-2024-9474).
Software: Palo Alto PAN-OS
Links:
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-0012
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: GVLX 4 V3, GVLX 4 V2, GV-DSP_LPR_V3, GV-VS11, GV-VS12
Links:
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8237-26d7a-2.html
Unprotected storage of credentials
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to VPN client credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores user's VPN credentials in plain text in memory after establishing the VPN connection. A local user or a malicious application can retrieve these credentials from the process memory and use them later to connect to the Fortinet VPN server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the DEEPDATA malware.
Software: Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
Links:
https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11/15/brazenbamboo-weaponizes-forticlient-vulnerability-to-steal-vpn-credentials-via-deepdata/
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote user to upload files to arbitrary folders on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing file uploads in /VeraCore/OMS/upload.aspx. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request and upload files to an arbitrary location on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: VeraCore
Links:
https://intezer.com/blog/research/xe-group-exploiting-zero-days/
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to disclosure of a user's NTLMv2 hash. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and obtain their NTLMv2 hash.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43451
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in the Windows Task Scheduler. A local user can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-49039
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified vulnerability related to improper input validation within the management interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Palo Alto PAN-OS
Links:
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0015
Use After Free
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in DSP Service. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-11-01
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication within getresetstatus in dns/views.py. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /dns/getresetstatus or /ftp/getresetstatus endpoints, bypass authentication and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Software: CyberPanel
Known/fameous malware:
PSAUX ransomware
Links:
https://dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pre-auth-rce
Improper authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication within upgrademysqlstatus in databases/views.py. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus endpoint, bypass authentication and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: CyberPanel
Known/fameous malware:
PSAUX ransomware
Links:
https://dreyand.rs/code/review/2024/10/27/what-are-my-options-cyberpanel-v236-pre-auth-rce
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion in the Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) service. A remote attacker can perform password spraying attack, cause resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service attack against the RAVPN service.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Links:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-bf-dos-vDZhLqrW
Missing authentication for critical function
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication in FortiManager fgfmd daemon. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to the system and execute arbitrary commands, resulting in full system compromise.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiManager
Links:
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-423
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Animation timeline. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of Microsoft Saved Console (MSC) files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43572
Universal cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43573
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Ivanti CSA 4.6 users, according to vendor's advisory. Vulnerability exploitation was chained with previously address vulnerability #VU97617 (CVE-2024-8963).
Software: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-9379-CVE-2024-9380-CVE-2024-9381
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote privileged user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Ivanti CSA 4.6 users, according to vendor's advisory. Vulnerability exploitation was chained with previously address vulnerability #VU97617 (CVE-2024-8963).
Software: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-9379-CVE-2024-9380-CVE-2024-9381
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Ivanti CSA 4.6 users, according to vendor's advisory. Vulnerability exploitation was chained with previously address vulnerability #VU97617 (CVE-2024-8963).
Software: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-9379-CVE-2024-9380-CVE-2024-9381
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the mobile processor. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Exynos 990, Exynos 9825, Exynos 9820, Exynos W920, Exynos 850, Exynos 980
Links:
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-44068/
Use After Free
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in DSP Service. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Firmware
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified vulnerability within the third-party component used by SL1. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the portal and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: SL1
Links:
https://community.sciencelogic.com/blog/latest-kb-articles-and-known-issues-blog-board/week-of-september-30-2024---latest-kb-articles-and-known-issues-part-1-of-2/1690
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to application ignores the Mark-of-the-Web identifier when extracting files from an archive. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing files extracted by the application as no additional security warning occurs.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was used to target both the Ukrainian government and other Ukrainian organizations in a SmokeLoader campaign that was likely deployed by Russian cybercrime groups.
Software: 7-Zip
Known/fameous malware:
SmokeLoader
Links:
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability can be exploited along with #VU97119 (CVE-2024-8190) to achieve remote code execution and is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-4-6-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-8963
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
Spoofing attack
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the way the Internet Explorer displays a user prompt after a file is downloaded. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted filename that causes the true file extension to be hidden, trick the victim into downloading it and potentially compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Protection Mechanism Failure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. An attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, bypass Office macro policies restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Publisher
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38226
Protection Mechanism Failure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. An attacker can trick the victim into downloading a specially crafted file, evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses and bypass security features such as SmartScreen Application Reputation security check and/or the legacy Windows Attachment Services security prompt.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38217
Improper privilege management
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in Windows Installer. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38014
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Microsoft Windows Update services. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43491
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted spreadsheet document and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.The vulnerability was exploited by a South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60.
Software: WPS Office
Known/fameous malware:
SpyGlace
The vulnerability was exploited by a South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60.
Links:
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/analysis-of-two-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-affecting-wps-office/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted spreadsheet document and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was exploited by a South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60.
Software: WPS Office
Known/fameous malware:
SpyGlace
The vulnerability was exploited by a South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60.
Links:
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/analysis-of-two-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-affecting-wps-office/
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote authenticated user can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Versa Director
Links:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39717
Improperly implemented security check for standard
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Project
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38189
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Windows Power Dependency Coordinator. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38107
Protection mechanism failure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. An attacker can bypass Windows Mark of the Web security feature.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38213
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ancillary function driver for WinSock. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38193
Race condition
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the Windows kernel. A local user can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38106
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted webpage in Microsoft Edge in Internet Explorer mode, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38178
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xfrm_link_failure() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c, within the dst_entry ip6_dst_check() and ip6_dst_check() functions in net/ipv6/route.c, within the dst_entry ipv4_dst_check() and ip_do_redirect() functions in net/ipv4/route.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-08-01
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Windows Hyper-V component. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38080
Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack and trick the victim to execute a specially crafted file.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38112
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of an affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since of April 2024.
Software: Cisco NX-OS
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Pixel Firmwire subcomponent in Pixel. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Pixel
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-06-01
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by improper GPU memory processing operations. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Valhall GPU Kernel Driver
Links:
https://developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The
vulnerability exists due to a insufficient validation of file path in Security Gateways
with IPSec VPN, Remote Access VPN and the Mobile Access software blade. A
remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and view arbitrary files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Gaia
Links:
https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182336
https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/enhance-your-vpn-security-posture
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application setup file "Justice AV Solutions Viewer Setup 8.3.7.250-1" downloaded from the official website. A remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: JAVS Viewer
Links:
https://x.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf54-f8v9-v72v
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Windows MSHTML Platform. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open or load a specially crafted file, bypass OLE mitigations in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-30040
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows DWM Core Library. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-30051
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Visuals component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in a legacy capability that allowed for the preloading of VPN clients and plug-ins. A local user can copy a crafted file to the disk0: file system of an affected device and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Infinite loop
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to the appliance and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
External Control of File Name or Path
The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to application allows to access files outside of the virtual file system. A remote authenticated user can read arbitrary system files.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: CrushFTP
Links:
https://www.crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Update
Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the GlobalProtect feature. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Palo Alto PAN-OS
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the proxy driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26234
Protection mechanism failure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of the Mark of the Web (MotW) feature. A remote attacker can supply a malicious file inside an archive to bypass EDR/NDR detection, bypass the SmartScreen prompt and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-29988
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/4/9/the-april-2024-security-updates-review
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Pixel Firmware subcomponent in Pixel. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Pixel
Information exposure
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the bootloader subcomponent in Pixel. A local application can gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Pixel
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: XZ Utils
Links:
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Error Reporting Service, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Black Basta
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in RTKit. A malicious application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A malicious application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the appid.sys AppLocker driver. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and gain full access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ScreenConnect
Links:
https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Microsoft Exchange Server. A remote attacker can target an NTLM client such as Outlook with an NTLM credentials-leaking type vulnerability. The leaked credentials can then be relayed against the Exchange server to gain privileges as the victim client and to perform operations on the Exchange server on the victim's behalf.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: QNAP QTS
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The
vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling Internet shortcut files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clicking on a specially crafted shortcut file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-21412
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling files downloaded from the Internet. A remote attacker can bypass the SmartScreen protection feature and trick the victim into launching a malicious files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-21351
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTTP requests in sslvpnd. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the SSL-VPN service, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiOS
Links:
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-015
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the SAML component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.Software: DVR LGUVR-16H
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.Software: DVR LGUVR-8H
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.Software: DVR LGUVR-4H
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.Software: DVR HVR-16781
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.Software: DVR HVR-8781
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of default administrative credentials. A remote attacker can use default credentials to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai botnet.
Software: DVR HVR-4781
Known/fameous malware:
Mirai
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-030-04
https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2024/jan/hitron-zero-day-vulnerability-spreading-mirai-patched
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214063
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can send specially crated packets to the system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the device is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAAvirtualserver.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Citrix NetScaler Gateway
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the management interface. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Citrix NetScaler Gateway
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system. However this vulnerability can be exploited by a non-authenticated attacker using authentication bypass vulnerability #VU85286 (CVE-2023-46805).
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Links:
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Links:
Exposed dangerous method or function
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the third-party Perl library Spreadsheet::ParseExcel used to parse Excel files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email with a malicious file inside and execute arbitrary code on the device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
It is believed that behind vulnerability exploitation is the China nexus actor tracked as UNC4841.
Software: Email Security Gateway (ESG)
Known/fameous malware:
SEASPY, SALTWATER
It is believed that behind vulnerability exploitation is the China nexus actor tracked as UNC4841.
Links:
https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in WebRTC. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to drain crypto assets from users' wallets.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: connect-kit
Links:
https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1735291427100455293
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within QNAP VioStor NVR models running QVR firmware. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai-based botnet named InfectedSlurs.
Software: QVR
Known/fameous malware:
InfectedSlurs
Links:
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Mirai-based botnet named InfectedSlurs.
Software: AE1021
Known/fameous malware:
InfectedSlurs
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Out-of-bounds read
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Skia component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
Use of default credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to Unitronics Vision Series PLCs and HMIs use default administrative passwords. A remote attacker with network access to a PLC or HMI can gain administrative control over the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Unitronics Vision
Links:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/11/28/exploitation-unitronics-plcs-used-water-and-wastewater-systems
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows DWM Core Library. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36033
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Windows SmartScreen feature. A remote attacker can trick the victim to click on a specially crafted .url file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36025
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver. A local user trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36036
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the Lace Tempest (DEV-0950) actor.
The vulnerability was exploited by the Lace Tempest (DEV-0950) APT actor.
Software: SysAid
The vulnerability was exploited by the Lace Tempest (DEV-0950) APT actor.
Links:
https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the DCERPC protocol implementation. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to the vCenter Server, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since late 2021.
The vulnerability was used since late 2021 by a Chinese threat actor UNC3886.
Software: vCenter Server
Known/fameous malware:
VIRTUALPITA, VIRTUALPIE
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted data to the device, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or as AAAvirtualserver.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since August 2023.
Software: Citrix NetScaler Gateway
Links:
Improper Privilege Management
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the web UI feature. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected device and create an account with privilege level 15 access.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS XE
Links:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Royal Elementor Addons
Links:
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/10/psa-critical-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-royal-elementor-addons-and-templates-being-actively-exploited/
Cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing SVG files in program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_washtml.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Roundcube
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to disclosure of NTLM hashes in WordPad. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36563
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to IP addresses or port numbers or both to the attacker.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Skype for Business Server
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-41763
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication at the "/setup/setupadministrator.action" endpoint. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server to create an administrative account and gain unauthorized access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Confluence Data Center
Links:
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-92475
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error during a remote call from HLOS to DSP. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Firmware
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow while assigning shared virtual memory region during IOCTL call. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Firmware
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error while submitting a large list of sync points in an AUX command to the IOCTL_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Firmware
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in vp8 encoding in libvpx. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to┬аinsufficient validation of attributes in the Group Domain of Interpretation (GDOI) and G-IKEv2 protocols within the Cisco Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GET VPN) feature. A remote authenticated user with administrative control of either a group member or a key server can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS
Links:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-getvpn-rce-g8qR68sx
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the OS kernel. A local application can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the third-party AV uninstaller module shipped with the software. A local user can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apex One
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000294994?language=en_US
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Mali GPU Kernel Driver. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Pixel
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-09-01
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36802
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application ca reveal sensitive information to a third-party. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open or preview a specially crafted file and obtain NTLM hash of the current account.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Word
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36761
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-34.html
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing WebP images within libwebp library. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a malicious website, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system. The vulnerability affects all modern browsers that support WebP image processing.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Wallet. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted attachment and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ImageIO subsystem. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper separation of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) between the remote access VPN feature and the HTTPS management and site-to-site VPN features. A remote user can perform a brute-force attack and establish a clientless SSL VPN session with an unauthorized user.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Framework component. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication on certain APIs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to port 8443/TCP, bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: MobileIron Sentry
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-38035-API-Authentication-Bypass-on-Sentry-Administrator-Interface?language=en_US
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Links:
https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/news/697426/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ASP.NET Core
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38180
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file names inside .zip archives. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive that contains executable malicious files and spoof their file extension to look like .jpeg or .txt.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild as of April 2023.
Software: WinRAR
Known/fameous malware:
DarkMe, GuLoader, RAT
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel within the software update functionality. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can perform MitM attack during software update and swap the update package with malicious files.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: eScan
Known/fameous malware:
GuptiMiner
Links:
https://decoded.avast.io/janrubin/guptiminer-hijacking-antivirus-updates-for-distributing-backdoors-and-casual-mining/
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite arbitrary files and compromise the affected system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Endpoint Manager Mobile (formerly MobileIron Core)
Links:
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-35081-Arbitrary-File-Write?language=en_US
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in the authentication process. A remote attacker can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild as per Ivanti customers. The company at the moment did not comment on the incident and concealed all information about this vulnerability.
Software: Endpoint Manager Mobile (formerly MobileIron Core)
Links:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-patches-mobileiron-zero-day-bug-exploited-in-attacks/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FontParser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file or visit a malicious website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ColdFusion
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAAтАпvirtualтАпserver. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Citrix Netscaler ADC
Links:
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX561482/citrix-adc-and-citrix-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20233519-cve20233466-cve20233467
Cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Zimbra Classic Web Client. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Zimbra Collaboration
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing CIP messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted CIP messages to ports 44818/TCP or 2222/UDP, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is most likely being exploited in the wild.
Software: 1756-EN2T Series A
Links:
https://www.dragos.com/blog/mitigating-cves-impacting-rockwell-automation-controllogix-firmware/
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-193-01
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rockwell-warns-of-new-apt-rce-exploit-targeting-critical-infrastructure/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling cross-protocol file navigation. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was exploited by the treat actor Storm-0978 (also known as DEV-0978 or RomCom) against defense and government entities in Europe and North America.
Software: Windows
The vulnerability was exploited by the treat actor Storm-0978 (also known as DEV-0978 or RomCom) against defense and government entities in Europe and North America.
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/11/storm-0978-attacks-reveal-financial-and-espionage-motives/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to click on a specially crafted URL, bypass the Microsoft Outlook Security Notice prompt and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Outlook
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35311
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Error Reporting Service. A local user can use a specially crafted performance trace to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36874
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of URLs in Windows SmartScreen. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted URL, bypass the Open File - Security Warning prompt and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32049
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in Windows MSHTML Platform. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32046
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213823
Improper Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected website.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization within the registration functionality. A remote non-authenticated attacker can register a rouge administrative account and compromise the web application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin
Links:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-144/#post-16859857
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213811
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213811
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213811
Information exposure
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Framework component. A local application can gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Pixel
Links:
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-06-01
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the vgauth module. An attacker who compromised the ESXi host can bypass authentication process and execute privileged commands across Windows, Linux, and PhotonOS (vCenter) guest VMs without authentication of guest credentials from a compromised ESXi host and no default logging on guest VMs.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the UNC3886 APT actor.
The vulnerability is known to be exploited by the UNC3886 APT actor.
Software: VMware Tools
The vulnerability is known to be exploited by the UNC3886 APT actor.
Links:
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0013.html
https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/vmware-esxi-zero-day-bypass
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the SSL-VPN feature. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to the SSL-VPN interface, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiOS
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing certificates. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Note, exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed in the wild by compromised HiCA servers.
The vulnerability was exploited through the Chinese intermediary HiCA who claims to be compromised.
Software: acme.sh
The vulnerability was exploited through the Chinese intermediary HiCA who claims to be compromised.
Links:
https://twitter.com/aleksejspopovs/status/1666955050696966148
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: MOVEit Transfer
Links:
https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Vulnerability-31May2023
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality (aka backdoor) in the UEFI firmware that was downloaded from the official website using the Gigabyte's App Center. This allows a remote attacker to gain full control over the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: UEFI firmware
Missing Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure default configuration. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Emby Server
Links:
https://emby.media/support/articles/advisory-23-05.html
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing .tar archives during email attachment screening. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted email with a malicious attachment to the appliance and execute arbitrary Perl commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Email Security Gateway (ESG)
Links:
https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757
Out-of-bounds read
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger memory corruption and break out of Web Content sandbox.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of the Secure Boot feature. An attacker with physical access to the system or a local user with Administrative rights can bypass Secure Boot.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24932
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Win32k driver. A
local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code
with SYSTEM privileges.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336
Inclusion of sensitive information in log files
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to kernel pointers are printed into the log file. A local application can read the log file and use the kernel pointers to bypass ASLR protection.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Samsung Mobile Firmware
Links:
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Skia component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Common Log File System Driver. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
According to Kaspersky, the vulnerability has been exploited in February 2023 against small and medium-sized businesses in the Middle East, in North America, and previously in Asia regions.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Nokoyawa ransomware
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in IOSurfaceAccelerator. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
Software: Electron Mac App, Electron Windows App
Links:
https://www.3cx.com/blog/news/desktopapp-security-alert/
Memory leak
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A local application can force the driver to leak memory and gain access to sensitive information.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used as part of exploitation chain against Samsung Internet Browser and targeted victims in December 2022 with one-time links sent via SMS to devices located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Software: Valhall GPU Kernel Driver, Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver, Midgard GPU Kernel Driver
The vulnerability was used as part of exploitation chain against Samsung Internet Browser and targeted victims in December 2022 with one-time links sent via SMS to devices located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Links:
https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/spyware-vendors-use-0-days-and-n-days-against-popular-platforms/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: MagicLine4NX
Links:
https://www.boho.or.kr/kr/bbs/view.do?bbsId=B0000133&nttId=71023&menuNo=205020
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the master service interface on port 7741/TCP. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected server and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Crypto Application Server (CAS)
Links:
https://generalbytes.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ESD/pages/2885222430/Security+Incident+March+17-18th+2023
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ColdFusion
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ColdFusion
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application leaks the Net-NTLMv2 hash. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email to the victim and obtain the Net-NTLMv2 hash of the Windows account. The victim does not need to open the email, as the vulnerability is triggered automatically when it is retrieved and processed by the email server, e.g. before the email is viewed in the preview pane.
The obtained NTLMv2 hash can be used in the NTLM Relay attack against another service to authenticate as the user.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Outlook
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23397
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the Windows SmartScreen Security Feature. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and bypass the Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24880
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing certain CLI command. A local user can read and write arbitrary files on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiOS
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in Android Framework. A local application can escalate privileges on the device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Known/fameous malware:
Pinduoduo backdoor
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Graphics Component. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21823
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Common Log File System Driver. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-23376
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error when processing files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Publisher
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21715
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when parsing web content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Known/fameous malware:
PWNYOURHOME
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635
https://citizenlab.ca/2023/04/nso-groups-pegasus-spyware-returns-in-2022/
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed to the "/goanywhere/lic/accept" HTTP endpoint of the administrative web interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: GoAnywhere MFT
Links:
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the snd_ctl_elem_read() function in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Linux kernel
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC). A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21674
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516
Improper control of a resource through its lifetime
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in systems configured as a SAML SP or a SAML IdP. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Citrix Access Gateway
Links:
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/12/13/critical-security-update-now-available-for-citrix-adc-citrix-gateway/
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Windows SmartScreen. A remote attacker can bypass Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses and potentially compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sslvpnd daemon. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the SSL-VPN interface, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FortiOS
Links:
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-398
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in GPU. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to security features bypass in Windows Mark of the Web functionality. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and bypass Protected View in Microsoft Office, as demonstrated using a specially crafted ZIP archive.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows CNG Key Isolation Service. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41125
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content within the JScript9 engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a malicious website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was exploited by APT37 in late October 2022 against South Korea.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Print Spooler. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41073
Improper authentication
The vulnerability allows a local application to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the OS kernel. A local application or user with arbitrary read and write capability can bypass Pointer Authentication and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
Software: Apple iOS
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel component. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows COM+ Event System Service. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41033
Missing Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the management functionality responsible for file uploads. A remote non-authenticated attacker can upload a malicious file on the server and execute it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: bingo!CMS
Links:
https://www.bingo-cms.jp/information/20221011.html
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Exchange OWA Autodiscover service.. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Links:
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2022/09/29/customer-guidance-for-reported-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-microsoft-exchange-server/
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote user with access to PowerShell Remoting on vulnerable Exchange systems can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Links:
https://gteltsc.vn/blog/warning-new-attack-campaign-utilized-a-new-0day-rce-vulnerability-on-microsoft-exchange-server-12715.html
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the User Portal and Webadmin interfaces of Sophos Firewall. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Sophos Firewall
Links:
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Common Log File System Driver. A local unprivileged user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37969
Insufficient verification of data authenticity
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the rollback functionality. A remote authenticated user with access to the administrative console can force the agent into downloading unverified rollback components and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apex One
Links:
https://appweb.trendmicro.com/SupportNews/NewsDetail.aspx?id=4553
https://success.trendmicro.com/jp/solution/000291471
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
Improper Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the web application.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected plugin and add an administrative user account into your WordPress installation.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild as of September 8.
Software: WPGateway
Links:
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/09/psa-zero-day-vulnerability-in-wpgateway-actively-exploited-in-the-wild/
Improper Authorization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the server.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization for the feature responsible for remote downloading remote backups. A remote non-authenticated attacker can download arbitrary files from the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: BackupBuddy
Links:
https://ithemes.com/blog/wordpress-vulnerability-report-special-edition-september-6-2022-backupbuddy/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified vulnerability. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected system and execute arbitrary code.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the DeadBolt ransomware.
Software: Photo Station
Known/fameous malware:
DeadBolt
Links:
https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-22-24
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Mojo component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the default installation page. A remote attacker can connect to the default installation URL and create an administrative user account.
Note, the vulnerability is being active exploited in the wild.
Software: Crypto Application Server (CAS)
Links:
https://generalbytes.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ESD/pages/2785509377/Security+Incident+August+18th+2022
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel component. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code on the system with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Intents component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) when processing files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34713
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Microsoft Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS). A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22047
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within WebRTC implementation. A remote attacker can trick the victim ti visit a specially crafted website, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was reported to Google by the Avast Threat Intelligence team on 2022-07-01.
Software: Google Chrome
The vulnerability was reported to Google by the Avast Threat Intelligence team on 2022-07-01.
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Mitel Service Appliance component of MiVoice Connect (Mitel Service Appliances тАУ SA 100, SA 400, and Virtual SA). A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP GET request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: MiVoice Connect
Links:
https://www.mitel.com/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-22-0002
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing OGNL expressions. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the Confluence Server and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Atlassian Confluence Server
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URL within the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, which calls the ms-msdt tool and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
UPDATED
The vulnerability resides within MSTD and not in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word is an attack vector and not the source of vulnerability.
Software: Microsoft Word
Links:
https://twitter.com/nao_sec/status/1530196847679401984 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30190
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unrestricted access to the Redis instance running within the NOSi container, accessible via port 6379/tcp (the health check RPM opens this port by default). A remote non-authenticated attacker can connect to the Redis instance and obtain sensitive information or modify it.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS XR
Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists within the Windows LSA service. A remote attacker can call a method on the LSARPC interface and coerce the domain controller to authenticate to the attacker using NTLM. As a result, an attacker can obtain credentials and compromise the affected system via the NTLM Relay Attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26925
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Common Log File System Driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24521
Out-of-bounds read
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Intel Graphics Driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of kernel memory.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the AppleAVD subsystem. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Trend Micro Apex Central management console. A remote non-authenticated attacker can upload arbitrary file to the system and execute it.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apex Central
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000290678?language=en_US
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was dubbed "Spring4Shell".
Software: Pivotal Spring Framework
Links:
https://lab.wallarm.com/update-on-0-day-vulnerabilities-in-spring-spring4shell-and-cve-2022-22963/
Incorrect default permissions
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files. A local user with access to the system can view contents of certain files.
Software: vCenter Server
Links:
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected device.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the User Portal and Webadmin. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web interface and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Sophos has observed this vulnerability being used to target a small set of specific organizations primarily in the South Asia region.
Software: Sophos Firewall
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_25.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing messages in the WebGPU IPC framework. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing XSLT parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Animation component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
OS Command Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Software: Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce)
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb22-12.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093
Cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in the targeted attacks aimed to exfiltrated data.
Software: Zimbra Collaboration
Links:
https://www.volexity.com/blog/2022/02/03/operation-emailthief-active-exploitation-of-zero-day-xss-vulnerability-in-zimbra/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the IOMobileFrameBuffer subsystem. A malicious application can trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Win32k.sys driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Phone Apps (restapps) module for FreePBX. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Phone Apps
Links:
https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-issue-potential-rest-phone-apps-rce/80109 https://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FOP/2021-12-21+SECURITY%3A+Potential+Rest+Phone+Apps+RCE https://community.freepbx.org/t/0-day-freepbx-exploit/80092
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the V8 engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) within the "/opt/landesk/broker/webroot/lib/csrf-magic.php" file. A remote non-authenticated attacker can set specially crafted cookies and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability patched in 2021 by Ivanti is considered a backdoor.
This entry was added only on 19.2.2024. The vulnerability was addressed by the vendor on 02.12.2021, however it was not disclosued as a backdoor or a zero-day.
Software: Endpoint Manager
Links:
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions in windows installer service. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete patch for #VU58061 (CVE-2021-41379).
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Emotet, Trickbot, Bazaloader
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload in the web management interface. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability allows multiple APT actors to gain access to an unrestricted file upload function and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Software: IPVPN, MPVPN, WARP
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42292
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of cmdlet arguments. A remote user can run a specially crafted cmdlet and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42321
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Android kernel component within the epoll_loop_check_proc() function. A malicious application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-11-01#2021-11-06-security-patch-level-vulnerability-details
Improperly implemented security check for standard
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
Exposed dangerous method or function
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure implementation in V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause SQL injection, leading to remote code execution.
Software: BillQuick Web Suite
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause SQL injection, leading to remote code execution.
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
MysterySnail
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the IOMobileFrameBuffer subsystem. A malicious application can trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212846
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to map URLs to files outside the expected document root. If files outside of the document root are not protected by "require all denied" these requests can succeed. Additionally this flaw could leak the source of interpreted files like CGI scripts.
The vulnerability can be used to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apache HTTP Server
Links:
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in core in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the V8 browser engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content within the Portals component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the XNU subsystem. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212825
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the Core Telephony service. A local application can pass specially crafted data to the service and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.The vulnerability was used by multiple ransomware gangs to remotely execute code to PPX-AnyLink devices
Software: PPX-AnyLink 6004, PPX-AnyLink 6006, PPX-AnyLink 6900F, PPX-AnyLink 6900, PPX-AnyLink 6904, PPX-AnyLink 8000
The vulnerability was used by multiple ransomware gangs to remotely execute code to PPX-AnyLink devices
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Indexed DB API component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in-the-wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in-the-wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in-the-wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the "/RestAPI/LogonCustomization" and "/RestAPI/Connection" REST API endpoints. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially HTTP requests to the aforementioned REST API endpoints and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus
Links:
https://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/kb/how-to-fix-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-REST-API.html
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the MSHTML component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document with a malicious ActiveX control inside, trick the victim into opening the document and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40444
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing PDF files within the CoreGraphics component. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being active exploited in-the-wild via the FORCEDENTRY tool against Bahraini activists.
The vulnerability is believed to be used against Bahraini activists.
Software: Apple iOS
Known/fameous malware:
FORCEDENTRY
The vulnerability is believed to be used against Bahraini activists.
Links:
https://citizenlab.ca/2021/08/bahrain-hacks-activists-with-nso-group-zero-click-iphone-exploits/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Update Medic Service. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36948
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arability code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apex One
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000287819
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload within the productтАЩs management console . A remote user can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apex One
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000287819
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the IOMobileFrameBuffer subsystem. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used to compromise WooCommerce plugin.
Software: WooCommerce
The vulnerability was used to compromise WooCommerce plugin.
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Windows kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31979
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in Microsoft scripting engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34448
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33771
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the Serv-U server, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
MicrosoftтАЩs research indicates this vulnerability exploit involves a limited, targeted set of customers and a single threat actor.
Software: Serv-U FTP Server
MicrosoftтАЩs research indicates this vulnerability exploit involves a limited, targeted set of customers and a single threat actor.
Links:
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35211
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error. A remote attacker can compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the REvil ransomware.
Software: Kaseya VSA
Known/fameous malware:
REvil
Links:
https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4403440684689
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the RpcAddPrinterDriverEx() function. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the Windows Print Spooler and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being considered a zero-day and dubbed PrintNightmare. This is a different vulnerability than #VU54508 (CVE-2021-1675).
The PoC-code for this vulnerability was being made publicly available by mistake before official patch release. The vulnerability is considered a zero-day.
Software: Windows Server
The PoC-code for this vulnerability was being made publicly available by mistake before official patch release. The vulnerability is considered a zero-day.
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete all data on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the administrator API. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the exposed API and perform a system factory restore, deleting all data on the NAS device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with vulnerability #VU15460.
Software: WD My Book Live Duo, WD My Book Live
Links:
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the WebGL component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content within the WebKit component in Apple iOS. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212548
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content within the WebKit component in Apple iOS. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212548
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Security restrictions bypass
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and read or modify otherwise restricted information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild and related to a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader #VU53125 (CVE-2021-28550) patched on May 11.Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31201
Security restrictions bypass
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and read or modify otherwise restricted information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild and related to a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader #VU53125 (CVE-2021-28550) patched on May 11.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31199
Improper Privilege Management
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the Microsoft DWM Core Library. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run a specially crafted executable or script and execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability was reported by DBAPPSecurity Lieying Lab.
Software: Windows
The vulnerability was reported by DBAPPSecurity Lieying Lab.
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33739
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content within Windows MSHTML Platform. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
The vulnerability was reported by GoogleтАЩs Threat Analysis Group.
Software: Windows
The vulnerability was reported by GoogleтАЩs Threat Analysis Group.
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33742
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists within the NTFS subsystem in Microsoft Windows. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab.
Software: Windows
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab.
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31955
Improper Privilege Management
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local unprivileged user can read contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab.
Software: Windows
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab.
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31955
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload in "wp-admin" or "wp-content/plugins/fancy-product-designer/inc". A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used to upload arbitrary files on the target system.
Software: Fancy Product Designer
The vulnerability was used to upload arbitrary files on the target system.
Links:
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/critical-0-day-in-fancy-product-designer-under-active-attack/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass Privacy preferences.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the TCC subsystem. A malicious application can bypass Privacy preferences and gain full disk access, perform screen recording or gain other permissions without requiring user's explicit consent.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by XCSSET malware.
Software: macOS
Known/fameous malware:
XCSSET
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
https://www.jamf.com/blog/zero-day-tcc-bypass-discovered-in-xcsset-malware/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing PDF content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html
Detection of Error Condition Without Action
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the Graphics component. A local user can trigger a new GPU address allocation failure and perform a denial of service attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being used in limited targeted attacks.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Graphics component when handling memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being used in limited targeted attacks.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Arm Mali GPU kernel driver. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r8p0 through r30p0. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Arm Mali GPU kernel driver. This affects Bifrost r0p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, Valhall r19p0 through r28p0 before r29p0, and Midgard r4p0 through r30p0. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Android
Links:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-05-01
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212341
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing web content within the WebKit Storage component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325
Security features bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue within the Gatekeeper checks. A remote attacker can craft a specially crafted payload that is not checked by Gatekeeper and bypasses File Quarantine and Application Notarization protections as well. As a result, a malicious binary can be executed on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The Jamf Protect detections team observed this exploit being used in the wild by a variant of the Shlayer adware dropper, as early as January 9th, 2021.
Software: macOS
Known/fameous malware:
Shlayer
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the "branding" feature. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account.
Request example:
https://<SonicWall ES host>/dload_apps?action=<any value>&path=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fwindows%2Fsystem32%2Fcalc.exe&id=update
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in a chained attack to compromise the vulnerable systems.
Software: SonicWall On-premise Email Security (ES)
Links:
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 browser engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process and compromise the affected device.
The vulnerability exists due to multiple issues in web interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application via license server web services.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within win32k.sys driver in Microsoft Windows. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28310
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload within the branding feature. A remote administrator can upload a malicious ZIP archive to the system to an arbitrary location using directory traversal sequences in the filenames inside the uploaded archive and compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in a chained attack to compromise the affected system.
Software: SonicWall On-premise Email Security (ES)
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests within the "/createou?data=", responsible for administration capabilities, specifically within the feature that allows application administrators to authorize an additional administrator account from a separate Microsoft Active Directory Organization Unit (AD OU). Requests to this form are not verified to require previous authentication to the appliance. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted XML document via HTTP GET or POST method, create a тАЬrole.ouadminтАЭ account and authenticate to the application as an administrator.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: SonicWall On-premise Email Security (ES)
Universal cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of arbitrary website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212256
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Blink component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain administrative access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder
Links:
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0-day-in-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-allows-site-takeover/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the dpu driver. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Samsung Mobile Firmware
Links:
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-very-powerful-clipboard-samsung-in-the-wild-exploit-chain.html
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the sec_log file. A local application can read the log file and obtain sensitive system information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Samsung Mobile Firmware
Links:
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-very-powerful-clipboard-samsung-in-the-wild-exploit-chain.html
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in clipboard service. A local application can use the clipboard service to read and write arbitrary files on the device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Samsung Mobile Firmware
Links:
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-very-powerful-clipboard-samsung-in-the-wild-exploit-chain.html
Security restrictions bypass
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in BIOS firmware for X10 UP-series (H3 Single Socket тАЬDenlowтАЭ) motherboard. A local user can plant malware into motherboard firmware and establish permanent persistence on the system, even if OS is reinstalled.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild by the TrickBoot malware.
Software: X10SLL-S/-SF, X10SL7-F, X10SLA-F, X10SLM+-LN4F, X10SLM+-F, X10SLL+-F, X10SLM-F, X10SLL-F, X10SLH-F
Known/fameous malware:
TrickBoot
Links:
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security/Trickbot
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to the Microsoft Exchange OWA interface, upload arbitrary file on the server and execute it.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the Exchange server and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the Exchange server and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the Exchange server and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Exchange Server
Improper control of a resource through its lifetime
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of object lifetime in audio in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the Win32k.sys driver in Windows kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1732
Double Free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing ".mht" files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used by the Lazarus group to target security researchers worldwide.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
The vulnerability was used by the Lazarus group to target security researchers worldwide.
Links:
https://enki.co.kr/blog/2021/02/04/ie_0day.html
https://twitter.com/dnpushme/status/1357264755333816320
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_4.html
Business Logic Errors
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in the WebKit component. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a malicious website and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS, iPadOS
Business Logic Errors
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in the WebKit component. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a malicious website and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS, iPadOS
Race condition
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Kernel component. A remote attacker can use a malicious application and escalate privileges on the system.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Apple iOS, iPadOS
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the SSL-VPN appliance and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to access usernames, passwords and other session related information.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
SonicWall identified a coordinated attack on its internal systems by highly sophisticated threat actors exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities on certain SonicWall secure remote access products.
At this point both SMA 100 and NetExtender VPN Client are considered affected. Investigation of the incident is still ongoing.
Software: SMA 100
SonicWall identified a coordinated attack on its internal systems by highly sophisticated threat actors exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities on certain SonicWall secure remote access products.
At this point both SMA 100 and NetExtender VPN Client are considered affected. Investigation of the incident is still ongoing.
Links:
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0001
https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/urgent-security-notice-netextender-vpn-client-10-x-sma-100-series-vulnerability-updated-jan-23-2021/210122173415410/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows Defender
Links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1647
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed to the web interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in mid-December 2020 and January 2021.
The vulnerability was used to compromise several companies worldwide, such as Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), law firm Allens, the University of Colorado, the Washington State Auditor Office, and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Singtel.
The attacks were detected in the mid_December 2020 and continued in January 2021.
Software: Accellion FTA
The vulnerability was used to compromise several companies worldwide, such as Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), law firm Allens, the University of Colorado, the Washington State Auditor Office, and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Singtel.
The attacks were detected in the mid_December 2020 and continued in January 2021.
Links:
https://www.accellion.com/company/press-releases/accellion-provides-update-to-recent-fta-security-incident/
Improper Authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests within the SolarWinds Orion API. If an attacker appends a PathInfo
parameter of WebResource.adx
, ScriptResource.adx
, i18n.ashx
, or Skipi18n
to a request to a SolarWinds Orion server, SolarWinds may set the SkipAuthorization flag, which may allow the API request to be processed without requiring authentication. This vulnerability could allow a remote non-authenticated attacker to bypass
authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise
of the SolarWinds instance.
Note, this vulnerability is dubbed SUPERNOVA and is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Orion Platform
Known/fameous malware:
SUPERNOVA
Embedded malicious code (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
According to SolarWinds, Orion Platform software builds for versions 2019.4 HF 5 through 2020.2.1 are affected.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in a supply chain attack and is dubbed SUNBURST.
State-backed hackers are targeting government entities and private businesses all over the world in a global supply chain attack, in which they deploy a malicious SolarWinds update to compromise networks, according to a new report from the cybersecurity firm FireEye.
Known/fameous malware:
Behavior:Win32/Solorigate.C!dha
Links:
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can access the debug log after the password reset, grab the reset link and take over the admin account.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reset admin account passwords.
Software: Easy WP SMTP
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reset admin account passwords.
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the site isolation component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
Improperly implemented security check for standard
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
Out-of-bounds read
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within macOS kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to gain access to sensitive kernel information on the system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211947
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in macOS kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211947
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing fonts within the FontParser component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document or web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: macOS
Links:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211947
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow when processing untrusted HTML content in UI in Google Chrome on Android. An remote attacker, who had compromised the renderer process, can perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome for Android
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/chrome-for-android-update.html
Improperly implemented security check for standard
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Links:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privilege son the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Kernel Cryptography Driver cng.sys, which exposes a "\Device\CNG" device to user-mode programs and supports a variety of IOCTLs with non-trivial input structures. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was used in a trageted attacks along with the #VU47741 issue in FreeType library to attack users of Google Chrome.
Software: Windows
This vulnerability was used in a trageted attacks along with the #VU47741 issue in FreeType library to attack users of Google Chrome.
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Pluggable authentication module (PAM) component in Oracle Solaris. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
According to FireEye, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by the actor tracked as UNC1945.
Software: Oracle Solaris
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in freetype library when processing TTF files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted TTF file with PNG sbit glyphs to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: FreeType
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload in wp-file-manager in the "lib/php/connector.minimal.php" and "lib/files/hardfork.php" files. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.┬а
The vulnerability exploitation was detected on September 1st, 2020. The attackers can remotely upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.
Software: File Manager
Links:
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10389/
Resource exhaustion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient queue management for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) feature of Cisco┬аIOS XR Software. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending crafted IGMP┬а traffic to the affected device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.On August 31 Cisco has updated the original advisory to indicate the second vulnerability exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS XR
Resource exhaustion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient queue management for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) feature of Cisco┬аIOS XR Software. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending crafted IGMP┬а traffic to the affected device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
On August 28, 2020, the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) became aware of attempted exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS XR
On August 28, 2020, the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) became aware of attempted exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild.
Links:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxr-dvmrp-memexh-dSmpdvfz
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the scripting engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1380
Cryptographic issues
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file to bypass implemented security restrictions and successfully load a malicious file.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1464
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Print Spooler, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild since at least June 2020 and possibly as early as April 2019.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence is publishing results of our longstanding investigation into activity by the Russian-based threat actor Forest Blizzard (STRONTIUM) using a custom tool to elevate privileges and steal credentials in compromised networks. Since at least June 2020 and possibly as early as April 2019, Forest Blizzard has used the tool, which we refer to as GooseEgg, to exploit the CVE-2022-38028 vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service by modifying a JavaScript constraints file and executing it with SYSTEM-level permissions.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
GooseEgg
Stored cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability exploitation was detected on May 14, 2020. The authenticated attackers can inject, via the AJAX API, JavaScript code into the pluginтАЩs settings and use it to target the administrator in the backend of WordPress.
Software: Login/Signup Popup ( Inline Form + Woocommerce )
The vulnerability exploitation was detected on May 14, 2020. The authenticated attackers can inject, via the AJAX API, JavaScript code into the pluginтАЩs settings and use it to target the administrator in the backend of WordPress.
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote authenticated attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the blog.
This vulnerability is exploitable if users have open registration, hovewer in conjunction with a vulnerability in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (SB2020051119), it is possible to be exploited, even if the site does not have user registration enabled.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability exploitation was detected on May 06, 2020. The attackers can remotely execute arbitrary code.
Software: Elementor Pro
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed to the User Portal or Admin interfaces. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability exploitation was detected on April 22, 2020. Malware dubbed Asnar├╢k used SQL injection vulnerability to compromise the affected devices and steal users' credentials.
Software: Sophos Firewall
Known/fameous malware:
Asnar├╢k
Out-of-bounds write
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing email in the iOS MobileMail. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system. No user interaction is required to execute arbitrary code.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
According to security researchers this vulnerability is being actively exploited since January 2018.
Software: Apple iOS
According to security researchers this vulnerability is being actively exploited since January 2018.
Links:
https://blog.zecops.com/vulnerabilities/unassisted-ios-attacks-via-mobilemail-maild-in-the-wild/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privilege so the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Windows Kernel when handling objects in memory. A local user can use a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1027
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by a race condition handling ReadableStream. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in targeted attacks.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by a race condition running the nsDocShell destructor. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in targeted attacks.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library when parsing a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library when parsing a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200006
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1020
Use of hard-coded credentials
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Hard-coded accounts:
root/icatch99
report/8Jg0SR8K50
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since August 2019.
The vulnerability exploitation was uncovered by 360Netlab in August 2019. Several attack groups were using vulnerabilities in Lilin DVR firmware spread Chalubo, FBot, and Moobot botnets.
Software: DHD216A, DHD216, DHD208A, DHD208, DHD204A, DHD204, DHD304A, DHD308A, DHD316A, DHD504A, DHD508A, DHD516A
Known/fameous malware:
Chalubo, FBot, Moobot
The vulnerability exploitation was uncovered by 360Netlab in August 2019. Several attack groups were using vulnerabilities in Lilin DVR firmware spread Chalubo, FBot, and Moobot botnets.
Links:
https://blog.netlab.360.com/multiple-botnets-are-spreading-using-lilin-dvr-0-day-en/
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a content validation escape issue. A remote authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and manipulate certain agent client components.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Vendor reports in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability.
Software: Apex One
Vendor reports in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability.
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
Code Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the migration tool component. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Vendor reports in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability.
Software: OfficeScan
Vendor reports in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability.
Links:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000245571
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to data modification and deletion, including the potential to delete the entire contents of any table in a vulnerable siteтАЩs database.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify and delete the pluginтАЩs data.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify and delete the pluginтАЩs data.
Stored cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" file with the "aj_steps" AJAX action. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
Stored cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the pluginтАЩs setup process. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
Stored cross-site scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in several AJAX actions. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify the pluginтАЩs settings.
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and inject new fields and scripts into the WooCommerce checkout page.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers downloaded Woo-Add-To-Carts plugin on the system and created administrative accounts.
The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers downloaded Woo-Add-To-Carts plugin on the system and created administrative accounts.
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in V8 component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Google Chrome
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the scripting engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200001
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error with StoreElementHole and FallibleStoreElement when processing HTML content in IonMonkey JIT compiler. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was reported by Qihoo 360 ATA researchers.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
The vulnerability was reported by Qihoo 360 ATA researchers.
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within the Win32k component. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was reported by Anton Ivanov and Alexey Kulaev of Kaspersky Lab. This vulnerability was used in Operation WizardOpium campaign against Korean users.
Software: Windows
This vulnerability was reported by Anton Ivanov and Alexey Kulaev of Kaspersky Lab. This vulnerability was used in Operation WizardOpium campaign against Korean users.
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices allow remote code execution as root (without authentication) via shell metacharacters to the "cgi-bin/mainfunction.cgi" URI.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild starting from December 4, 2019.
The vulnerability in WebUI of DrayTek Vigor enterprise routers is being exploited in the wild at least from December 4, 2019. Two affected scripts are believed to be used by two different attack groups to eavesdrop on FTP and email traffic inside corporate networks.
Software: Vigor 2960
Links:
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the scripting engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1429
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content within the audio component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Kaspersky Lab has identified in the wild exploitation of the vulnerability. This vulnerability was used in Operation WizardOpium campaign against Korean users.
Software: Google Chrome
Kaspersky Lab has identified in the wild exploitation of the vulnerability. This vulnerability was used in Operation WizardOpium campaign against Korean users.
Links:
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the scripting engine in JScript.dll. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ws2ifsl.sys (Winsock). A local user can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. A local user can create a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
NULL pointer dereference
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing objects in memory within the Win32k component. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Win32/Exploit.CVE-2019-1132.A
VBA/TrojanDropper.Agent.ABM
VBA/TrojanDropper.Agent.AGK
Win32/Spy.Buhtrap.W
Win32/Spy.Buhtrap.AK
Win32/RiskWare.Meterpreter.G
Links:
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a local to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way splwow64.exe handles certain calls. A local user can abuse this functionality to elevate privileges on an affected system from low-integrity to medium-integrity.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open
IPC message between child and parent processes. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page that can make the non-sandboxed parent process open web content chosen by a compromised child process.
An attacker can combine this behavior along with another vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges on the current user.
Note, this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild along with SB2019061805 (CVE-2019-11707)
This vulnerability was used along with CVE-2019-11707 in a targeted attack against Conbase.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
This vulnerability was used along with CVE-2019-11707 in a targeted attack against Conbase.
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within XMLDecoder class. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Oracle has released a security alert, notifying users on in the wild exploitation of the vulnerability.
Software: Oracle WebLogic Server
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when manipulating JavaScript objects due to issues in Array.pop
. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with SB2019062002 (CVE-2019-11708).
The vulnerability was reported by Mozilla to be actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability as reportedly used in a targeted attack against Coinbase employees on Monday, June 17 2019.
The vulnerability was used in conjunction with another sandbox bypass issue CVE-2019-11708, patched by Mozilla on June 20, 2019.
This vulnerability was independently discovered and reported to Mozilla by a security researcher Samuel Gro├Я on April 15. It took Mozilla 64 days to issue a security fix.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
The vulnerability was reported by Mozilla to be actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability as reportedly used in a targeted attack against Coinbase employees on Monday, June 17 2019.
The vulnerability was used in conjunction with another sandbox bypass issue CVE-2019-11708, patched by Mozilla on June 20, 2019.
This vulnerability was independently discovered and reported to Mozilla by a security researcher Samuel Gro├Я on April 15. It took Mozilla 64 days to issue a security fix.
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Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Windows Error Reporting (WER) handles files. A local user can create a specially crafted WER file and execute arbitrary code on the system in kernel mode.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the WhatsApp VOIP stack when processing SRTCP packets. A remote attacker can send a series of specially crafted SRTCP packets sent to a target phone number, trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used in a targeted attack against a limited number of people. First vulnerability exploitation was detected on May 12 2019. The attackers targeted a phone of a UK-based human rights lawyer to install spyware.
Software: WhatsApp Messenger for Android
Known/fameous malware:
Pegasus
Links:
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the website.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted configuration to the affected application and inject arbitrary JavaScript code WordPress configuration.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable application.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited i the wild.
Improper access control vulnerability in the plugin allowed attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code and redirect users to phishing websites.
Software: Related Posts
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within the Win32k component. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Vasily Berdnikov and Boris Larin from Kaspersky Lab.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within the Microsoft Graphics Win32k component. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Donghai Zhu of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Security Team.
Software: Windows
Hidden functionality (backdoor)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system
The vulnerability exists due to hidden functionality (backdoor) is present in software. A remote attacker can use this functionality to gain full access to the application and compromise the affected system.
Note: this backdoor was implented as a result of ASUS servers compromise within the APT attack dubbed тАЬOperation ShadowHammerтАЭ. The campaign ran from June to at least November 2018.
Software: ASUS Live Update
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of the eval() JavaScript call on data passed via the "swp_url" HTTP GET parameter to "/wp-admin/admin-post.php" script, when "swp_debug" is set to "load_options", allowing to permanently inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the website. A remote unauthenticated attacker can store a specially crafted JavaScript code into database and execute it in browser of every website visitor.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options&swp_url=http://[malicious_js_script]/
A stored XSS vulnerability in the Social Warfare plugin, used by 70 000 users, led to a mass hacking campaign of WordPress websites.
Software: WordPress Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable website.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data passed via the "swpsmtp_import_settings" HTTP POST parameter to /easy-wp-smtp.php script. A remote unauthenticated attacker can import arbitrary wp_options and reconfigure WordPress to allow user registration with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable website.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
WordPress websites were under attack due to vulnerability in a popular WP plugin since March 15, 2019.
Software: Easy WP SMTP
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Win32k.sys driver. A local user can execute a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Kaspersky Lab has detected and reported a zero-day vulnerability in Win32k.sys driver in Microsoft Windows.
Software: Windows
NULL pointer dereference
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the win32k!MNGetpItemFromIndex when NtUserMNDragOver() system call within the win32k.sys kernel driver. A local user can use a specially crafted application to escape sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target system with SYSTEM privileges.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with vulnerability in Google Chrome described in (SB2019030405).
On March 7th Google has reported in the wild exploitation of vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. During the attack the adversary used another zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome in order to execute code on the system and vulnerability in Microsoft Windows to escalate privileges.
The initial attack was detected in late February.
Software: Windows
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Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in FileReader. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file with Google Chrome, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability in Google Chrome was used in a targeted attack along with another zero-day in Microsoft Windows.
The initial attack was detected in late February.
Software: Google Chrome
The vulnerability in Google Chrome was used in a targeted attack along with another zero-day in Microsoft Windows.
The initial attack was detected in late February.
Dangerous file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing file uploads. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the ColdFusion service. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the attacker has the ability to upload files.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: ColdFusion
Exposed dangerous method or function
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the PDF viewer allows sending information to a third-party domain via the "this.submitForm()" PDF Javascript API.┬аA remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file with Google Chrome and obtain sensitive information.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Vulnerability exploitation was spotted by EdgeSpot in late December 2018. The company detected multiple PDF samples in the wild that use dangerous JavaScript method to send information, retrieved from user's computer to a third-party domain.
Software: Google Chrome
Out-of-bounds read
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted webpage, trigger out-of-bounds read and test for the presence of files on disk.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.According to Ben Hawkes, team leader at Project Zero, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as 0day.
Software: Apple iOS
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.According to Ben Hawkes, team leader at Project Zero, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as 0day.
Software: Apple iOS
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing web pages. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Race condition
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the Kernel Transaction Manager driver (ntoskrnl.exe) when processing transacted file operations in kernel mode. A local user can create a specially program, and run arbitrary code on the system n kernel mode.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab. It is believed it was used by FruityArmor and SandCat APT groups against companies in the Middle East and Africa.
Software: Windows
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Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing SWF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim to open it and execute arbitrary code on system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerability exploitation was spotted by several security companies. The attack was detected on November 29, 2018 and seems to be executed by a Ukrainian APT group UA-APT.
360 Core Security dubbed the attack "Operation Poison Needles".
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Vulnerability exploitation was spotted by several security companies. The attack was detected on November 29, 2018 and seems to be executed by a Ukrainian APT group UA-APT.
360 Core Security dubbed the attack "Operation Poison Needles".
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Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within Win32k.sys driver. A local user can create a specially crafted application, run it on vulnerable system and execute code withe superuser privileges.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in limited targeted attacks.
The vulnerability was privately reported to Microsoft by Kaspersky Lab.
Software: Windows
Segmentation fault
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.According to MITRE statement, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild in November 2018.
Software: Suricata
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of SIP traffic. A remote attacker can send specially crafted SIP packets to the affected device, cause high CPU load that may lead to denial of service conditions.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against a limited number of targets.
The vulnerability was discovered during the resolution of a Cisco TAC support case and reported by Cisco PSIRT.
Software: Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
Logic error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a logical bug is revealed when embedding a video via the 'online video' feature. A remote attacker can embed a video inside a Word document, edit the XML file named document.xml, replace the video link with a crafted payload created by the attacker which opens Internet Explorer Download Manager with the embedded code execution file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: as of October 31, 2018 the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Trend Micro has issued a report detailing in the wild exploitation of a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Word. According to VirusTotal timestamps, the first wave of exploitation began on October 31, 2018. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 25.
Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_EXPLOIT.AOOCAI
TSPY_URSNIF.OIBEAO
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Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.The vulnerability exists in the plugin's source code that handles file uploads to PHP servers due to software allows upload of arbitrary files to the system. A remote unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary .htaccess file to impose security restrictions to its upload folder and upload backdoors and web shells.
The vulnerability is publicly known since at least 2015.
Software: jQuery File Upload
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Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the software fail to do capability checks when executing its internal action save_setting
to make such configuration changes when processing arbitrary options and values to this endpoint. A remote attacker can set the users_can_register
option to 1, and change the default_role
of new users to тАЬadministratorтАЭ to simply fill out the form at /wp-login.php?action=register
and immediately access a privileged account, change these options back to normal and install a malicious plugin or theme containing a web shell or other malware to further infect the victim site.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Vulnerability exploitation has been spotted in the wild by WordPress website owners. The initial attack was first reported on October 13. The attackers used vulnerability in plugin to gain administrative privileges on the affected websites.
Software: WP GDPR Compliance
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after free error in win32kfull!xxxDestroyWindow Win32k component. A local user can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild.
According to Kaspersky Lab, the vulnerability is being actively exploited by the FruityArmor APT actor.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
HEUR:Exploit.Win32.Generic
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
PDM:Exploit.Win32.Generic
Backdoor
VestaCP repository was compromised around May 2018 and contained malware at least until June 2018. As a result, user's credentials, generated by VestaCP, and other information were stolen by the attackers.
Software: Vesta Control Panel
Known/fameous malware:
Linux/ChachaDDoS
Spoofing attack
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.
The weakness exists due to the way macOS processes URI handlers with enabled "Open Safe Files" setting in Safari browser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into clicking on a spoof dialog box and force unauthorized downloading of malicious file (e.g. ZIP-archive). Once downloaded, the archive will be automatically extracted.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by the WindShift APT actor against government organizations in the Middle East.
Software: Apple Safari
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way that the Windows SMB Server handles certain requests. A remote authenticated user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Note: this vulnerability has being exploited in the wild. The exploit code was detected in the Bemstour exploit tool in September 2018 and has being used by Buckeye (APT3) APT group.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bemstour exploit tool
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to ALPC access control flaw. A local attacker can create a hard link from a readable file on the system to a '.job' file in the 'c:\windows\tasks' directory, invoke the _SchRpcSetSecurity() method of the task scheduler service ALPC endpoint to overwrite the linked file and gain system level privileges on the target system. The vulnerability was dubbed "SendboxEscaper".
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by the PowerPool group.
Software: Windows
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when validating file paths in Windows Shell. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary system commands on the vulnerable system.
Software: Windows
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in VBScript when the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was spotted in the wild by Trend Micro researcher on July 11, 2018. The exploit sample detected by the researchers was using the same obfuscation technique as exploits for CVE-2018-8174, spotted in the wild by Qihoo 360 in April 2018.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
HTML_EXPLOIT.YYRV
The vulnerability was spotted in the wild by Trend Micro researcher on July 11, 2018. The exploit sample detected by the researchers was using the same obfuscation technique as exploits for CVE-2018-8174, spotted in the wild by Qihoo 360 in April 2018.
Links:
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow the attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the AcubeFileCtrl.ocx ActiveX component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The South Korean CERT has reported in the wild exploitation of a remote code execution vulnerability in a popular ActiveX component. The group behind this attack is called Andariel Group. the group is tied to activity of a known North Korean adversary Lazarus Group.
Software: Samsung SDS Acube ActiveX Control
Links:
Cross-site request forgery
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attacks.Vulnerability exploitation was spotted by users of DrayTek routers. Attackers used CSRF vulnerability to change DNS settings of multiple routers to address: 38.134.121.95.
Software: DrayTek firmware
Links:
https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-Q-and-Draytek-router/td-p/2835571
https://www.draytek.co.uk/support/security-advisories/kb-advisory-csrf-and-dns-dhcp-web-attacks
https://www.draytek.com/en/about/news/2018/notification-of-urgent-security-updates-to-draytek-router...
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/draytek-router-zero-day-under-attack/
Double free memory error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.In March 2018 ESET detected attacks using two zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft win32k.sys driver (CVE-2018-8120) and and Adobe Acrobat.
Software: Adobe Acrobat
Known/fameous malware:
JS/Exploit.Pdfka.QNV trojan (ESET)
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in win32k.sys driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in limited targeted attacks.The vulnerability was reported by ESET in March 2018. The attackers used this vulnerability along with double free error in Adobe Acrobat CVE-2018-4990.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Win32/Exploit.CVE-2018-8120.A trojan (ESET)
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error where malicious events injected with depth = 2^63 - 1 render rooms unusable, related to federation/federation_base.py and handlers/message.py. A remote attacker can send malicious messages and perform a denial of service attack.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild in April 2018.
The attack was performed on Sunday, April 29 against #matrix:matrix.org and #matrix-dev:matrix.org that made the rooms temporarily unusable.
Software: Synapse
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to steal digital assets.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the transferFrom() function of a smart contract implementation for Useless Ethereum Token (UET). A remote attacker can steal assets (e.g., transfer all victims' balances into their account) because certain computations involving _value are incorrect.
The vulnerability was dubbed "transferFlaw" and has been exploited in the wild in December 2017.
This particular vulnerability affects a publicly traded ERC20 token listed in a top exchange. According to PeckShield this vulnerability has been already exploited in the wild since 2017/12/23 in multiple transactions.
Software: Useless Ethereum Token
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate digital assets.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in a smart contract implementation for SmartMesh (aka SMT) within Ethereum ERC20 token. A remote unauthenticated attacker can increase digital assets via crafted _fee and _value parameter.
Note: the vulnerability was actively exploited in April 2018 and was dubbed "proxyOverflow".
Vulnerability exploitation was spotted on April 24 by a blockchain security startup PeckShield. As a result, OKEx has suspended all ERC-20 tokens.
Software: SmartMesh ERC20 token
Improper authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was exploited against a very limited number of targets.
Software: MikroTik RouterOS
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions.The vulnerability exploitation resulted in suspension of all BeautyChain (BEC) transactions.
Software: ERC-20
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Vulnerability exploitation was detected by Qihoo 360. The company uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in IE, dubbed тАШdouble playтАЩ, that was triggered by weaponized MS Office documents. The experts have been observing an APT group targeting a limited number of users exploiting the zero-day flaw.
Hackers can use the тАШdouble playтАЩ flaw to implant a backdoor Trojan and take full control over the vulnerable machine.
The APT group was delivering an Office document with a malicious web page embedded, once the user opens the document, the exploit code and malicious payloads are downloaded and executed from a remote server. The later phase of this attack leverages a public UAC bypass technique and uses file steganography and memory reflection loading to avoid traffic monitoring and achieve loading with no files. This тАШdouble playтАЩ vulnerability may affect the latest versions of Internet Explorer and applications that are with IE kernel.
For now most of the victims are located in Asia.
In May 2018 the vulnerability was added into the RIG exploit kit, after the PoC code became publicly available.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
RIG exploit kit
Improper authentication
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication checks and gain full access to the affected system.The vulnerability was used to compromise hosting servers. The attack was reportedly performed from IP addresses, located in China.
This vulnerability triggered an outage of Digitalocean in NYC regions.
Software: Vesta Control Panel
Remote code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was used in the wild against PyBitmessage v0.6.2 users. According to vendor's notice, Bitmessage developer Peter ┼аurda's Bitmessage addresses were compromised as well by the attackers.
Software: PyBitmessage
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.KR-CERT reported in the wild exploitation of zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. According to the South Korean Computer Emergency Response Team (KR-CERT), the exploit has being used in the wild since mid-November 2017.
Security experts for FireEye linked the vulnerability to the hacking group TEMP.Reaper. The IP-addresses from which attacks were connected with the C&C-servers belong to the Internet provider Star JV - a joint venture of North Korea and Thailand.
Cisco Talos observed use of vulnerability in attacks conducted by Group 123.
According to FireEye, after successful exploitation of the vulnerability the system is infected with DOGCALL malware.
Cisco Talos specialists also reported cyberattacks using the malicious software, which they called Rokrat.
As revealed by security experts for Morphisec Labs Michael Gorelik and Assaf Kachlon the vulnerability has been used in a watering hole attack against Hong Kong Telecommunications company.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
DOGCALL
Rokrat
KR-CERT reported in the wild exploitation of zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. According to the South Korean Computer Emergency Response Team (KR-CERT), the exploit has being used in the wild since mid-November 2017.
Security experts for FireEye linked the vulnerability to the hacking group TEMP.Reaper. The IP-addresses from which attacks were connected with the C&C-servers belong to the Internet provider Star JV - a joint venture of North Korea and Thailand.
Cisco Talos observed use of vulnerability in attacks conducted by Group 123.
According to FireEye, after successful exploitation of the vulnerability the system is infected with DOGCALL malware.
Cisco Talos specialists also reported cyberattacks using the malicious software, which they called Rokrat.
As revealed by security experts for Morphisec Labs Michael Gorelik and Assaf Kachlon the vulnerability has been used in a watering hole attack against Hong Kong Telecommunications company.
Links:
https://www.krcert.or.kr/data/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=26998
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-spotted-in-the-wild/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/attacks-leveraging-adobe-zero-day.html
http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/group-123-goes-wild.html
http://blog.morphisec.com/watering-hole-attack-hong-kong-telecom-site-flash-exploit-cve-2018-4878
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Word
Command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker with administrator privileges to perform command injection attack on the target system.The vulnerability has been used in Satori attacks against Huawei's router model HG532. The most targeted countries include the United States, Italy, Germany, and Egypt.
Software: Huawei HG532
Known/fameous malware:
Satori botnet, Mirai malware
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Software: Roundcube
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
According to Kaspersky Lab, the vulnerability has being exploited by the BlackOasis threat actor. The recent attacks leveraging today's zero-day sent malicious Office documents to victims, which came with an embedded ActiveX object that contained the Flash CVE-2017-11292 exploit.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
FINSPY
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness was reported to Microsoft by researchers at China-based security firm Qihoo 360. The experts said they first observed an attack exploiting this vulnerability on September 28. The attacks targeted a small number of the companyтАЩs customers and they involved malicious RTF files.
Software: Microsoft Office
Backdoor
CCleaner version 5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191 were shipped with a backdoor code from official vendorтАЩs website. The incident was detected on September 12.Avast reported a security breach, which involved compromise of one of the CCleaner distribution servers. As a result, the adversary was able to distribute a backdoored version of CCleaner application between August 15 and September 12. The compromised version of CCleaner was distributed from the official vendor's website.
Software: CCleaner
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncpecified error when processing untrusted input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was detected by FireEye researchers. The attacker used Microsoft Office RTF document to leverage RCE in .NET Framework and deploy FINSPY malware. The malicious document тАЬ╨Я╤А╨╛╨╡╨║╤В.docтАЭ (MD5: fe5c4d6bb78e170abf5cf3741868ea4c) had Russian name and might have been used to target a Russian speaker.
Software: Microsoft .NET Framework
Known/fameous malware:
FINSPY
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain complete control over affected system.A backdoor code was detected in NetSarang software on August 4, 2017. Next day, on August 5 the developer has released an update to resolve the issue. As of August 15, there is an evidence, that the code has being utilized by one instance in Hong Kong.
The malicious code was delivered to the vendor's clients by compromising the software update mechanism. The backdoor was included into updates, issued on July 18, 2017. The update contained ShadowPad backdoor.
Software: Xftp
Known/fameous malware:
ShadowPad backdoor
Race condition
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.Software: Linux kernel
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension for Google Chrome has been hijacked on Google Web Store.
Software: Web Developer (Chrome extension)
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension has been hijacked on Google Web Store.
Software: Copyfish (Chrome extension)
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension was hijacked on July 3, 2017 and a backdoor was distributed via Google Web Store. The attackers have published non-existing version of the extension 20.1.1.
Software: Social Fixer (Chrome extension)
Backdoor
The security issue exists due to presence of backdoor code in updates, distributed from the official website. After update installation, the system becomes infected with NotPetya ransomware.The backdoor code was distributed via automatic update functionality. The infected version 10.01.189 contained backdoor code, which downloaded and installed NotPetya ransomware along with other tools, indented to distribute malware within local network. 75% of victims were located in Ukraine.
Software: M.E.Doc
Known/fameous malware:
NotPetya
The backdoor code was distributed via automatic update functionality. The infected version 10.01.189 contained backdoor code, which downloaded and installed NotPetya ransomware along with other tools, indented to distribute malware within local network. 75% of victims were located in Ukraine.
Security restrictions bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.There are confirmed reports indicating that this vulnerability has been publicly exploited in spam campaigns. The attackers were creating accounts, uploading files with spam links to advertise or influence SEO rankings.
Software: Drupal
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension was hijacked on Google Web Store. That update included alert10.js, malware that opens popups saying you have a virus.
Software: Chrometana (Chrome extension)
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when Windows Search handles objects in memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted messages to the Windows Search service and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing .LNK files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .LNK file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Windows
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension was hijacked on Google Web Store. The injected script was displaying and advertisement via alert10.js script, informing victims that their PC has been infected with malware and suggesting to purchase fake antivirus.
Software: Infinity New Tab (Chrome extension)
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.The vulnerability was disclosed by the Shadow Brokers hacking team.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
EsteemAudit
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing EPS wiles within Microsoft Office documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current victim.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used by APT28 team along with another zero-day CVE-2017-0263.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
GAMEFISH
Elevation of privilege
The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Win32k.sys driver. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was used by APT28 team along with another zero-day CVE-2017-0262.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
GAMEFISH
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable device.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error, which leads to QNAP device compromise. Vulnerability details are not disclosed yet.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable device.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
QNAP reported a security issue involving unauthorized access to the QNAP devices. Several QNAP NAS devices running QTS have been injected with XMR mining programs, specifically from mineXMR.com.
Software: QNAP QTS
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system.Software: Ghostscript
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing mailbox names in the EXAMINE IMAP command. A remote authenticated attacker can send an EXAMINE IMAP command containing an overly long mailbox name, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild and was disclosed by the Shadow Brokers leak.
The list of affected products, according to software vendor:
The exploit code was disclosed by the Shadow Brokers leak.
Software: IBM Domino
Known/fameous malware:
EMPHASISMINE exploit
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing EPS images within Microsoft Office files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file with malicious EPS image, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used by Turla and an unknown financially motivated actor.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
SHIRIME
NETWIRE
Links:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/2017-2605
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/eps-processing-zero-days.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/09/coming-together-to-address-encapsulated-postscri...
Cross-domain scripting
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victimтАЩs browser in security context of another domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it with Microsoft Office or WordPad and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The detected samples are organized as Word files containing Dridex botnet ID 7500 (more specially, RTF files with тАЬ.docтАЭ extension name). The exploit works on all Microsoft Office versions, including the latest Office 2016 running on Windows 10. The earliest attack dates to late January, according to McAfee.
According to FireEye, the malware leveraging this vulnerability was used to target Russian-speaking victims. As early as Jan. 25, 2017, lure documents referencing a Russian Ministry of Defense decree and a manual allegedly published in the "Donetsk People's Republic" exploited CVE-2017-0199 to deliver FINSPY payloads.
This vulnerability was also used by Patya.A ransomware in malware outbreak on 27 June, 2017 as one of the attack vectors.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Malware.Binary.Rtf
Dridex botnet
FINSPY
LATENTBOT
Petya.A
Links:
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/critical-office-zero-day-attacks-detected-wild/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/acknowledgement_ofa.html
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-hta-handler.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ScStoragePathFromUrl() function in the WebDAV service when processing overly long HTTP header beginning with "If: <http://" in a PROPFIND request. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the IIS service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in July and August 2016.
There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against legacy installations of Microsoft IIS 6.0 in July and August 2016. At the time of publication the product was no longer supported by the vendor. However Microsoft has decided to release a security patch to address this issue on June 13, 2017.
Software: Microsoft IIS
Known/fameous malware:
EXPLODINGCAN
There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against legacy installations of Microsoft IIS 6.0 in July and August 2016. At the time of publication the product was no longer supported by the vendor. However Microsoft has decided to release a security patch to address this issue on June 13, 2017.
Spoofing attack
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.The vulnerability exists due to improper parsing of right-to-left override (RLO) character when processing names of the transmitted files in Telegram Desktop for Windows. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted filename with malicious content (e.g. a JavaScript file), disguise it as an image and trick the victim into opening it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild since March until October in 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab and was silently fixed by the vendor.
According to Kaspersky Lab, this vulnerability was exploited in the wild since March 2017 until October 2017. The attackers used the vulnerability to install cryptocurrency miners on victimsтАЩ computers.
Software: Telegram Desktop for Windows
According to Kaspersky Lab, this vulnerability was exploited in the wild since March 2017 until October 2017. The attackers used the vulnerability to install cryptocurrency miners on victimsтАЩ computers.
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to vulnerable device.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) implementation and failure to restrict usage of CMP-specific Telnet options only to internal, local communications between cluster members. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted CMP-specific Telnet options while establishing a Telnet session with an affected Cisco device configured to accept Telnet connections and cause the affected device to reload or obtain full control over vulnerable device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain full access to vulnerable device.
Note: information about this vulnerability was publicly disclosed by WikiLeaks documents dubbed CIA Vault 7.
The vulnerability was disclosed by WikiLeaks in documents dubbed CIA Vault 7. It is believed that this vulnerability was used by CIA agents to penetrate government and corporate networks.
Software: Cisco IOS
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing requests in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMB packets and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
On April 14, 2017 the Shadow Brokers team made the exploit pack publicly available. The exploits are believed to be stolen from the NSA.
It is unclear, which CVE has been assigned to this vulnerability. Possible CVEs: CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0148.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
EternalSynergy exploit
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing requests in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMB packets and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
On April 14, 2017 the Shadow Brokers team made the exploit pack publicly available. The exploits are believed to be stolen from the NSA.
It is unclear, which CVE has been assigned to this vulnerability. Possible CVEs: CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0148.
This vulnerability was used to spread WannaCry and NotPetya ransomwere.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
EternalRomance exploit
WannaCry
NotPetya
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing requests in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMB packets and gain access to potentially sensitive data.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild and is publicly known as EternalChampion exploit.
On April 14, 2017 the Shadow Brokers team made the exploit pack publicly available. The exploits are believed to be stolen from the NSA.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
EternalChampion exploit
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing requests in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMB packets and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild and is publicly known as EternalChampion exploit.
On April 14, 2017 the Shadow Brokers team made the exploit pack publicly available. The exploits are believed to be stolen from the NSA.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
EternalChampion exploit
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing requests in Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted SMB packets and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
On April 14, 2017 the Shadow Brokers team made the exploit pack publicly available. The exploits are believed to be stolen from the NSA.
It is unclear, which CVE has been assigned to this vulnerability. Possible CVEs: CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0148.
On May 12, 2017 the malicious team has hit over 100,000 organizations in 150 countries. The hackers encrypted files from the target system and demanded 300-600$.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
WannaCry (Wana Decryptor) malware (the hackers added .WCRY extention to the targte files). The malware is believed to be connected to Lazarus Group from North Korea.
EternalBlue exploit.
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability was used by Zirconium cyber-espionage group against older versions of Windows.
Software: Windows
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML). A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and test for the presence of files on disk.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was used in the AdGholas malvertising campaign and later integrated into the Neutrino exploit kit. The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft in September 2016. The first malware sample, discovered in the wild, is connected with AdGholas campaign in July 2016. The exploit came back again in September 2016 with the Neutrino exploit kit.
Software: Microsoft XML Core Services
Known/fameous malware:
Neutrino exploit kit
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when accessing objects in memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Remote code execution exploit was revealed during Vault 7 leak. It is possible, that this vulnerability was used to compromise Mikrotik routers in Slingshot APT campaign.
Software: MikroTik RouterOS
Known/fameous malware:
ChimayRed
Backdoor
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to victim's browser.The browser extension was hijacked on Google Web Store. The attackers were able to distributed malware to the extension user's. The attack occurred around March 1, 2017.
Software: Web Paint (Chrome extension)
Format string vulnerability
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error within cgiemail and cgiecho binaries when processing template files. A remote authenticated attacker can create a specially crafted file, containing form string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild and was disclosed by the Shadow Brokers leak. The exploit is known as ElegantEagle.
The exploit code was disclosed by the Shadow Brokers leak dubbed ElegantEagle, exploiting vulnerability in cgiemail.
Software: cPanel
Known/fameous malware:
ElegantEagle exploit
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing SVG animation in nsSMILTimeContainer::NotifyTimeChange() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, host malicious SVG file on it and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being publicly exploited against Tor Browser users.
Exploited in the wild against TOR Browser users. Exploit code was publicly disclosed as well before Mozilla released the patch.
Software: Tor Browser
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/45.5.1/releasenotes/
http://blog.morphisec.com/tor/firefox-zero-day-prevented-by-morphisec
http://news.softpedia.com/news/mozilla-patches-svg-animation-remote-code-execution-in-firefox-and-th...
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/11/tor-browser-zero-day-strikes-again/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/12/01/firefox-and-tor-users-update-now-0-day-exploit-in-the-wi...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/mozilla-patches-svg-animation-remote-code-execution-in-firefox-and-th...
http://www.digitalriser.com/serious-firefox-tor-browser-vulnerability.html
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/12/01/firefox-tor-browser-0-day-patched/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/tor-releases-urgent-update-for-firefox-0day-thats-under-act...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23741
http://thehackernews.com/2016/11/firefox-tor-update.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/mozilla-patches-zero-day-flaw-in-firefox.html
LDAP injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Jenkins
Memory Corruption
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of objects in memory in Windows font library when processing Open Type fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted font file and cause memory corruption.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with privileges of the current user.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability started to appear on the radar in June 2016 as it was used in "low-volume attacks primarily focused on targets in South Korea". A successful attack exploited a flaw in the Windows font library to elevate privileges, and to install a backdoor on target systems called Hankray.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan Horse Exp.CVE-2016-7256.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-132
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2017-011706-2200-99
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-windows-zero-day-exploited-russian-hackers
http://www.netsec.news/patch-tuesday-sees-68-microsoft-vulnerabilities-fixed/
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/18/microsoft-windows-10-hardening-against-0-day-exploits/
http://www.removesoft-tips.com/exp-cve-2016-7256-removal-guide-how-do-i-remove-exp-cve-2016-7256-com...
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/if-youre-going-to-use-windows-it-makes-security-sense-to...
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/anniversary-update-shielded-against-two-exploits/
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-10-mitigate-zero-day-exploits
http://windowsreport.com/microsoft-windows-10-zero-day-exploit/
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness is due to improper handling of objects in memory by win32k.sys. By sending a specially crafted system call NtSetWindowLongPtr(), a local attacker can set index GWLP_ID to WS_CHILD value on a window handle with GWL_STYLE and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful explotation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The zero-day was being actively exploited by Russian hackers (APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sednit, Tsar Team, and Sofacy).
Software: Windows
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2016-110821-3527-99
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-135
https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
http://www.netsec.news/patch-tuesday-sees-68-microsoft-vulnerabilities-fixed/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerab...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/53242/hacking/cve-2016-7255-zero-day.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-72...
https://cyware.com/news/one-bit-to-rule-a-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-in-the-wild-84cb5e1...
http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/microsoft-november-security-updates-include-fix-for-zero-day-fla...
https://www.grahamcluley.com/pawn-storm-microsoft-zero-day/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/11/09/november-patch-tuesday-fixes-controversial-windows-0-day...
http://sensorstechforum.com/cve-2016-7255-67-vulnerabilities-addressed-microsoft/
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when handling .swf files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a website or open a file with malicious Flash file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was disclosed by Neel Mehta and Billy Leonard of the Google Threat Analysis Group.
The vulnerability was exploited by Russian hacker group APT28.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-128
https://threatpost.com/adobe-patches-flash-zero-day-under-attack/121567/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/52739/hacking/cve-2016-7855-adobe.html
http://sensorstechforum.com/cve-2016-7855-flash-bug-exploited-limited-attacks/
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-vulnerability-used-targeted-attacks
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/google-windows-zero-day.html
http://opensources.info/cve-2016-7855-flaw-in-adobe-flash-player-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/flash-windows-zerodays-are-being/
https://fossbytes.com/microsoft-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-google-told-people/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/26/adobe_patches_fresh_flash_zeroday/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/flash-zero-day-being-exploited-targeted-attacks
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3135715/security/emergency-flash-player-patch-fixes-zero-day-critical...
http://thecharlestendellshow.com/microsoft-patches-cve-2016-7255-windows-zero-day-exploited-by-fancy...
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/fancy-bear-goes-all-out-to-beat-adobe-msft-zero-day-patches...
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Phil Oester and is called "DIRTY COW".
It is believed that the vulnerability was being exploited in the wild for quite some time.
Software: Linux kernel
Links:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.9-rc2.tar.xz
https://dirtycow.ninja/
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05352241
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_COW
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317981/dirty-cow-exploit-cve-2016-5195/318046
https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solut...
http://www.techinformant.in/dirty-cow-cve-2016-5195-vulnerability/
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/linux-kernel-exploit.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-zero-day-cve-2016-5195-patched-after-being-deployed-in-l...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/52521/hacking/dirty-cow-exploit.html
http://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/dirty-cow-linux-vulnerability/
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Proofpoint researchers Will Metcalf and Kafeine first detected and reported CVE-2016-3298 in April 2016 as part of a тАЬGooNkyтАЭ infection chain along with CVE-2016-3351, but the information disclosure vulnerability was most likely already in use by the AdGholas group.
CVE-2016-3298 and CVE-2016-3351 were reported to Microsoft between October and December of 2015.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit Kit: Neutrino
Links:
https://www.proofpoint.com/uk/threat-insight/post/microsoft-patches-CVE-2016-3298-second-information...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-118.aspx
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2016-3298-microsoft-fixes-another-ie...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/52186/hacking/microsoft-zero-da.html
https://www.brokenbrowser.com/detecting-local-files-to-evade-analysts/
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-patches-five-zero-days-under-attack/121211/
https://www.scmagazine.com/patch-tuesday-microsoft-patches-five-zero-day-vulnerabilities/article/548...
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/Microsoft-security-patch-updates.html
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/exploits/2016/08/browser-based-fingerprinting-implications-...
http://www.securityweek.com/attackers-use-internet-explorer-zero-day-avoid-researchers
http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-patches-four-zero-days-used-in-live-attacks-509222.shtml
http://wccftech.com/zero-day-exploited-update-windows-right-away/
https://www.beencrypted.com/attackers-uses-ie-edge-zero-day-avoid-researchers/
Arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability has been used by an APT group Kaspersky Lab call FruityArmor. Victims have been identified in Thailand, Iran, Algeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Sweden.
Software: Windows
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Edge
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-119
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-patches-five-zero-days-under-attack/121211/
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/Microsoft-security-patch-updates.html
http://www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/10/12/microsoft-patches-four-zero-days-used-live-attacks/
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-4-vulnerabilities-exploited-wild
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/vert-threat-alert-october-2016-p...
http://www.slideshare.net/LANDESK/october2016-patchtuesdayshavlik
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-hackers-have-exploited-zero-days-in-windows-10s-edge-office-i...
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/10/12/october-patch-tuesday/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/553358/Microsoft-Windows-10-critical-flaws-security-update-fix-...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Word
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-121.aspx
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/Microsoft-security-patch-updates.html
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-patches-five-zero-days-under-attack/121211/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=93372
http://thehackernews.com/2016/10/Microsoft-security-patch-updates.html
http://www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/10/12/microsoft-patches-four-zero-days-used-live-attacks/
http://www.networkworld.com/article/3130109/security/microsoft-released-10-patches-6-rated-critical-...
https://www.scmagazine.com/patch-tuesday-microsoft-patches-five-zero-day-vulnerabilities/article/548...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-hackers-have-exploited-zero-days-in-windows-10s-edge-office-i...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/52186/hacking/microsoft-zero-da.html
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/10/12/october-patch-tuesday/
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/microsoft-bundles-security-updates--no-more-pick-and-choose/article/547...
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote user to access potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient checks of IKE packats when handling ISAKMP requests. By sending specially crafted IKEv1 packets to the IKE service via IPv4 or IPv6 a malicious user can obtain memory contents.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to confidential information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited in the wild. It was disclosed as part of Equation Group Leak and is reffered as BENIGNCERTAIN exploit.
The vulnerability was revealed after The Shadow Brokers hacking group published documents stolen from Equation Group on Saturday 13 August 2016. The exploit code was dubbed BENIGNCERTAIN and presumably was used by NSA operatives to infiltrate networks of government organizations and private companies.
Neither Cisco has developed a patch for the flaw, nor any workarounds are available.
Software: Cisco IOS
Known/fameous malware:
BENIGNCERTAIN
Links:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160916-ikev1
http://thehackernews.com/2016/09/cisco-nsa-exploit.html
https://threatpost.com/cisco-warns-of-ios-flaw-vulnerable-to-shadowbrokers-attack/120668/
https://www.tecklyfe.com/ikev1-information-disclosure-vulnerability-multiple-cisco-products/
http://www.securityweek.com/cisco-finds-new-zero-day-linked-shadow-brokers-exploit
http://bestsecuritysearch.com/vulnerability-ikev1-cisco-products/
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/450304648/Shadow-Brokers-Cisco-vulnerability-exploited-in-...
https://www.grahamcluley.com/cisco-customers-targeted-hackers-using-leaked-nsa-hacking-tools/
https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/info-notes/the-201cshadow-brokers201d-story
http://thecharlestendellshow.com/over-840000-cisco-systems-affected-by-the-equation-groups-flaw-cve-...
https://www.scmagazine.com/cisco-warns-of-exploitation-of-new-flaws-linked-to-shadow-brokers-exploit...
https://plannedlink.co.uk/2016/09/20/cve-2016-6415-cisco-confirms-a-new-0day-linked-to-equation-grou...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/51410/hacking/cve-2016-6415.html
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/hackers-hit-cisco-customers-leaked-nsa-hacking-tools-shad...
http://www.hackbusters.com/news/stories/858203-cisco-ikev1-information-disclosure-benigncertain-cve-...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/shadow-brokers-beningcertain-tool-deployed-in-live-attacks-508455.sht...
http://www.securityinform.com/2016/09/22/859-000-cisco-devices-affected-by-critical-zero-day-vulnera...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data.
Microsoft has known about CVE-2016-3351 since 2015.
Exploited By AdGholas and GooNky Malvertising Groups.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/Microsoft-Patches-Zero-Day-Exploited-By-AdGholas-G...
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-104
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-105
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=29628
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2016-3298-microsoft-fixes-another-ie-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/51494/hacking/internet-explorer-exploits.html
http://wccftech.com/zero-day-exploited-update-windows-right-away/
https://www.brokenbrowser.com/detecting-local-files-to-evade-analysts/
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-browser-vulnerability-exploited-attacks
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/microsoft-bundles-security-updates--no-more-pick-and-choose/article/547...
http://www.securingcomputer.com/news/microsoft-patches-browser-vulnerability-exploited-attacks
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-patches-critical-ie-bug-that-was-under-attack-for-nearly-thre...
http://techgenix.com/microsoft-patches-ie-malvertising-vulnerability/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists within text processor when parsing .inp files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .inp file, trick the victim to open it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in full system compromise.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against financial institutions in Asia. The latest attack report is dated November 3, 2017.
Exploit code was used in targeted attacks against financial institutions in Asia. Victims of these attacks have been observed in U.K., U.S, Myanmar, Sri-Lanka and Uganda. The sector for the victims include both financial and governmental institutions.
Attacks are similar to attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the Hangul Word Processor against government targets in South Korea.
UPDATE
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks published a write-up on November 2 2017, describing 3 latest exploits, leveraging this particular vulnerability.
The decoy documents used by the InPage exploits in the latest attacks suggest that the targets are likely to be politically or militarily motivated. They contained subjects such as intelligence reports and political situations related to India, the Kashmir region, or terrorism being used as lure documents.
Software: InPage
Known/fameous malware:
Zeus-type malware
CONFUCIUS_B
Links:
https://securelist.com/blog/research/76717/inpage-zero-day-exploit-used-to-attack-financial-institut...
https://threatpost.com/inpage-zero-day-used-in-attacks-against-banks/122112/
http://www.securityweek.com/organizations-asia-targeted-inpage-zero-day
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/53725/intelligence/inpage-zero-day.html
http://techgenix.com/banks-hacked-via-inpage/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/24/attackers_use_yearsold_software_zero_day_to_pop_asia_pac_ba...
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2016/11/asian-and-african-banks-are-attacked-using-a-zero-day-vulnerabil...
https://cyware.com/news/organizations-in-asia-targeted-with-inpage-zero-day-37293662
https://frederickdamasus.com/2016/11/zero-day-attacks-african-asian-banks.html/
https://thetechportal.com/2016/11/24/banks-attacked-zero-day-kaspersky/
http://technewsdir.com/asian-and-african-banks-attacked-using-a-zero-day-vulnerability-kaspersky
https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/11/unit42-recent-inpage-exploits-lead-multiple-malw...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The Citizen Lab discovery exposed three zero-day exploits ((CVE-2016-4655, CVE-2016-4656, CVE-2016-4657)) used by тАЬPegasusтАЭ, a lawful interception cyberespionage tool developed by the Israeli-based NSO Group and sold to government agencies (UAE Human Rights Defender (Ahmed Mansoor)).
Software: Apple iOS
Known/fameous malware:
Trident exploit.
Links:
http://www.securityweek.com/apple-issues-emergency-fix-ios-zero-days-what-you-need-know
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/trident-trio-ios-zero-days-being-exploited-wild
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://jndok.github.io/2016/10/04/pegasus-writeup/
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/50788/mobile-2/ios-9-3-4-trident-exploit.html
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-ios-trident-exploit-all-you-n...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83845.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/apple-rushes-out-patch-for-new-ios-zero-day-flaws.html
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/apple-releases-patch-for-trident-a-trio-of-ios-...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a malicious application. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The Citizen Lab discovery exposed three zero-day exploits ((CVE-2016-4655, CVE-2016-4656, CVE-2016-4657)) used by тАЬPegasusтАЭ, a lawful interception cyberespionage tool developed by the Israeli-based NSO Group and sold to government agencies (UAE Human Rights Defender (Ahmed Mansoor)).
Software: Apple iOS
Known/fameous malware:
Trident exploit.
Links:
http://www.securityweek.com/apple-issues-emergency-fix-ios-zero-days-what-you-need-know
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/trident-trio-ios-zero-days-being-exploited-wild
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://jndok.github.io/2016/10/04/pegasus-writeup/
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/50788/mobile-2/ios-9-3-4-trident-exploit.html
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-ios-trident-exploit-all-you-n...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83845.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/apple-rushes-out-patch-for-new-ios-zero-day-flaws.html
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/apple-releases-patch-for-trident-a-trio-of-ios-...
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can run a specially crafted application, bypass security restrictions and obtain portions of kernel memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.The Citizen Lab discovery exposed three zero-day exploits ((CVE-2016-4655, CVE-2016-4656, CVE-2016-4657)) used by тАЬPegasusтАЭ, a lawful interception cyberespionage tool developed by the Israeli-based NSO Group and sold to government agencies (UAE Human Rights Defender (Ahmed Mansoor)).
Software: Apple iOS
Known/fameous malware:
Trident exploit.
Links:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207107
http://www.securityweek.com/apple-issues-emergency-fix-ios-zero-days-what-you-need-know
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/trident-trio-ios-zero-days-being-exploited-wild
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://jndok.github.io/2016/10/04/pegasus-writeup/
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/50788/mobile-2/ios-9-3-4-trident-exploit.html
https://citizenlab.org/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/apple-ios-trident-exploit-all-you-n...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83845.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/apple-rushes-out-patch-for-new-ios-zero-day-flaws.html
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/apple-releases-patch-for-trident-a-trio-of-ios-...
CLI parser buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the command-line interface (CLI) parser. A local authenticated user can trigger buffer overflow and reload the affected device or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
The following models of CISCO ASA appliances are affected:
Note: this is a zero-day vulnerability, discovered after security breach of The Equation Group. The exploit code for this vulnerability was publicly exposed and is referred as EPICBANANA Exploit.
The vulnerability was revealed after The Shadow Brokers hacking group published documents stolen from Equation Group in 2013. The exploit code was dubbed BENIGNCERTAIN and presumably was used by NSA operatives to infiltrate networks of government organizations and private companies
Neither Cisco has developed a patch for the flaw, nor any workarounds are available.
Firstly the vulnerability received a patch back in 2011.
Software: Cisco PIX Firewall
Known/fameous malware:
EPICBANANA.
Links:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-56516
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-cli
https://blogs.cisco.com/security/shadow-brokers
http://www.thesecurityblogger.com/the-shadow-brokers-epicbananas-and-extrabacon-exploits/
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/cisco-confirms-two-exploits-found-in...
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-find-strong-connection-between-nsa-hacker...
http://thehackernews.com/2016/08/nsa-hack-exploit.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/cisco-patches-zero-day-exposed-in-shadow-brokers-leak-507410.shtml
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/cisco-confirms-nsa-linked-zeroday-targeted-its-firewalls-fo...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/equation-has-secretive-cyberespionage-group-been-breached
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/08/18/cisco-fortinet-exploits-leaked/
http://techgenix.com/nsa-hack-cisco-releases-patches/
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/08/the-shadow-brokers-lifting-the-shadows-of-the-nsas-equatio...
http://www.eweek.com/security/shadow-brokers-flaw-poses-zero-day-risks-cisco-and-fortinet-warn.html
https://duo.com/blog/newly-released-exploits-affect-cisco-juniper-and-other-vendors
SNMP remote code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling SNMP packets. A remote attacker with knowledge of SNMP community string can cause buffer overflow and cause the target device to reload or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in full compromise of affected system.
The following models of CISCO ASA appliances are affected:
Note: this is a zero-day vulnerability, discovered after security breach of The Equation Group. The exploit code for this vulnerability was publicly exposed and is referred as EXTRABACON Exploit.
The vulnerability was revealed after The Shadow Brokers hacking group published documents stolen from Equation Group in 2013. The exploit code was dubbed ExtraBacon and presumably used by NSA operatives to infiltrate networks of government organizations and private companies.
Software: Cisco ASA Series
Known/fameous malware:
ExtraBacon.
Links:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160817-asa-snmp
https://www.surecloud.com/security-bulletins/cisco-asa-pix-firewall-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2016-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/51410/hacking/cve-2016-6415.html
https://threatpost.com/cisco-begins-patching-equation-group-asa-zero-day/120124/
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/cisco-patches-asa-devices-against-extrabacon-a-9360
http://news.softpedia.com/news/cisco-patches-zero-day-exposed-in-shadow-brokers-leak-507410.shtml
https://threatpost.com/leaked-shadowbrokers-attack-upgraded-to-target-current-versions-of-cisco-asa/...
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/cisco-confirms-nsa-linked-zeroday-targeted-its-firewalls-fo...
ttps://thehackernews.com/2016/08/nsa-hack-exploit.html
https://duo.com/blog/newly-released-exploits-affect-cisco-juniper-and-other-vendors
http://www.securityweek.com/cisco-finds-new-zero-day-linked-shadow-brokers-exploit
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/equation-has-secretive-cyberespionage-group-been-breached
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/08/18/cisco-fortinet-exploits-leaked/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exist due to a boundary error within cookie parser. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable system.
Note:the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Information about zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco and FortiOS products was exposed after NSA data leak in August 2016. The tools bear digital signatures that match those used by the Equation Group, a group that has alleged links to the NSA. The incident highlights the risk of hoarding zero-day vulnerabilities.
EGREGIOUSBLUNDER is one of multiple Equation Group vulnerabilities and exploits disclosed on 2016/08/14 by a group known as the Shadow Brokers.
Software: FortiOS
Links:
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-023
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3109307/security/cisco-and-fortinet-issue-patches-against-nsa-m...
https://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/xviii/66#201
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/7381/fortinet-fortigate-cookie...
http://netformation.com/level-3-pov/shadow-brokers-hit-the-light-of-day
https://vulners.com/nessus/FORTIOS_COOKIE_PARSING_BOF.NASL
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/08/the-shadow-brokers-lifting-the-shadows-of-the-nsas-equatio...
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=48526
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=93196
Security bypass
The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.In August 2016 Mozilla bug-tracking service was hacked. Hackers were able to steal information about not yet patched vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and use one of them in a targeted attack against users of Russian news website.
The malicious exfiltration server, hosted in Ukraine, has been online since July 27, 2015.
The vulnerability was reported by researcher Cody Crews.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Known/fameous malware:
JS/Exploit.CVE-2015-4495 (ESET).
Links:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2980745/web-browsers/mozilla-admits-bug-tracker-breach-led-to-a...
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-78/
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/08/11/firefox-under-fire-anatomy-of-latest-0-day-attack/
http://www.securityweek.com/mozilla-patches-firefox-zero-day-exploited-wild
https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/firefox-0day-cve-2015-4495/
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1563163
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/firefox-vulnerability-could-allow-attackers-steal-documents
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/39198/cyber-crime/0-day-firefox.html
https://www.hedgehogsecurity.co.uk/firefox-users-should-update-immediately/
https://www.eset.com/int/about/newsroom/company/firefox-0-day-attack/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was reported by Anton Ivanovn of Kaspersky.
Used by ScarCruft hacking team in Operation Daybreak and Operation Erebus as suggested by Kaspersky Lab.
It has been used in targeted attacks carried out by a new ScarCruft APT group operating primarily against high-profile victims in China, South Korea, India, Russia, Nepal, Romania, and Kuwait.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html
https://securelist.com/blog/research/75082/cve-2016-4171-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-targeted-attac...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/48400/hacking/cve-2016-4171-flash-0-day.html
http://www.securityweek.com/flash-zero-day-exploited-targeted-attacks
https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/security-covered-norton/critical-adobe-flash-player-vulnerabil...
https://threatpost.com/scarcruft-apt-group-used-latest-flash-zero-day-in-two-dozen-attacks/118642/
http://zerosecurity.org/2016/06/flash-zero-day-cve-2016-4171
http://neurogadget.net/2016/06/21/hackers-exploiting-critical-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability/33701
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-patches-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-flash-player/article/529...
http://activecypher.com/cve-2016-4171-another-flash-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/06/15/critical-flash-vulnerability-is-being-exploited-in-the-w...
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/critical-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2016-4171-basic-mitigation/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/06/critical-adobe-flash-bug-under-active-attack-currently-has-...
http://wccftech.com/flash-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/adobe-exploit-scarcruft/
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2461612/new-threat-uses-flash-zero-day-to-attack-big-busine...
http://thecharlestendellshow.com/scarcruft-apt-group-exploited-flash-zero-day-in-high-profile-attack...
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/adobe-flash-alert-0-day-exploit-for-vulnerability-in-the-wi...
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/adobe-flings-flash-fix-for-fresh-apt-target-a-9207
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to compromise the target system.Researchers at Sucuri said that attacks against WordPress sites running the plugin started on May 26.
Software: WP Mobile detector
Links:
https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/05/31/aribitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-mobile-d...
https://threatpost.com/wordpress-patches-zero-day-in-wp-mobile-detector-plugin/118458/ https://www.recoverwp.com/en/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-mobile-detector/
https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/06/wp-mobile-detector-vulnerability-being-exploited-in-the-wild.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/wordpress-sites-under-attack-from-new-zero-day-in-wp-mobile-detector-...
https://vulners.com/threatpost/WORDPRESS-PATCHES-ZERO-DAY-IN-WP-MOBILE-DETECTOR-PLUGIN/118458
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-20313-WordPress-Websites-Being-Assaulted-Through-Fresh-0-Day-within-...
http://www.builditdigital.com/blog/wp-mobile-detector-plugin-makes-over-10-000-wordpress-sites-vulne...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/over-10000-wordpress-sites-vulnerable-to-exploit/
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error when parsing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) packets, sent directly to the device. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IPv6 traffic to the affected device and cause the device to stop processing IPv6 traffic.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in denial of service attack.
Note: according to Cisco, this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Software: Cisco IOS XR
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Used to target South Korean organizations.
A banking (Duuzer back door) trojan distributed by Sundown Exploit Kit (EK) to target South Korean organizations. Later it was included into Magnitude and KaiXin EKs.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kit: Magnitude, Neutrino, RIG, Sundown.
Links:
http://theori.io/research/cve-2016-0189
https://github.com/theori-io/cve-2016-0189
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-053
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-051
https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0189
http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2016/07/cve-2016-0189-internet-explorer-and.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2016-061306-3604-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-used-targeted-attacks-sout...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=70147
http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2016/07/cve-2016-0189-internet-explorer-and.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/may-2016-patch-tuesday-fixes-browser-scri...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/07/exploit_kits_quickly.html
https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2017/01/paper-journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-flaws-exploited-targeted-attacks
http://sensorstechforum.com/may-2016-patch-tuesday-cve-2016-0189-kb3155533-kb3156764/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54093/intelligence/cnacom-campaign.html
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/cnacom-open-source-exploitation-strategic-web-compromise
http://forensicblogs.com/tag/cve-2016-0189/
https://threatpost.com/patched-ie-zero-day-incorporated-into-neutrino-ek/119321/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/49383/cyber-crime/neutrino-ek-ie-flaw.html
http://www.securityweek.com/ie-exploit-added-neutrino-after-experts-publish-poc
http://www.cybersecurity-review.com/internet-explorer-zero-day-exploit-used-in-targeted-attacks-in-s...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-victim-of-internet-explorer-zero-day-vulnerability/
http://thecharlestendellshow.com/experts-published-ie-exploit-code-and-crooks-added-it-to-neutrino-e...
https://cybernewsgroup.co.uk/ie-exploit-added-to-neutrino-after-experts-publish-poc/
http://www.networkworld.com/article/3068505/microsoft-fixes-actively-attacked-ie-flaw-and-50-other-v...
https://www.scmagazine.com/patch-tuesday-microsoft-rolls-out-16-bulletins-eight-rated-critical/artic...
http://news.redpiranha.net/Landing-Page-Containing-CVE-2016-0189-Exploit-Code-Used-to-Target-Taiwane...
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/windows-0-day-exploit-used-in-recent-wave-of-pos-attacks...
https://securityintelligence.com/news/proof-of-compromise-new-neutrino-exploit-runs-on-research/
https://www.grahamcluley.com/neutrino-exploit-kit-adds-zero-day-flaw-arsenal/
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.The vulnerability was reported by Genwei Jiang.
The zero-day was used by the Pawn Storm and APT3 cyber espionage groups in Operation Erebus campaign and seen in payloads included with CryptXXX, Cerber and DMA Locker ransomware, as well as the Gootkit Trojan.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kit: Angler, Magnitude, Neutrino, RIG.
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/05/cve-2016-4117-flash-zero-day.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/47197/hacking/cve-2016-4117-adobe-flash-zero.html
https://security.berkeley.edu/news/vulnerable-adobe-flash-player-allows-remote-code-execution-cve-20...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/nine-days-later-flash-zero-day-cve-2016-4117-already-added-to-exploit...
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/05/16/flash-0day-exploit-booby-trapped-office-file/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/47379/cyber-crime/cve-2016-4117-exploit-chain.html
https://andreafortuna.org/cve-2016-4117-a-new-adobe-flash-0-day-in-the-wild-56e78d519bf5#.9ogjnryxb
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3073561/security/a-recently-patched-flash-player-exploit-is-being-use...
https://www.peerlyst.com/posts/cve-2016-4117-fireeye-revealed-the-exploit-chain-of-recent-attacks-he...
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/microsoft-word-intruder-8-adds-support-for-flash-v...
http://neurogadget.net/2016/05/29/adobe-flash-player-exploit-used-hackers-attack-users/31733
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/zero-day-attacks-pummel-ie-flash-a-9093
Input validation error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Code execution vulnerability in ImageMagick was found by Nikolay Ermishkin from Mail.Ru Security Team while researching original report.
Security researcher Behrouz Sadeghipour discovered that the vulnerability was present in the web domain belonging to Polyvore.
The vulnerabilily is dubbed "ImageTragick".
Software: ImageMagick
Links:
https://imagetragick.com/
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/imagemagick-vulnerability-allows-remote-c...
http://www.darknet.org.uk/2016/05/multiple-serious-imagemagick-zero-day-vulnerabilities/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoos-polyvore-vulnerable-to-imagemagick-flaw-researcher-receives-litt...
http://www.securityweek.com/yahoo-rewards-researcher-imagemagick-hack
http://sec.sangfor.com.cn:88/vulns/290.html
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/05/04/imagemagick-zero-day-flaw/
http://www.sangfor.com/source/blog-network-security/696.html
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/exploits-gone-wild-hackers-target-critical-image-processing...
http://www.nickhammond.com/fixing-imagemagick-cve-20163714-with-ansible/
http://www.securityweek.com/attackers-exploit-critical-imagemagick-vulnerability
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the kernel-mode driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted program, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Used to compromise organizations in the USA and Canada. First attacks were detected in 08.03.2016.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
PUNCHBABY or PUNCHTRACK Trojan.
Links:
https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Exploit:Win64/CVE-2016...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/05/windows-zero-day-payment-cards.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-039 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532
http://blog.trendmicro.com/tippingpoint-threat-intelligence-zero-day-coverage-week-april-11-2016/
http://blog.cybersheath.com/adobe-and-windows-zero-day-exploits-in-the-wild
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-zero-day-exposes-100-companies-to-pos-attack/118026/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/beware-of-in-the-wild-0day-attacks-exploiting-windows-and-f...
http://sensorstechforum.com/windows-zero-day-exploited-to-steal-credit-card-data-from-us-companies/
http://www.securityweek.com/windows-zero-day-leveraged-financial-attacks
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-windows-zero-day-exposes-companies-to-crippling-cyberattacks/
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the kernel-mode driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted program, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The Badlock vulnerability.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-039.aspx
https://threatpost.com/fruityarmor-apt-group-used-recently-patched-windows-zero-day/121398/
http://www.networkworld.com/article/3054645/security/microsoft-rated-6-of-13-security-updates-as-cri...
https://securelist.com/blog/research/76396/windows-zero-day-exploit-used-in-targeted-attacks-by-frui...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3055572/security/dont-let-badlock-distract-you-from-real-vulnerabil...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-releases-critical-windows-edge-browser-office-security-upda...
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/patch-tuesday-badlock-bulletin/
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error when handling .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.The weakness was presented by Kafeine (EmergingThreats/Proofpoint), Genwei Jiang (FireEye, Inc.) and Clement Lecigne (Google).
According to FireEye, on April 2, Kafeine provided details on a version of the Magnitude Exploit Kit that was originally believed to be exploiting known Adobe Flash vulnerabilities.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Magnitude, Neutrino and Nuclear Pack Exploit Kit.
Cerber and DMA Locker ransomware.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/look-adobe-flash-player-cve-2016-1019-zer...
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/killing-zero-day-in-the-egg
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/46107/malware/adobe-fixes-cve-2016-1019.html
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-releases-security-advisory-on-critical-vulnerab...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/cyberattackers-botch-integration-of-adobe-flash-zero-day-vulnerability-...
http://www.eweek.com/security/adobe-patches-zero-day-flaw-used-by-exploit-kit.html
https://www.grahamcluley.com/adobe-flash-responsible-six-top-10-bugs-used-exploit-kits-2016/
http://hub-apac.insight.com/h/i/236881036-zero-day-attack-discovered-in-magnitude-exploit-kit-target...
https://trushieldinc.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-exploit/
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/exploits-threat-analysis/2016/04/botched-flash-0day-ge...
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-flash-zero-day-exploited-attackers-wild
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2016-1019-zero-day-integrated-in-expl...
https://threatpost.com/emergency-update-coming-for-flash-vulnerability-under-attack/117219/
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83348.html
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.The vulnerability was reported by Anton Ivanov from Kaspersky Lab. The vulnerability was used by the ScarCruft group in Operation Daybreak campaign.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Used in Angler Exploit Kit.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/root-cause-analysis-recent-flash-zero-day...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/adobe-issues-emergency-patch-flash-zero-d...
ttp://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/tag/cve-2016-1010/
https://security.berkeley.edu/news/adobe-flash-player-multiple-zero-day-vulnerabilities-cve-2016-101...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-036
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/45226/breaking-news/adobe-emergency-out-of-band-update.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11262403
https://www.slashgear.com/adobe-flash-player-update-fixes-critical-vulnerabilities-11431218/
https://securify.co.in/adobe-flash-player/zero-day-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2016-1010-2/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/adobe-issues-emergency-patch-for-actively-exploited-code-ex...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/03/11/flash-zero-day-prompts-emergency-update-from-adobe/
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-patches-active-flash-player-flaw/article/528925/
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/update-flash-now-targeted-attacks-exploiting-security-ho...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-zero-day-under-attack
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-20163-Security-Bug-Used-in-Live-Attacks-is-Fixed-by-Releasing-Adobe-...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3043055/security/emergency-flash-player-patch-fixes-actively-exploite...
http://wccftech.com/adobe-patches-yet-another-critical-flash-exploit/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/adobe-issues-patch-for-23-flash/
http://www.eweek.com/blogs/security-watch/adobe-updates-flash-to-patch-zero-day-flaw.html
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
According to Kasperksy Lab report, this vulnerability has bein actively exploited in the wild by BlackOasis APT actor.
According to Kaspersky Lab, this vulnerability has being exploited in the wild by BlackOasis actor in June 2015.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The critical Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2016-0728) has been identified by a group of researchers at a startup named Perception Point.
The vulnerability has existed since 2012, but was disclosed in January, 2016.
Software: Linux kernel
Links:
http://thehackernews.com/2016/01/linux-kernel-hacker.html
http://perception-point.io/2016/01/14/analysis-and-exploitation-of-a-linux-kernel-vulnerability-cve-...
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-cve-2016-0728-0-day-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fix...
http://williamdurand.fr/2016/01/21/patching-linux-kernel-raspbian/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/43758/hacking/linux-kernel-vulnerability-fixed.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3023870/security/linux-kernel-flaw-endangers-millions-of-pcs-servers-...
https://syslint.com/blog/tutorial/new-linux-kernel-zero-day-exploit-vulnerability-cve-2016-0728/
https://l3net.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/firejail-target-practice-cve-2016-0728/
https://threatpost.com/serious-linux-kernel-vulnerability-patched/115923/
http://www.securityweek.com/linux-kernel-flaw-puts-millions-devices-risk
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.On July 5, 2015, a large amount of data from one company was leaked to the Internet with a hacker known as тАЬPhineas FisherтАЭ claiming responsibility for the breach.
Software: Microsoft Silverlight
Known/fameous malware:
Used in Angler, Hunter, RIG and Sundown Exploit Kit.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-006
https://securelist.com/blog/research/73255/the-mysterious-case-of-cve-2016-0034-the-hunt-for-a-micro...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2016-011507-1032-99
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/malvertising-campaign-in-us-leads-to-angl...
http://www.broadanalysis.com/2016/03/21/silverlight-exploit-leads-to-teslacrypt-cve-2016-0034/
http://sensorstechforum.com/attack-involves-silverlight-exploit-cve-2016-0034-angler-ek-and-teslacry...
http://www.securityweek.com/hacking-team-leak-leads-discovery-silverlight-zero-day
http://www.securityweek.com/exploit-recently-patched-silverlight-flaw-added-angler
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Sundown-EK-%E2%80%93-Stealing-Its-Way-to-the-Top...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/44774/cyber-crime/angler-ek-silverlight-exploit.html
https://blog.qualys.com/securitylabs/2016/01/14/hunting-for-vulnerable-functions-in-microsoft-silver...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-silverlight-exploit-spotted-in-angler-kit/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/kaspersky-lab-discovers-silverlight-zero-day-vulnerability/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-wasted-their-time-adding-a-silverlight-exploit-to-the-angler-...
https://www.scmagazine.com/as-kaspersky-labs-researchers-predicted-exploits-of-silverlight-vulnerabi...
http://blog.morphisec.com/javascript-in-ie-overtakes-flash-as-number-one-target-for-angler-exploit-k...
https://threatpost.com/new-silverlight-attacks-appear-in-angler-exploit-kit/116409/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/malicious-websites-exploit-silverlight-bug-that-can-pwn-mac...
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/kaspersky-caught-scent-of-silverlight-zero-day-...
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Angler, Neutrino, Nuclear Pack and RIG
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/popular-site-leads-angler-ek-cve-2015-8651-flash-player-e...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2015-122818-3536-99&tabid=2
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/popular-site-leads-angler-ek-cve-2015-8651-flash-player-e...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2015-8651/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2016/06/20/reverse-engineering-dubniums-flash-targeting-exp...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2015-8651/
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-issues-critical-flash-player-patch/article/533434/
http://vulnerablespace.blogspot.com/2016/06/malware-analysing-and-repurposing-rigs.html
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/12/28/last-adobe-0-day-patched-for-the-year
https://www.reddit.com/r/ReverseEngineering/comments/43a1i5/an_analysis_on_the_principle_of_cve20158...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-issues-emergency-patch-flash-zero-day-under-attack
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/43131/cyber-crime/adobe-flash-zero-day.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54120/reports/exploit-kits-top-flaws.html
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/exploits-threat-analysis/2016/07/a-look-into-some-rig-...
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/here-are-4-vulnerabilities-ransomware-attacks-a...
https://www.recordedfuture.com/recent-ransomware-vulnerabilities/
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/most-exploited-vulnerabilities-by-whom-when-and-how/#gref
http://neurogadget.net/2016/12/08/adobe-flash-player-bugs-issues-exploits-computers/48666
http://thehackernews.com/2015/12/adobe-flash-security-update.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/28/adobe_flash_security_update/
https://www.solutionary.com/resource-center/blog/2015/12/adobe-flash-player-vulnerability/
http://wccftech.com/flash-player-receives-emergency-security-patch/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/adobe-fixes-flash-zero-day-bug-discovered-by-huawei-498184.shtml
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Revealed during source code review by the vendor.
Software: Juniper ScreenOS
Links:
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/12/22/on-juniper-backdoor/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/42983/hacking/juniper-backdoor-attacks-honeypot.html
https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/
http://www.dmnews.com/news-bytes/juniper-warns-of-two-attacks-of-unauthorised-code-on-its-routers/ar...
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/infosec-year-end-highlights/#gref
https://www.wired.com/2015/12/researchers-solve-the-juniper-mystery-and-they-say-its-partially-the-n...
https://thehackernews2.blogspot.com/2016/12/backdoor-found-in-sonys-ip-security.html
http://blogs.splunk.com/2016/01/05/discover-and-monitor-juniper-vulnerability-cve-2015-7755-exploits...
http://www.securityweek.com/juniper-firewall-backdoor-password-found-6-hours
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/20/juniper_details_two_attacks_from_unauthorised_code/
Authentication bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.Revealed during source code review by the vendor.
Software: Juniper ScreenOS
Links:
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LIST
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/12/22/on-juniper-backdoor/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/42983/hacking/juniper-backdoor-attacks-honeypot.html
https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/
http://www.dmnews.com/news-bytes/juniper-warns-of-two-attacks-of-unauthorised-code-on-its-routers/ar...
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/infosec-year-end-highlights/#gref
https://www.wired.com/2015/12/researchers-solve-the-juniper-mystery-and-they-say-its-partially-the-n...
https://thehackernews2.blogspot.com/2016/12/backdoor-found-in-sonys-ip-security.html
http://blogs.splunk.com/2016/01/05/discover-and-monitor-juniper-vulnerability-cve-2015-7755-exploits...
http://www.securityweek.com/juniper-firewall-backdoor-password-found-6-hours
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/20/juniper_details_two_attacks_from_unauthorised_code/
Remote PHP code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of HTTP User-Agent header and filter-search HTTP POST parameter before storing them into database. A remote unauthenticated attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system with privileges of the web server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a remote attacker to gain complete control over the vulnerable web application and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
Note: this is a zero-day vulnerability and it is being exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was used to compromise vulnerable websites for 16000 (sometimes - 20000) times per day.
Software: Joomla!
Links:
https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/630-20151214-core-remote-code-execution-vulnerability.h...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Joomla-0-Day-Exploited-In-the-Wild-(CVE-2015-856...
https://www.masergy.com/blog/joomla-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2015-8562
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/43108/cyber-crime/cve-2015-8562-joomla-flaw.html
https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/protecting-joomla-sites-against-cve-2015-8562/
https://security.berkeley.edu/news/joomla-core-150-345-remote-code-execution-cve-2015-8562
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1536679
http://jaitsec.blogspot.com/2015/12/testing-joomla-for-cve-2015-8562.html
http://www.securityweek.com/vulnerable-joomla-servers-see-16000-daily-attacks
http://blogs.quickheal.com/joomla-exploit-cve-2015-8562-still-at-large/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/latest-joomla-vulnerability-targeted-by-attackers-16-600-times-per-da...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling of objects in kernel memory. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted program, trigger memory corruption and gain SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://www2.trustwave.com/rs/815-RFM-693/images/2016%20Trustwave%20Global%20Security%20Report.pdf
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-135
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=78514
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-windows-office-flaws-exploited-wild
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE Deployment component. A remote attacker can bypass the click-to-play protection in Java.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Exploited by the Fancy Bear APT.
This was quite useful in Pawn Storm, as it used exploits targeting these vulnerabilities to carry out targeted attacks against North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and the White House earlier this year.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Links:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-headaches-how-the-pawn-storm-zero-day...
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/10/21/oracle-critical-patch-update-october-2015
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Was used in Pawn Storm Campaign Targeting Foreign Affairs Ministries. Exploited by the Fancy Bear APT.
The vulnerability was reported by Peter Pi of Trend Micro.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit Kits: Angler, Hunter, Magnitude, Neutrino, Nuclear Pack, RIG, Spartan.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-pawn-sto...
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=28924
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2015-101903-5534-99
https://www.mysonicwall.com/sonicalert/searchresults.aspx?ev=article&id=869
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/08/need_xmas_ideas_try_cve20157645_a_flash_gift_that_keeps_on_g...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-zero-day-exploited-pawn-storm
http://vulnerablespace.blogspot.com/2016/04/malware-analysing-and-repurposing.html
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2015/10/new-flash-player-zero-day-in-the-wild/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/new-zero-day-exploit-hits-fully-patched-adobe-flash/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/41123/cyber-crime/flash-zero-day-exploit.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3046531/security/ransomware-targets-flash-and-silverlight-vulnerabi...
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/flash-player-zero-day-patched-by-ado...
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/10/15/adobe-flash-zero-day/
https://threatpost.com/emergency-adobe-flash-zero-day-patch-arrives-ahead-of-schedule/115073/
http://thehackernews.com/2015/10/flash-patch-update.html
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-addresses-latest-flash-player-zero-day-vulnerability/article/533522...
Arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of Media Center link (.mcl) files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in system compromise.Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
This vulnerability is related to a previously unreported zero-day exploit discovered in the Hacking Team leaked emails. Trend Micro researchers (Aaron Luo, Kenney Lu, and Ziv Chang) discovered the exploit and subsequently reported their findings to Microsoft.
Software: Windows Media Center
Links:
https://www2.trustwave.com/rs/815-RFM-693/images/2016%20Trustwave%20Global%20Security%20Report.pdf
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/windows-media-center-hacking-team-bug-fix...
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-100
http://www.cio.com/article/2982358/microsoft-patches-yet-another-hacking-team-zero-day-exploit.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/windows-media-center-hacking-team-bug-fix...
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/exploiting-ms15-100-cve-2015-2509/#gref
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2982487/vulnerabilities/microsoft-patches-yet-another-hacking-team-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40019/hacking/windows-media-center-ht-bug.html
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/MS15_100_MCL_EXE
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=76594
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2982361/microsoft-patches-yet-another-hacking-team-zero-day-exploit.h...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in ATMFD.dll in Win32k.sys. A local attacker can execute a specially crafted program, trigger memory corruption and gain SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full control of the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was reported by FireEye researcher Wang Yu.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-097
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/twoforonefinal.pdf
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=76608
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/microsoft-pushes-a-dozen-security-updates/
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-windows-vulnerability-exploited-wild
https://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-fixes-several-bugs-on-patch-tuesday-two-being-actively-exploite...
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2015/09/09/microsoft-pushes-out-security-updates-plugs-holes-activel...
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-patches-graphics-component-flaw-under-attack/114575/
http://www.securitynewspaper.com/2015/09/09/microsoft-patches-graphics-component-flaw-under-attack/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing malformed images. A remote attacker can create a file containing a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
CVE-2015-2545 fuels around 17% of attacks in Microsoft Office.
Used to target organisations in China.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-099
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/twoforonefinal.pdf
http://pwc.blogs.com/cyber_security_updates/2016/05/exploring-cve-2015-2545-and-its-users.html
https://threatpost.com/apt-groups-finding-success-with-patched-microsoft-flaw/118298/
http://www.securityweek.com/year-old-office-vulnerabilities-most-popular-current-attacks
https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/74828/cve-2015-2545-overview-of-current-threats/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=76667
https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/07/18/cybercriminals-shift-their-tactics-for-microsoft-office-document...
https://www.threatconnect.com/blog/word-document-trojan-exploiting-cve/
http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/exploit-kits-now-adopting-recent-office-vulnerabilities-report/...
https://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-fixes-several-bugs-on-patch-tuesday-two-being-actively-exploite...
http://blog.morphisec.com/exploit-bypass-emet-cve-2015-2545
http://news.softpedia.com/news/one-microsoft-office-exploit-has-become-very-popular-with-cyber-espio...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ke3chang-is-back-and-it-s-targeting-indian-embassies-around-the-globe...
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to type confusion error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HWPX file containing a set of directories and XML files, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Trojan.Volgmer.B. Attackers from North Korea exploited the vulnerability HANGMAN in a word processor popular with the South Korea's government to steal the documents and upload them to a C&C server.
North Korea attack in June dubbed "Macktruck".
Software: Hancom Office
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.p...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/zero-day_hwp_exploit.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2982577/north-korea-is-likely-behind-attacks-exploiting-a-korean-word...
http://www.hancom.com/index.jsp
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40029/hacking/north-kore-0-day-hangul.html
https://c0deman.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/hangul-word-processor-hwp-zero-day-possible-ties-to-north-k...
http://www.securityweek.com/north-korea-suspected-using-zero-day-attack-south
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/10/north_korea_exploits_zero_day_in_seouls_favourite_word_doc/
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-19851-North-Korea-Probably-Main-Architect-of-Cyberattacks-in-South-K...
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2015/09/researchers-say-north-korea-behind.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling Javascript and HTML tables within the layout cache. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability has been exploited in watering hole attacks against compromised website belonging to an evangelical church in Hong Kong to deliver Korplug malware.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Korplug malware.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-093
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=28195
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/internet-explorer-memory-corruption-vulnerabili...
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/ie-under-attack-microsoft-releas...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/microsoft-pushes-emergency-patch-for-ie/
https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-2015-2502-microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-for-all-versions-of...
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2015/08/18/ms15-093--oob-fix-for-internet-explorer
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-for-critical-ie-bug-under-...
https://www.scmagazine.com/microsoft-patches-critical-remote-code-execution-bug-in-internet-explorer...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/tr/blogs/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-exploited-hong-kong-attacks
https://malwarelist.net/tag/zero-day-vulnerability/
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ie-bug-exploited-in-wild-after-microsoft-releases-out-of...
http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/microsoft-emergency-patch-zero-day-internet-explorer.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Microsoft Office documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was discovered by Yong Chuan, Koh of MWR Labs.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-081.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=76200
https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/our-research/understanding-microsoft-word-ole-exploit-primitives/
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/microsoft-office-ctasksymbol-use-after-free-vulnerabilit...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/august-patch-tuesday-includes-update-for-....
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper processing of symbolic links by Mount Manager. By inserting a specially crafted USB device into the system, an attacker can create arbitrary files and execute malicious code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Attackers used USB to infect computers with the malware at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran.
The .LNK vulnerability was also exploited by the Equation Group, uncovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Fanny
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-085.aspx https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2015/08/11/defending-against-cve-2015-1769-a-logical-issue-e...
https://cdn4.esetstatic.com/eset/US/resources/docs/white-papers/Windows_Exploitation_in_2015.pdf
https://threatpost.com/microsoft-patches-usb-related-flaw-used-in-targeted-attacks/114240/
https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/vulnerability/KLA10646/
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000786.aspx
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-adobe-patch-dozens-security-vulnerabilities
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in Windows Adobe Type Manager library when processing OpenType fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document or website with embedded malicious OpenType font, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak.
The vulnerability was reported by FireEye's Genwei Jiang and Google Project Zero's Mateusz Jurczyk.
The vulnerability has being exploited by Eugene Ching of Qavar Security on the January 2015.
Software: Windows
Links:
Remote code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error in Libraries component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full control of the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The attacks were launched by a cyberespionage group known as Pawn Storm or APT28 targeting the White House and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) back in April 2015.
The group has been active since 2007 and typically targets military, government and media organizations.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Links:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/7033/oracle-java-se-remote-code...
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2948592/security/oracle-fixes-zeroday-java-flaw-and-over-190-other-vu...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2947216/security/cyberespionage-group-pawn-storm-uses-exploit-f...
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/java-zero-day-bug-192-other-security...
http://www.securityweek.com/oracle-patches-java-zero-day-exploited-pawn-storm-attackers
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-headaches-how-the-pawn-storm-zero-day...
https://duo.com/blog/update-flash-and-java-emergency-zero-day-patches
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web-site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
тАЬUse-after-freeтАЭ error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the ActionScript 3 BitmapData class. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
SWF_EKSPLOYT.EDF. (TrendMicro).
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/third-adobe-flash-zero-day-exploit-cve-2015-5123-leaked-hacki...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2015-5123-...
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2015-5123-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38574/cyber-crime/hacking-team-cve-2015-5123.html
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/another-zero-day-flash-exploit-r...
https://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-report-flash-player-zero-day-bugs-after-hacking-team-leaks/ar...
http://www.securityweek.com/two-new-flash-player-zero-day-bugs-found-hacking-team-leak
https://threatpost.com/flash-player-update-patches-two-hacking-team-zero-days/113776/ https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/hacking-team-leak-flash-0day-exploit-payloads-and-more
http://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-promises-patch-for-latest-wave-of-critical-hacking-team-zero-day-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38518/cyber-crime/hacking-team-new-0zero.html
тАЬUse-after-freeтАЭ error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the ActionScript 3 opaqueBackground class. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak. The exploit was used against Japanese organizations.
The vulnerability was reported by Dhanesh Kizhakkinan of FireEye as well as Peter Pi of TrendMicro.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Angler EK - 2015-07-11 Neutrino - 2015-07-13 Nuclear Pack - 2015-07-14 RIG - 2015-07-14 Magnitude - 2015-07-15 NullHole - 2015-07-22 Spartan - 2015-09-11
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=28060
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/another-zero-day-vulnerability-arises-fro...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Adobe Type Manager module (ATMFD.dll). A local attacker can execute a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption, bypass OS-level sandboxing and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak.
Public exploit code for this vulnerability became available as part of the Hacking Team leaks on July 5, 2015.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-077.aspx http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vuln...
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-hacking-team-zero-days-other-vulnerabilities
https://countuponsecurity.com/2015/07/24/hacking-team-arsenal-of-cyber-weapons/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/business/security-connected/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2015/
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/hacking-team-dump-windows-zero-day-a-8404
https://www.secureworks.com/blog/targeted-exploit-and-escalation
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web-site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit code was revealed after Hacking Team data leak. Was also used in phishing campaigns conducted by two Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups: APT3 and APT18.
The vulnerability was reported by Google Project Zero and Morgan Marquis-Boire.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38707/cyber-crime/phishing-cve-2015-5119.html
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/adobe-flash-vulnerability-cve-2015-5119-analysis
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/demonstrating_hustle.html
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/zero-day-exploit-alert-flash-java-a-8396
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/adobe-flash-vulnerability-cve-2015-5119-analysis
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/A-Flash-Exploit-(CVE-2015-5119)-From-the-Hacking...
http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hack-like-pro-use-hacking-teams-adobe-flash-exploit-0163051/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/hacking-team-flash-zero-day-integrated-in...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/adobe-to-patch-hacking-teams-flash-zero-day/#more-31458
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2015/07/hacking-team-leak-exposes-new-flash-zero-day/
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-fixes-flash-player-zero-day-bug-identified-in-hacking-team-leak/art...
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when processing Office files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability reffers to the APT28 and Operation Pawn Storm and was used in cyber espionage campaign by Tsar Team.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Win32.Sofacy.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-070.aspx
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Tsar-Team-Microsoft-Office-Zero-Day-CVE-2015-242...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=75744
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-office-zero-day-bug-used-apt-group
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Exploited by a China-based cyberespionage group. Operation Clandestine Wolf тАУ Adobe Flash Zero-Day in APT3 Phishing Campaign.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Magnitude exploit kit.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html
https://hitmanpro.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/how-apt3-evaded-anti-exploits-with-cve-2015-3113/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/06/29/latest-flash-hole-already-exploited-ransomware/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38044/cyber-crime/adobe-fixed-cve-2015-3113.html
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-flash-player-zero-day-exploited-attack-campaign
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-zero-day-shares-same-root-cause...
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500248673/Adobe-patches-Flash-Player-vulnerability-CVE-2015-3113
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/07/ups-observations-on-cve-2015-3113-prior-zero-days...
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/patch-early-patch-often-adobe-pushes-emergency-fix-for-acti...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2939552/adobe-patches-zeroday-flash-player-flaw-used-in-targeted-atta...
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/63254/20150624/adobe-releases-patch-to-plug-flash-players-zero-day...
https://www.recordedfuture.com/use-cases/vulnerability-identification/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/29/ransomware_exploit_kit_slinger_exploits_flash_remote_code_ex...
http://www.computerworlduk.com/security/cybercriminals-pounce-on-serious-flash-zero-day-flaw-3618019..
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Expoited by Duqu 2.0 and used in attack against the Kaspersky Lab to hack their internal networks in early spring 2015.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-061.aspx
https://securelist.com/blog/research/70504/the-mystery-of-duqu-2-0-a-sophisticated-cyberespionage-ac...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/37714/cyber-crime/duqu-2-0-hit-kaspersky.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/analysis-of-cve-2015-2360-duqu-2-0-zero-d...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=75025
http://blog.ensilo.com/ms-patch-tuesday-a-look-into-4-vulnerabilities-in-the-windows-kernel
https://www.virusbulletin.com/conference/vb2015/abstracts/duqu-2-0-win32k-exploit-analysis/
http://usa.kaspersky.com/about-us/press-center/press-releases/2015/duqu-back-kaspersky-lab-reveals-c..
https://blogs.bromium.com/2015/06/16/duqu-2-0-whos-the-lord-of-ring0/
Arbitrary PHP code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.Software: Mt-phpincgi
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A local attacker can create a specially crafted application, execute a callback in userspace and use data from the System token to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.The vulnerability was combined with CVE-2015-3043 to perform Operation "Russian Doll".
Exploited by RussiaтАЩs APT28 (Fancy Bear APT) in cyber espionage campaign on the U.S defense contractors, European security companies and Eastern European government entities.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-051
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/exploring-cve-2015-1701-a-win32k-elevatio...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=74245
https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/comments/334zyo/russia_use_unpatched_cve20151701_in/
https://thehacktimes.com/cyber-espionage-operation-russian-doll/
http://www.eweek.com/security/russian-based-attackers-use-two-zero-days-in-one-attack.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling rich text format files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability accounts for nearly 66% of attacks using Office Word.
APT attacks, targeting Tibetans, Uyghurs, human rights groups in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and journalists.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-033.aspx
http://www.securityweek.com/year-old-office-vulnerabilities-most-popular-current-attacks
https://degsew.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/new-microst-office-word-2007-2013-exploit-cve-2015-1641-anal...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/cve-2015-1641-and-cve-2015-2545-are-today-s-most-popular-microsoft-wo...
http://www.securityweek.com/spear-phishing-attacks-target-industrial-firms-kaspersky-lab-ics-cert
http://www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/07/19/cve-2015-1641-cve-2015-2545-todays-popular-microsoft-wor...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Attackers exploited the vulnerabilities together to attack a government entity to and steal politically sensitive data that is a known target of the Russian group (APT campaign).
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/the-shadow-of-the-russian-cyber-army-behind-the-2016-president...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/04/critical-updates-for-windows-flash-java/#more-30672
http://www.securityweek.com/russia-linked-hackers-used-two-zero-days-recent-targeted-attack-fireeye
http://www.zdnet.com/article/russian-hackers-exploit-flash-windows-flaws-to-spy-on-diplomat-targets/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/probable_apt28_useo.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/russian-based-attackers-use-two-zero-days-in-one-attack.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/36105/cyber-crime/apt28-russian-hackers.html
https://www.advancedbusinesssolutions.com/blog/curated-content/russian-hackers-use-flash-windows-zer...
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apt28-back-russiandoll-attack/
Insecure dll. library loading
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Microsoft Windows parses shortcuts. A remote attacker can place a specially crafted .dll file along with an icon file on a remote SMB or WebDav share, trick the victim into opening that document and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
According to Trustwave it is a zero-day.
Vulnerability CVE-2015-0096 is a continuation of CVE-2010-2568, which was believed to have been patched by MS10-046. However, it was not completely and we see this with MS15-018. At the time of the patch release there were fully functional exploits for this particular vulnerability.
Software: Windows
Security bypass
The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.Allegedly, Chinese hackers combined it with a remote-code execution vulnerability in Adobe Flash to infect visitors to the Forbes website with malware since November, 2014.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
JS:CVE-2015-0071-A.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-009
https://cdn4.esetstatic.com/eset/US/resources/docs/white-papers/Windows_Exploitation_in_2015.pdf
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=72455
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/bypassing-aslr-with-cve-2015-0071-an-out-...
https://www.invincea.com/2015/02/chinese-espionage-campaign-compromises-forbes/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/10/patch_tuesday_release_fixes_unprecedented_zeroday_design_fla...
https://www.hackread.com/hackers-use-flash-and-ie-to-target-forbes-visitors/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/pwned-in-7-seconds-hackers-use-flash-and-ie-to-target-forbe...
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-critical-windows-internet-explorer-vulnerabilities-pat...
http://www.threatgeek.com/2016/05/turbo-twist-two-64-bit-derusbi-strains-converge.html
https://www.scmagazine.com/forbescom-attackers-exploited-zero-days-in-flash-ie/article/536348/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/pwned-in-7-seconds-hackers-use-flash-and-ie-to-target-forbe...
Stored cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable website and permanently store arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code on it. The code will be executed in browser of every website visitor.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was notified by Konstantin Kovshenin and Gennady Kovshenin.
Software: FancyBox
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was used during malwertising campaign against visitors of dailymotion.com.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
SWF_EXPLOIT.MJST
Hanjuan Exploit Kit
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/trend-micro-discovers-new-adobe-flash-zer...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-prepares-patch-another-critical-flash-player-vulnerability
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/02/yet-another-flash-patch-fixes-zero-day-flaw/#more-29724
http://www.greatsoftline.com/another-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-in-adobe-flash-player/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/03/news-flash-3rd-time-newunlucky-0-day-hits-adobes-browser...
https://www.recordedfuture.com/top-vulnerabilities-2015/
http://www.networkworld.com/article/3003176/security/8-of-top-10-vulnerabilities-used-by-exploit-kit...
http://www.itnews.com.au/news/hackers-target-third-new-zero-day-for-adobe-flash-399960
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/02/palo-alto-networks-traps-protects-enterprises-zer...
http://www.fin24.com/Tech/News/Hackers-target-Adobe-Flash-again-20150205
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/as-flash-0day-exploits-reach-new-level-of-meanness-what-are...
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/30925/20150206/adobe-releases-patch-for-dangerous-flash-player-zer...
http://www.darkreading.com/new-adobe-flash-0-day-used-in-malvertising-campaign/d/d-id/1318900
https://philipcao.com/2015/02/04/palo-alto-networks-traps-protects-enterprises-from-zero-day-cve-201...
https://betanews.com/2015/02/02/surprise-adobe-flash-has-a-security-flaw-on-windows-mac-and-linux/
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.CVE-2015-0072 was apparently reported to Microsoft on Oct. 13, 2014, however David Leo disclosed the details of this vulnerability to the popular Full Disclosure security mailing list on Jan. 31, 2015.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: HTML/CVE-2015-0072.A
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-018
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2879372/dangerous-ie-vulnerability-opens-door-to-powerful-phishing-at...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/internet-explorer-has-a-cross-site-scripting-zero-day-bu...
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/another-day-another-zero-day-%E2%80%93-internet-explorers...
http://22by7.helpserve.com/News/NewsItem/View/5773/another-day-another-zero-day--internet-explorers-...
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was discovered by French security researcher тАЬKafeineтАЭ.
It was actively being exploited in the wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8.1 and below. It was used by Angler EK and infected at least 1,800 known domains.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
SWF/Exploit.CVE-2015-0311.N(2)
Trojan.Swifi (Symantec)
Angler EK
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/analyzing-cve-2015-0311-flash-zero-day-vu...
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/01/unpatched-flash-vulnerability-cve-2015-0311-block...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/32687/security/adobe-fix-cve-2015-0311-0day.html
http://www.kamnet.com/adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-cve-2015-0311/
http://www.criticalwatch.com/faqs/zero-day-vulnerability-in-adobe-flash/
http://www.free-remove-spyware.com/post/Cannot-Remove-SWFExploit.CVE-2015-0311.N2-SWFExploit.CVE-201...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-fixes-second-flash-player-zero-day-vulnerability
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2878792/flash-player-plagued-by-third-zeroday-flaw-in-a-month-updates...
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to circumvent memory address randomization on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory leak error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption, bypass memory address randomization on the Windows platform and obtain sensitive information.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researcher Kafeine.
The vulnerability was used in attacks against older versions of Flash Player.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Angler EK.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-02.html
https://ae.norton.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2015-021009-2659-99
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/adobe-patches-zero-day-flaw-being-exploited-in-the-wild/
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/flash-player-0day-vulnerability-jolts-rushed-update/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2874172/adobe-fixes-just-one-of-two-actively-exploited-zeroday-vulner...
http://www.eweek.com/security/new-zero-day-exploit-adds-to-adobe-flash-security-woes.html
Path traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within TS WebProxy Windows component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into downloading a specially crafted file and execute it with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full control of the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was being used in CNACOM campaign targeting government organization in Taiwan.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit.Win32.CVE-2015-0016.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-004
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-escaping-the-internet-explo...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=71965
http://www.securityweek.com/china-linked-spies-target-taiwan-ie-exploit
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/33153/cyber-crime/fessleak-malvertising-campaign.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54093/intelligence/cnacom-campaign.html
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by the researcher тАШbilouтАЩ, who reported the bug through HPтАЩs Zero Day Initiative (ZDI).
Has been used in a watering hole attack against US Defense and Financial Services firms, where it was hosted on the compromised Forbes.com website.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Win32.Bergard.A.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2015-011509-4745-99
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-player-vulnerability-exploited-wild
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Hackers-Target-Forbes-com-In-Watering-Hole-Attack-472871.shtm...
http://www.cso.com.au/article/562228/adobe-patches-flash-zero-day-under-attack/
http://blog.malcovery.com/forbes.com-adobe-flash-player-and-your-email
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/33417/cyber-crime/chinese-hackers-hit-forbes.html
https://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/pwned-in-7-seconds-hackers-use-flash-and-ie-to-target-forbe...
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing packets sent to the WinCC server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in targeted attacks.
The vulnerability has been exploited in targeted attacks involving BlackEnergy Trojan.
Software: Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
Known/fameous malware:
BlackEnergy
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Exploited by Duqu.
The vulnerability was reported by Qualcomm Information Security & Risk Management team.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-068
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/30320/security/microsoft-patch-kerberos-bug.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=70958
https://www.netiq.com/communities/cool-solutions/detecting-windows-kerberos-implementation-elevation...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According TrendMicro and Symantec this is a zero-day.
Backdoors Emdivi, Korplug and ZXshell were used in the cyberespionage campaign,тАЬOperation CloudyOmega,тАЭ to target Japanese organisations.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Emdivi
Korplug
ZXshell
Links:
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js14003.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/reports/rpt-magnified-losses-a...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/tr/blogs/operation-cloudyomega-ichitaro-zero-day-and-ongoing-cybere...
https://malwerewolf.com/2014/11/cool-news-story-bro-week-11-21-2014/
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.CVE-2014-4077 used in targeted attack in the wild to bypass Adobe Reader Sandbox via binary hijacking using malicious DIC file.
Software: Windows
Code injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Microsoft first received information about this vulnerability through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. Zero-day was initially found and reported to McAfee by James Forshaw of Google Project Zero.
The vulnerability is publicly known as "Sandworm" and has been exploited by the Chinese against Taiwan.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Mdropper. (Symantec).
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-064
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/microsoft-windows-hit-by-new-zero-day-att...
https://malwarelist.net/2014/10/22/cve-2014-6352-critical-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/attackers-circumvent-patch-windows-sandworm-vulnerability
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/powerpoint_attacks_exploit_ms_0day/
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2837084/microsoft-misses-windows-bug-hackers-slip-past-patch.ht...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/10/24/has-the-sandworm-exploit-burrowed-back/
http://www.eweek.com/security/microsoft-patches-33-vulnerabilities-in-november-patch-tuesday-update....
https://techtalk.gfi.com/the-lesson-of-sandworm-patched-but-not-protected/
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.CrowdStrike first detected the attacks in spring.
The zero-day reported by CrowdStrike was also reported by FireEye.
The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3366 days.
Exploited by Hurricane Panda.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2014/10/14/assessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-upda...
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-056
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2014/10/14/october-2014-patch-tuesday
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=70326
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/hurricane-panda-cyberspies-used-windows-zero-day-for-mon...
https://computerobz.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/october-2014-patch-tuesday-addresses-four-active-zero-d...
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.The vulnerability was used in the attack called Poodle against Docker.
Software: OpenSSL
Links:
https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/ssl-poodle.pdf
https://security.googleblog.com/2014/10/this-poodle-bites-exploiting-ssl-30.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/reports/rpt-magnified-losses-a...
https://www.appsecconsulting.com/blog/zero-day-attacks-in-2014
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/3009008.aspx
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2014/10/14/the-poodle-attack-and-the-end-of-ssl-3-0/
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory11.asc
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-015.txt.asc
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/poodlecve-2014-3566-2339408.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/cve-2014-3566-2342133.html
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/ssl-v3-poodle-vulnerability-reve...
https://security.googleblog.com/2014/10/this-poodle-bites-exploiting-ssl-30.html
https://www.entrust.com/get-support/ssl-certificate-support/poodle-security-vulnerability/
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/poodle-sslv3-vulnerability-t...
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.An Adobe Flash vulnerability was discovered in October and promptly patched. The exploits in the Nuclear and Angler kits were detected by the French researcher Kafeine shortly after the company released an update on Oct.14. Despite a patch on 14, October 2014, the vulnerability was not completely mitigated. The vulnerability was patched again in November, 25.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Troj/SWFExp-CD.
Exploit kits: Angler, Nuclear, and Astrum.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2014/12/02/an-interesting-case-of-the-cve-2014-8439-exploit...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2014-8439-vulnerability-trend-micro-s...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2014-8439-vulnerability-trend-micro-s...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/01/a_different_exploit.html
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/11/28/adobe-publishes-out-of-band-flash-update-booster-dose-fo...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2852412/adobe-tries-again-to-fix-flash-vulnerability.html
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/20976/20141126/adobe-releases-patch-to-re-fix-flash-player-vulnera...
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was highly exploited by advanced adversary group named HURRICANE PANDA.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/10/two-targeted-attacks-two-new-zero-days.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-058.aspx
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/92164/the-way-vulnerabilities-like-cve-2014-4148-are-dis...
https://www.scmagazine.com/zero-day-attackers-exploit-windows-kernel-patch-tuesday-brings-fix/articl...
http://www.securityweek.com/multiple-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-under-attack
http://www.capitalcomputercentre.com/best-way-to-remove-s3traypd-exeexp-cve-2014-4148-exp-cve-2014-4...
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The zero-day vulnerability is being claimed to have been used in early September in possible campaigns against NATO, Ukrainian government
organizations, Western European government organization, Energy Sector firms (specifically in Poland), European telecommunications firms, United States academic organizations.
Files in the SandWorm exploit hilighted by iSIGHT Partners include a malicious executable from a known malware family, namely the BlackEnergy Trojan.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Dyreza Trojan.
SandWorm
BlackEnergy Trojan.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-060
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerabi...
https://citizenlab.org/2015/06/targeted-attacks-against-tibetan-and-hong-kong-groups-exploiting-cve-...
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/70894/windows-ole-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-sandworm
http://thehackernews.com/2014/10/microsoft-windows-zero-day_13.html
https://www.cyphort.com/cve-2014-4114-sandworm-worm/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2014-102322-3150-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/sandworm-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-being-actively-exploi...
https://threatpost.com/dyreza-banker-trojan-attackers-exploiting-cve-2014-4114-windows-flaw/109071/
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability was apparently found and reported to Microsoft by both ╨бrowdStrike and FireEye.
The vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild for at least five month by highly advanced adversary group named HURRICANE PANDA.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Nuclear Exploit Kit.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-058
https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/attack/CVE-2014-4113.pdf
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-discovers-use-64-bit-zero-day-privilege-escalation-expl...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/10/two-targeted-attacks-two-new-zero-days.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vuln...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/29270/security/microsoft-fixes-3-zero-day.html
http://www.securityweek.com/multiple-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-under-attack
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/assets/BlogFiles/mwri-lab-exploiting-cve-2014-4113.pdf
Code injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the legacy FreePBX ARI Framework module/Asterisk Recording Interface (ARI). A remote attacker can bypass the authentication process and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: FreePBX
Command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect parsing of environment variables. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.
Exploitation example:
env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c "echo this is a test"
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited in the wild.
Shellshock is a variety of vulnerabilities in GNU Bash implementation caused by incomplete patches after official release of the fix and public disclosure of the vulnerability. There were 5 failed attempts in total to fix this Shellshock bugs until it was finally patched in version bash43-027, released on October 1, 2014.
Some of these vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild before the patch, which makes them zero-days. These vulnerabilities are covered under the following CVEs:
CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187
Giving the nature of the vulnerabilities and attack vectors we have decided to cover these vulnerabilities under one description and count them as one zero-day vulnerability.
Software: Bash
Shellshock is a variety of vulnerabilities in GNU Bash implementation caused by incomplete patches after official release of the fix and public disclosure of the vulnerability. There were 5 failed attempts in total to fix this Shellshock bugs until it was finally patched in version bash43-027, released on October 1, 2014.
Some of these vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild before the patch, which makes them zero-days. These vulnerabilities are covered under the following CVEs:
CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187
Giving the nature of the vulnerabilities and attack vectors we have decided to cover these vulnerabilities under one description and count them as one zero-day vulnerability.
Links:
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.cz/2014/09/quick-notes-about-bash-bug-its-impact.html
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/157381/when-was-the-shellshock-cve-2014-6271-7169-bug-introd...
http://askubuntu.com/questions/528101/what-is-the-cve-2014-6271-bash-vulnerability-shellshock-and-ho...
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/6033/bash-vulnerability-shellsh...
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/off-topic/shell-shocked-bash-bug-detection-tools-cve-2014...
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/100388/avast-performing-an-attack
http://community.ispyconnect.com/ispybb2/viewtopic.php?t=1360
https://securelist.com/blog/research/66673/bash-cve-2014-6271-vulnerability-qa-2/
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/bash-bug-cve-2014-6271-critical-vulnerability-scaring-internet...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/shellshock-all-you-need-know-about-bash-bug-vulnerability
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/attackers-exploiting-shell-shock-cve-2014-6271-in-the...
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.PoC-code for this vulnerability was available since at least April 25, 2013.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Angler, Rig, Nuclear, Styx.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-052.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=70103
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-internet-explorer-vulnerability-targeted-attackers
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2604688/internet-explorer-steals-the-patch-tuesday-spotlight-again.ht...
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2607297/data-protection/microsoft-patch-fixed-ie-flaw-used-against-...
https://securelist.com/blog/software/66474/microsoft-updates-september-2014-apt-loses-a-trick-remini...
https://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-evolution-of-...
https://labs.bromium.com/2014/09/16/pirates-of-the-internetz-the-curse-of-the-waterhole/
https://www.scmagazine.com/watering-hole-attack-targets-website-visitors-of-oil-and-gas-start-up/art...
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/rsa-2016-fingerprinting-the-latest-twist-used-for-malvertising-attacks/a...
Privelege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by Costin Raiu and Vitaly Kamluk of Kaspersky Labs.
Exploited by Animal Farm group.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-19.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=69193
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2014-082218-1438-99
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27535/cyber-crime/cve-2014-0546-adobe-flaw.html
http://zerosecurity.org/2014/08/cve-2014-0546-found-utilized-small-targeted-attacks
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-security-flaw-leveraged-targeted-attacks
https://heatsoftware.com/blog/9286/urgent-adobe-users-told-to-patch-reader-and-acrobat-against-zero-...
http://www.burningflameinteractive.com/aj-burning-flame-blog/adobe-patches-zero-day-vulnerability
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The issue has been introduced in 01/30/2007.
Software: Microsoft Office
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-025
https://dirteam.com/sander/2014/05/23/security-thoughts-passwords-in-group-policy-preferences-cve-20...
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/vert-alert-may-2014-microsoft-pa...
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000604.aspx
тАЬUse-after-freeтАЭ error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.CVE-2014-1815 was reported to Microsoft by Clement Lecigne, a security engineer who works for Google in its Swiss office.
The vulnerability was used in the phishing campaign started on or about July 21, 2014 and primarily targeting the energy industry.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-029
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2014-051503-4437-99
https://www.mysonicwall.com/sonicalert/searchresults.aspx?ev=article&id=721
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/07/beginning-end-use-free-exploitation/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/may-2014-patch-tuesday-rolls-out-8-bullet...
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-adobe-patch-critical-security-vulnerabilities
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.A sample of the first exploit was detected on April 14, while a sample of the second came on April 16. The first exploit was initially recorded by KSN on April 9, when it was detected by a generic heuristic signature.
The disclosed vulnerability was actively exploited and relates to attack via the website of Syrian Ministry of Justice in September, 2013.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:SWF/CVE-2014-0515
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-13.html
https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/59399/new-flash-player-0-day-cve-2014-0515-used-in-watering-ho...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/analyzing-cve-2014-0515-the-recent-flash-...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27555
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27552
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/nuclear-exploit-kit-and-flash-cve-2014-0515
http://54.204.81.18/news/stories/39397-blog-new-flash-player-0-day-cve-2014-0515-used-in-watering-ho...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-player-zero-day-used-watering-hole-attacks
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/04/adobe-update-nixes-flash-player-zero-day/#more-25786
тАЬUse-after-freeтАЭ error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability uses a heap-spray technique. Used in Pawn Storm campaign.
Used by APT groups.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/security/2963983
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-021.aspx
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/04/new-zero-day-exploit-targeting-internet-explore...
https://blog.fortinet.com/2014/05/27/a-technical-analysis-of-cve-2014-1776
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/emerging-threat-microsoft-internet-explorer-zero-day-cve-2014...
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v98738922_EndUserProfile_en_us
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-0-Day-(CVE-2014-1776...
https://www.cyphort.com/dig-deeper-ie-vulnerability-cve-2014-1776-exploit/
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/05/tale-3-vulnerabilities-cve-2014-1776-exploit-link...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/internet-explorer-zero-day-hits-all-versi...
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/internet-explorer-0day-cve-2014-1776/
http://thehackernews.com/2014/04/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014.html
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2014-1776/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Used in Pawn Storm campaign, attacks against government agencies in Taiwan.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Trojans like Dridex or Dyreza and ransomware like cryptolocker or Teslacrypt.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2953095.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-017
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/close-look-rtf-zero-day-attack-cve-2014-1761-shows-s...
https://community.hpe.com/t5/Security-Research/Technical-Analysis-of-CVE-2014-1761-RTF-Vulnerability...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Microsoft-Word-RTF-0-Day-(CVE-2014-1761)/
http://stopmalvertising.com/malware-reports/a-closer-look-at-cve-2014-1761.html
https://www.nccgroup.trust/uk/about-us/newsroom-and-events/blogs/2014/june/extracting-the-payload-fr...
https://blog.cylance.com/infinity-vs-the-real-world-ms-word-vulnerability-cve-2014-1761
https://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/reswift-copy-word-doc-malware-cve-2014-1761-exploit/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/emerging-threat-microsoft-word-zero-day-cve-2014-1761-remote-...
https://avstrike.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/exploit-cve-2014-1761-gen-removal-guide-2/
http://www.securityweek.com/new-microsoft-word-zero-day-used-targeted-attacks
https://blog.yoocare.com/remove-exploit-cve-2014-1761-gen/
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/cve-2014-1761-alley-compromise/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/zero-day-vulnerability-in-microsoft-word-under-active-attack...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.On Feb. 11, FireEye researchers identified a zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer 10.
The exploit was being used in Operation SnowMan that compromised the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars website.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Elderwood exploit kit.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-012.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=66040
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/07/beginning-end-use-free-exploitation/
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2489451/malware-vulnerabilities/-elderwood--hackers-still-setti...
http://www.darkreading.com/researchers-recent-zero-day-attacks-linked-via-common-exploit-package/d/d...
https://ae.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2014-031311-2821-99
https://hackermedicine.com/how-the-elderwood-platform-is-fueling-2014s-zero-day-attacks/
http://104.239.158.70/elderwood-attack-platform-linked-multiple-internet-explorer-zero-day-attacks-s...
http://www.cio.com/article/2376236/security0/-elderwood--hackers-continue-to-set-pace-for-zero-day-e...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/attackers-targeting-other-ie-zero-day-vulnerability-covered-m...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/operation-backdoor-cut-targeted-basketball-community-ie-zero-...
тАЬUse-after-freeтАЭ error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The flaw was most likely introduced in August 2013. The vulnerability was reported to vendor - 2014-02-04.
Private fully functional exploit code existed long before the vendor released security patch. We consider this vulnerability a zero-day.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
JS/Exploit.CVE-2014-0307.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-012
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=66032
http://ec2-75-101-158-109.compute-1.amazonaws.com/news/stories/33351-microsoft-internet-explorer-mem...
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2888040/cyber-attacks-espionage/the-top-software-exploit-of-2014-th...
http://www.techcentral.ie/top-exploit-2014-stuxnet-2010/
https://github.com/CCrashBandicot/helpful/blob/master/CVE-2014-0307.rb
Double free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Wen Guanxing of Venustech, The Google Security Team and FireEye were working at the vulnerability.
FireEye dubbed the attack exploiting the vulnerability "Operation GreedyWonk".
The vulnerability was exploited to compromise sites of:
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Elderwood exploit kit.
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-c...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Deep-Analysis-of-CVE-2014-0502-%E2%80%93-A-Doubl...
https://www.mysonicwall.com/sonicalert/searchresults.aspx?ev=article&id=655
https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
https://blog.threattrack.com/adobe-exploit-cve-2014-0502/
http://www.benhayak.com/2014/05/deep-analysis-of-cve-2014-0502-double.html
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/10/31/two-recently-patched-adobe-flash-vulnerabilities-now-used-e...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27443
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/20/flash_adobe_posts_emergency_fix/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/21/adobe-pushes-out-critical-flash-update-second-zero-day-h...
http://dailyleet.com/how-the-elderwood-platform-is-fueling-2014s-zero-day-attacks/
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/chinese-spies-launch-new-adobe-zero-day-attack/article/541288/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/adobe-releases-emergency-flash-update-amid-new-zero-day-driv...
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.A zero-day exploit hosted on a breached website based in the U.S Military. The vulnerability was used in the wild as part of "Operation SnowMan".
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Malscript
Trojan.Swifi.
Backdoor.Moudoor
Elderwood exploit kit.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2934088
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/02/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack-2...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/25002/hacking/elderwood-platform-still-active.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-012.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/emerging-threat-ms-ie-10-zero-day-cve-2014-0322-use-after-fre...
https://labs.bromium.com/2014/02/25/dissecting-the-newest-ie10-0-day-exploit-cve-2014-0322/
http://thehackernews.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0322-internet-explorer-zero.html
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/cyber-criminals-expand-use-cve-2014-0322-patch-tuesday
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/22224/cyber-crime/fireeye-watering-hole-attack.html
http://www.zdnet.com/article/new-internet-explorer-10-zero-day-exploit-targets-u-s-military/
http://www.eweek.com/blogs/security-watch/microsoft-ie-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild.html
http://54.204.81.18/news/stories/269204-cyber-criminals-expand-use-of-cve-2014-0322-before-patch-tue...
SQL Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable website and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: TYPO3
Known/fameous malware:
ASLR bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.Software: Microsoft .NET Framework
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Microsoft and FireEye first discussed this issue in November, 2013.
Software: Microsoft XML Core Services
Infinite loop
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.On April 24, 2014, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) released an advisory warning that a patch issued in March, 2 for a zero-day vulnerability in Apache Struts up to version 2.3.16.1, did not fully patch the vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0094 or CVE-2014-0050).
Software: Apache Struts
Links:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201402.mbox/%3C52F373FC.9030907@apache.org%3E
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/emerging-threat-apache-struts-zero-day-cve-2014-0050-0094-dos...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2014-0050--Exploit-with-Boundaries,-Loops-wi...
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2014/JVNDB-2014-000017.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/emerging-threat-apache-struts-zero-day-cve-2014-0050-0094-dos-and-remote-code-execution-vulner
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-apache-tomcat-vulnerable.html
http://telussecuritylabs.com/threats/show/TSL20140206-02
http://www.javaworld.com/article/2097428/enterprise-java/denial-of-service-vulnerability-puts-apache...
Integer underflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Exploited by DarkHotel APT.
The vulnerability survived for 84 days after update in November 2013.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/flash-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-0497-lasts-84-...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2014/02/17/a-journey-to-cve-2014-0497-exploit/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/03/flash_in_2015.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/21937/cyber-crime/adobe-flash-player-fixed.html
https://business.kaspersky.com/darkhotel-hackingteam/4357/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Sanshiro
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control and incorrect validation of the szScreen field when processing file uploads within the CimWebServer component. A remote unauthenticated attacker can upload and execute arbitrary file on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability has been exploited in targeted attacks.
According to ICS-CERT, the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild since at least since January 2012. The vulnerability has been exploited in Sandworm campaign.
Software: CIMPLICITY
Known/fameous malware:
BlackEnergy
Links:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/alerts/ICS-ALERT-14-281-01B
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-023-01
https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/servlet/fileField?retURL=%2Fcommunities%2Fapex%2FKnowledgeDetail...
https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/servlet/fileField?retURL=%2Fcommunities%2Fapex%2FKnowledgeDetail...
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-016/
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the XML-RPC script using the "what" parameter and view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was discovered and reported to Revive Adserver team by Florian Sander.
The vulnerability is considered to be connected with attacks on web site centralpark[.]com and high-traffic site clipconverter[.]cc
Software: Revive Adserver
Type confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was reported by Adobe as being exploited in the wild. The attackers used Microsoft Word documents with embedded malicious Flash (.swf) content.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Troj/SWFExp-CH (Sophos)
Trojan horse Exploit_c.YZX (AVG)
Exploit.Win32.CVE-2013 (Ikarus)
HEUR:Exploit.SWF.CVE-2013-5331.a (Kaspersky)
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2013-5331 (Microsoft)
SWF/Exploit.CVE-2013-5331.A trojan (Eset)
Trojan.Mdropper (Symantec)
Links:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb13-28.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27558
http://eromang.zataz.com/2015/12/24/cve-2013-5331-adobe-flash-player-type-confusion-remote-code-exec...
http://blog.malwaretracker.com/2014/01/cve-2013-5331-evaded-av-by-using.html
http://eromang.zataz.com/2015/12/24/cve-2013-5331-adobe-flash-player-type-confusion-remote-code-exec...
http://freerepairwindowserrors.com/spytips/Guide-to-Remove-SWFExploit.CVE-2013-5331.A_16_203811.html
ASLR bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.Software: Microsoft Office
Sugnature verification bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Windows
Links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/12/10/ms13-098-update-to-enhance-the-security-of-authen...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-098.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=64079
http://blog.talosintel.com/2013/12/microsoft-update-tuesday-december-2013.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/december-patch-tuesday-addresses-tiff-vul...
http://blog.rubygems.org/2015/05/14/CVE-2015-3900.html
https://www.corero.com/resources/files/security_advisories/advisory_CNS_IPS_Microsoft_nVerifyTrust_C...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/microsoft-patch-tuesday-december-2013
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000559.aspx
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by the Adallom company and the attack was dubbed "Ice Dagger". The attackers used the vulnerability to steal Microsoft Office 365 authentication token. The victim of the unnamed company received an email with a link to attachment, located on a hidden server within TOR network. The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft in late May 2013.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-104.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=64092
http://blog.talosintel.com/2013/12/microsoft-update-tuesday-december-2013.html
https://www.scmagazine.com/patch-tuesday-update-addresses-24-bugs-including-exploited-tiff-zero-day/...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Newly-Patched-Office-365-Vulnerability-Used-in-Ice-Dagger-Targeted-At...
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/securitymonkey/flaw-in-microsoft-office-365-allows-perfect-crime-58421
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Windows bug (CVE-2013-5065) was exploited in conjunction with a patched Adobe Reader bug (CVE-2013-3346) to evade the Reader sandbox.
Kaspersky Lab revealed the vulnerability was used in Epic Turla (cyber-espionage campaigns).
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
PDF:Exploit.CVE-2013-5065.A
Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.ku3@aSHWAmji
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/12/cve-2013-33465065-technical-analysis.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2914486.aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2013/11/27/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2914486/
https://www.offensive-security.com/vulndev/ndproxy-local-system-exploit-cve-2013-5065/
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/The-Kernel-is-calling-a-zero(day)-pointer-%E2%80...
https://penturalabs.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/ndproxy-privilege-escalation-cve-2013-5065/
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/20092/hacking/windows-xp-zero-day.html
https://labs.portcullis.co.uk/blog/cve-2013-5065-ndproxy-array-indexing-error-unpatched-vulnerabilit...
https://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/waterbug-attac...
https://www.scmagazine.com/windows-xp-zero-day-under-active-attack/article/543166/
https://www.fireeye.jp/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-zero-day-attacks-in...
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/product-coverage-and-mitigation-for-cve-2013-5065/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerabilty was introduced on 07.27.2005, but publically disclosed later by Xiaobo Chen and Dan Caselden of FireEye.
The vulnerability has been exploited by the APTgroup behind the 2009 Aurora attack. The exploit uses a technique ROP (return-oriented-programming). According to FireEye, the attack has a link to the infrastructure used in Operation DeputyDog and Operation Ephemeral Hydra, which began in August and targeted organizations in Japan.
Software: InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-090.aspx
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.h...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/11/12/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27146
http://eromang.zataz.com/2015/12/23/cve-2013-3918-cardspaceclaimcollection-activex-integer-underflow...
http://www.darkreading.com/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-sophisticated-web-exploit-follows/...?
http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-vulnerability-attackers-used-target-ie-users
https://blog.threattrack.com/a-look-inside-a-cve-2013-3918-exploit/
https://www.fireeye.jp/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-zero-day-attacks-in...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ie-zero-day-used-by-cyber-arms-dealers-and-chinese-hackers/
https://support.ixiacom.com/about-us/news-events/corporate-blog/completing-deputydog-apt
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/fireeye-releases-2013-lab-performance-stats/d/d...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The meta date of the files were set to October 17, 2013, which may suggest a creation time of this exploit.
Attacks leveraging this zero-day exploit revealed that the Hangover group, believed to operate from India, has compromised 78 computers, 47 percent of those in Pakistan. The attacks observed are very limited and carefully carried out against selected computers, largely in the Middle East and South Asia.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2896666.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-096
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-micro...
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/business/security-connected/updates-and-mitigation-to-cve-2013-3...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-...
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/11/the-dual-use-exploit-cve-2013-3906-used-in-both...
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/analysis-cve-2013-3906-exploit/
http://www.primalsecurity.net/analysis-of-malicious-document-using-cve-2013-3906/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/how-to-avoid-the-latest-microsoft-office-...
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/19460/hacking/microsoft-cve-2013-3906-zero-day.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/if-sep-daily-definition-covers-exploit-cve-2013-3906
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability was exploited against Android devices in October and November 2013. The vulnerability is originally in SE Linux kernel.
Software: Google Android
Known/fameous malware:
Gooligan.
Links:
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/missing-access-checks-putusergetuser-kernel-...
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/14/11
http://www.helix-os.com/the-huge-disappointment-of-se-android/
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/arch/arm/include/asm/uaccess....
https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/1-million-android-accounts-compromised-by-android-malware-c...
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.Software: Dir-100
Links:
http://www.devttys0.com/2013/10/reverse-engineering-a-d-link-backdoor/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123848/D-Link-Backdoor-Czechr.html
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103810
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27130
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/12/important-security-update-for-d-link-routers/
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Used in Pawn Storm campaign.
A zero-day was used in highly targeted, low-volume attacks in Korea,
Hong Kong, and the United States, as early as September 18th, 2013.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-080.aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limi... https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms13-080 http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cyber-attacks/operation-pawn-storm-fast-facts
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/zero-day-attack-internet-explorer-cve-2013-3897-goes-high...
http://blog.talosintel.com/2013/10/ie-zero-day-cve-2013-3897-youve-been.html
https://www.mysonicwall.com/sonicalert/searchresults.aspx?ev=article&id=607
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=62811
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27102
https://media.paloaltonetworks.com/lp/endpoint-security/blog/cve-2013-3897-analysis-of-yet-another-i...
http://eromang.zataz.com/2015/12/23/cve-2013-3897-microsoft-internet-explorer-cdisplaypointer-use-af...
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/MS13_080_CDISPLAYPOINTER
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-targeted-attacks-against-korea...
http://www.benhayak.com/2013_11_01_archive.html
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/The-Technical-Aspects-of-Exploiting-IE-Zero-Day-...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/adobe-microsoft-push-critical-security-fixes-3/#more-23010
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability used ROP-chain technique and was exploited in Campaign Operation DeputyDog.
The vulnerability was initially found in the wild in Japan, but other regions such as English, Chinese, Korean, etc, were targeted as well.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2887505
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-080
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limi...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/11/anatomy-of-an-exploit-ie-zero-day-part-1/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/25/anatomy-of-an-exploit-inside-the-cve-2013-3893-internet-...
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/cve-2013-3893
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/09/30/metasploit-releases-cve-2013-3893-...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=62453
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=70073
http://eromang.zataz.com/2015/12/22/cve-2013-3893-microsoft-internet-explorer-setmousecapture-uaf/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/09/operation-deputydog-part-2-zero-day-exploit-ana...
https://sgros-students.blogspot.com/2014/01/exploiting-and-analysing-cve-2013-3893.html
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/consumer/consumer-threat-notices/product-coverage-and-mitigation...
https://securityintelligence.com/trusteers-exploit-prevention-stops-attacks-targeting-new-ie-zero-da...
https://media.paloaltonetworks.com/lp/endpoint-security/blog/cve-2013-3893-analysis-of-the-new-ie-0-...
http://tipstrickshack.blogspot.com/2013/10/exploit-for-all-ie-versioncve-2013-3893.html
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.Software: vBulletin
Known/fameous malware:
PHP/Exploit.CVE-2013-6129.A virus.
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a renote attacker to bypass security restriction on the target system.The vulnerability in Android's component Apache Harmony led to multiple compromises of a bitcoin transactions.
Software: Google Android
Arbitrary PHP code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.The vulnerability has been exploited from November 2012 till August 2013.
Software: Revive Adserver
Denial of service
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.We are aware of in the wild exploitation of this vulnerability before official patch release.
This vulnerability was discovered by Maxim Shudrak.
Software: ISC BIND
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2013 by Jens Hinrichsen.
Software: Joomla!
Links:
https://developer.joomla.org/security/563-20130801-core-unauthorised-uploads.html
http://www.cso.com.au/article/523528/joomla_patches_file_manager_vulnerability_responsible_hijacked_...
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/639620
http://niiconsulting.com/checkmate/2013/08/critical-joomla-file-upload-vulnerability/
https://blog.sucuri.net/2013/08/joomla-media-manager-attacks-in-the-wild.html
http://holisticinfosec.blogspot.com/2013/10/joomla-vulnerabilities-responsible.htm
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability reffers to "Waterring hole attack".
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://h41382.www4.hpe.com/gfs-shared/downloads-226.pdf
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-055.aspx
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/10/aslr-bypass-apocalypse-in-lately-zero-day-explo...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=60975
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-admits-internet-explorer-flaw-targeted-by-hackers/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/new-zero-day-attack-copies-earlier-flash-exploitatio...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2483926/microsoft-windows/targeted-attacks-exploit-now-patched-...
https://media.paloaltonetworks.com/lp/endpoint-security/blog/cve-2013-3163-internet-explorer-vulnera...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/07/10/running-in-the-wild-not-for-so-long/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Symantec has seen the exploitation being used in targeted attacks since May, but it has been limited to users in Japan and the volume of attacks has been minimal.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.M.
Links:
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js13002.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN98712361/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000058.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2013-061907-5714-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/targeted-attack-exploits-ichitaro-vulnerability-0
https://www.symantec.com/connect/nl/blogs/targeted-attack-exploits-ichitaro-vulnerability?page=1
Array indexing error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The exploit was released by security research group Packet Storm Security.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
Styx exploit kit, previously known as Kein
Fiesta EK
Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2013-1899847.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=26978
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/exploring-java-vulnerability-cve-2013-2465-used-fiesta-ek
http://infosecdailydigest.com/2013/08/24/metasploit-module-demo-for-cve-2013-2465-java-storeimagearr...
https://sgros-students.blogspot.com/2014/01/java-cve-2013-2465-vulnerability-and.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046821/cybercriminals-add-new-exploit-for-recently-patched-java-vuln...
Denial of service
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.This vulnerability was the cause of a record-sized NTP reflection attack in late 2013 and early 2014. We consider this a zero-day vulnerability as it was exploited in the wild before the official patch release.
Software: ntp
Links:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-5211
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0002.html
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125774
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/348126
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-088A
http://christian-rossow.de/articles/Amplification_DDoS.php
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/hackers-spend-christmas-break-launching-large-scale-ntp-refle...
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/348126
http://christian-rossow.de/articles/Amplification_DDoS.php
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1532
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was reported by Andrew Lyons and Neel Mehta of Google Inc.
Using the samples provided by Microsoft, Romang scoured GoogleтАЩs cache and found the earliest document that attempted to fetch the exploit dated from February, 2013. The document referenced territory disputes between China and the Philippines.
However, Romang uncovered another Word document created in 2009 that, according to GoogleтАЩs Virus Total service, would also exploit the flaw Microsoft patched. The fileтАЩs title тАЬThe corruption of MahathirтАЭ referred to a Malaysian politician, fitting MicrosoftтАЩs list of possible targets. Both documents to a Bridging Links URL.
The vulnerability might have been spotted in the wild, with campaigns starting as early as 2009. Microsoft believe attacks were limited to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Mdropper.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-051.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=60408
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/microsoft-office-cve-2013-1331-coverage
https://media.paloaltonetworks.com/lp/endpoint-security/blog/cve-2013-1331-a-zero-day-disclosed.html
http://eromang.zataz.com/2013/06/13/ms13-051-cve-2013-1331-what-we-know-about-microsoft-office-zero-...
https://threatpost.com/important-office-2003-zero-day-deserves-second-look/100990/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2013/06/11/ms13-051-get-out-of-my-office/
http://dataprotectioncenter.com/general/microsoft-office-cve-2013-1331-coverage/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/light-june-2013-patch-tuesday-is-no-reaso...
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Tavis Ormandy, a Google security engineer, reported a critical bug to Microsoft only five days before going public.
The vulnerability has being used by Carbanak group.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Cidox/Rovnix Bootkit
PowerLoader
Directory traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Software: ColdFusion
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-03.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2497237/security0/adobe-warns-of-unpatched-critical-flaw-in-col...
http://mac-security.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-critical-adobe-security-updates.html
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/anonymous-said-to-be-exploiting-coldfusion-in/
https://www.corero.com/resources/files/security_advisories/advisory_CNS_IPS_Microsoft_Adobe_ColdFusi...
http://www.securityweek.com/server-washington-state-courts-office-hacked-sensitive-data-exposed
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000492.aspx
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability has been exploited in watering hole attack against Department of Labor (DoL). Used in Pawn Storm campaign.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/05/ie-zero-day-is-used-in-dol-watering-hole-attack...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2847140.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-may.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-038
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/09/microsoft-rushes-out-cve-2013-1347-fix-it-for-the-latest...
https://securityintelligence.com/cve-2013-1347-microsoft-internet-explorer-cgenericelement-object-us...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=26721
http://stopmalvertising.com/malware-reports/cve-2013-1347-new-internet-explorer-8-0-day-used-in-wate...
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/IE_CGENERICELEMENT_UAF
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/05/zero-day-exploit-published-for-ie8/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/internet-explorer-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2013-1347-up...
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000479.aspx
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2013/05/04/new-0-day-in-microsoft-internet-explorer-...
https://www.threatconnect.com/blog/threatconnect-gets-root-targeted-exploitation-campaigns/
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.Software: Microsoft SharePoint Server
PHP including
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to include arbitrary files on the target system.Software: Roundcube
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit-FHV!CVE2013-1493 (McAfee)
Exp/20131493-G (Sophos)
Exp/20131493-A (Sophos)
Exploit.Java.CVE-2013-1493.gen (Kaspersky)
Java/CVE_2013_1493.NT!exploit
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Silverlight
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Angler, Archie, Astrum, Fiesta, Hanjuan, Infinity (Exploit kit), Neutrino, Nuclear Pack, RIG.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms13-022.aspx
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/exploit-kits-anatomy-silverlight-exploit
https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/partners/TCC-Silverlight-Jan2015.pdf
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=58327
http://journeyintoir.blogspot.com/2014/05/cve-2013-0074-3896-silverlight-exploit.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27612
http://www.vxsecurity.sg/2014/06/18/technical-tear-down-fiesta-exploit-kit-silverlight-exploit-cve-2...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-a-silverlight-exploit/
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2014/05/malvertising-campaign-on-popular-site-leads-to...
http://blogs.cisco.com/security/angling-for-silverlight-exploits
https://www.scmagazine.com/more-exploits-including-silverlight-attack-packed-in-nuclear-kit/article/...
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/move-over-java-drive-by-attacks-exploiting-microsoft-silverl...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system via MC Rat (Trojan). The vulnerability was found with the help of Malware Protection Cloud (MPC).
The vulnerability turned out to have been exploited in Sun Shop Campaign and related to breach at security firm Bit9.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Naid, Trojan.Dropper (Symantec).
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/yaj0-yet-another-java-zero-day-2.html
https://twitter.com/jduck/status/307629902574800897
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-1493-1915081.html
http://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@otn/documents/webcontent/1915099.xml
https://blogs.oracle.com/security/entry/security_alert_cve_2013_1493
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/latest-java-zero-day-shares-connections-bit9-security-inciden...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/03/new-java-0-day-attack-echoes-bit9-breach/
Arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/adobe-squashes-two-exploits-in-the-wild-designed-to-target-...
http://www.computerworlduk.com/it-vendors/new-emergency-flash-update-as-hackers-hit-firefox-3428746/
https://blog.basefarm.com/blog/security-updates-available-for-adobe-flash-player-apsb13-08/
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/sa2013-023.pdf
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/adobe-springs-emergency-flash-update-says-hackers-hitting-firef...
https://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=17093
http://www.totalsofttech.com.ph/adobe-springs-emergency-flash-update-says-hackers-hitting-firefox/
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2013-0648/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/adobe_issues_two_critical_flash_vuln_patches/
Arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/sa2013-023.pdf
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/02/flash-player-update-fixes-zero-day-flaws/#more-19186
http://www.techworld.com/news/security/adobe-pushes-out-emergency-flash-update-as-hackers-hit-firefo...
https://www.scmagazine.com/adobe-hurries-update-to-fix-flash-zero-day-vulnerabilities/article/542241...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2495576/malware-vulnerabilities/adobe-springs-emergency-flash-u...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/adobe_issues_two_critical_flash_vuln_patches/
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2013/02
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The sandbox vulnerability was dubbed as "666" by FireEye. CVE-2013-0640 and CVE-2013-0641 have been exploited in MiniDuke, Zegost, PlugX Malware Campaign attacks.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/its-a-kind-of-magic-1.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/zero-day-vulnerability-hits-adobe-reader/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=57947
http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2013/10/analysis-of-malware-rop-chain.html
http://hooked-on-mnemonics.blogspot.com/2013/02/detecting-pdf-js-obfuscation-using.html
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/14/no-patch-yet-for-pdf-exploits/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0641
http://www.securityweek.com/latest-adobe-zero-day-serious-business-attackers-escape-adobe-reader-san...
https://www.slashgear.com/adobe-says-acrobat-and-reader-vulnerabilities-exploited-with-malicious-pdf...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2028603/adobe-readies-emergency-patches-for-reader-acrobat.html
http://www.eweek.com/security/adobe-issues-reader-acrobat-security-updates-to-stave-off-attacks
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/emerging-stack-pivoting-exploits-bypass-common-secur...
https://www.fireeye.jp/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-zero-day-attacks-in...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The sandbox vulnerability was dubbed as "666" by FireEye. CVE-2013-0640 and CVE-2013-0641 have been exploited in MiniDuke, Zegost, PlugX Malware Campaign attacks.
Software: Adobe Reader
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/its-a-kind-of-magic-1.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807
https://labs.portcullis.co.uk/blog/cve-2013-0640-adobe-reader-xfa-oneofchild-un-initialized-memory-v...
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/pdf-cve20130640-vulnerability-exploited-miniduke-zegost-plugx/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/zero-day-vulnerability-hits-adobe-reader/
http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2013/10/analysis-of-malware-rop-chain.html
https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/31112/the-miniduke-mystery-pdf-0-day-government-spy-assembler-...
http://vinsula.com/2013/04/17/cve-2013-0640-adobe-pdf-zero-day-malware/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by Shadowserver Foundation.
The exploit was used in a cyber espionage campaign dubbed тАЬLadyBoyle".
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html
https://www.invincea.com/2013/02/exploit-down-analysis-and-protection-against-adobe-flash-exploit-cv...
http://blog.malwaremustdie.org/2013/02/cve-2013-0634-this-ladyboyle-is-not.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=26455
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/exploitswfcve20130634a-removal/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/lady-boyle-comes-to-town-with-a-new-exploit.htm...
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/ADOBE_FLASH_REGEX_VALUE
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/adobe-resolves-flash-player-flaws-being-exploited-in-the-wi...
http://www.spywareremove.com/removeexploitswfcve20130634a.html
https://eromang.zataz.com/2013/02/26/gong-da-gondad-exploit-pack-add-flash-cve-2013-0634-support/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2013-0634/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2613576/security/adobe-blames-na-ve-office-users-for-latest-flash-p...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/08/adobe-patches-flash-heads-off-attacks-on-windows-and-app...
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/two-adobe-vulnerabilities-attacked-in-the-wild-now-patched/
https://www.invincea.com/2013/02/exploit-down-analysis-and-protection-against-adobe-flash-exploit-cv...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-flash-player-against-active-attacks
https://www.fireeye.jp/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-zero-day-attacks-in...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was reported to Adobe by Sergey Golovanov and Alexander Polyakov of Kaspersky.
The vulnerability was being used in a series of targeted attacks mostly against human rights activists and political dissidents from Africa and the Middle East.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: SWF/CVE-2013-0633.
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-04.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=26453
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=57788
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2013-0633/
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/lady-boyle-comes-to-town-with-a-new-exploit.htm...
https://eromang.zataz.com/2013/02/26/gong-da-gondad-exploit-pack-add-flash-cve-2013-0634-support/
http://www.kaspersky.com/au/about/news/virus/2013/Kaspersky_Lab_Experts_Credited_for_Identifying_and...
https://securelist.com/blog/research/64215/adobe-flash-player-0-day-and-hackingteams-remote-control-...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2027916/researchers-surveillance-malware-distributed-via-flash-player-exploit.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2613576/security/adobe-blames-na-ve-office-users-for-latest-flash-p...
https://securityledger.com/2013/02/adobe-pushes-fix-for-flash-player-cites-attacks-on-windows-mac-an...
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/two-adobe-vulnerabilities-attacked-in-the-wild-now-patched/
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/security/adobe-releases-emergency-flash-fixes-for-two-zero-day-bu...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Ichitaro
Arbitrary code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The CVE-2013-0422 exploit has also been identified as distributing GameHack and Banki malicious code. The vulnerability was used by Blackhole, Cool Exploit, and Nuclear exploit kits.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_REVETON.RJ
TROJ_REVETON.RG.
Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625617
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/zero-day-java-exploit-debuts-in-crimeware/
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/oracle-java-7-security-manager-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2013-0422/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-verbose-1896885.html
http://www.ampliasecurity.com/blog/2013/01/10/java_7_update_10_0-day_vulnerability_CVE-2013-0422/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/targeted-attack-against-uae-activist-utilizes-cve-2013-0422-drops-malwa...
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/01/11/java-0-day-exploit-cve-2013-0422/
http://www.cparequirements.com/2013/05/apple-facebook-and-microsoft-all-victims-of-java-cve-2013-042...
http://global.ahnlab.com/global/upload/download/documents/1401223631614158.pdf
Authentication bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication, when password is not configured. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: ColdFusion
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html
http://eyeonforensics.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-cold-day-in-e-commerce-guest-post.html
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/SA2013-093.pdf
http://blogs.coldfusion.com/assets/content/security/Security%20Best%20Practices%20for%20ColdFusion.p...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-warns-attacks-exploiting-coldfusion-vulnerabilities-fix-coming
http://www.livehacking.com/category/vulnerability/adobe/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025406/adobe-patches-actively-exploited-coldfusion-vulnerabilities.h...
http://www.itworld.com/article/2714589/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws.h...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2494475/malware-vulnerabilities/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploit...
http://www.mis-asia.com/tech/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws/
Authentication bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in authentication process, when a password is not configured. A remote unauthenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted directories.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in unauthorized gaining access to the directories.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.Software: ColdFusion
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/adobe-coldfusion-9-administrative-login-bypass
http://eyeonforensics.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-cold-day-in-e-commerce-guest-post.html
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/SA2013-093.pdf
http://blogs.coldfusion.com/assets/content/security/Security%20Best%20Practices%20for%20ColdFusion.pdf
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-warns-attacks-exploiting-coldfusion-vulnerabilities-fix-coming
http://www.livehacking.com/category/vulnerability/adobe/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025406/adobe-patches-actively-exploited-coldfusion-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.itworld.com/article/2714589/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2494475/malware-vulnerabilities/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws.html
http://www.mis-asia.com/tech/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws/
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/The-Curious-Case-of-the-Malicious-IIS-Module--Pr...
http://blogs.elis.org/isa/attackers-exploited-coldfusion-vulnerability-to-install-microsoft-iis-malw...
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.Software: ColdFusion
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/adobe-coldfusion-9-administrative-login-bypass
http://eyeonforensics.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-cold-day-in-e-commerce-guest-post.html
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/SA2013-093.pdf
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-warns-attacks-exploiting-coldfusion-vulnerabilities-fix-coming
http://www.livehacking.com/category/vulnerability/adobe/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025406/adobe-patches-actively-exploited-coldfusion-vulnerabilities.h...
http://www.itworld.com/article/2714589/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws.h...
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2494475/malware-vulnerabilities/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploit...
http://www.mis-asia.com/tech/security/adobe-warns-of-actively-exploited-coldfusion-flaws/
http://energy.gov/cio/articles/v-063-adobe-coldfusion-bugs-let-remote-users-gain-access-and-obtain-i...
Authentication bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within administrator.cfc. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access Adobe ColdFusion application using a default empty password, login to the RDS component and leverage this session to access administrative web interface.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in unauthorized access to Adobe ColdFusion.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.The vulnerability was used to compromise website of the Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).
Software: ColdFusion
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27201
https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/adobe-coldfusion-9-administrative-login-bypass
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/MULTI/HTTP/COLDFUSION_RDS
http://www.livehacking.com/category/vulnerability/adobe/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025406/adobe-patches-actively-exploited-coldfusion-vulnerabilities.h...
http://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2013/1/2/Part2_serious_security_threat
https://www.scmagazine.com/weakness-in-adobe-coldfusion-allowed-court-hackers-access-to-160k-ssns/ar...
http://www.itnews.com.au/news/a-million-drivers-licenses-possibly-stolen-via-coldfusion-hole-342953
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/amcrin/
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote attacker bypass implemented authentication process, upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Software: SugarCRM
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This vulnerability was described by Eric Romang and FireEye through Malware Protection Cloud.
The vulnerability has been exploited in watering hole attacks against Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) website 26.12.2012. The attack appears to be closely related to attacks in June 2012 that were targeting visitors of a major hotel chain and other attacks associated with the Elderwood Project.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-det...
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms13-008
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2794220
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2012/12/31/microsoft-fix-it-available-for-internet-explorer-...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-u...
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/new-internet-explorer-zeroday-was-used-in-the-dol-wat...
http://blog.exodusintel.com/2013/01/04/bypassing-microsofts-internet-explorer-0day-fix-it-patch-for-...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/31/zero-day-vulnerability-in-internet-explorer-being-used-i...
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform phishing attacks.Software: Opera
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause arbitrary code execution on the original server.The vulnerability was reported by ThaiCERT as a zero-day targeting websites across the country.
Software: Atomymaxsite
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and gain elevated privileges.Software: Microsoft Office InfoPath
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-066.aspx
http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/release-notes/foundstone/fsl_10_10_2012.pdf
http://www.securityweek.com/recently-patched-html-sanitization-flaw-linked-hotmail-xss-vulnerability
http://www.trendmicro.com.ru/vinfo/ru/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/2293/microsoft-windows-html-...
http://www.tripwire.com/vert/vert-alert/vert-alert-october-9-2012/
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000380.aspx
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was found exploited in the wild and discovered by Eric Romang.
A real-world attack using the vulnerability first appeared in a blog post in Sep.14, 2012. The vulnerability was used by "Nitro" hacking group.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2757760
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-063
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2012/09/21/what-you-need-to-know-about-cve-2012-4969/
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/260613-should-i-remove-cve-2012-4969-a.html
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2012-4969/
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/cve-2012-4969
https://barracudalabs.com/2012/09/internet-explorer-0day-exploit-cve20124969-its-what-you-cant-see-t...
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/21237/need-help-on-understanding-obfuscated-code-in-cve-...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25947
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2012/09/cve-2012-4969-internet-explorer-0day.html
http://www.antiy.net/p/sample-of-cve-2012-4969/
https://www.securestate.com/blog/2012/09/21/threat-alert-internet-explorer-zero-day-cve-2012-4969
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/CVE-2012-4969-and-the-Unnamed-Admin-Panel/
Error Handling
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The researchers of FireEye began investigation of the vulnerability after Twitter post made by Joshua J. Drake on August, 26.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2012/08/java-zero-day-first-outbreak.html
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/new-year-new-java-zeroday
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-jav...
https://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Favorite hackers' vulnerability for years has been exploited along with CVE-2012-1856, CVE-2015-1641, CVE-2015-1770 in an APT campaign against journalists and human rights workers in Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-060
https://blog.ropchain.com/2015/07/27/analyzing-vupens-cve-2012-1856/
http://www.securityweek.com/cve-2012-0158-exploited-attacks-targeting-government-agencies-europe-asi...
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/08/rtf-exploit-installs-italian-rat-uwarrior/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25966
https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/37158/the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit/
https://threatpost.com/apt-targeting-tibetans-packs-four-vulnerabilities-in-one-compromise/117493/
https://www.hackread.com/skype-malware-saves-screenshots-records-conversations/
https://www.grahamcluley.com/advanced-malware-logs-skype-calls-steals-files-removable-drives/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/threat-actors-use-encrypted-office-binary-format-eva...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=54948
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2012/08/14/ms12-060-addressing-a-vulnerability-in-mscomctl-o...
http://varzia.com/blog/keyboy-malware-used-in-targeted-attacks-in-asia/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was reported by Alexander Gavrun. The exploit was used by Aurora Group.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:SWF/CVE-2012-1535.A.
Links:
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2012/08/28/a-technical-analysis-on-cve-2012-1535-adobe-flas...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/cve-2012-1535-adobe-flash-player-vulnerability-exploited-mult...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25878
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/cve-2012-1535
http://contagiodump.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/cve-2012-1535-samples-and-info.html
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/adobe-flash-update-counters-cve-2012-1535/
http://blog.talosintel.com/2012/08/cve-2012-1535-flash-0-day-in-wild.html
http://www.digital4rensics.com/blog/2012/08/brief-osint-review-for-cve-2012-1535-attacks/
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/cve-2012-1535-adobe-flash-being-exploited-in-the-wild
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2012/08/cve-2012-1535-adobe-flash-player-exploit.html
http://thehackernews.com/2012/09/operation-aurora-other-zero-day-attacks.html
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to compromise system.The vulnerability was exploited to compromise Debian's wiki and Python documentation website in December, 2012. The exploitation's method used is based on an exploit from Pastebin.
Software: MoinMoin
Links:
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.9/rev/7e7e1cbb9d3f
https://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes/AdvisoryForDistributors
https://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes/Installation
https://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes/CVE-2012-6081
https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/cve-2012-6081/course
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/06/27/from-the-wild-to-metasploit
DDL hijacking
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure DDL loading mechanism when processing STEP 7 files in SIMATIC STEP 7 and SIMATIC PCS 7 software. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a SETP 7 file from a remote SMB or WebDAV share, which hosts malicious .dll file, and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by Stuxnet malware in 2010.
The vulnerability was used by Stuxnet along with CVE-2010-2772.
Software: SIMATIC STEP 7
Known/fameous malware:
Stuxnet
Untrusted Search Path
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was being actively exploited since mid-March, 2012. The targeted attacks were focusing on Japanese organizations.
Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms12-046
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2012
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Microsoft-Patch-Tuesday-July-2012-%E2%80%93-TLS-...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/targeted-attacks-exploit-vba-vulnerability-july-ms-tuesday
Improper Input Validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was exploited by BlackHole Exploit Toolkit after official patch.
The vulnerability was made public by Michael тАШmihiтАЩ Schierl.
According to Brian Krebs, the exploit was used in targeted attacks before official patch from Oracle.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Maljava.
Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/examination-java-vulnerability-cve-2012-1723
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2012/07/10/java-the-hutt-meets-cve-2012-1723-the-evil-empire-strikes-b...
https://threatpost.com/volume-malware-targeting-java-cve-2012-1723-flaw-spikes-080312/76878/
http://blog.crysys.hu/2012/07/on-the-cve-2012-1723-based-java-exploit-and-malware-sample/
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/07/new-java-exploit-to-debut-in-blackhole-exploit-kits/
https://wraithhacker.com/last-years-java-exploit-cve-2012-1723/
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.A functional exploit with shellcode appeared on PasteBin on 8.06.12 - four days before the Microsoft patch release.
The vulnerability was reported by adept with nickname Dark Son and researcher Yichong Lin.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Naid.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-037
https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-06/msg00001.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/cve-2012-1875-exploited-wild-part-1-trojannaid
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/ongoing-attacks-exploiting-cve-2012-1875
https://threatpost.com/exploit-code-surfaces-cve-2012-1875-internet-explorer-bug-061812/76702/
http://breakthesecurity.cysecurity.org/2012/06/cve-2012-1875-hacking-windows-using-ms12-037-internet...
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2012/06/cve-2012-1875-exploit-for-remote-code.html
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/MS12_037_SAME_ID
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/06/13/ms12-037-internet-explorer-same-id-vulnerability-metasploit-demo...
http://www.cio.com/article/2394927/security0/attack-code-published-for-two-actively-exploited-vulner...
http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/21670-Symantec-Internet-Explorer-Zero-Day-Exploit-in-the-Wild....
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.One of the vulnerabilities used by Aurora group.
The attackers used the CVE-2010-2884 and CVE-2012-1889 0-day exploits to specifically target visitors to Amnesty International Hong Kong site
20.06.2012 SophosLabs determined that the website of a European aeronautical parts supplier had been hacked and delivered exploit for CVE-2012-1889.
TrendMicro observed the vulnerability targeting Chinese high school webpage.
Software: Microsoft XML Core Services
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2719615
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms12-043
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/20/aeronautical-state-sponsored-exploit/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/cve-2012-1889-action
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/technical-analysis-of-cve-2012-1889-explo...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/technical-analysis-of-cve-2012-1889-explo...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/technical-analysis-of-cve-2012-1889-explo...
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2012/06/20/cve2012-1889-msxml-use-after-free-vulnerability/
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27793137/After-Friday's-Rounds-of-Patches-from-Microsoft-...
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2012/07/brian-mariani-high-tech-bridge-htbridge.html
http://www.darknet.org.uk/2012/06/windows-xml-core-services-exploit-attacked-in-the-wild-cve-2012-18...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2617287/malware/widely-used-web-attack-toolkit-exploits-unpatched-m...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/29/zero-day-xml-core-services-vulnerability-included-in-bla...
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/vulnerabilities/VET-000352.aspx
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/29/zero-day-xml-core-services-vulnerability-included-in-bla...
http://thehackernews.com/2012/09/operation-aurora-other-zero-day-attacks.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions or execute arbitrary code on the target system.Bug with Variant type parsing was originally discovered by Condis. There is evidence this vulnerability was being exploited in the wild before official patch release.
Software: PHP
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Filecoder
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This is a zero-day according to Trustwave.
CVE-2012-2319 is a follow-up to CVE-2009-4020; issues in the HFS file system were detailed and patched on Dec. 3, 2009, but HFSPlus was left vulnerable until May 4, 2012.
Software: Linux kernel
Links:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-trailed-windows-in-patching-zero-days-in-2012-report-says/
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Library/Documents/2013-Trustwave-Global-Security-Report/?dl=1
https://lwn.net/Articles/538898/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6f24f892871acc47b40dd594c6...
Type Confusion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as part of the "World Uyghur Congress Invitation.doc" e-mail attack.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_SCRIPBRID.A; backdoor BKDR_INJECT.EVL.
Links:
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-09.html
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-3-cve-2012-0779-world-uyghur.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/targeted-attacks-using-confusion-cve-2012-0779
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/recent-threats-highlight-vulnerabilities-...
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/05/critical-flash-update-fixes-zero-day-flaw/
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/labs-research/several-targeted-attacks-exploiting-adobe-flash-playe...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2012/05/24/a-technical-analysis-of-adobe-flash-player-cve-2...
http://blog.shadowserver.org/2012/05/15/cyber-espionage-strategic-web-compromises-trusted-websites-s...
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/ta12k/several_targeted_attacks_exploiting_adobe_flash/
http://thehackernews.com/2012/09/operation-aurora-other-zero-day-attacks.html
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-zero-day-vulnerability-used-targeted-attacks
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25718
OS command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Also known as CVE-2012-1823.The patch for the original vulnerability CVE-2012-1823 was accidentally disclosed before the official release however did not fix the issue. The vulnerability became widely discussed in the public and used in real-world attacks. It took several days for the developers to issue a proper security patch.
The vulnerability was being exploited by Linux worm (Linux.Darlloz) in 2013 to target the Internet of things (IoT) devices.
Software: PHP
Known/fameous malware:
Linux.Darlloz
Links:
https://eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2504068/malware-vulnerabilities/php-patches-actively-exploited-...
https://threatpost.com/php-group-set-release-another-patch-cve-2012-1823-flaw-050812/76537/
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.2
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Library/Documents/2013-Trustwave-Global-Security-Report/?dl=1
http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-03-1
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=27798
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/linux-worm-targeting-hidden-devices
http://www.primalsecurity.net/0xe-python-tutorials-use-case-cve-2012-1823/
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/05/06/cve-2012-1823-php-cgi-argument-injection-metasploit-demo/
http://websec.ca/blog/view/detecting-and-exploiting-php-cgi
https://pen-testing.sans.org/blog/2012/06/04/tips-for-pen-testers-on-exploiting-the-php-remote-execu...
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/PHP+vulnerability+CVE-2012-1823+being+exploited+in+the+wild/13312#__utma=...
http://commandline.ninja/2012/05/08/php-updated-cve-2012-1823-cve-2012-2311/
https://bobcares.com/blog/php-cgi-severe-vulnerability-cve-2012-1823/
https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2013/10/31/cve-2012-1823-apache-php5-x-remote-code-execution-exploit/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2013-112710-1612-99&tabid=2
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/424083/php_patches_actively_exploited_cgi_vulnerability/
Spoofing attack
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the TNS listener service. A remote attacker can register an existing instance or service name, use man-in-the-middle techniques and read, inject or modify transmitted data.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to entire database.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Joxean Koret discovered this vulnerability in 2008 and publicly disclosed in 2012.
The vulnerability was used in "TNS Listener Poison Attack"
Software: Oracle Database Server
Links:
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/343
http://thetechnologygeek.org/oracle-zero-day-vulnerability-still-not-patched/
https://blogs.oracle.com/security/entry/security_alert_for_cve_2012
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-1675-1608180.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00018.html
http://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/oracle-tns-listener-poison-attack/
http://www.teamshatter.com/topics/general/team-shatter-exclusive/oracle-0-day-tns-listener-poison-at...
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH219444.html
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2012/05/01/oracle-adresses-0-day-tns-poison
http://pfierens.blogspot.com/2014/10/cve-2012-1675-listener-poisoning.html
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Using-the-network-to-prevent-an-Oracle-TNS-Listener-poison-...
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Researchers based in Asia noticed these malicious documents in Japan and Taiwan before they started showing up/targeting USA companies.
The vulnerability appeared to operate in 2014 in the Western Australian time zone. Examples of such groups include the 'Shiqiang Gang' (as reported by McAfee), 'PLEAD' (as reported by Trend Micro), 'NetTraveler' (as reported by Kaspersky) and 'APT12' (as reported by FireEye).
The vulnerability has been exploited in Red October attacks in 2012 and attacks targeting Chinese media organizations, personnel at government agencies in Europe, Middle East and Central Asia in 2013. The exploit was successfully used in breach attack against NewYork Times in August of 2013. The vulnerability was still exploited in 2016. Exploit for this vulnerability was used in Pawn Storm campaign as well.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_DROPPER.IK
BKDR_HGDER.IK.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms12-027
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/technical%20papers/CVE-2012-0158-An-Anatomy-of-a-Prol...
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/cve-2012-0158-exploit-in-the-wild/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2012-0158-exploitation-seen-in-variou...
https://sentinelone.com/item-news/cve-2012-0158-allocated-2011-patched-2012-still-actively-exploited...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25656
https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2014/10/cve-2012-0158-continues-be-used-targeted-attacks/
https://www.alienvault.com/blogs/security-essentials/cmstar-apt-malware-cve-2012-0158
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2013/09/sandbox-miming-cve-2012-0158-in-mhtml.html
http://blog.9bplus.com/same-cve-2012-0158-different-builder/
http://blog.malwaretracker.com/2013/08/cve-2012-0158-exploit-evades-av-in-mime.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2012-0158-now-being-used-in-more-tibe...
https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/37158/the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit/
https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/07/01/the-word-bug-that-just-wont-die-cve-2012-0158-the-cybercrime-gif...
Command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "query" HTTP GET parameter to "/webglimpse.cgi" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/webglimpse.cgi?query=%27%26command+and+arguments+go+here%26%27
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was reported by Kevin Perry.
Software: Webglimpse
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability may be tied to the DarkLeech attack campaign.
Software: Plesk
Links:
http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP10/parallels-plesk-panel-10-windows-updates-release-notes.htm...
https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/kyberturvallisuus/haavoittuvuudet/2012/haavoittuvuus-2012-035.html
https://kb.plesk.com/en/113321
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Bug-in-Plesk-administration-software-is-being-actively-ex...
http://cwcsstatus.co.uk/security-notifications/2012/11/07/plesk-sql-injection-vulnerability-part-4.h...
http://blogs.cisco.com/security/possible-exploit-vector-for-darkleech-compromises
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/possible-exploit-avenue-discovered-for-darkleech-web-server-attacks/d/d-id/1139631?
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.The vulnerability was used to target Webmail accounts.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00014.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-03.html
https://blog.fortinet.com/2012/02/17/fortinet-researchers-detect-eight-critical-adobe-flaws
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/security-update-available-for-adobe-flash-player-apsb12-03-5...
http://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-flash-player-xss-flaw-under-active-attack/
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/flash-zero-day-used-in-targeted-email-attacks/d/d-id/113...
http://cert.europa.eu/static/SecurityAdvisories/CERT-EU-SA2012-0019.txt
SQL Injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Raphael Noailles discovered and reported this issue.
Software: TYPO3
Error Handling
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was disclosed by James Forsha.
Exploited by Wild Neutron.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit.Java.CVE-2012-3213.b.
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: FreeBSD
Links:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006117.html
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2011-December/006119.html
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:08.telnetd.asc
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-008.txt
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/01/16/cve-2011-4862-freebsd-telnet-buffer-overflow-metasploit-demo/
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:AUXILIARY/SCANNER/TELNET/TELNET_ENCRYPT_OVERFLOW
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
EvilBunny
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-01.html
http://blog.9bplus.com/analyzing-cve-2011-4369-part-one/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhsa-announce/2012-January/msg00003.html
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2499997/security0/symantec-confirms-reader-exploits-targeted-de...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246390/adobe_patches_two_actively_exploited_vulnerabilities_in_reader...
http://technology.ky.gov/COT%20Alerts/Adobe%20Remote%20Code%20Execution%20Vulnerabilities.pdf
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/17/adobe_reader_critical_update/
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/adobe-patches-critical-security-holes-in-reader/
http://www.hawaii.edu/technews/notice.php?id=187891
https://msisac.cisecurity.org/advisories/2011/2011-072b.cfm
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This 0-day vulnerability was discovered by Lockheed MartinтАЩs Computer Incident Response Team and was found that it is part of a targeted attack. The sample of the exploit analyzed by the researchers appears to come from BarclayтАЩs bank in New York City.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan Sykipot.
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-04.html
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-30.html
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/12/adobe-zero-day-cve-2011-2462.html
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/inside-adobe-reader-zero-day-exploit-cve-2011-2462/
https://eternal-todo.com/blog/cve-2011-2462-exploit-analysis-peepdf
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/2366/vulnerability-in-u3d-compo...
http://blog.9bplus.com/analyzing-cve-2011-2462/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-cve-2011-2462
https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blog/new-zero-day-attack-in-adobe-products-cve-2011-2462
http://www.threatgeek.com/2011/12/adobe-reader-0-day-notes-cve-2011-2462.html
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/ADOBE_READER_U3D
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/threat-actors-mandiant-apt1-report-spear-phishi...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/12/10/targeted-emails-exploit-new-acrobat-reader-vulnerability...
https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blog/new-zero-day-attack-in-adobe-products-cve-2011-2462
https://www.mysonicwall.com/sonicalert/searchresults.aspx?ev=article&id=398
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/threatreport/topic.jsp?id=vulnerability_trends&aid=notable_zero...
http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-warns-critical-zero-day-vulnerability-reader-and-acrobat-products
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This vulnerability was being actively exploited by the Stuxnet in Duqu attack.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Win32/Exploit.CVE-2011-3402.G
W32.Duqu
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/connect/w32-duqu_status-updates_installer-zero-day-exploit
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=25272
https://media.ccc.de/v/29c3-5417-en-cve_2011_3402_analysis_h264
https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/31445/the-mystery-of-duqu-part-two-23/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%e2%80%93-further-tales...
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2639658
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms11-087
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2639658/
https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/exploit_w32_cve_2011_3402_a.shtml
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2011-3402/
http://yomuds.blogspot.com/2012/11/cve-2011-3402-and-cool-exploit-kit_28.html
http://blog.crysys.hu/2013/01/encryption-related-to-duqu-font-expoit-cve-2011-3402/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/cve-2011-3402-vulnerability-truetype-font-parsing
https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blog/tag/cve-2011-3402
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input passed via a crafted URL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in userтАЩs browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited in click-jacking campaigns.
Reported by Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala.
That vulnerability shares some traits with an earlier Flash flaw that was used to target Gmail accounts in June.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_20.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-26.html
http://www.techcentral.ie/adobe-patches-critical-flash-bug/
http://energy.gov/cio/articles/t-723adobe-flash-player-multiple-bugs-let-remote-users-obtain-informa...
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-software/adobe-patches-flash-bug-hackers-are-already-exploiting-3...
http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/16669-Adobe-Issues-Patch-for-Flash-Zero-Day-Vulnerability.html
http://www.simmtester.com/page/news/shownews.asp?num=14190
http://blogs.utpa.edu/infosecurity/2011/09/23/cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-adobe-flash-...
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/adobe-releases-out-of-band-patch/
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/zero-day-flash-vulnerability-prompts-rushed-update/
http://www.its.ms.gov/Services/SecurityAlerts/2011_9_21-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Adobe-Flash-Play...
Error Handling
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Trend Micro, this is a zero-day .The vulnerability was discovered by Michael Schierl.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:Java/CVE-2011-3544.
Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2011-443431.html
http://digcert.com/docs/symantec/symantec_report_2012.htm
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/2011-in-review-exploits-and-vulnerabiliti...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=24700
http://repairinfectedpc.com/Exploit-Java-CVE-2011-3544-Removal/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/12/amnesty-international-site-serving-java-exploit/#more-13070
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/11/public-java-exploit-amps-up-threat-level/#more-12679
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/exploit-java-cve-2011-3544-583664/
Resource exhaustion
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The vulnerability is known as "Apache Killer".
Software: Apache HTTP Server
Links:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/CVE-2011-3192.txt
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00006.html
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/dev/401638
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201108.mbox/%3C20110824161640.122D387DD@mino...
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201108.mbox/%3C20110826103531.998348F82@mino...
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2011-3192-485304.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/security/entry/security_alert_for_cve_2011
https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/CVE-2011-3192
http://dino.ciuffetti.info/2011/08/cve-2011-3192-apachekiller/
Denial of service
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.Software: Windows
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild against Ubiquisys routers. Fully functional exploit code was made publicly available on August 2, 2011.
Software: Mongoose
Links:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2011080230
http://plugins.openvas.org/nasl.php?oid=802139
http://w.infosecisland.com/alertsview/15722-CVE-2011-2900-mongoose-shttpd-yasslews.html
http://nion.modprobe.de/blog/archives/704-Exploiting-the-UbiquisysSFR-femtocell-webserver-wsalshttpd...
Arbitrary file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper storing of content in the cache directory when processing input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing a white-listed domain in the src parameter, upload a malicious PHP script and execute arbitrary PHP code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The exploit was announced by Mark Maunder.
Software: TimThumb
Links:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/4
https://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-many-wordpress-themes/
http://markmaunder.com/2011/08/02/technical-details-and-scripts-of-the-wordpress-timthumb-php-hack/
https://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2011/08/timthumb-2/
https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Tausende-WordPress-Blogs-zur-Verbreitung-von-Schadcode-genutzt...
https://www.malwareremovalservice.com/cve-2011-4106/
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling of Type 1 fonts by FreeType. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Exploited in the wild via malicious PDF files.
Software: Apple iOS
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2009-03-19.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.L
Links:
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87239473/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000043.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/targeted-attacks-2011-using-ichitaro-zero-day-vulnerability
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js11001.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2011-061507-2634-99
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2011-061507-2634-99&tabid=3
https://co.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2011-061507-2634-99
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of input passed from user mode to the kernel in the Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys). By running a malicious application, a local attacker with valid login credentials can execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-046.aspx
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/10/two-targeted-attacks-two-new-zero-days.html
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/patch-management/Windows-7-Ultimate-Edition/Wi...
http://www.hackingtutorials.org/exploit-tutorials/mingw-w64-how-to-compile-windows-exploits-on-kali-...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to experts from M86, this vulnerability was exploited in targeted attacks before the official patch release from Microsoft.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Recently-Patched-IE-Flaw-Exploited-as-Zero-Day-208646.shtml
http://digcert.com/docs/symantec/symantec_report_2012.htm
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/44749/cyber-crime/operation-dust-storm.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-050.aspx
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This is the same vulnerability that was used for attacks against Korean based organizations.
The vulnerability wasd exploited to compromise legitimate websites
(including an Indian government site, a US airport site, and an
aerospace site).
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-18.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=24336
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/patching-flash-cve-2011-2110-post-mortem
http://zscaler-research.blogspot.com/2011/06/oh-flash-cve-2011-2110-0-day.html
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flashplayer_arrayindexing
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20110617
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2011/07/01/a-technical-analysis-on-the-exploit-for-cve-2011...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2621840/patch-management/adobe-patches-second-flash-zero-day-in-9-d...
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in userтАЩs browser in context of website hosting an .swf file.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.The pay for an exploit might be around $5k-$10k at the moment.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-13.html
https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/stable-channel-update.html
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?ArticleNumber=000027240
https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/flash-player-universal-xss-vulnerability-cve-2011-2107
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=24302
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?ArticleNumber=000027240
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-software/adobe-flash-patched-after-zero-day-attacks-3284214/
https://devcentral.f5.com/Portals/0/Cache/Pdfs/2807/flash-player-universal-xss-vulnerability--cve-20...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Fixes-Actively-Exploited-Flash-Player-XSS-Flaw-204376.shtml
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2621874/hacking/hackers-exploit-flash-bug-in-new-attacks-against-gm...
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Adobe-Patches-XSS-ZeroDay-Flaw-in-Flash-Used-in-Google-Gmail-Attac...
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/adobe-issues-fix-for-flash-hole-being-used-in-attacks/
http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/adobe-flash-patched-after-zero-day-attacks/7323
Null pointer dereference
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by Joe Schaefer.
Software: Subversion
Links:
http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2011-1752-advisory.txt
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061913.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1144-1/
https://lwn.net/Articles/446888/
http://ovaldb.altx-soft.ru/Definition.aspx?id=oval:com.altx-soft.nix:def:2140
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/visualsvn/K6IsJpMWaA8
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.Software: Plone
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.There are reports of malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) file delivered as an email attachment targeting the Windows platform.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Integer Overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2010-01-03.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.412
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=47815
https://ae.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2011-062402-3901-99
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-12.html
https://novasecure.neonova.net/threats/details.cgi?id=513314
http://freecode.com/articles/red-hat-an-updated-adobe-flash-player-package-fixes-multiple-security-i...
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?ArticleNumber=000027365
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper managing of Keyboard Layout files by the kernel-mode driver (win32k.sys). A local attacker can execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
According to Trustwave this is a zero-day.
A private exploit has been developed by Cr4sh and been published 2 weeks after the advisory.
CVE-2012-0181 fixes an issue alluded to on exploitdb site on Nov. 21, 2011, fixed July 10, 2012.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-034
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2012/05/08/ms12-034-duqu-ten-cves-and-removing-keyboard-layo...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/vulnerability.jsp?bid=53326
http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-trailed-windows-in-patching-zero-days-in-2012-report-says/
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Library/Documents/2013-Trustwave-Global-Security-Report/?dl=1
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This vulnerability was reported to iDefense by anonymous. NSS was ready to pay for exploit for this vulnerability $100-500.
The vulnerability was used to compromise Philippines human rights website.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2011-0094.A
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-018.aspx
http://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles...
http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/cve-2011-0094/
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/1971/layouts-handling-memory-co...
http://telussecuritylabs.com/threats/show/TSL20110414-01
https://www.symantec.com/connect/tr/blogs/government-and-human-rights-websites-fall-victim-targeted-...
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2620728/security/nss-labs-offers-reward-money-for-fresh-exploits.ht...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability has being used during 1 month before disclosure. The campaign started with spam emails enticing users to open its attachment, typically a Microsoft Word document (or a zip file of a Microsoft Word document), which contained inside the malicious Flash exploit.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Microsoft - Exploit:SWF/CVE-2011-0611.C, NOD32 - JS/Exploit.Pdfka.OXL.Gen, Symantec - Trojan.Pidief, Ikarus - Exploit.JS.ShellCode.
Links:
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/operation-beebus.html
https://secunia.com/?action=fetch&filename=Secunia_Whitepaper_CVE-2011-0611.pdf
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH157906.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-02.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-07.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2011/04/12/analysis-of-the-cve-2011-0611-adobe-flash-player...
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2011/04/apr-8-cve-2011-0611-flash-player-zero.html
https://blog.qualys.com/securitylabs/2011/04/15/placeholder
http://www.kahusecurity.com/2011/flash-0day-found-in-drive-by/
http://www.securitytube.net/video/1747
http://poc-hack.blogspot.com/2011/04/adobe-flash-player-cve-2011-0611-swf.html
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27224/cyber-crime/kaspersky-report-energetic-bear.html
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed editpost.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was disclosed by Helmut Hummel.
Matthias Hunstock discovered and reported the issue.
Software: Wec Discussion
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was used o target RSA. Two phishing emails with Microsoft Excel document with exploit were sent to two different groups of employees. The document with exploit code was named "2011 Recruitment plan.xls".
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:SWF/CVE-2011-0609
Kaspersky Lab products detected the variants as тАЬTrojan-ropper.MSExcel.SWFDropтАЭ.
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-06.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/192052
http://bugix-security.blogspot.com/2011/03/cve-2011-0609-adobe-flash-player.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/security/2011/03/background-on-apsa11-01-patch-schedule.html
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2011030180
https://vimeo.com/22160459
http://m.2cto.com/Article/201104/87463.html
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/security-advisory-for-adobe-flash-player-reader-acrobat-5204...
http://remove-malware-removal.com/post/How-to-Remove-SWFExploit.CVE-2011-0609.A-Instantly_14_214388....
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/ADOBE_FLASHPLAYER_AVM
https://blogs.rsa.com/anatomy-of-an-attack/
Security bypass
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The vulnerability was reported by Hans F. Nordhaug.
Software: PivotX
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-input passed via MIME-formatted requests for content blocks within a document. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted "MHTML:" link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in userтАЩs browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
The vulnerability was originally disclosed on the WooYun website.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
exploit:win32/cve-2011-0096 trojan horse.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms11-026
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2011/01/28/more-information-about-the-mhtml-script-injection...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2011/01/28/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2501696/
http://blog.qisupport.com/exploitwin32cve-2011-0096-trojan-virus-how-to-remove/
https://www.removemalwaretip.com/windows-8/clear-exploitwin32cve-2011-0096-trojan-from-your-windows-...
http://www.malwareremoval.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=62646
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2011/01/27/microsoft-advisory-on-client-side-xss-250...
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/month-threat-webscape-march-2011
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was firstly disclosed by VUPEN in January 22, 2011.
This issue was disclosed as part of the Pwn2Own 2011 contest.
Using this vulnerability Irish security researcher Stephen Fewer successfully hacked into a 64-bit Windows 7 (SP1) running Internet Explorer 8 to win CanSecWest hacker challenge ($15,000 cash prize and a new Windows laptop) in March 9-11 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:JS/CVE-2011-1345.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-018
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2506697/cybercrime-hacking/safari--ie-hacked-first-at-pwn2own.h...
https://twitter.com/aaronportnoy/statuses/45642180118855680
http://www.zdnet.com/article/pwn2own-2011-ie8-on-windows-7-hijacked-with-3-vulnerabilities/
https://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2011/04/msg00159.html
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/100469/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-Property-Change-Memory-Corr...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when parsing CSS styles. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page containing Cascading Style Sheet that refers to itself recursively, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability appears to be connected to the group of Chinese hackers responsible for unleashing a pair of Java zero-day exploits in 2012. After examining of the geographical location of the targets for CVE-2010-3971, these attack attempts bear a close resemblance to those targeting CVE-2010-3962, another Internet Explorer issue that was dubbed as the Weekend Warrior.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Virus HTML:CVE-2010-3971-A
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2488013
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms11-003
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-bei...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2010/12/22/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2488013/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2011/02/08/cve-2010-3971-not-quite-the-weekend-warrior/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/in-a-zero-day-world-its-active-attacks-that-matter/#more-16949
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local user obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists in Windows Task Scheduler when running scheduled tasks within the intended security context. A local user can create a specially crafted task and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with privileges of the local system account.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to obtain full access to vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was used by Stuxnet.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
W32.Stuxnet TDL-4 rootkit (TDSS) Trojan.Generic.KDV.128306
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-092
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-YouTube-Pages-Serve-Trojan-via-Malicious-Java-Applets-186033.sht...
https://securelist.com/analysis/monthly-malware-statistics/36338/monthly-malware-statistics-december...
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/java-badware-posing-as-youtube-plugin-1025.html
Directory traversal
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view contents of arbitrary files on the server.The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied input in "/administrator/components/com_nbill/admin.nbill.php" and "/components/com_nbill/nbill.php" scripts. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. тАЬ../тАЭ) and view contents of arbitrary file on vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive information.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited against Joomla! installations.
Software: nBill
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error when handling specially crafted office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause unspecified error and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to Trend Micro, a pair of vulnerabilities of the code execution type namely CVE-2010-3916 and CVE-2010-3915 was uncovered during September 2010 as 0-day flaws.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.
Links:
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000053.html
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01948274/index.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-...
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js10003.html
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801642
http://archive.feedblitz.com/174203/~3913467
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerability-in-Japanese-Word-Processor-Exploited-to-Infected-Comput...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to Trend Micro, a pair of vulnerabilities of the code execution type namely CVE-2010-3916 and CVE-2010-3915 was uncovered during September 2010 as 0-day flaws.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_DROPPER.QVA
Links:
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/js10003.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities-...
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ichitaro-vulnerability-confirmed
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-15406-Vulnerabilities-in-Ichitaro-Word-Processor-Abused.htm
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerability-in-Japanese-Word-Processor-Exploited-to-Infected-Comput...
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing CSS token sequences and the clip attribute. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page, trick the victim into visiting it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability refers to cyberattacks, linked to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and G20-related malicious spam campaign reported in October 2010.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: Win32/CVE-2010-3962.A.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-090 https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2458511
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2010/11/03/dep-emet-protect-against-attacks-on-the-latest-in...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-110314-3703-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/web-attack/79/cve20103962-yet-another-zeroday...
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/obfuscated-exploits-continue-target-cve-2010-0806-and-cve-201...
http://security.bkav.com/home/-/blogs/new-ie-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2010-3962-/normal
http://www.mcafee.com/threat-intelligence/malware/default.aspx?id=301764
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2010/12/09/cve-2010-3962-the-weekend-warrior/
https://www.malwaredomainlist.com/forums/index.php?topic=4399.0
http://global.ahnlab.com/global/upload/download/asecreport/ASEC_Report_Vol.11_Eng.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary when processing .swf files in Adobe Flash Player. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted. swf file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited via specially crafted .pdf files.
The vulnerability has been exploited during Sykipot campaigns and Luckycat attacks.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-05.htm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-28.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-26.html?sdid=XKMMHJ2P
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/10/potential-new-adobe-flash-player-zero.html
https://www.google.com.ua/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&cad=rja&...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2010/11/16/explore-the-cve-2010-3654-matryoshka/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Adobe-Flash-Vulnerability-Advisory-Appears-Alongside-Shockwave-Pat...
http://blog.shavlik.com/new-version-of-adobe-flash-available/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/adobe-flash-player-adobe-reader-and-acrobat-0-day-cve-201...
http://www.rationallyparanoid.com/articles/consistently-vulnerable-systems.html
http://www.pctools.com/security-news/adobe-flash-0day-vulnerability/
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/ADOBE_FLASHPLAYER_BUTTON
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error within nsCSSFrameConstructor::ContentAppended. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page containing specially crafted document.write and appendChild calls, cause heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was reported by Morten Kr├еkvik of Telenor SOC (a Norwegian security vendor). The Nobel Peace Prize website was serving on October 25, 2010 a zero-day exploit against Firefox users. When people accessed the Nobel Peace Prize site they were diverted onto an attack server located in Taiwan which delivered a JavaScript exploit.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: Belmoo Trojan.
Links:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-73/
http://kodu.ut.ee/~mroos/turve/2010/referaadid/atr_ik.pdf
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/10/nobel-peace-prize-site-serves-firefox-0day/ https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2010/10/26/critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-3-5-and-firefox-3-6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050061.html
http://blog.shavlik.com/patch-tuesday-meet-patch-thursday/
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-15349-Mozilla-Patches-Critical-0-Day-Flaw-Inside-Firefox-Within-48-H...
http://kodu.ut.ee/~mroos/turve/2010/referaadid/atr_ik.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Adobe Director file with a specific value in an "rcsL" field causing an array-indexing error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Adobe Director file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Shockwave Player
Known/fameous malware:
Win32/Exploit.CVE-2010-3653.A
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-04.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-25.html
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cybr-ctr/2010/av10-047-eng.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=24011
https://threatpost.com/attack-code-published-adobe-shockwave-zero-day-102110/74599/
Improper validation of array index
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Win32k.sys driver when handling keyboard layouts as the Windows kernel fails to validate that an array index is within the bounds of the array. A local user can load a specially crafted keyboard layout and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of SYSTEM account.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited by Stuxnet.The vulnerability was discovered by Sergey Golovanov from Kaspersky Lab. The vulnerability was exploited by Stuxnet.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
W32.Stuxnet
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-073.aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2010/10/12/assessing-the-risk-of-the-october-security-update...
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-the-recent-windows-zero-day-escalation-of-...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Patches-One-of-Two-Stuxnet-EoP-Vulnerabilities-160840.shtml
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-35211-9_81#page-1
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/10/15/win32k-sys-about-the-patched-stuxnet-exploit/
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/microsoft-patch-tuesday-october-2010/
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/10/15/win32k-sys-about-the-patched-stuxnet-exploit/
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/10/15/stuxnet-paper-revision/
Information disclosure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of errors during encryption padding verification. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive encrypted information, such as view state, read files and possibly forge cookies.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information and potentially compromise vulnerable web application.
Note: this vulnerability is being publicly exploited.
Software: Microsoft .NET Framework
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2416728
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-070
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2010/09/17/understanding-the-asp-net-vulnerability/
https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/important-asp-net-security-vulnerability
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1732956/security-researchers-destroy-microsoft-aspnet-secur...
https://trustfoundry.net/exploiting-net-padding-oracle-attack-ms10-070-cve-2010-3332-and-bypassing-m...
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Windows Print Spooler service does not correctly restricts access permissions to create files for anonymous users. A remote attacker can send specially crafted RPC request to vulnerable service and upload malicious file to arbitrary location on the system.
This is a remote code execution vulnerability on Windows XP, since the guest account is enabled by default. On other operating systems this is a privilege escalation vulnerability, as only authenticated users have access to Print Spooler shares.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in remote code execution.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Two more CVEs refer to this vulnerability as well: CVE-2010-3888 and CVE-2010-3889. However since the vendor has issued advisory with different CVE number, we will use the one issued by Microsoft.
The vulnerability has been exploited in тАЬprint-bombтАЭ attack as Stuxnet worm.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-061.aspx
https://securelist.com/analysis/kaspersky-security-bulletin/36345/kaspersky-security-bulletin-2010-s...
https://eatitorwearit.wordpress.com/tag/internal-attack/
https://svn.nmap.org/nmap-exp/sophron/nse-support/scripts/smb-vuln-ms10-061.nse
https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/29747/myrtus-and-guava-episode-ms10-061/ https://www.virusbulletin.com/conference/vb2010/abstracts/indepth-look-stuxnet
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23897
http://seclists.org/metasploit/2010/q3/385
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-35211-9_81#page-1
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/stuxnet-update/
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/w32printlove-removal/
http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2010/10/stuxnet-scada-malware/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious SWF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf document, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Was used to compromise Amnesty Hong Kong website. The vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player was patched on September, 20 in Adobe Reader and Acrobat on October, 5. The vulnerability was disclosed by Mila Parkour.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
The exploit:swf/cve-2010-2884.c
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-22.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
https://www.nartv.org/2010/11/12/nobel-peace-prize-amnesty-hk-and-malware/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/second-adobe-0-day-vulnerability-just-one-week-cve-2010-2...
https://security.googleblog.com/2010/09/stay-safe-while-browsing.html
http://www.beyondsecurity.com/scan_pentest_network_vulnerabilities_flash_player_unspecified_code_exe...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Actively-Exploited-Flash-Player-Vulnerability-Patched-in-Chrome-15696...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flash-Zero-Day-Actively-Exploited-in-the-Wild-156238.shtml
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.The vulnerability exists due to improper allocation of userspace memory required for the 32-bit compatibility layer within compat_alloc_user_space() function in include/asm/compat.h file on on 64-bit platforms. A local user can call compat_mc_getsockopt() function and gain control over vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a local non-privileged user to gain root privileges.
Based on the sophisticated and fully functional exploits this vulnerability was exploited in the wild for quite some time before the patch was issued.
Software: Linux kernel
Known/fameous malware:
Linux/Exploit.CVE-2010-3081.B
Links:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c41d68a513c71e35a14f66d717...
https://access.redhat.com/articles/40258
https://blogs.oracle.com/ksplice/entry/anatomy_of_an_exploit_cve
http://ryanuber.com/09-25-2010/cve-2010-3081.html
https://blog.nelhage.com/2010/11/exploiting-cve-2010-3081/
http://www.thushanfernando.com/index.php/2010/09/20/cve-2010-3081-64bit-linux-kernel-root-exploit/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2010/CVE-2010-3081.html
https://www.dshield.org/diary/CVE-2010-3081%2Bkernel%3A%2B64-bit%2BCompatibility%2BMode%2BStack%2BPo...
http://www.kdawebservices.com/blog/2010/09/linux-vulnerability-cve-2010-3081-local-but-serious//cve20103081_see_whether_youve_been_hacked_and/
https://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/cve-2010-3081-cve-2010-3301-linux-kernel-compat-privilege-esca...
http://www.thehostingnews.com/ksplice-launches-free-security-tool-for-high-profile-cve-2010-3081-lin...
https://www.mnxsolutions.com/security/ksplice-provides-patch-for-linux-kernel-exploit-cve-2010-3081....
http://www.pcworld.com/article/205867/linux_kernel_exploit_gives_hackers_a_back_door.html
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/09/20/0217204/linux-kernel-exploit-busily-rooting-64-bit-machine...
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted fonts within PDF document. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, cause stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was detected on 2008-12-14.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-2883.A
Trojan horse Exploit_c.JLU (AVG)
Exploit.PDF.1533 (Dr.Web)
Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen(Sunbelt Software)
Bloodhound.Exploit.357 (Symantec).
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-21.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-02.html
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/adobe-reader-0-day-vulnerability-cve-2010-2883
/Adobe+SING+table+parsing+exploit+CVE20102883+in+the+wild/9541/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23889
https://pentestn00b.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/new-adobe-0day-cve-2010-2883/
http://developers-club.com/posts/104137/
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/09/08/adobe-advises-reader-acrobat-vulnerability/
https://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=184980
https://quequero.org/2014/09/pdf-analysis-of-nuclear-pack-ek-and-cve-2010-0188-cve-2013-2883/
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability was presented by the researcher Charlie Miller at the Black Hat USA 2010 security conference on July, 25 in Las Vegas.
Adobe credits Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy with its discovery. Apparently this is one of the relatively rare cases where two security researchers discover the same vulnerability independently of each other. In this case Mr. Ormandy reported it to Adobe first and in private.
According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2009-03-05.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: Boodhound.Exploit.353
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-17.html
https://threatpost.com/demo-cve-2010-2862-adobe-reader-flaw-exploit-090210/74418/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-confirms-pdf-security-hole-in-reader/
https://www.suse.com/fr-fr/security/cve/CVE-2010-2862
https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/out-of-band-security-updates-for-adobe-reader-and-acrobat-40...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Out-of-Band-Critical-Security-Updates-for-Reader-and-Acrobat-Released...
http://www.itprofessionalservices.net/ARPatch1017.shtml
http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2010/08/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-critical.html
ttp://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-readies-emergency-fix-for-critical-pdf-reader-security-hole/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OL8Kwz5b6Y
http://blog.shavlik.com/new-adobe-security-advisory-released/
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cybr-ctr/2010/av10-033-eng.aspx
http://beqiraj.de/post/Adobe-Reader-and-Acrobat-8-2-4-update-available
http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/article.asp?ContentID=Adobe_releases_patch_for_Reader_and_Acroba...
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/340741/adobe-reader-out-of-band-security-updates-on-august-...
http://www.itproportal.com/2010/08/06/adobe-prepares-patch-zero-day-pdf-flaw/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/05/emergency_adobe_reader_patch/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/203692/patch_critical_security_flaws_in_adobe_reader_and_acrobat.html
https://community.landesk.com/docs/DOC-14222
http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread.php/131549-Patch-Watch-update-Critical-Adobe-Reader-patc...
http://www.divinge.com/news/Adobe-readies-emergency-fix-for-critical-PDF-Reader-security-hole/
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Hardcoded credentials
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain hardcoded credentials.The vulnerabiilty was used by Stuxnet malware together with CVE-2012-3015.
Software: Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing icons to .lnk and .pif files within Windows Explorer. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted icon file, trick the victim into clicking on it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was used by Stuxnet worm. According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2008-02-13.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.343
W32.Stuxnet
W32.Changeup.C
W32.Ramnit
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-046
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2286198
https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
https://www.scmagazine.com/lnkexploitcve-2010-2568/article/558054/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23801
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/07/22/a-few-facts-about-win32stuxnet-cve-2010-2568/
http://blogs.quickheal.com/stuxnet-cve-2010-2568-misconceptions-and-facts/
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/07/22/a-few-facts-about-win32stuxnet-cve-2010-2568/
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing URLs within Microsoft Help and Support Center. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted hcp:// URL, trick the victim into clicking on it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was reported to Microsoft on July, 5th by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy.
The vulnerability was used to compromise Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council via тАЬinform@ffiec.govтАЭ mailbox.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Mal/HcpExpl-A
Links:
https://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/xii/46
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2219475
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-042
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclo...
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jun/205
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/10/windows_help_bug/
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/06/jun-17-win-xp-sp2-sp3-0-day-cve-2010.html
http://journeyintoir.blogspot.com/2010/12/cve-2010-1885-windows-help-center-url.html
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/06/15/cve-20101885-exploited-wild/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=50268
http://blog.talosintel.com/2010/07/increase-in-attacks-on-cve-2010-1885.html
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/help-center-url-validation-vulnerability-cve-2010-1885-campai...
https://www.edgewave.com/spam-filters/cve-2010-1885-subpoena-threat-and-targeted-attack-against-us-c...
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, trick the victim into opening it, cause heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability is called "endless zero-day".
The vulnerability was exploited in Taidoor campaign primarily targeting government organizations located in Taiwan.
Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Pidief.J
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/analysis-zero-day-exploit-adobe-flash-and-reader
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-attack-wild-adobe-flash-reader-and-acrobat
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1055909
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/06/08/mitigations-flash-vulnerability-cve20101297/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-1297
http://stopmalvertising.com/malware-reports/analysis-of-budget.pdf-exploit.swf.cve-2010-1297.a.html
http://seclists.org/metasploit/2010/q2/416
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/adobe-0-day-vulnerability-flash-adobe-reader-and-acrobat-...
https://www.greyhathacker.net/?p=201
http://www.topitvideos.com/adobe-cve-2010-1297-pdf-exploit-demonstation/
http://developers-club.com/posts/96879/
https://blogs.forcepoint.com/security-labs/month-threat-webscape-june-2010
http://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/5016/10Dec_Post.pdf?sequence=1
http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/security/cloud-av-free-blocks-adobe-0-day/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted characters within office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.J
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing URL to a Java Networking Launching Protocol (.jnlp) file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick the victim into clicking on it and execute arbitrary commands on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was originally discovered independently by both Ruben Santamarta and Tavis Ormandy.
The vulnerability was used in Willysy attack. Users who visit the songlyrics.dot.com website were redirected to Russian attack server.
Software: Oracle Java SE
Links:
https://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/xii/30
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2517237/security0/hackers-exploit-new-java-zero-day-bug.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/15/emergency_java_patch/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/6u20-142805.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-0886-094541.html
https://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/xii/32
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-0886
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=50263
http://www.javaworld.com/article/2073334/java--oracle-security-alert-cve-2010-0886.html
https://www.stopthehacker.com/2011/12/01/willysy-injection-attacks/
Stored cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "element" and "defaultColor" HTTP GET parameters to colorpicker.jsp script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, containing XSS exploit and permanently store arbitrary HTML and script code. The code will be executed in victimтАЩs browser in context of vulnerable website every time the victim visits vulnerable interface.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive data.
The XSS vulnerability CVE-2010-1164 was used along with privileges escalation vulnerability CVE-2010-1165 to compromise JIRA instances. Apache.org services were taken down due to these vulnerabilities.
Software: Jira Software
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated JIRA administrator to escalate his privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an error, which allows a remote authenticated JIRA administrator to set the attachment path to a location within the JIRA web application directory and upload malicious code that can execute in the context of the user running the application server in which JIRA is deployed.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to modify JIRA's files and capture user credentials.
The XSS vulnerability CVE-2010-1164 was used along with privileges escalation vulnerability CVE-2010-1165 to compromise JIRA instances. Apache.org services were taken down due to these vulnerabilities.
Software: Jira Software
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to multiple boundary errors within Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 codecs when parsing AVI files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted AVI file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 26.03.2010.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.324
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-026.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=24330
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDhAAF19KUo
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/vulnerability/1901/microsoft-mpeg-layer3-audi...
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the custom heap management system in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2008-11-29.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.293
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted font files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input data passed to Help.aspx script. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victimтАЩs browser in context of vulnerable SharePoint website.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to conduct phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: this vulnerability is being publicly exploited.
Software: Microsoft SharePoint Server
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: Win32/CVE-2010-0817
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in the Peer Objects component within iepeers.dll library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability is declared as functional and was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3274 days. The story of CVE-2010-0806 bears a certain similarity to the developments in the case of the targeted 'Aurora' attack where the exploit techniques were quickly adopted by the authors of web exploit kits for the use in massive web attacks. The country that suffered a huge loss by malware in April 2010 was China, with 22% of malware attacks. It was followed by Russia (17%), USA (10%), India (4%) and Germany (4%).
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Some of the variants: Trojan:Win32/Wisp, TrojanDropper:Win32/Lisiu, TrojanDropper:Win32/Agent.gen!I, TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small.gen!AZ, Backdoor:Win32/Agent.FS, TrojanDropper:Win32/Frethog.
Links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2010/03/30/active-exploitation-of-cve-2010-0806/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-ie-zero-day-exploit-cve-2010-0806/
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/cve-2010-0806-exploit-wild
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/targeted-internet-explorer-0day-attack-announced-cve...
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/MS10_018_IE_BEHAVIORS
http://techblog.omidfarhang.com/en-us/2010/04/09/singers-exploit-kit-version-cve-2010-0806/
https://blog.c22.cc/tag/cve-2010-0806/
http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14383-Kido-Still-Manages-to-be-the-Leading-Malware-Producer-in-April...
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
he vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing JPEG files using Microsoft Paint. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JPEG file, trick the victim into opening it using Microsoft Pain application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.The first attack using exploit for this vulnerability was detected in October 14, 2008 by Symantec. The attackers targeted 102 hosts using 127 malware variants.
Software: Paint
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.314
Use-after-free
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Aurora exploit was used in targeted attacks ("Aurora") on Google and other U.S. companies, and which Google claims originated in China. Source code was stolen from some of the more than 30 Silicon Valley companies targeted in the attack.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352-released/
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/979352
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-002.aspx
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2522723/government-it/microsoft-to-patch-bug-used-in-google-hac...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/15/ie_zero_day_exploit_goes_wild/
https://www.cnet.com/news/new-ie-hole-exploited-in-attacks-on-u-s-firms/
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/ie-0-day-govcn
https://www.nsslabs.com/blog/protecting-vulnerability-cve-2010-0249/
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/aurora-exploit-still-floating
http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/aurora/
https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Chinese+hackers+target+PMO/1/79215.html
https://www.wired.com/2010/01/operation-aurora/
http://developers-club.com/posts/81142/
https://blog.fortinet.com/2010/01/21/ms10-002-get-it-while-it-s-hot
Improper validation of array index
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnerability was used in spear-phishing attacks in December, 2009.
Software: Adobe Reader
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Pidief.H
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-07.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-xmas-present
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-121511-4614-99
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Calendar/20091214
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2009/12/virustotal-httpwww.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=74
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Sophisticated%2C+targeted+malicious+PDF+documents+exploiting+CVE-2009-432...
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2010/01/04/adobe-javascript-and-the-cve-2009-4324-exploit/http://temer...
http://www.bitdefender.com/news/critical-zero-day-exploits-hit-internet-explorer-and-adobe-reader-12...
https://www.decalage.info/exefilter_pdf_exploits
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-zero-day-vulnerability-again/
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Windows Media Format Runtime
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2009-01-27.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.278.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-062.aspx
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/10/14/microsoft-adobes-october-2009-security-updates/
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-101906-3351-99
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2009-01-07.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhoud.Exploit.277
Links:
http://www.its.ms.gov/Services/SecurityAlerts/2009-10-14-multiple_vulnerabilities_in_gdi_could_allow...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-062.aspx
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/10/14/microsoft-adobes-october-2009-security-updates/
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
PDF/Exploit.CVE-2009-3459.A
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/New+Adobe+Vulnerability+Exploited+in+Targeted+Attacks/7300
http://www.enigmasoftware.com/adobe-reader-vulnerability-cve-2009-3459-allows-hackers-insert-backdoo...
https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/ADOBE_FLATEDECODE_PREDICTOR02
http://temerc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7821
http://www.rationallyparanoid.com/articles/emet-testing.html
https://media.blackhat.com/bh-eu-10/presentations/Li_Lovet/BlackHat-EU-2010-Li-Lovet-Adobe-Heap-slid...
https://blog.didierstevens.com/2009/10/13/update-pdfid-version-0-0-9-to-detect-another-adobe-0day/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-zero-day-exploit/
https://blog.fortinet.com/2009/10/19/on-the-recent-pdf-exploit
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was publicly disclosed on August 31, 2009 by Kingcope. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit.
Software: Microsoft IIS
Denial of service
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.Software: Microsoft .NET Framework
Improper access control
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the target system.The vulnerability was reported by vendor after successful compromise of vendor's website. The attackers hacked the website and were spreading malware.
Software: SPIP
Assertion failure
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.Software: ISC BIND
Improper initialization
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Active Template Library
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/973882
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-04.html
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-055.aspx
http://www.itsecdb.com/oval/definition/oval/org.mitre.oval/def/6621/ATL-COM-Initialization-Vulnerabi...
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=52
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Adobe Flash Player
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Pidief.G
Troj/SWFExp-M
Troj/SWFExp-N
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerability
https://www.cnet.com/news/adobe-investigating-zero-day-bug-in-flash/
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/YA0D+%28Yet+Another+0-Day%29+in+Adobe+Flash+player/6847
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
http://www.nobunkum.ru/analytics/en-flash
http://idp.cyberoam.com/signatures/2090727071.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Office
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/973472
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Vulnerability+in+Microsoft+Office+Web+Components+Control+Could+Allow+Remo...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2009/07/13/microsoft-security-advisory-973472-released/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-043.aspx
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-054/
http://www.securiteam.com/cves/2009/CVE-2009-1136.html
http://stateofsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ExploitRA071409.pdf
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild since June 11, 2009 (as discovered by X-Force) and was touted by the media and by SANS as being exploited in the wild on July 6, 2009.
According to Symantec research first exploitation of the vulnerability was detected on 2008-12-28.
Software: Microsoft Video ActiveX Control
Known/fameous malware:
HTML/CVE-2008-0015
Bloodhoud.Exploit.259
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/972890
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-032.aspx
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/0-day+in+Microsoft+DirectShow+%28msvidctl.dll%29+used+in+drive-by+attacks...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2009/08/11/ms09-037-why-we-are-using-cves-already-used-in-ms...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-070605-3347-99
http://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/malware/social-engineering-pdfs-and-banking-trojans/
http://tpmitigation.sourceforge.net/
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 11.01.2009.
Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.251
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-021.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-061802-2317-99&tabid=2
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-061802-2317-99
http://telussecuritylabs.com/threats/show/TSL20090609-22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X51L07fk48
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability has been exploited over a year and was reported to vendor on 2009-03-26.
According
to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2008-07-25.
Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.254.
Links:
https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100062475
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504213/100/0/threaded
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-021.aspx
https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=1E0SCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA275&lpg=PA275&dq=CVE-2009-1134&source=bl&ots=...
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.This vulnerability was used by Equation group in attacks, which involved Fanny malware. The exploit is later added to Stuxnet malware. Initially discovered by Kaspersky Lab in December 2008.
Microsoft bulletin describing 4 vulnerabilities is not clear on which vulnerability was used during the attacks. We are aware of at least two publicly disclosed exploits from this bulletin used by different malware in targeted attacks during Operation Pawn Storm and Turla.
The CVEs covered in this bulletin: CVE-2009-1123, CVE-2009-1124, CVE-2009-1125, CVE-2009-1126. At least one of them has being exploited in the wild before official security patch.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Fanny, Stuxnet, Turla.
Off-by-one error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.The vulnerability was exploited in the wild against AMaViS and SpamAssassin using email messages with malicious attachments.
Software: Compress::Raw::Zlib
Known/fameous malware:
Win-Trojan/Downloader.32768.QT
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Trojan.Downloader-71014
Trojan.DownLoad.37569
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.cdir
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cbeplay.gen!A
Mal/EncPk-FO
TROJ_CBEPLAY.A
Null byte interaction error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft DirectX
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:JS/Mult.BM
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2009-1537
Links:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2009/05/28/new-vulnerability-in-quartz-dll-quicktime-parsing...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2009/05/28/microsoft-security-advisory-971778-vulnerability...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-028.aspx
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Microsoft+DirectShow+vulnerability/6481/
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/971778
https://www.security-database.com/detail.php?alert=CVE-2009-1537
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/skyrecon-identifies-two-vulnerabilities-in-windows-directsh...
http://doa.alaska.gov/ets/security/S_Advisory/SA2009-028.pdf
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms09-028
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-017.aspx
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-019/
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/07/jul-8-cve-2009-0556-china-and-cheonan.html
https://blog.qualys.com/laws-of-vulnerabilities/2009/05
https://www.lexsi.com/securityhub/1-2-3-patch-day-2/?lang=en
https://www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2009/main/detail/663/index.html
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/10/31/two-recently-patched-adobe-flash-vulnerabilities-now-used-e...
https://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=10978
https://www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2009/main/detail/663/index.html
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/microsoft-patch-tuesday-may-2009
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2009/05/12/may-2009-bulletin-release/
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2009/05/12/ms09-017-an-out-of-the-ordinary-powerpoint-securi...
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Exploited in the wild in April and May 2009.
Software: Igame
Known/fameous malware:
Mdropper.H Trojan
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The zero-day was exploited in April and May in 2009. It is unclear if vendor has ever issued a patch.
Software: Storm
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Exploited in April and May 2009.
Software: Storm
Known/fameous malware:
The attack using the vulnerability was traced to the far east; specifically, China and Taiwan.
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject SQL commands on the target system.Software: PJBlog3
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Exploited in the wild in August 2008.
Software: libmodplug
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.Known as "Token Kidnapping".
Software: Windows
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.Known as "Token Kidnapping".
Software: Windows
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.Knows as Token Kidnapping.
Software: Windows
Memory corruption
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3344 days. The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000.
The vulnerability was firstly disclosed in June 17, 2008.
Software: Windows
Use-after-free error
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2008-10-23.
Software: Microsoft DirectX
Improper input validation
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was disclosed on 09/04/2009 by Kingcope.
Software: Microsoft IIS
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was fixed at first in Adobe Reader 8.x branch, leaving vulnerable Adobe Reader 9.x. It is unclear, if this vulnerability was exploited before Adobe issued patch for Adobe Reader 8.x.
According to Symantec, they have spotted active exploitation of this vulnerability on April 6, 2009.
According to Trustwave report, this vulnerability was exploited in targeted attacks as a zero-day exploit targeting the aviation defense Industry. Given the confusion regarding exploitation we have considered to treat this vulnerability as a zero-day.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_PIDIEF.OE
The vulnerability was fixed at first in Adobe Reader 8.x branch, leaving vulnerable Adobe Reader 9.x. It is unclear, if this vulnerability was exploited before Adobe issued patch for Adobe Reader 8.x.
According to Symantec, they have spotted active exploitation of this vulnerability on April 6, 2009.
According to Trustwave report, this vulnerability was exploited in targeted attacks as a zero-day exploit targeting the aviation defense Industry. Given the confusion regarding exploitation we have considered to treat this vulnerability as a zero-day.
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/adobe-acrobatreader-geticon-vuln-exploit-...
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Library/Documents/2013-Trustwave-Global-Security-Report/?dl=1
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2012/09/pdf-exploits-targets-defense-industry.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.H
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Ichitaro
Cross-site scripting
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing XBL bindings. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in userтАЩs browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.The vulnerability was exploited against eBay customers in March 2009.
Software: Mozilla Firefox
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_MDROPPER.XR (TrendMicro)
Exploit - MSExcel.r (McAfee)
Trojan.Mdropper.AC (Symantec)
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/968272.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-009.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99
https://www.secureworks.com/blog/research-20953
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA09-104A
http://blog.trendmicro.co.jp/archives/2596
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cybr-ctr/2009/av09-018-eng.aspx
https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100063922
https://www.paulstechtalk.com/2009/04/microsoft-released-april-patch-list-for-patch-tuesday/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to Symantec the first exploitation of the vulnerability was discovered on 2008-09-02.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Pidief.E
Links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-01.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-021212-5523-99&tabid=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905281https://isc.sans.edu/diary/AdobeAcrobat+0-day+in+the+wild%3F/59...
http://blog.talosintel.com/2009/02/homebrew-patch-for-adobe-acroreader-9.html
https://www.secureworks.com/blog/research-20947
http://blog.securityactive.co.uk/2009/02/23/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-buffer-overflow-cve-2009-0658/
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was discovered by Jan Lieskovsky.
Exploited in the wild in December 2008.
Software: OpenOffice
Use-after-free
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms08-078
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/961051
https://secunia.com/advisories/33089
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123015308222620&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/493881
https://securityandthe.net/2008/12/17/its-official-ms08-78-fixing-critical-ie-bug/
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability alows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft WordPad
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit: Win32/CVE-2008-4841
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/960906
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-010.aspx
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA09-104A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/21/9
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4841
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/04/cve-2008-4841-wordpad-text-converter.html
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.214.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms08-071.aspx
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Dec/283
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://ae.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2008-121611-4833-99
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-fixes-28-flaws-6-are-critical/
https://www.qualys.com/research/security-alerts/2008-12-09/microsoft/
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Remote PHP including
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target application.Software: PHPCow
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan (Gimmiv.A) and a Trojan searching for non-patched machines on LAN (Arpoc.A)
W32.Downadup aka ConямБcker
W32.Downadup.B
W32.Fujacks.CE
W32.Neeris.C
W32.Wapomi.B
Links:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
https://fe-ddis.dk/cfcs/CFCSDocuments/Zeroday.pdf
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms08-067.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=23179
http://blog.disects.com/2014/05/metasploit-gaining-access-using-ms08.html
http://www.beyondsecurity.com/scan_pentest_network_vulnerabilities_server_service_allows_code_execut...
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/401254/norton-blocked-an-attack-by-os-attack-ms-windows-ser...
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~tdumitra/public_documents/bilge12_zero_day.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
TROJ_TARODROP.AM
Code injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the clipboard on the target system.Software: Adobe Flash Player
Memory corruption
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Masked Edit ActiveX Control
Memory corruption
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability was being used in a 2008 Summer Olympics-themed attack.
Software: Microsoft Word
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms08-042.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/953635
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Unpatched+Word+Vulnerability/4696
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2008/07/08/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-953635/
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-fixes-26-flaws-with-11-patches-six-are-critical/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/let-the-games-begin/
http://cnii.cybersecurity.my/main/resources/vdb/VDB-1-NWS_JULY_07081.pdf
https://www.mycert.org.my/en/services/advisories/mycert/2008/main/detail/591/index.html
Memory corruption
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
JS/Exploit.CVE-2008-2463.A
Exploit kits using this vulnerability: Eleonore and Siberia.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms08-041.aspx
https://www.botnets.fr/wiki/CVE-2008-2463
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2008/07/07/snapshot-viewer-activex-control-vulnerability/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837785
https://cve.circl.lu/cve/CVE-2008-2463
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-fixes-26-flaws-with-11-patches-six-are-critical/
Unsafe ActiveX method
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vulnerability exploitation was detected in the wild by Symantec team via Honeypot Analysis.
Software: UUSee UUUpgrade ActiveX control
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The exploitation of this issue was detected by the DeepSight honeypot.
Software: GLWorld
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The exploitation of this issue was detected by the DeepSight honeypot.
Software: GLWorld
Integer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.According to US CERT, the targeted attacks were spotted on May 2, 2008.
Software: Windows
Privilege escalation
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The vulnerability was used in Operation Iron Tiger, a cyber espionage campaign carried out by Chinese hackers on United States Defense Contractors.
Software: Windows
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/951306
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms09-012.aspx
http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306/
https://www.erai.com/CustomUploads/ca/wp/2015_12_wp_operation_iron_tiger.pdf
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.The vulnerability was produced by inefficient patch for CVE-2008-1840
Software: Coppermine Photo Gallery
Links:
https://secur1ty.com/cve/CVE-2008-1841/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28767
http://www.xatrix.org/cve-vulns/CVE-2008-1841-c40321/
https://www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/#!vul=18228
http://cve.scap.org.cn/CVE-2008-1841.html
https://www.security-database.com/detail.php?alert=CVE-2008-1841
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,51882.0.html
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Jet database engine when parsing .mdb files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .mdb file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is publicly disclosed since 2005, however an attack vector was introduced only in 2008. The vulnerability is being actively exploited.The vulnerability initially had three CVEs: CVE-2005-0944, CVE-2007-6026 and CVE-2008-1092.
The issue has been introduced on 02/17/2000. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2832 days.
Software: Microsoft Jet
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Acdropper.C
Links:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Latest-Vulnerability-Attacks-Steer-Clear-of-Vista-SP1-but-Not-XP-SP3-...
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-032803-4407-99
https://co.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2008-032619-5301-99
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/950627
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms08-028
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The vendor was notified of this vulnerability on 10/10/2007, however the patched was issued only 7 month later.
Software: Adobe Reader
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit kits: Impact, Incognito, Phoenix, Siberia, Styx.
Links:
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-121708-1022-99
https://zeltser.com/pdf-stream-dumper-malicious-file-analysis/
http://infosec-summit.issa-balt.org/assets/Presentations/Jeremy_Conway_-_A_Look_Inside_the_PDF_Attac...
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: GLWorld
Known/fameous malware:
Infostealer.Gampass
Trojan.Exploit.SSX (Trojan.Exploit.ANNZ )
Memory corruption
The vulnerability alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
mx97:cve-2008-0081 virus
Exploit-MSExcel.p
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The QVOD Player exploit was used against visitors during the CA.com website hack. Hackers were able to redirect users to uc8010.com domain. The incident became known on January 5, 2008.
Software: QVOD Player
The QVOD Player exploit was used against visitors during the CA.com website hack. Hackers were able to redirect users to uc8010.com domain. The incident became known on January 5, 2008.
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in JSGCI.DLL library when processing malicious documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document file, trick the victim into opening it, cause stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.F
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling certain DHTML object methods. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted overly long RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) Response Content-Type header. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Software: Apple QuickTime
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Quimkit
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-exploit-apple-quicktime-vulnerability
https://ch-fr.norton.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-112605-2410-99
https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2010/05/exploit-kit-explosion-part-two-vectors-attack/
https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2010/11/exploit-identification/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/apple-quicktime-exploit-twist
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in PPlayer.XPPlayer.1 ActiveX control when handling long strings passed via FlvPlayerUrl property value. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, cause a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was first reported on SEBUG.net. This vulnerability was used in mass SQL injection attack against Chinese websites in May 2008.
Software: Xunlei Thunder
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:HTML/IESlice.BK.
Links:
http://betanews.com/2008/05/19/ten-thousand-servers-hit-in-sql-injection-hack/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/146048/article.html
https://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showtopic=91131
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/The+10.000+web+sites+infection+mystery+solved/4294
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=50081
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in SSReader Pdg2 ActiveX control (pdg2.dll). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, cause a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Vulnerability was reported as zero-day by DSWLab. This is the same vulnerability as CVE-2007-5807.
Software: SSReader
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling overly long argument passed tp ConnectAndEnterRoom() method in GlobalLink GLCHAT.GLChatCtrl.1 ActiveX control, used by Ourgame GLWorld. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, cause a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
First in the wild exploitation was reported in October 2007. This vulnerability was used during mass SQL injection attack on web sites in China and Taiwan.
Software: GLWorld
Known/fameous malware:
JS:CVE-2007-5722-A/ Bloodhound.Exploit.164.
Links:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/146048/article.html
http://essaymonster.net/science/78930-networking-attacks-and-denial-of-service-computer.html
https://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?61404-Thousands-of-sites-infected-archive/page3
https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001432.html
https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001427.html
https://betanews.com/2008/05/19/ten-thousand-servers-hit-in-sql-injection-hack/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2651107/security/update--mass-sql-injection-attack-targets-chinese-...
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalation privileges on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of configuration parameters within Macrovision SafeDisc SECDRV.SYS driver, shipped by default with Windows XP and Windows 2003 operating systems. A local user pass specially crafted parameters to METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to elevate his privileges and gain administrative access to vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Links:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/482482/100/0/threaded
https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100063289
https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/vulnerability/KLA10257/
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=29311
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms07-067.aspx
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/archive/security-advisories/(ms07-067)%20vuln...
https://www.dshield.org/diary/Windows%2BXP%2Band%2B2003%2Blocal%2Bprivilege%2Bescalation%2Bvulnerabi...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2007/11/05/msrc-blog-security-advisory-944653/
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing playlist names passed via "Import()" method to RealPlayer IERPCtl ActiveX control (ierpplug.dll). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, cause stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Exploit code for this vulnerability was used during Chinese weekend compromise campaign in May 2008.
Software: RealPlayer
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/realplayer-exploit-loose
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871673
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/attacksignatures/detail.jsp?asid=22629
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/chinese-weekend-compromise/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/146048/article.html
http://www.sudosecure.com/malicious-site-analysis-for-dota11cn-injection/
OS command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of URIs in Shell32.dll when open applications via URL handlers (e.g. mailto:). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted URI, containing invalid sequence of % characters, trick the victim to click on it and execute arbitrary system commands with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed strings in Word document. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MS Word document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Word
OS command injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input passed via "paymentinfo" HTTP GET parameter to "simplePHPLinux/3payment_receive.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP Get request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system with privileges of the web server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows to execute arbitrary commands and compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The weakness was shared 03/15/2007. The vulnerability was originally reported as zero-day by FortConsult A/S. Security patch was never issued by the vendor.
Software: Payment Client
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing ZIP files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .zip archive, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Lhaz
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit-LHAZ.a
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.D
SQL injection
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed editpost.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The vulnertability was reported by Reini Urban via vendor's forum after discovery of zero-day exploitation.
Software: phpMyForum
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Lhaca File Archiver when processing .lzh archives. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .lzh file, trick the victim into opening it, cause stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: File Archiver
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Lhdropper
Stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing RPC requests in Microsoft Windows DNS server, which contain long zone name parameter with escaped octal strings.
A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to vulnerable DNS server, cause stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Windows Server
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing malicious documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Ichitaro
Unrestricted file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of filename extension in lib/plugin/UpLoad.php when uploading files via UpLoad feature. A remote attacker can use php3 extension to bypass implemented protection mechanism, upload and execute malicious PHP file on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands vulnerable system with privileges of the web server account.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Harold Hallikainen has reported that the upload page fails to properly check the extension of the uploaded files. This vulnerability was exploited along with CVE-2007-2024.
Software: PhpWiki
Unrestricted file upload
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of filename extension in lib/plugin/UpLoad.php when uploading files via UpLoad feature. A remote attacker can use php3, php4, or php5 extension to bypass implemented protection mechanism, upload and execute malicious PHP file on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands vulnerable system with privileges of the web server account.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Harold Hallikainen has reported that the upload page fails to properly check extension of uploaded files. This vulnerability was exploited along with CVE-2007-2025.
Software: PhpWiki
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling cursor, animated cursor, and icon formats. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted malicious cursor or icon file, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was discovered by Alexander Sotirov of Determina and was rediscovered in the wild by McAfee.
Software: Windows
Links:
http://www.priveon.com/dmdocuments/PV-A-070003A.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464339/100/0/threaded
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Windows+Animated+Cursor+Handling+vulnerability+-+CVE-2007-0038/2534
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/935423
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms07-017.aspx
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed stream in Word document. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MS Word document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
According to CERT, this vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild before official patch release.
Software: Microsoft Word
Links:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332404
http://www.firstpost.com/business/biztech/business-tech/security/mcafee-solutions-for-windows-vulner...
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/933052.aspx
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-fixes-nineteen-flaws-in-seven-patches-all-are-considered-critica...
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2008/04/12/ole2-a-popular-malware-delivery-mechanism/
http://about-threats.trendmicro.com/ArchiveVulnerability.aspx?language=tw&name=(MS07-024)%20VULNERAB...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/130629/article.html
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/patches/article.php/3671041/Three-Critical-Fixes-For-Windows.htm
https://www.symantec.com/connect/tr/blogs/microsoft-patch-tuesday-may-2007?page=1
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed records in Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The attack was reported on February 2007. The exploit dropped malware that used www.top10member.com C&C server. According to TrendMicro, the malware functionality was very similar to BKDR_SYKIPOT.B.
Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit-MSExcel.h.
Links:
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-021911-2650-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/latest-office-zero-day-vulnerability
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms07-015.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/932553
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/the-sykipot-campaign/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when processing malformed function in Word files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
Backdoor.Trojan Downloader
Backdoor.Pcclient.B (MCID 8260)
Backdoor.Ginwui.E (MCID 8890)
Trojan.Mdropper.W
Links:
http://blogs.quickheal.com/cve-2007-0515-exploit-targeted-attack/
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms07-014.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/watch-exploit-targeted-attack-video
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-020511-5519-99
http://blogs.quickheal.com/cve-2007-0515-exploit-targeted-attack/
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Vgx.dll library when handling Vector Markup Language (VML) tags. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Improper file permissions handling
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalation privileges on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists in diskutil tool within DiskManagement framework when handling BOM files. A local user can create a specially crafted BOM file, run diskutil with specially crafted BOM file and replace permissions for arbitrary files on vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to elevate his privileges and gain root access to vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: macOS
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when processing an unchecked word count in Word files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by Disco Jonny.
Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.108.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms07-014.aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports/
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-121412-1329-99
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/word-those-word-vulnerabilities
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when handling Word files with a specially crafted data structure. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Mdropper.U
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms07-014
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/12/10/new-report-of-a-word-zero-day/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166700
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/12/15/update-on-current-word-vulnerability-reports/
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/word-those-word-vulnerabilities
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by boundary error when handling Word files with a specially crafted string. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.106
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in XMLHTTP ActiveX control within Microsoft XML Core Services. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The issue was discovered in the wild by ISS xForce.
Software: Microsoft XML Core Services
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of input data in Microsoft WMIScriptUtils.WMIObjectBroker2 ActiveX control (WmiScriptUtils.dll), bundled with Visual Studio 2005. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page or HTML file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was publicly reported by Michal Bucko and H D Moore.
Software: Visual Studio
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of input parameters passed to vulnerable setSlice() method in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control (Web View). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error when parsing malformed records within the PowerPoint file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .ppt file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
It has been reported that the attack vector involves SlideShowWindows.View.GotoNamedShow.
Software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Known/fameous malware:
Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W, Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X, and Exploit-PPT.d/Trojan.PPDropper.F.
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of input data in Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation (VGX.dll) in Microsoft Windows. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page or HTML file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was reported by Sunbelt Software.
Software: Windows
Known/fameous malware:
Bloodhound.Exploit.78
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow within DirectAnimation Path ActiveX control (daxctle.ocx) when handling unexpected input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.This vulnerability was reported by Juha-Matti Laurio.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Mdropper.Q
Heap-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl ActiveX control (daxctle.ocx) when handling unexpected input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Ichitaro
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Tarodrop.
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Microsoft Windows Server Service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to port 139/TCP or 445/TCP, trigger boundary error and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Windows
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2006 by Ka Chun Leung with Symantec.
Software: Microsoft Office
Known/fameous malware:
Trojan.Mdropper.N
Links:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-047.mspx
ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/advisories/ciac/q-fy06/q-274.Vul.in.Microsoft.Visual.Basic.txt
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/archive/security-advisories/(ms06-047)%20vul...
https://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/collateral/tech_briefs/11310863_HTTST_tb.pdf
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Known/fameous malware:
PPDropper.B Trojan.
Bloodhound.Exploit.79
Links:
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/508
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-048.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/922970.mspx
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/14/441893.aspx
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-092614-1828-99&tabid=2
https://ae.norton.com/security_response/print_writeup.jsp?docid=2006-092614-1828-99
https://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showtopic=66223
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed strings in Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Office
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of input data when processing a malformed SELECTION record within Excel file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted Excel file and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.Software: Microsoft Excel
Remote code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Excel
Known/fameous malware:
Mdropper.J Trojan.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms06-037.aspx
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394444
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/archive/security-advisories/(ms06-037)%20vul...
https://home.mcafee.com/virusinfo/virusprofile.aspx?key=140010
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/06/24/an-update-on-recent-public-issues/
https://www.cnet.com/news/buffer-overflow-in-microsoft-hyperlink-object-library/
Remote code execution
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.Software: Microsoft Word
Known/fameous malware:
Mdropper.H Trojan.
SmartTag exploit.
Links:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms06-027.aspx
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2006/05/20/a-quick-check-in-on-the-word-vulnerability/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2011/09/28/targeted-attacks-and-the-need-to-keep-documen...
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2266902/lan-wan/microsoft--rogue--security--software-a-rising-th...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/apr/26/microsoft-security-intelligence-report
http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/11820
http://rbach.net/blog/index.php/msft-security-report/
http://garwarner.blogspot.com/2009/04/microsoft-security-intelligence-report.html
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/taiwanese-gang-exploits-microsoft-word-81693
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/MessageLabs-Intelligence-Targeted-Attack-Report-Criminal-Ri...
Memory corruption
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in createTextRange() DHTML method when handling unexpected user input for radio button control. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Known/fameous malware:
Kaspersky - Exploit.JS.CVE-2006-1359.d
Ikarus - Exploit.JS.CVE-2006-1359.d
Nod32 - JS/Exploit.CVE-2006-1359
Buffer overflow
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in Microsoft Graphical Device Interface library (GDI32.DLL) when handling .wmf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .wmf image file with a crafted SETABORTPROC GDI Escape function call, related to the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (SHIMGVW.DLL), trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
This vulnerability was disclosed on December 27, 2005. We have decided however to include it into 2006 year due to very close timing.
Software: Windows