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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 30-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 29-01-2015 18:00 − Freitag 30-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** The Vast World of Fraudulent Routing *** --------------------------------------------- As network security engineers have attempted to categorize blocks of IP addresses associated with spam or malware for subsequent filtering at their firewalls, the bad guys have had to evolve to continue to target their victims. Since routing ... --------------------------------------------- http://research.dyn.com/2015/01/vast-world-of-fraudulent-routing/ *** Neue Outlook-App: Microsoft liest auch bei Firmenmails mit *** --------------------------------------------- Neue App für Android und iOS mit zweifelhafter Funktionalität - Exchange- und iCloud-Passwörter online gespeichert --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000011053283 *** The Internet of Dangerous Things *** --------------------------------------------- Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks designed to silence end users and sideline Web sites grew with alarming frequency and size last year, according to new data released this week. Those findings dovetail quite closely with .. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/01/the-internet-of-dangerous-things/ *** Microsoft Publishes Information Sharing Guidelines *** --------------------------------------------- Microsoft publishes a framework and guidelines on how to effectively set up and operate threat information sharing exchanges in hopes that organizations will actually share data. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/microsoft-publishes-information-sharing-guidelines/11… *** Blubrry PowerPress <= 6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) *** --------------------------------------------- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7773 *** Honeywell HART DTM Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for an improper input vulnerability in the CodeWrights GmbH HART .. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-029-01 *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco WebEx Meetings *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015… *** D-Link routers vulnerable to DNS hijacking *** --------------------------------------------- Todor Donev, a member of the Ethical Hacker research team, says that the vulnerability is found in the ZynOS firmware of the device, D-Links DSL-2740R ADSL modem/wireless router. The firmware in question is implemented in many networking equipment manufactured by D-Link, TP-Link Technologies and ZTE, he noted ... Donev hasnt notified D-Link of this flaw, but has released exploit code for the flaw in a security advisory. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17888 *** Drei neue Versionen von Safari: Sicherheitslücken geschlossen *** --------------------------------------------- Für OS X 10.10, OS X 10.9 und OS X 10.8 stehen Updates für den Apple-Browser zur Verfügung. Sie beheben vor allem Sicherheitslücken. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2530322 *** Nearly half of all DDoS attacks uses multiple attack vectors *** --------------------------------------------- Akamai released a new security report that provides analysis and insight into the global attack threat landscape including DDoS attacks. Akamai observed a 52 percent increase in average peak band... --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17896 *** GHOST glibc Vulnerability Affects WordPress and PHP applications *** --------------------------------------------- ... security researchers have discovered that PHP applications, including the WordPress Content Management System (CMS), could also be affected by the bug. ... According to the Sucuri researcher Marc-Alexandre Montpas, GHOST vulnerability could be a big issue for WordPress CMS, as it uses wp_http_validate_url() function to validate every pingback post URL. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2015/01/ghost-linux-security-vulnerability_29.html *** BMW-Patzer schürt Angst vor Hackerangriffen auf Autos *** --------------------------------------------- Schwachstelle beim deutschen Autohersteller inzwischen behoben - --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000011080438 *** We got hacked! Now what? *** --------------------------------------------- Almost a year ago, I experienced my first real security incident. The companys bulletin board was compromised and it was my job to oversee and coordinate the incident response. The teams and I where pretty much thrown into the cold water, as weve never experienced an incident of that size before. --------------------------------------------- https://www.hashtagsecurity.com/we-got-hacked-now-what/ *** Vertipper-Domains als Geschäftsmodell *** --------------------------------------------- Einer Studie zufolge können Markeninhaber kaum verhindern, dass sogenannte Typosquatter Internet-Domains registrieren, die dem eigenen Namen nur fast entsprechen. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2533708

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 29-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 28-01-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 29-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** IT-Security-Links #69 *** --------------------------------------------- Trojan.Tubrosa is a new click-fraud malware. The attackers compromise victims' computers via Spam campaigns to use them to automatically inflate their YouTube video views. The malware .. --------------------------------------------- http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/01/27/it-security-links-69/ *** Asterisk Project Security Advisory - AST-2015-002 *** --------------------------------------------- CVE-2014-8150 reported an HTTP request injection vulnerability in libcURL. Asterisk uses libcURL in its func_curl.so module (the CURL() dialplan function), as well as its res_config_curl.so (cURL realtime backend) modules. Since Asterisk .. --------------------------------------------- http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2015-002.html *** ENISA Cloud Certification Schemes Metaframework *** --------------------------------------------- ENISA publishes a meta-framework and an online tool to help customers with cloud security when buying cloud services. --------------------------------------------- http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/enisa-cloud-certification-s… *** Debian Security Advisory DSA-3143-1 virtualbox -- security update *** --------------------------------------------- CVE-2015-0377, CVE-2015-0418. Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox, a x86 virtualisation solution, which might result in denial of service. --------------------------------------------- https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3143 *** CVE-2015-0311 (Flash up to 16.0.0.287) integrating Exploit Kits *** --------------------------------------------- Patched with Flash 16.0.0.296 the CVE-2015-0311 has been first seen exploited by Angler EK ( 2015-01-20 ) , soon after used in "standalone" mode in huge malvert campaign (pushing either Reveton, either Bedep (doing adfraud and .. --------------------------------------------- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/cve-2015-0311-flash-up-to-1600287…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 28-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 27-01-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 28-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** 2755801 - Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer - Version: 36.0 *** --------------------------------------------- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2755801 *** USN-2486-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2486-1/ *** VMware Security Advisories - 1 New, 1 Updated, (Wed, Jan 28th) *** --------------------------------------------- VMware has released an new and updated security advisory today. The two security advisories, listed below, address numerous vulnerabilities in the VMware .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=19241 *** Magnetrol HART DTM Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for an improper input validation vulnerability in the CodeWrights GmbH HART DTM library utilized by some Magnetrol products. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-027-01 *** Schneider Electric Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a buffer overflow vulnerability in Schneider Electric's SoMove Lite software package. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-027-02 *** CodeWrights GmbH HART DTM Vulnerability (Update B) *** --------------------------------------------- This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-15-012-01A CodeWrights GmbH HART DTM Vulnerability that was published January 13, 2015, on the ICS-CERT web site. This updated advisory provides mitigation details for an improper input validation vulnerability in CodeWrights .. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-012-01B *** Bug in ultra secure BlackPhone let attackers decrypt texts, stalk users *** --------------------------------------------- A recently fixed vulnerability in the BlackPhone instant messaging application gave attackers the ability to decrypt messages, steal contacts, and control vital functions of the device, which is marketed as a more secure way to protect communications from government and criminal snoops. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/bug-in-ultra-secure-blackphone-let-… *** CVE-2015-0016: Escaping the Internet Explorer Sandbox *** --------------------------------------------- I analyzed this vulnerability (designated as CVE-2015-0016) because it may be the first vulnerability in the wild that showed the capability to escape the Internet Explorer sandbox. As sandboxing represents a key part of exploit mitigation techniques, any exploit that can break established sandboxes is worth a second look. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-es… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD kernel code *** --------------------------------------------- Francisco Falcon from the Core Exploit Writers Team found multiple vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD kernel code that implements the vt console driver (previously known as Newcons) and the .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17882 *** Neue Apple-TV-Software behebt zahlreiche Sicherheitslücken *** --------------------------------------------- Neben iOS 8.1.3 und OS X 10.10.2 hat Apple am Dienstagabend auch noch ein Update der Software seiner Multimediabox veröffentlicht. Neue Funktionen hat die offenbar nicht, dafür jede Menge Fixes. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2530119 *** Apple security updates 27 Jan 2015 *** --------------------------------------------- http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1222

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 27-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 26-01-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 27-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Java is the biggest vulnerability for US computers *** --------------------------------------------- Oracles Java poses the single biggest security risk to US desktops, according to a new report from Copenhagen-based security vendor Secunia ApS, because of its penetration rate, number of vulnerabilities, and patch status.According to the report, 48 percent of users arent running the .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.csoonline.com/article/2875535/application-security/java-is-the-b… *** Beyond "fake invoice" scams - crooks can get money out of real invoices, too! *** --------------------------------------------- If I told you to change your record of a suppliers bank account so I got all the payments, would you do so? 1000s of companies did, and didnt spot the misdirected payments until an average of $100,000 had gone west... --------------------------------------------- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/26/beyond-fake-invoice-scams-crook… *** ENISA draws the Cyber Threat Landscape 2014: 15 top cyber threats, cyber threat agents, cyber-attack methods and threat trends for emerging technology areas *** --------------------------------------------- ENISA's Threat Landscape 2014 (ETL 2014) published today is the third yearly report in sequence, consolidating and analysing the top cyber threats and the evolution, encountered in 2014. ENISA Threat Landscape 2014, an activity contributing towards achieving the objectives formulated in the Cyber Security Strategy for the EU, stresses the importance of threat analysis and the identification of emerging trends in cyber security. --------------------------------------------- http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/enisa-draws-the-cyber-threa… *** Critical glibc update (CVE-2015-0235) in gethostbyname() calls *** --------------------------------------------- A heap-based buffer overflow was found in glibc's __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function, which is used by the gethostbyname() and gethostbyname2() glibc function calls. A remote attacker able to make an application call either of these functions could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. --------------------------------------------- http://ma.ttias.be/critical-glibc-update-cve-2015-0235-gethostbyname-calls/ *** Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player *** --------------------------------------------- Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2015-0311 is actively being exploited in the wild via drive-by-download attacks against systems running Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows 8.1 and below. Adobe recommends .. --------------------------------------------- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 26-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 23-01-2015 18:00 − Montag 26-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** System Center Endpoint Protection support for Windows Server 2003 *** --------------------------------------------- >From July 14, 2015, Windows Server 2003 will cease to be a supported operating system. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2015/01/23/system-center-endpoint-p… *** Sicherheitslücke in Millionen Android-Geräten: Google empfiehlt Chrome oder Firefox als Abhilfe *** --------------------------------------------- Scharfe Kritik gibt es seit bekannt wurde, dass Google Sicherheitslücken im alten Standard-Browser von Android nicht mehr schließen will. Die Abhilfe, die Google nun empfiehlt, ist nicht so recht befriedigend. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2528130 *** OS X 10.10.2: Apple patcht "Thunderstrike"-Angriff und Googles Zeroday-Lücken *** --------------------------------------------- In der jüngsten Yosemite-Beta sollen gleich mehrere problematische Fehler behoben sein. Wann die Finalversion erscheint, bleibt unklar. Der Entdeckter von "Thunderstrike" kritisierte Apple. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OS-X-10-10-2-Apple-patcht-Thunderstr… *** Firewall-Update: IPFire 2.15 auf Core Update 86 aktualisiert *** --------------------------------------------- Die Aktualisierung stopft etliche Sicherheitslücken in diversen Paketen. Die Entwickler empfehlen daher dringend, das Update umgehend einzuspielen und die Firewall anschließend neu zu starten. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2528391 *** Adobe stiftet Verwirrung mit falschen Versionsangaben für Flash *** --------------------------------------------- Die Flash-Macher haben die kritische Lücke in ihrer Software endlich geschlossen. Leider vermitteln sie auf der offiziellen Flash-Webseite noch den Eindruck, die verwundbare Version wäre die neueste und damit sicher. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Adobe-stiftet-Verwirrung-mit-falsche… *** Factsheet: Help! My website is vulnerable to SQL injection *** --------------------------------------------- SQL injection is a popular and frequently used attack on websites, which attackers use to steal large volumes of (client) information. Although there are other types of attacks for capturing this information, SQL injection appears to be a frequently used method.A website becomes vulnerable to SQL injection when attackers are able to influence the queries sent by a website to a database. --------------------------------------------- https://www.ncsc.nl/english/services/expertise-advice/knowledge-sharing/fac… *** Demystifying Cross-Site Request Forgery *** --------------------------------------------- Continuously ranked in the OWASP Top Ten, a large majority of the development community still doesnt understand Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). After years of penetration tests and code reviews, my experiences show that a high percentage of applications, especially new applications, do not have proper CSRF protections in place. This post provides a refresher on CSRF and provides a common defense for this issue. --------------------------------------------- http://software-security.sans.org/blog/2015/01/23/demystifying-cross-site-r… *** Analyzing CVE-2015-0311: Flash Zero Day Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Last week a major zero-day vulnerability (was found in Adobe Flash Player. Over the weekend, Adobe started releasing an update to fix the vulnerability: users who have enabled auto-update have already received the newest version (16.0.0.296). Our analysis has confirmed that the vulnerable code has been modified. --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/2RZECpZzdak/ *** Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Router Network-Based Application Recognition Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) protocol process of the Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability occurs when the NBAR process locks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending simple IP version 4 (IPv4) packets through the router. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition that would require a router restart. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 23-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 22-01-2015 18:00 − Freitag 23-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Malvertising leading to Flash Zero Day via Angler Exploit Kit *** --------------------------------------------- Background As part of our daily research activity, we came across this blog mentioning an Angler Exploit Kit (EK) instance serving a possible zero day Adobe Flash exploit .. --------------------------------------------- http://research.zscaler.com/2015/01/malvertising-leading-to-flash-zero-day.… *** UPDATED: Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player (APSB15-02) *** --------------------------------------------- A Security Bulletin (APSB15-02) has been published regarding security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address a vulnerability (CVE-2015-0310) that .. --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1157 *** New RATs Emerge from Leaked Njw0rm Source Code *** --------------------------------------------- In the middle of my research on the remote access Trojan (RAT) known as 'njrat' or 'Njw0rm', I stumbled upon dev-point.com, a site that disguises itself as a site for 'IT enthusiasts' but actually hosts various downloaders, different types of spyware, and RATs. I explored the site and found that they host .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-rats-emerge-… *** Multiple vulerabilities in McAffee products *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031618 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031617 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031616 *** Google Apps Flaw Allowed Hacker to Hijack Account and Disable Two-factor Authentication *** --------------------------------------------- A critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Google Apps administrator console allowed cyber criminals to force a Google Apps admins to execute just about .. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2015/01/google-account-hacking.html *** Google veröffentlicht weitere OS-X-Lücken *** --------------------------------------------- Im vergangenen Jahr gegründet, dreht Googles Project Zero derzeit so etwas wie eine Vorstellungstour bei den großen Softwareherstellern. Wenn auch wohl nicht ganz in deren Sinne. Nach einer Reihe von Fehlern in Microsofts Windows, ist nun offenbar Apples OS X an der Reihe. --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000010780464 *** Microsoft lässt Server-2003-Lücke ungepatcht *** --------------------------------------------- Eine Sicherheitslücke im Netzwerkerkennungsdienst NLA von Windows Server 2003 wird nicht geschlossen, obwohl das Betriebssystem eigentlich noch Sicherheitsupdates erhalten sollte. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2526994 *** Scareware App Downloaded Over a Million Times from Google Play *** --------------------------------------------- We have recently been investigating an antivirus app in the Google Play store that was displaying fake virus detection results to scare users into purchasing .. --------------------------------------------- http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/01/scareware-app-downloaded… *** Adobe will Flash-Lücke erst nächste Woche schliessen *** --------------------------------------------- Im Flash Player klafft eine kritische Lücke, über die Angreifer das System komplett übernehmen können. Diese wird bereits aktiv ausgenutzt. Adobe will sich trotzdem bis nächste Woche mit dem Patch Zeit lassen. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2527107 *** The Likelihood of Cyber-Terrorism Today *** --------------------------------------------- Introduction The virtual space has over time become something of real importance for business, politics, work, communities and communications. In becoming gradually more and more dependent and addicted to the Internet, .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/likelihood-cyber-terrorism-today/ *** How Vulnerabilities Happen: Input Validation Problems, (Fri, Jan 23rd) *** --------------------------------------------- We would like to thank Richard Ackroyd of RandomStormfor reporting a critical input validation error in our site to us. As we have done before, here is how it happened so hopefully you can learn from it as well. Lets start with a bit of ,, --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=19221 *** The Internet of Gas Station Tank Gauges *** --------------------------------------------- Automated tank gauges (ATGs) are used to monitor fuel tank inventory levels, track deliveries, raise alarms that indicate problems with the tank or gauge (such as a fuel spill), and to perform leak tests in accordance with environmental regulatory .. --------------------------------------------- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/01/22/the-internet… *** Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU Web Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for an open redirect vulnerability in the SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-022-01 *** 1&1: Kundenportal akzeptierte jedes Passwort *** --------------------------------------------- Durch eine schwerwiegende Panne stand ein Reseller-Kundenportal von 1&1 sperrangelweit offen. Mit einem beliebigen Passwort bekam man administrativen Zugriff auf Hosting-Pakete und Domains - offenbar sogar auf 1und1.de, gmx.de und web.de. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2527421 *** Deja vu: PHP-Entwickler schliessen Sicherheitslücke zum zweiten Mal *** --------------------------------------------- Sicherheitsforscher Stefan Esser hat wieder zugeschlagen: Dieses Mal musste er eine von ihm entdeckte Lücke zweimal stopfen lassen. Diese erlaubt es, PHP-Applikationen unter bestimmten Bedingungen aus der Ferne anzugreifen. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2527525

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 22-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 21-01-2015 18:00 − Donnerstag 22-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** "Zero-Day"-Sicherheitslücke in Adobe Flash Player (aktiv ausgenützt) *** --------------------------------------------- Wie der bekannte Sicherheitsforscher "Kafeine" in seinem Blog berichtet (http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-f…), scheint es eine neue, noch ungepatchte Sicherheitslücke im Adobe Flash Player zu geben, die aktiv von zumindest einem Exploit Kit ausgenützt wird. --------------------------------------------- https://cert.at/warnings/all/20150122.html *** Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player (APSB15-02) *** --------------------------------------------- A Security Bulletin (APSB15-02) has been published regarding security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address a vulnerability (CVE-2015-0310) that could be used to circumvent memory randomization mitigations on the Windows platform. Adobe is aware of reports that an .. --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1157 *** Security Advisory - Vulnerabilities in Pagelines/Platform theme for WordPress *** --------------------------------------------- Users of both the Pagelines and Platform themes should update as soon as possible. During a routine audit for our WAF, we found two dangerous issues: A Privilege Escalation vulnerability .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/01/security-advisory-vulnerabilities-in-pagelin… *** Tubrosa threat drives millions of views to scammers' YouTube gaming videos *** --------------------------------------------- Cybercriminals are fraudulently earning advertising revenue by spreading click-fraud threat Trojan.Tubrosa, which sends compromised computers to their .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/tubrosa-threat-drives-millions-views-… *** CTB-Locker Ransomware Includes Freemium Feature, Extends Deadline *** --------------------------------------------- Last July we came across a crypto-ransomware variant known as Critroni or Curve-Tor-Bitcoin (CTB) Locker. We observed recent improvements to the CTB malware, which now offer a 'free decryption' service, extended deadline to .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/ctb-locker-ranso… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in third-party Drupal-modules *** --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2411737 https://www.drupal.org/node/2411539 https://www.drupal.org/node/2411527 *** Energy Harvesting: Tastatur erkennt Benutzer durch Eigenheiten beim Tippen *** --------------------------------------------- Tippe, und ich sage dir, wer du bist: Forscher in den USA und China haben eine Tastatur entwickelt, die ihren Besitzer am Tippen erkennt. Das könnte eine Ergänzung zu herkömmlichen Passwörtern sein. Die Tastatur gewinnt per Energy Harvesting elektrische Energie aus den Tippbewegungen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/energy-harvesting-tastatur-erkennt-benutzer-durch-… *** Is 123456 Really The Most Common Password? *** --------------------------------------------- I recently worked with SplashData to compile their 2014 Worst Passwords List and yes, 123456 tops the list. In the data set of 3.3 million passwords I used for SplashData, almost 20,000 of those were in fact 123456. But how often do you really see people using that, or the second most common .. --------------------------------------------- https://xato.net/passwords/123456-common-password/ *** An analysis of Regins Hopscotch and Legspin *** --------------------------------------------- Perhaps one of the most interesting things we observed in the Regin malware operation are the forgotten codenames for some of its modules. We decided to analyse two of these modules in more detail. --------------------------------------------- http://securelist.com/blog/research/68438/an-analysis-of-regins-hopscotch-a… *** Confluence Security Advisory - 2015-01-21 *** --------------------------------------------- We have discovered and fixed a vulnerability in our fork of WebWork. Attackers can use this vulnerability to execute Java code of their choice on systems that use this framework. The attacker needs to have an account and be able to access the Confluence web interface. --------------------------------------------- https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence+Security+Advisory+-… *** Yes, Every Freeware Download Site is Serving Crapware *** --------------------------------------------- When we wrote about what happens when you install the top ten apps from CNET Downloads, about half of the comments were from people saying, 'Well you should download from a trusted source.' The only problem is that there isn't a freeware download site that is free of crapware or adware. And here's the result of our investigation to prove it. --------------------------------------------- http://www.howtogeek.com/207692/yes-every-freeware-download-site-is-serving… *** Contact Form 3.82 - Unauthorized Language Manipulation *** --------------------------------------------- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7761 *** Dataurization of URLs for A More Effective Phishing Campaign *** --------------------------------------------- Phishing with data: URIs is not a new idea. The concept is relatively simple, taking advantage of many user's inexperience with how data: URIs function in order to trick them into entering credentials into a phishing page. We've seen this .. --------------------------------------------- https://thehackerblog.com/dataurization-of-urls-for-a-more-effective-phishi…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 21-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 20-01-2015 18:00 − Mittwoch 21-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Windows Firewall Hook Enumeration *** --------------------------------------------- tl;dr: We're going look in detail at Microsoft Windows Firewall Hook drivers from Windows 2000, XP and 20003. This functionality was leverage ... --------------------------------------------- https://www.nccgroup.com/en/blog/2015/01/windows-firewall-hook-enumeration/ *** DSA-3133 privoxy - security update *** --------------------------------------------- https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3133 *** Siemens SCALANCE X-300/X408 Switch Family DOS Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for denial-of-service vulnerabilities in the Siemens SCALANCE X-300/X408 switch family. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-020-01 *** Schneider Electric ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for multiple vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric's ETG3000 series FactoryCast HMI Gateways. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-15-020-02 *** Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015 *** --------------------------------------------- Description A Critical Patch Update (CPU) is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Critical Patch Update patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html *** Google publiziert ungepatchte Lücke in OS X 10.9.5 *** --------------------------------------------- Nachdem der Internetriese im Rahmen seiner Responsible-Disclosure-Politik in den vergangenen Monaten gleich drei offene Windows-Lücken öffentlich machte, ist nun erstmals auch Apple dran. Der Konzern hatte offenbar nicht in der geforderten Zeit reagiert. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2523449 *** Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report: Java ist sicherer geworden *** --------------------------------------------- 2013 war kein gutes Jahr für Java, denn etliche Sicherheitslücken sorgten für verunsicherte Anwender. Gut, dass Oracle offenbar die richtigen Weichen gestellt hat, denn im vergangenen Jahr wurden deutlich weniger Lücken festgestellt. --------------------------------------------- http://heise.de/-2523408 *** Windows Server 2003 Reaches End of Life In July *** --------------------------------------------- Several readers sent word that were now less than six months away from the end of support for Windows Server 2003. Though the operating systems usage peaked in 2009, it still runs on millions of machines, and many IT departments are just now starting to look at replacements. Although .. --------------------------------------------- http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/01/21/0423229/windows-server-2003-reaches… *** Bash data exfiltration through DNS (using bash builtin functions) *** --------------------------------------------- After gaining 'blind' command execution access to a compromised Linux host, data exfiltration can be difficult when the system ibinbash2s protected by a firewall. --------------------------------------------- https://forsec.nl/2015/01/bash-data-exfiltration-through-dns-using-bash-bui… *** Discovering and remediating an active but disused botnet *** --------------------------------------------- On a network I help manage, we kept getting malicious DNS alerts for 'luna1.pw' on an appliance we had installed. Due to the way the network was configured, we were able to see the name request coming in but no traffic activity. This .. --------------------------------------------- http://colin.keigher.ca/2015/01/discovering-and-remediating-active-but.html *** rt-sa-2014-010 *** --------------------------------------------- The signature check of FRITZ!Box firmware images is flawed. Malicious code can be injected into firmware images without breaking the RSA signature. The code will be executed either if a manipulated firmware image is uploaded by the victim or if the victim confirms an update on the webinterface during a MITM attack. --------------------------------------------- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2014-010.txt *** Unpatched Vulnerability (0day) in Flash Player is being exploited by Angler EK *** --------------------------------------------- This is a fast post. I will update it heavily in the coming hours/days. I spotted an instance of Angler EK which is sending three different bullets targeting Flash Player : --------------------------------------------- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-f…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 20-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 19-01-2015 18:00 − Dienstag 20-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** How Was Your Credit Card Stolen? *** --------------------------------------------- Almost once a week, I receive an email from a reader who has suffered credit card fraud and is seeking help figuring out which hacked merchant was responsible. I generally reply that this is a fruitless pursuit, and instead encourage readers to keep a close eye on their card statements and .. --------------------------------------------- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/01/how-was-your-credit-card-stolen/ *** Symantec Data Center Security: Server Advanced, Multiple Security Issues on Management Server and Protection Policies Rule Bypass *** --------------------------------------------- The management server for Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) 5.2.9 and Data Center Security: Server Advanced (SDCS:SA) 6.0.x is susceptible to security issues which could enable privileged access to the management server. Rules in the prevention policies could be bypassed if deployed to SCSP/SDCS:SA agents to restrict access to specific host functionality. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=se… *** Verschlüsselung: Neue Angriffe auf RC4 *** --------------------------------------------- Zwei Forscherteams kündigen unabhängig voneinander an, bald neue Angriffe gegen den RC4-Verschlüsselungsalgorithmus vorzustellen. Knapp ein Prozent der Webserver setzt immer noch ausschließlich auf RC4. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/verschluesselung-neue-angriffe-auf-rc4-1501-111805… *** PlugX Malware Found in Official Releases of League of Legends, Path of Exile *** --------------------------------------------- Hacks in Taiwan (HITCON), a security conference hosted in that country, has discovered an attack involving several online games. Official releases of two popular online games were found to be compromised, downloading malware onto computers. HITCON worked with Trend Micro to provide a clean-up .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/plugx-malware-fo… *** Symantec Critical System Protection Multiple Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Inject SQL Commands, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information *** --------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in Symantec Critical System Protection. A remote authenticated user can execute arbitrary code on the target system. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks. A remote authenticated .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031566 *** Moodle Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting, Cross-Site Request Forgery, and Information Disclosure Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities were reported in Moodle. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks. A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031557 *** F-Secure: Bios-Trojaner aufzuspüren, ist "fast aussichtslos" *** --------------------------------------------- Weil die Antivirenhersteller keine Muster von Regierungs-Malware haben, die PC-Komponenten auf Firmware-Ebene infiziert, können sie diese kaum entdecken. Mikko Hypponen von F-Secure sieht vor allem die Hardwarehersteller in der Pflicht. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/f-secure-bios-trojaner-aufzuspueren-ist-fast-aussi… *** Glorious Leaders Not-That-Glorious Malwares - Part 2 *** --------------------------------------------- This is second (and last) part of the analysis of Korean Central News Agency Malware. If you havent read the first part yet, I would suggest reading that first here. First of all I should mention that its not launch.exe and .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.codeandsec.com/Glorious-Leaders-Not-That-Glorious-Malwares-Part… *** Owning Modems And Routers Silently *** --------------------------------------------- Do you have cable internet? Own a surfboard modem? Since most of my buddies in AZ do, I sent them to this page and to my amusement, they got knocked off the net for a few minutes. How? Javascript. Specifically a CSRF in the Motorolla Surfboard. --------------------------------------------- http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/01/owning_modems_and_routers_silently/ *** Libavcodec: Fehler erlauben Codeausführung in VLC-Codecbibliothek *** --------------------------------------------- Speziell präparierte Videodateien können zur Codeausführung unter anderem in VLC genutzt werden. Dessen Entwickler verhalten sich aber zurückhaltend, zudem werfen die Berichte einige Fragen auf. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/libavcodec-fehler-erlauben-codeausfuehrung-in-vlc-… *** Go Static or Go Home - Inviting the Trojan Horse Inside *** --------------------------------------------- And then, after all that spending on all that complexity for defense, some of us go on to install a DCMS (Dynamic Content Management System) as our public-facing web server. This approach is like building a mighty walled city and then inviting the Trojan horse inside, or making Achilles invulnerable to harm except for his heel. --------------------------------------------- http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2721993 *** ENISA Warns of Internet Vulnerabilities (InfoRiskToday) *** --------------------------------------------- The Internet infrastructure remains susceptible to a variety of threats, including routing attacks, DNS spoofing and poisoning attacks and distributed denial-of-service disruptions. But a number of best practices can help prevent related exploits, a new EU government study says. --------------------------------------------- http://www.inforisktoday.com/enisa-warns-internet-vulnerabilities-a-7814 *** Session Hijacking Cheat Sheet *** --------------------------------------------- 'Session Hijacking' is an old and routine topic in the field of application security. To make it more interesting, in this article, we are going to focus on different ways it can be performed. Introduction for beginners Web .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/session-hijacking-cheat-sheet/ *** Paper: Nesting doll: unwrapping Vawtrak *** --------------------------------------------- Raul Alvarez unwraps the many layers of an increasingly prevalent banking trojan.Banking trojans remain one of the most prevalent kinds of malware. Among them, trojans based on Zeus have long been the most prevalent, but in recent months a relatively new trojan has been challenging the reign of Zeus: Vawtrak.Also known as Neverquest or Snifula, Vawtrak initially targeted users of Japanese banking systems, but it has since broadened its scope. In a recent paper (pdf), Sophos researcher James --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2015/01_20.xml *** GoDaddy CSRF Vulnerability Allows Domain Takeover *** --------------------------------------------- tl;dr: An attacker can leverage a CSRF vulnerability to take over domains registered with GoDaddy. The vulnerability has been patched. --------------------------------------------- http://breakingbits.net/2015/01/18/taking-over-godaddy-accounts-using-csrf/ *** Finding Privilege Escalation Flaws in Linux *** --------------------------------------------- We often tend to ignore privilege escalation flaws. In order to take advantage of these vulnerabilities, an attacker first needs to have access to the system itself. But in particular for systems that many users have access to, it can be difficult to monitor them all for compromised .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=19207

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 19-01-2015
by Daily end-of-shift report 19 Jan '15

19 Jan '15

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 16-01-2015 18:00 − Montag 19-01-2015 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: n/a *** Survey says security products waste our time *** --------------------------------------------- A survey of information-technology professionals published on Friday found that the average large organization has to sift through nearly 17,000 malware alerts each week to find the 19 percent that are considered reliable. The efforts at .. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/survey-says-security-products-waste… *** A Lot of Security Purchases Remain Shelfware *** --------------------------------------------- Companies may be investing more in security, but many are either underutilizing their new purchases or not using them at all, an Osterman Research survey shows. --------------------------------------------- http://www.darkreading.com/a-lot-of-security-purchases-remain-shelfware/d/d… *** Report: Mercenaries Behind APT Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- An increasing number of sophisticated cyber-attacks are not being launched by governments - or their intelligence services - but rather by opportunistic mercenaries who sell whatever they can steal to the highest bidder, according to a new .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.inforisktoday.com/report-mercenaries-behind-apt-attacks-a-7806 *** Dridex Banking Trojan Begins 2015 with a Bang *** --------------------------------------------- In October, we called out a series of attacks installing the Dridex Trojan using macros in Microsoft Word documents. Those attacks continued over the last few ... --------------------------------------------- http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/01/dridex-banking-trojan-be… *** Use-after-Free: New Protections, and how to Defeat them *** --------------------------------------------- The Problem Memory corruption has plagued computers for decades, and these bugs can often be transformed into working cyber-attacks. Memory corruption is a situation where an attacker (malicious user of an application or network protocol) is .. --------------------------------------------- http://labs.bromium.com/2015/01/17/use-after-free-new-protections-and-how-t… *** Bypassing the Android PIN using fast tapping - Lock screens are still hard *** --------------------------------------------- It turns out that during that brief period we have access to the phone and if we time our actions right, we can start programs or change settings by quickly tapping on the screen. Surely it's a bit tedious to do so, but .. --------------------------------------------- http://itinsight.hu/en/posts/articles/2015-01-28-android-bypass/ *** New Guide by ENISA: Actionable Information for Security Incident Response *** --------------------------------------------- ENISA publishes a good practice guide on Actionable Information for Security Incident Response, aiming to provide a picture of the challenges national CERTs and other security organizations encounter ... --------------------------------------------- http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/new-guide-by-enisa-actionab… *** VB2014 paper: OPSEC for security researchers *** --------------------------------------------- Vicente Diaz teaches researchers the basics of OPSEC.Since the close of the VB2014 conference in Seattle in October, we have been sharing VB2014 conference papers as well as video recordings of the presentations. Today, we have added OPSEC for security researchers by Kaspersky researchers Vicente .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2015/01_19.xml *** DSA-3131 xdg-utils - security update *** --------------------------------------------- John Houwer discovered a way to cause xdg-open, a tool that automaticallyopens URLs in a users preferred application, to execute arbitrarycommands remotely. --------------------------------------------- https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131 *** Hacked. A Short Story. *** --------------------------------------------- It all started when I was asked (as a freelancer) to configure exim4, so that newsletters would not fall into spam folders. They even sent me a link to a tutorial. I thought the work would take a couple of hours, including the DNS update, but I was wrong. After logging in as root, I started my favorite .. --------------------------------------------- http://kukuruku.co/hub/infosec/hacked-a-short-story-of-a-hack *** 2013-11-08: Remote code execution vulnerability in CAP 501 / CAP 505 / SMS 510 *** --------------------------------------------- http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=1MRS757865&LanguageC… *** Tyupkin ATM Malware Analysis *** --------------------------------------------- Introduction Some time ago, Kaspersky discovered and reported a new type of malicious program called Tyupkin, which targets ATM machines by moving beyond targeting consumers with card skimmers that steal debit card numbers to directly getting cash .. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/tyupkin-atm-malware-analysis/ *** China: Attacke gegen Microsofts Outlook *** --------------------------------------------- Offenbar Versuch einer Man-in-the-Middle-Attacke - Angreifer wollten Verschlüsselung austricksen --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000010596970 *** Certified Secure Advisory 14-01-2015-0.1 - PolarSSL *** --------------------------------------------- During a routine research session, Certified Secure found a "Use of uninitialized memory" vulnerability in the PolarSSL (https://polarssl.org) library. The vulnerability is present in the asn1_get_sequence_of routine that is .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.certifiedsecure.com/polarssl-advisory/ *** Traffic Patterns For CryptoWall 3.0 *** --------------------------------------------- This is a guest diary submitted by Brad Duncan. Various sources have reported version 3 of CryptoWall has appeared [1] [2] [3]. This malware is currently seen from exploit kits and phishing emails. CryptoWall is one of many ransomware trojans that encrypt the personal files on your computer .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=19203

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