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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 18-09-2012
by Daily end-of-shift report 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 17-09-2012 18:00 − Dienstag 18-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Christian Wojner *** Finally; Google Chrome will support Do Not Track *** --------------------------------------------- "Google has finally added support for the DNT (Do Not Track) header to their latest developer build of Chrome. The modification is likely to make it into an official release of Googles popular web browser before the end of the year. Do Not Track is a feature that allows users to express a simple yes or no preference about being tracked online...." --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/17/finally-google-chrome-will-suppo… *** ITU will Internet nicht kontrollieren *** --------------------------------------------- Die International Telecommunication Union (ITU) hat nach eigenen Angaben keinen Appetit auf die Kontrolle des Internets. Themen der im Dezember anstehenden World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) seien vielmehr, Mobilfunkroamingkosten zu verringern, gegen den betrügerischen Missbrauch von Rufnummern anzugehen und ein investitionsfreundliches Klima für die Netze zu schaffen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/ITU-will-Internet-nicht-kontrolliere… *** Studie: Webentwickler testen zu wenig auf Sicherheitsfehler *** --------------------------------------------- Der Softwarehersteller Coverity berichtet in seinem "Software Security Risk Report", dass nur etwa zwei Fünftel der Unternehmen aus der Webentwicklungsbranche während der Entwicklung testen und mehr als die Hälfte darauf verzichtet, ihren Code vor den Integrationstests auf Fehler und Schwachstellen zu überprüfen. Daher komme es auch deswegen häufiger zu Sicherheitsvorfällen mit Webanwendungen, das verursache außerdem höhere Kosten. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Studie-Webentwickler-testen-zu-wenig… *** VNC-Sicherheitslücke: Apple reicht Bugfix für Remote Desktop 3.5.2 nach *** --------------------------------------------- Apple hat in der Nacht zum Dienstag Apple Remote Desktop Admin 3.5.3 online gestellt. Dabei handelt es sich um ein Bugfix-Update für die Fernwartungslösung, das eine problematische Sicherheitslücke behebt: Diese führte im Zusammenhang mit VNC-Servern von Drittanbietern dazu, dass die Funktion "Den gesamten Datenverkehr verschlüsseln" nicht griff. Dabei erfolgte auch keine Warnmeldung. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/VNC-Sicherheitsluecke-Apple-reicht-Bug… *** How I CRASHED my bank, stole PINs with a touch-tone phone *** --------------------------------------------- Security bods boast harks back to 1980s phreaking era Miscreants can crash or infiltrate banks and help desks touch-tone and voice-controlled phone systems with a single call, a security researcher warns.… --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/dtmf_phone_…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 17-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 14-09-2012 18:00 − Montag 17-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Otmar Lendl *** Oracle BTM FlashTunnelService Remote Code Execution *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: Oracle BTM FlashTunnelService Remote Code Execution Risk: High Text:## # This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to # redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/securityalert_database/~3/26umQooi1WY/WLB-20… *** EFF Challenges Tracking-Services Patent Used to Threaten Cities Across the U.S. *** --------------------------------------------- "San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is challenging a dangerous patent used to wrongfully demand payment from cities and other municipalities that employ public tracking systems to tell transit passengers if their bus or train is on time. Today, EFF with the help of the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law, filed a request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), urging reexamination of the legitimacy of the ArrivalStar... --------------------------------------------- https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-challenges-tracking-services-patent-… *** Information Commissioner criticises dreamed up EU cookie directive *** --------------------------------------------- "The Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has questioned the effectiveness of the EU cookie directive, suggesting that it was "dreamed up by politicians in Brussels" without the appropriate market research to back it up. Speaking at the launch of a new report called The Data Dialogue by think tank Demos, Graham said that policies around the use of personal data by companies and public sector organisations need to be evidence-based...." --------------------------------------------- http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/information-commissioner-criticise… *** Anonymous didnt steal from the FBI after all - new conspiracy theories needed! *** --------------------------------------------- "A techie named David Schuetz at security consultancy Intrepidus Group has done something so obvious, so simple, and so tellingly useful, that Im going to go all out and call it a stroke of genius. A week ago, a person called Anonymous published one-million-and-one stolen Apple device IDs. (Theres always room for numerological whimsy in hacking circles.)This Anonymous person then blamed the FBI - crimes are always someone elses fault if youre a hacker - by claiming that the data was stolen... --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/11/fbi-data-leak-of-apple-udids-cam… *** Vuln: ISC DHCP IPv6 Lease Expiration Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- ISC DHCP IPv6 Lease Expiration Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55530 *** Vuln: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent CVE-2012-0271 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Novell GroupWise Internet Agent CVE-2012-0271 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55551

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 14-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 13-09-2012 18:00 - Freitag 14-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter *** The Tinba/Tinybanker Malware *** --------------------------------------------- "Trend Micro and CSIS have released a joint white paper about the Tinba information-stealing malware. The paper contains a thorough technical analysis of the malware itself, as well as the architecture of its infrastructure, and its ties to other illegal activities. What is Tinba?..." --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/?p=44994 *** Blackhole 2: Crimeware kit gets stealthier, Windows 8 support *** --------------------------------------------- Malware-flinging tool to target mobiles too Cybercrooks have unveiled a new version of the Blackhole exploit kit. Version 2 of Blackhole is expressly designed to better avoid security defences. Support for Windows 8 and mobile devices is another key feature, a sign of the changing target platforms for malware-based cyberscams. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/13/blackhole_e… *** Bugtraq: Fortigate UTM WAF Appliance - Multiple Web Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Fortigate UTM WAF Appliance - Multiple Web Vulnerabilities --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524157 *** Over half of Android devices have unpatched holes *** --------------------------------------------- Fix is up to your carrier, Google, mobo maker - just about everyone Duo Security is claiming that "over half" of Android devices have unpatched vulnerabilities. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/14/duo_says_an… *** Analyzing Malicious RTF Files Using OfficeMalScanners RTFScan, (Fri, Sep 14th) *** --------------------------------------------- Attackers have been using Rich Text Format (RTF) files to carry exploits targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office and other products. We documented one such incident in June 2009. In a more recent example, the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability was present in Active X controls within MSCOMCTL.OCX, which could be activated using Microsoft Office and other applications. McAfee described one such exploit, which appeared in the wild in April 2012: In the malicious RTF, a vulnerable OLE... --------------------------------------------- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=14092&rss *** Lücke in SSL-Verschlüsselung kaum ausnutzbar *** --------------------------------------------- Experten haben ein Problem bei der im Web üblichen SSL-Verschlüsselung ausgemacht, das auftritt, wenn der Inhalt zuvor komprimiert wurde. Zum Glück haben die betroffenen Browser-Hersteller bereits reagiert. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Luecke-in-SSL-Verschluesselung-kaum-au… *** Vuln: OpenSLP SLPIntersectStringList() Function Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- OpenSLP SLPIntersectStringList() Function Denial of Service Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55540 *** [webapps] - Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite Stored XSS and CSRF *** --------------------------------------------- Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite Stored XSS and CSRF --------------------------------------------- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21319

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 13-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 13-09-2012 08:00 - Donnerstag 13-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: L. Aaron Kaplan *** ICS-CERT Monthly Monitor for August 2012 *** --------------------------------------------- "Internet facing medical devices may have a very similar security risk profile to industrial control systems (ICSs). ICSs and medical devices are valuable equipment, often critical to the viability of the system to which they are attached. In each case, lives may depend on the devices functioning correctly...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-CERT_Monthly_Monitor_August_… *** Vuln: OpenStack Keystone Token Validation CVE-2012-4413 Security Bypass Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- OpenStack Keystone Token Validation CVE-2012-4413 Security Bypass Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55524 *** Cyber Defence & Network Security Conference - 28-31 Jan, 2013 *** --------------------------------------------- "As a quick background, this is the best-attended cyber defence and network security conference held by Defence IQ - covered by BBC in both 2011 and 2012. This event combines high-level strategic briefings from 26+ senior international military and cyber experts, combined with valuable and intimate networking opportunities with heads of CERT, Systems Security, Military IT, Counter Terrorism, Cyber Crime and Networks professionals...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.cdans.org/redForms.aspx?id=821954&pdf_form=1 *** Security update released for ColdFusion 10 and earlier (APSB12-21) *** --------------------------------------------- Today, a Security Bulletin (APSB12-21) has been posted in regards to a security hotfix for Adobe ColdFusion 10 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX. Adobe recommends users update their product installation using the instructions provided in the security bulletin. This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2012/09/security-update-released-for-coldfusio… *** Microsoft disrupts traffic associated with the Nitol botnet, (Thu, Sep 13th) *** --------------------------------------------- There is an interesting article that was just published by Microsofts Digital Crimes Unit. Attackers have been infecting manufacturer supply chains to spread their evil warez. Some unnamed manufacturers have been selling products loaded with counterfeit versions of Windows software embedded with harmful malware. The article goes on to say that the Malware allows criminals to steal a persons personal information to access and abuse their online services, including e-mail, social networking --------------------------------------------- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=14086&rss *** PHP 5.5 soll Passwort-Schlamperei eindaemmen *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/PHP-5-5-soll-Passwort-Schlamperei-eind…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 12-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 11-09-2012 18:05 - Mittwoch 12-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Christian Wojner *** Bugtraq: ESA-2012-029: RSA BSAFE(r) SSL-C Multiple Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- ESA-2012-029: RSA BSAFE(r) SSL-C Multiple Vulnerabilities --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524142 *** Bugtraq: Multiple vulnerabilities in Ezylog photovoltaic management server *** --------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities in Ezylog photovoltaic management server --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524140 *** Vuln: libguac Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- libguac Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55497 *** The geography of cybercrime: Western Europe and North America *** --------------------------------------------- "The Internet knows no borders, but according to our data, cybercrime has specific geographical features. In different parts of the world cybercriminals launch different malicious programs, their attacks have different priorities and they use different tricks to make money. This is not just due to their physical location, but also due to the nature of the countries where their potential victims are located...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792244/The_geography_of_cybercrime… *** Cosmo, the Hacker God Who Fell to Earth *** --------------------------------------------- "Cosmo is huge 6 foot 7 and 220 pounds the last time he was weighed, at a detention facility in Long Beach, California on June 26. And yet hes getting bigger, because Cosmo also known as Cosmo the God, the social-engineering mastermind who weaseled his way past security systems at Amazon, Apple, AT&T, PayPal, AOL, Netflix, Network Solutions, and Microsoft is just 15 years old. He turns 16 next March, and he may very well do so inside a prison cell...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/09/cosmo-the-god-who-fell-to-earth/ *** Inside your users brains: Where they get security advice *** --------------------------------------------- "IT professionals work hard to become experts in their field. They also work hard protecting the infrastructure and users they're responsible for. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to an IT expert...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/inside-your-users-brains-where-th… *** Microsoft will Flash-LÃ¼cke im IE10 nun doch schlieÃen *** --------------------------------------------- Nachdem es Kritik hagelte, will Microsoft den in seinem neuen Internet Explorer festintegrierten Flash Player nun doch vor der offiziellen Freigabe von Windows 8 aktualisieren. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Microsoft-will-Flash-Luecke-im-IE10-nu… *** Vuln: Dnsmasq Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Dnsmasq Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54353 *** Cyber security strengthened at EU institutions *** --------------------------------------------- "EU institutions have reinforced their fight against cyber threats by establishing the EUs Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-EU, on a permanent basis. This decision follows a successful one-year pilot for the team, which drew positive assessments from clients and peers. Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said: "The EU institutions, like any other major organizations, are frequently the target of information security incidents...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13580 *** Cyber Crime: The QR code: A new frontier in mobile attackability *** --------------------------------------------- A single poisoned link is all it takes to expose an entire organization to a full-scale attack. Hackers write sophisticated browser-based attacks that operate quite stealthily. Now, they're going a... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/OL5fpFtGGvU/article.php *** Visas New End-to-End Encryption Service - P2P Encryption Program Aims to Eliminate POS Card Risks *** --------------------------------------------- "Visas new end-to-end encryption service aims to eliminate payment card data at the merchant level. Eduardo Perez of Visas Risk Group discusses the security value of this emerging solution. Visas Merchant Data Secure with Point-to-Point Encryption solution wont launch until 2013...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/interviews/visas-new-end-to-end-encryption-…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 11-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 10-09-2012 18:00 - Dienstag 11-09-2012 18:05 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: L. Aaron Kaplan *** How to Defeat Zeus - Technology, Education Are Keys to Threat *** --------------------------------------------- "Zeus continues to strike online bank accounts and users, and technology designed to thwart these Trojan attacks continually fails to keep up. Malware expert Andreas Baumhof says to defeat Zeus, financial institutions have to change their approach. Zeus, a financially aimed malware, comes in many different forms and flavors...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/how-to-defeat-zeus-a-5097?rf=2012-09-10-eb *** PostgreSQL 9.2 Out with Greatly Improved Scalability *** --------------------------------------------- The PostgreSQL project announced the release of PostgreSQL 9.2 today. The headliner: "With the addition of linear scalability to 64 cores, index-only scans and reductions in CPU power consumption, PostgreSQL 9.2 has significantly improved scalability and developer flexibility for the most demanding workloads. ... Up to 350,000 read queries per second (more than 4X faster) ... Index-only scans for data warehousing queries (2â20X faster) ... Up to 14,000 data writes per second (5X ... --------------------------------------------- http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/RFHKonln9h4/postgresql-92-o… *** E-publisher fesses up: Apple UDIDs were ours *** --------------------------------------------- BlueToad clears FBI of device data collection It seems both Apple and the FBI were telling the truth: the Apple UDIDs published last week didnât come from either organization, with an American e-publisher posting a statement that the data was stolen from its systems. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/10/bluetoad_so… *** Java, Flash, and the Choice of Usability Over Security *** --------------------------------------------- "So I happened to be switching to a new computer two weekends ago. Going into it I was dead set on not installing Flash and Java. And I was all good until @alexhutton posted a link to a video about the Beetles "happy birthday" song and I just had to check it out...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/22381-Java-Flash-and-the-Choice-of-Us… *** Programm für deutsche OWASP-Konferenz steht *** --------------------------------------------- Die fünfte Auflage des German OWASP Day 2012, einer Veranstaltung zur Softwaresicherheit, findet am 7. November 2012 in München statt. Das Programm wurde um einen Mobile Security Track erweitert. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Programm-fuer-deutsche-OWASP-Konferenz… *** Apples soon-to-be-slurped securo firm shrugs off crypto warning *** --------------------------------------------- Windows passwords exposure confusion AuthenTec, the security firm thats the target of an $356m acquisition by Apple, has denied reports that possible cryptographic weaknesses in its fingerprint scanner software pose a risk to the security of laptops.â¦ --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/11/fingerprint… *** Anomaly Detection Rules & The Success of Open-Source Rule Testing *** --------------------------------------------- Last November, the VRT established an open-source rule testing group, composed of a number of Snort users from around the planet in industries as diverse as defense contracting and education. To date, we've tested well over a hundred rules with this group, and have had a great deal of useful feedback in the process - which has led to both killing rules that didn't perform as well as expected in the field, and the release of rules that we would have never previously dared to put in public after seeing them function well with the test group. --------------------------------------------- http://vrt-blog.snort.org/2012/09/anomaly-detection-rules-success-of-open.h… *** Initiative-S: Kostenloser Website-Check für kleine Unternehmen *** --------------------------------------------- Der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco hat auf den Internet Security Days offiziell das Projekt Initiative-S gestartet. Mit dem Angebot sollen sich besonders kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen dagegen schützen, dass ihre Internetpräsenzen als Trojanerschleuder missbraucht werden. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Initiative-S-Kostenloser-Website-Check… *** GoDaddy Outage: RFC for Dummies *** --------------------------------------------- "Yesterday was a black day for GoDaddy. com. During a few hours all they hosting services were interrupted...." --------------------------------------------- http://blog.rootshell.be/2012/09/11/godaddy-outage-rfc-for-dummies/ *** Vuln: RocketTheme RokModule Joomla! Component module Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- RocketTheme RokModule Joomla! Component module Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55477 *** Bugtraq: [SE-2012-01] Security vulnerabilities in IBM Java *** --------------------------------------------- [SE-2012-01] Security vulnerabilities in IBM Java --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524134 *** Bugtraq: [PRE-SA-2012-06] FreeRADIUS: Stack Overflow in TLS-based EAP Methods *** --------------------------------------------- [PRE-SA-2012-06] FreeRADIUS: Stack Overflow in TLS-based EAP Methods --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524137 *** Bugtraq: Wordpress Download Monitor - Download Page Cross-Site Scripting *** --------------------------------------------- Wordpress Download Monitor - Download Page Cross-Site Scripting --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524138

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 10-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 07-09-2012 17:56 - Montag 10-09-2012 17:56 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Otmar Lendl *** Wordpress 3.4.2 stopft Lücken und korrigiert Fehler *** --------------------------------------------- Die Wordpress-Version 3.4.2 korrigiert rund 20 Fehler in der Weblog-Software und behebt einige Sicherheitsprobleme, die zu einer Ausweitung der Zugriffsrechte führen können. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Wordpress-3-4-2-stopft-Luecken-und-kor… *** An update from VirusTotal *** --------------------------------------------- "Our goal is simple: to help keep you safe on the web. And weve worked hard to ensure that the services we offer continually improve. But as a small, resource-constrained company, that can sometimes be challenging...." --------------------------------------------- http://blog.virustotal.com/2012/09/an-update-from-virustotal.html *** Two ICS-CERT Advisories Published Yesterday *** --------------------------------------------- "Yesterday ICS-CERT published advisories for control systems vulnerabilities in two control systems products; one a demonstration product that doesnt really control anything and the other a distributed control system that is used in a wide variety of situations. RealWinDemo AdvisoryThis advisory describes a DLL hijack vulnerability in RealWinDemo and RealWin products from RealFlex; both products are generally used as sales demonstration tools, but RealWin has been used in small automation --------------------------------------------- http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.nl/2012/09/two-ics-cert-adv… *** Adobe confirms Windows 8 users vulnerable to active Flash exploits *** --------------------------------------------- "Microsofts Windows 8 is vulnerable to attack by exploits that hackers have been aiming at PCs for several weeks, Adobe confirmed Friday. Microsoft said it will not patch the bug in Flash Player until what it called "GA," for "general availability." That would be Oct. 26, when Windows 8 hits retail and PCs powered by the new operating system go on sale."We will update Flash in Windows 8 via Windows Update as needed," a spokeswoman said in a reply to questions. --------------------------------------------- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231076/Adobe_confirms_Windows_8_use… *** Elderwood hacker gang claims unlimited supply of zero-day bugs - Symantec *** --------------------------------------------- "An elite hacker group targeting defense industry sub-contractors has an inexhaustible supply of zero-days, or vulnerabilities that have yet to be publicised, much less patched, according to Symantec. In a blog post, the security firm said, "The group seemingly has an unlimited supply of zero-day vulnerabilities."Symantec also laid out its analysis of the gang, which it said was behind a slew of attacks dubbed the "Elderwood Project," after a source code variable used --------------------------------------------- http://news.techworld.com/security/3380122/elderwood-hacker-gang-claims-unl…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 7-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 06-09-2012 18:00 - Freitag 07-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Otmar Lendl *** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2012 *** --------------------------------------------- "This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on September 11, 2012. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the September bulletin summary on September 11, 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification...." --------------------------------------------- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-sep *** Bugtraq: [security bulletin] HPSBMU02811 SSRT100937 rev.1 - HP Business Availability Center (BAC) Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), and Web Session Hijacking *** --------------------------------------------- [security bulletin] HPSBMU02811 SSRT100937 rev.1 - HP Business Availability Center (BAC) Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), and Web Session Hijacking --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524119 *** Flash-Lücke im Internet Explorer 10 *** --------------------------------------------- Die mit Windows 8 ausgelieferte Flash-Version ist von einer Sicherheitslücke betroffen, die in Verbindung mit dem Internet Explorer 10 auftritt. Der entsprechende Patch von Adobe kann nicht auf den neuen Internet Explorer angewandt werden. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/produkte/11190-flash-luecke-im-internet-explorer-10.ph… *** ActiveFax (ActFax) 4.3 Client Importer Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: ActiveFax (ActFax) 4.3 Client Importer Buffer Overflow Risk: High Text:## # This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to # redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please... --------------------------------------------- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/securityalert_database/~3/uDV-PB41E8E/WLB-20… *** N24 Dokumentation *** --------------------------------------------- Wenn das Web zur Waffe wird Mit der Weiterentwicklung der Technik von Computern und des Internets werden auch immer neue Angriffsmöglichkeiten für virtuelle Kriminelle geschaffen. Die Zeiten, in denen Computerviren lediglich Spam verursachten, sind vorbei. Die Doku zeigt, welch folgenschwere Schäden durch Cyber-Attacken in der modernen Welt verursacht werden können: --------------------------------------------- http://www.n24.de/mediathek/cyber-war-wenn-das-web-zur-waffe-wird_1552737.h… *** Vuln: Webmin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Webmin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55446 *** SSL BEASTie boys develop follow-up CRIME web attack *** --------------------------------------------- Ill Communication The security researchers who developed the infamous BEAST attack that broke SSL/TLS encryption are cooking up a new assault on the same crucial protocols. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/07/https_sesh_… *** [remote] - SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher DiagTraceR3Info Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher DiagTraceR3Info Buffer Overflow --------------------------------------------- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21034 *** US-CERT Alert TA12-251A - Microsoft Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length *** --------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLIC RELEASE National Cyber Awareness System US-CERT Alert TA12-251A Microsoft Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length Original release date: September 07, 2012 --------------------------------------------- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-251A.html

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 6-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 05-09-2012 18:00 - Donnerstag 06-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Robert Waldner *** Umfrage: Viele Sysadmins beschäftigen sich nicht mit IT-Sicherheitsmanagement *** --------------------------------------------- Rund 1500 Administratoren haben zum Tag des Systemadministrators unter Love Your Admin eine Umfrage der Firma Synetics ausgefüllt, die sich auf Software zur Dokumentation von Administrationsaufgaben spezialisiert hat. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Umfrage-Viele-Sysadmins-beschaeftige… *** Watch this - the funniest spam video youll ever see [VIDEO] *** --------------------------------------------- "We all want our friends and family to learn more about how better to secure their computers. But the eternal challenge is how can we make the advice interesting and engaging for a non-techie audience, and not make the mistake of endlessly droning on using buzzwords they are unlikely to understand. The video below about spam - made by the folks at "Glove and Boots" - manages to make what could be a tremendously dry topic, funny and informative instead...." --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/05/funniest-spam-video/ *** Bugtraq: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kayako Fusion *** --------------------------------------------- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kayako Fusion --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524108 *** Vuln: CoDeSys Access Security Bypass Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- CoDeSys Access Security Bypass Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52942 *** Vuln: WAGO IPC 758-870 Hardcoded Password Security Bypass Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- WAGO IPC 758-870 Hardcoded Password Security Bypass Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52940 *** Bugtraq: APPLE-SA-2012-09-05-1 Java for OS X 2012-005 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 10 *** --------------------------------------------- APPLE-SA-2012-09-05-1 Java for OS X 2012-005 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 10 --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524112 *** Online bank punters tricked into approving theft of their OWN CASH *** --------------------------------------------- Man-in-browser Trojan attack discovered Security researchers have discovered a malware-based attack against the chipTAN system used by bank customers in Germany to authorise transactions online. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/06/german_chip… *** Vuln: HP SiteScope UploadFilesHandler Directory Traversal Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- HP SiteScope UploadFilesHandler Directory Traversal Vulnerability --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55273 *** Vuln: HP SiteScope Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- HP SiteScope Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55269 *** Java 7 Attack Vectors, Oh My! *** --------------------------------------------- "While researching how to successfully mitigate the recent Java 7 vulnerability (VU#636312, CVE-2012-4681), we (and by "we" I mean "Will Dormann") found quite a mess. In the midst of discussion about exploit activity and the out-of-cycle update from Oracle, Id like to call attention to a couple other important points. First, theres the question of the defensive value of the Java 7u7 update (and patching in general)...." --------------------------------------------- http://www.cert.org/blogs/certcc/2012/09/java_7_attack_vectors_oh_my.html

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 5-09-2012
by Otmar Lendl 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 04-09-2012 18:00 - Mittwoch 05-09-2012 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Otmar Lendl *** Bugtraq: Secunia Research: Adobe Photoshop TIFF SGI24LogLum Decompression Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- Secunia Research: Adobe Photoshop TIFF SGI24LogLum Decompression Buffer Overflow --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524090 *** Widely used fingerprint reader exposes Windows passwords in seconds *** --------------------------------------------- "Fingerprint-reading software preinstalled on laptops sold by Dell, Sony, and at least 14 other PC makers contains a serious weakness that makes it trivial for hackers with physical control of the machine to quickly recover account passwords, security researchers said. The UPEK Protector Suite, which was acquired by Melbourne, Florida-based Authentec two years ago, is marketed as a secure means for logging into Windows computers using an owners unique fingerprint, rather than a --------------------------------------------- http://news.hitb.org/content/widely-used-fingerprint-reader-exposes-windows… *** Anonymous Project Mayhem 2012 - December 21st 2012. *** --------------------------------------------- "You are Anonymous. You are Project Mayhem 2012 . On the 10 days that go from 12-12-2012 to 12-21-2012, the world will see an unprecedented amount of Corporate, Financial, Military and State leaks that will have been secretly gathered by millions of CONSCIENTIOUS citizens, vigilantes, whistle blowers and initiates. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM WILL START THE FINAL FINANCIAL MELTDOWNFOR *TRUST* IN FEAR BASED MONEY WILL BE FINALLY BROKENPEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, OUT OF FEAR TO GO BANKRUPT, --------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqo1hDrj8eY *** FBI says Apple ID heist claim is TOTALLY FALSE *** --------------------------------------------- 'Not our data' Popcorn time Hot on the heels of AntiSec's claim that the purloined Apple device IDs it dumped to Pastebin came from the FBI, the G-men have flatly denied the story. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/04/feds_deny_a… *** Secret account in mission-critical router opens power plants to tampering *** --------------------------------------------- "The branch of the US Department of Homeland Security that oversees critical infrastructure has warned power utilities, railroad operators, and other large industrial players of a weakness in a widely used router that leaves them open to tampering by untrusted employees. The line of mission-critical routers manufactured by Fremont, California-based GarrettCom contains an undocumented account with a default password that gives unprivileged users access to advanced options and features, --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/secret-account-in-mission-critical-… *** HP stellt sich erneut an den Security-Pranger *** --------------------------------------------- Die Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) hat erneut Informationen Ã¼ber ungepatchte Sicherheitslücken in HP-Produkten veröffentlicht --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/HP-stellt-sich-erneut-an-den-Security-… *** Is Java now too dangerous to use? *** --------------------------------------------- "Java, the great enabler of useful applications or a waste of space that is doing more harm than good? After the last few weeks this has become a question worthy of a philosophy lecture. First in late August came news of two serious zero day Java vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-4681), with plenty of evidence that criminals were exploiting them in a big enough way to pose serious questions over Javas continued use...." --------------------------------------------- http://features.techworld.com/security/3379294/is-java-now-too-dangerous-us…

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