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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 23-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 22-09-2014 18:00 − Dienstag 23-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Stephan Richter Co-Handler: Robert Waldner *** Cyber Campaigns *** --------------------------------------------- This website simply lists multiple cyber-espionage and cyber-attack campaigns. These campaigns have successfully compromised hundreds of government entities and global corporations in over 50 countries. Click on any of the links below to access more detailed information regarding these cyber campaigns. If you see one missing, just let me know. --------------------------------------------- http://cybercampaigns.net/ *** Whonix Anonymous Operating System Version 9 Released *** --------------------------------------------- Whonix is an operating system focused on anonymity, privacy and security. It's based on the Tor anonymity network, Debian GNU/Linux and security by isolation. DNS leaks are impossible, and not even malware with root privileges can find out the user's real IP. --------------------------------------------- https://www.whonix.org/blog/whonix-anonymous-9-released *** UK banks hook themselves up to real-time cop data feed *** --------------------------------------------- Not like the movies: Law enforcement is on it... UK banks will receive real-time warnings about threats to their customers accounts as well as the overall integrity of their banking systems from a new financial crime alert system. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/23/uk_bank_fra… *** HPSBPI03107 rev.1 - Certain HP LaserJet Printers, MFPs and Certain HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers using OpenSSL, Remote Unauthorized Access *** --------------------------------------------- A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP LaserJet Printers, MFPs and certain HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers using OpenSSL. The vulnerability could be exploited remotely to allow remote unauthorized access. --------------------------------------------- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_… *** BIND 9.8.8, 9.9.6 and 9.10.1 Release Notes *** --------------------------------------------- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01211/81/BIND-9.8.8-Release-Notes.html https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01210/81/BIND-9.9.6-Release-Notes.html https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01209/81/BIND-9.10.1-Release-Notes.html *** Bugtraq: Glype proxy cookie jar path traversal allows code execution *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533504 *** Security Advisory-Screen Capture Vulnerability on Huawei Ascend P6 Mobile Phones *** --------------------------------------------- Sep 23, 2014 17:47 --------------------------------------------- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisor… *** TYPO3 CMS 4.5.36, 6.1.11 and 6.2.5 released *** --------------------------------------------- All versions are maintenance releases and contain bug fixes. --------------------------------------------- https://typo3.org/news/article/typo3-cms-4536-6111-and-625-released/ *** [20140901] - Core - XSS Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Project: Joomla! SubProject: CMS Severity: Moderate Versions: 3.2.0 through 3.2.4, 3.3.0 through 3.3.3 Exploit type: XSS Vulnerability Reported Date: 2014-August-27 Fixed Date: 2014-September-23 CVE Number: CVE-2014-6631 Description Inadequate escaping leads to XSS vulnerability in com_media. Affected Installs Joomla! CMS versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.4 and 3.3.0 through 3.3.3 Solution Upgrade to version 3.2.5 or 3.3.4 Contact The JSST at the Joomla! Security Center. Reported By: Dingjie (Daniel) --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/EiyFsQIjpu4/593-20140901-c… *** [20140902] - Core - Unauthorised Logins *** --------------------------------------------- Project: Joomla! SubProject: CMS Severity: Moderate Versions: 2.5.24 and earlier 2.5.x versions, 3.2.4 and earlier 3.x versions, 3.3.0 through 3.3.3 Exploit type: Unauthorised Logins Reported Date: 2014-September-09 Fixed Date: 2014-September-23 CVE Number: CVE-2014-6632 Description Inadequate checking allowed unauthorised logins via LDAP authentication. Affected Installs Joomla! CMS versions 2.5.24 and earlier 2.5.x versions, 3.2.4 and earlier 3.x versions, 3.3.0 through 3.3.3 Solution --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.joomla.org/~r/JoomlaSecurityNews/~3/uFCKpt1YcxU/594-20140902-c… *** XEN Security Advisories *** ------------------------------- *** Race condition in HVMOP_track_dirty_vram *** --------------------------------------------- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-104.html *** Missing privilege level checks in x86 HLT, LGDT, LIDT, and LMSW emulation *** --------------------------------------------- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-105.html *** Missing privilege level checks in x86 emulation of software interrupts *** --------------------------------------------- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-106.html

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 22-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 19-09-2014 18:00 − Montag 22-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Stephan Richter *** Tiny Tinba Trojan Could Pose Big Threat *** --------------------------------------------- In July 2014, the original source code of Tinba was made public in an underground forum. This leaked version comes with complete documentation and full source code. This follows other source code leaks from much more infamous and prevalent threats, which researchers worry that attackers could use as the basis for new versions. Similar to... --------------------------------------------- http://www.seculert.com/blog/2014/09/tiny-tinba-trojan-could-pose-big-threa… *** Apple Pay: A Security Analysis *** --------------------------------------------- Has Apple taken a bite out of hackers' arsenals? The company is betting on it. Its recent announcement about a new secure payment option has the retail and tech worlds buzzing. If Apple can implement its near-field communication (NFC) payment... --------------------------------------------- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/corporate/2014/09/apple-pay-a-security-analysis… *** How to secure your new iPhone in three simple steps *** --------------------------------------------- Summary: Symantec recommends best practices to keep your Apple ID account and iPhone safe. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-secure-your-new-iphone-three-simp… *** Conditional Malicious iFrame Targeting WordPress Web Sites *** --------------------------------------------- We have an email, labs(a)sucuri.net where we receive multiple questions a day about various forms of malware. One of the most common questions happen when our Free Security Scanner, SiteCheck, detects a spam injection or a hidden iframe and the user is unable to locate the infection in the source code. It's not until we... --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/conditional-malicious-iframe-targeting-wordp… *** PHP Fixes Several Bugs in Version 5.4 and 5.5, (Fri, Sep 19th) *** --------------------------------------------- PHP announced the released of version 5.5.17 and 5.4.33. Ten bugs were fixed in version 5.4.33 and 15 bugs were fixed in version 5.5.17. All PHP users are encouraged to upgrade.The latest version are available for download here. [1] http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.33 [2] http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.17 [3] http://windows.php.net/download ----------- Guy Bruneau IPSS Inc. gbruneau at isc dot sans dot edu (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18683&rss *** CipherShed Fork from TrueCrypt Project, Support Windows, Mac OS and Linux - https://ciphershed.org, (Fri, Sep 19th) *** --------------------------------------------- ----------- Guy Bruneau IPSS Inc. gbruneau at isc dot sans dot edu (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18677&rss *** New OWASP Testing guide version 4! Check https://www.owasp.org/images/1/19/OTGv4.pdf, (Sat, Sep 20th) *** --------------------------------------------- Manuel Humberto Santander Peláez SANS Internet Storm Center - Handler Twitter: (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18687&rss *** CloudFlare ditches private SSL keys for better security *** --------------------------------------------- Sorry, spooks, we cant decrypt this for you CloudFlare has announced the outcome of what it says is two years work - switching on Keyless SSL - which lets customers encrypt their web traffic via the companys services without having to hand over their private SSL keys. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/22/cloudflare_ditches_keys_for_better_… *** Holzleim: Fingerabdrucksensor des iPhone 6 ausgetrickst *** --------------------------------------------- Mit einer simpel angefertigten Kopie hat Ben Schlabs von den SRLabs den Fingerabdrucksensor des iPhone 6 getäuscht. Da Apple unter iOS 8 auch Drittanbieter diese Authentifizierungsmethode nutzen lässt, ist dies brisanter als beim iPhone 5S. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/holzleim-fingerabdrucksensor-des-iphone-6-ausgetri… *** VB2014 preview: Tech Support Scams 2.0: an inside look into the evolution of the classic Microsoft tech support scam *** --------------------------------------------- Jérôme Segura looks at recent developments in malicious cold calls. In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we are looking at some of the research that will be presented at the event. Today, in the final entry in this series, we look at the paper Tech Support Scams 2.0: an inside look into the evolution of the classic Microsoft tech support scam, by Jérôme Segura (Malwarebytes).Two years ago, at VB2012 in Dallas, I... --------------------------------------------- https://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2014/09_22.xml *** Doubleclick und Zedo lieferten virenverseuchte Werbung aus *** --------------------------------------------- Das große Werbenetzwerk Zedo und die Google-Tochter Doubleclick sollen nach Angaben eines Antivirenherstellers fast einen Monat lang Schadcode über ihre Werbung verteilt haben. Auch größere Webseiten wie Last.fm waren betroffen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Doubleclick-und-Zedo-lieferten-viren… *** iOS 7.1.x Exploit Released (CVE-2014-4377), (Mon, Sep 22nd) *** --------------------------------------------- Havent upgraded to iOS 8 yet? Aside from a lot of new features, Apple also fixed a number of security vulnerabilities in iOS 8. For example CVE-2014-4377, a memory corrupion issue in iOSs core graphics library. An exploit is now available for this vulnerability. NOTE: I have not verified yet that the exploit is working / genuine. We will not link at this point to the exploit code, but basic Google Fu should allow you to find it. The author claims that the exploit is "compleatly reliable --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18693&rss *** Datenleck: WhatsApp petzt Online-Status *** --------------------------------------------- Ob und wie oft man WhatsApp öffnet, will man unter Umständen lieber für sich behalten. Der Betreiber macht diese Information allerdings für jedermann zugänglich, der die Nummer kennt. Selbst, wenn man dies in den Datenschutz-Einstellungen deaktiviert hat. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Datenleck-WhatsApp-petzt-Online-Status… *** VU#730964: FortiNet FortiGate and FortiWiFi appliances contain multiple vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Vulnerability Note VU#730964 FortiNet FortiGate and FortiWiFi appliances contain multiple vulnerabilities Original Release date: 19 Sep 2014 | Last revised: 19 Sep 2014 Overview Fortinet FortiGate and FortiWiFi appliances are susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks (CWE-300) and a heap-based overflow vulnerability (CWE-122). Description Fortinet FortiGate and FortiWiFi 4.00.6 and possibly earlier versions are susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks (CWE-300) and a heap-based overflow... --------------------------------------------- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/730964 *** Cisco Nexus 1000V Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- CVE-2014-3367 --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** IBM Security Bulletins *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_pure_application_… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** IBM Security Bulletins for ClearQuest *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** Asterisk PJSIP channel denial of service *** --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96073

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 19-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 18-09-2014 18:00 − Freitag 19-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** WordFence WordPress Security Plugin Pushes a Security Update *** --------------------------------------------- If you are one of the many users of the WordPress Security Plugin, WordFence, we highly encourage you to update. They recently pushed out an important security update that .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/security-disclosure-the-wordfence-wordpress-… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco products *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** CosmicDuke and the latest political news *** --------------------------------------------- After we had published the CosmicDuke report in July 2014, we continued to actively follow the malware. Today, we discovered two new samples that both leverage timely, political topics to deceive the recipient into opening .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002745.html *** Nuclear exploit kit - complete infection cycle *** --------------------------------------------- Zscaler ThreatLabZ has been seeing a steady increase in the Nuclear Exploit Kit (EK) traffic over the past few weeks. The detection of malicious activity performed by this EK remains low, due to usage of dynamic content and heavy .. --------------------------------------------- http://research.zscaler.com/2014/09/nuclear-exploit-kit-complete-infection.… *** Web Scan looking for /info/whitelist.pac, (Fri, Sep 19th) *** --------------------------------------------- Nathan reported today that he has been seeing a new trend of web scanning against his webservers looking for /info/whitelist.pac. The scanning he has observed is over SSL. He has been .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18675 *** Asterisk res_fax_spandsp Module Processing Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030876 *** Asterisk SIP SUBSCRIBE Type Handling Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030875 *** Android ist in Zukunft standardmässig verschlüsselt *** --------------------------------------------- Wie Google offiziell bekannt gegeben hat, wird die Verschlüsselungsfunktion in Android L erstmals ab Werk eingeschaltet sein. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/produkte/android-ist-in-zukunft-standardmaessig-versch… *** Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Researcher Ricardo Narvaja of Core Security Technologies has identified several buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Advantech's WebAccess application. Advantech has produced a patch that mitigates these vulnerabilities. The researcher has .. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-261-01 *** Bugtraq: CVE ID Syntax Change - Deadline Approaching *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533478 *** How to Detect SQL Injection Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks have been around for over a decade. You might wonder why they are still so prevalent. The main reason is that they still work on quite a few web application targets. In fact, according to Veracode's 2014 State of Security Software Report , SQL injection vulnerabilities still .. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2014/09/how-to-detect-sql-injection-attacks.html *** Hackerangriff auf Home Depot: 56 Millionen Kreditkarten betroffen *** --------------------------------------------- Hacker sind weiter auf Beutezug durch den US-Einzelhandel: Erst verschafften sie sich Zugriff auf rund 40 Millionen Bankkarten bei Target-Supermärkten, jetzt könnten bei der Baumarktkette Home Depot 56 Millionen Karten betroffen sein. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Hackerangriff-auf-Home-Depot-56-Millio… *** Cloudflare: TLS-Verbindungen ohne Schlüssel sollen Banken schützen *** --------------------------------------------- Cloudflare bietet Kunden künftig ein neues Feature namens Keyless SSL, mit dem der Teil des TLS-Handshakes, der den privaten Schlüssel benötigt, ausgelagert werden kann. Damit können Unternehmen die Kontrolle über den Schlüssel behalten. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/cloudflare-tls-verbindungen-ohne-schluessel-sollen… *** XSS: Cross-Site-Scripting über DNS-Records *** --------------------------------------------- Eine besonders kreative Variante einer Cross-Site-Scripting-Lücke macht auf der Webseite Hacker News die Runde: Mittels eines TXT-DNS-Records lässt sich auf zahlreichen Webseiten Javascript einfügen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/xss-cross-site-scripting-ueber-dns-records-1409-10…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 18-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 17-09-2014 18:00 − Donnerstag 18-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** How Cops Can Still Pull Data Off Your Locked iPhone, In Spite Of Apple *** --------------------------------------------- A reminder to iPhone owners cheering Apple's latest privacy win: Just because Apple will no longer help police to turn your smartphone inside out doesn't mean it can prevent the cops from vivisecting the device on their own. On Wednesday evening Apple made news .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2014/09/apple-iphone-security/ *** SA-CONTRIB-2014-091 - Survey Builder - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) *** --------------------------------------------- When viewing surveys at "/surveys", the survey titles printed out are not sanitized. Any potentially dangerous code in the survey titles is also rendered. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that a user must have the "Create Survey" permission .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2340069 *** SA-CONTRIB-2014-088 - Mollom - Cross-site scripting (XSS) *** --------------------------------------------- Mollom offers a feature to report submitted content as inappropriate which allows end users to indicate that a piece of site content is objectionable or out of place. When reporting content, the content title is not sufficiently sanitized to prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that an attacker must have a role with the permission to create content and the content type must .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2340029 *** Bugtraq: APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-2 Apple TV 7 *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533468 *** D-BUS Buffer Overflow and Multiple Processing Flaws Let Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030864 *** Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030868 *** Open Web App Security Project releases new app dev opus *** --------------------------------------------- The global security community has completed an 18-month effort to produce a guide it is hoped will boost the standard of web application testing and address new and dangerous technologies. Version 4 of the Open Web App Security Projects (OWASPs) Testing Guide was produced by more than 60 security bods from around the world with a core lead team of four. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/guide_to_obliterating_web_apps_publ… *** Yokogawa CENTUM and Exaopc Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Tod Beardsley of Rapid7 Inc., and Jim Denaro of CipherLaw, have identified an authentication vulnerability and released proof-of-concept (exploit) code for the Yokogawa CENTUM CS 3000 series and Exaopc products. JPCERT and Yokogawa have mitigated this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-260-01

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 17-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 16-09-2014 18:00 − Mittwoch 17-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Stephan Richter *** https://yourfakebank.support -- TLD confusion starts!, (Tue, Sep 16th) *** --------------------------------------------- Pretty much ever since the new top level domain (TLD) ".biz" went online a couple years ago, and the only ones buying domains in this space were the scammers, we kinda knew what would happen when ICANNs latest folly and money-grab went live. It looks like a number of the "new" top level domains, like ".support", ".club", etc have now come online. And again, it seems like only the crooks are buying. We are currently investigating a wave of phishing emails --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18651&rss *** Hintergrund: Nach Snowden: Wenig Schlaf für Kryptoforscher *** --------------------------------------------- Bei der Internet Engineering Task Force in Toronto stellte Lange vor kurzem einen Überblick über elliptische Kurven Verschlüsselung vor und riet dringend, sich für neuere Varianten zu entscheiden. Sie sprach am Rande der Veranstaltung mit heise Security. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/artikel/Nach-Snowden-Wenig-Schlaf-fuer-Kryptof… *** Virus activity overview: Adware and other security events of August 2014 *** --------------------------------------------- September 1, 2014 The last summer month of 2014 witnessed not only a large number of encryption Trojans in action but also a myriad of malicious programs displaying annoying (and sometimes fraudulent) ads in an effort to generate revenue for the criminals behind them. Also at summers end, Chinese attackers intensified their efforts to port certain Linux malware programs to Windows. In addition, security researchers discovered new threats to Android. Viruses Statistics collected by Dr.Web --------------------------------------------- http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=5935&lng=en&c=9 *** Netzwerkanalyse-Tool Message Analyzer in Version 1.1 veröffentlicht *** --------------------------------------------- Microsoft hat sein Sniffing- und Analysetool Message Analyzer in der Version 1.1 herausgebracht. Die neue Fassung schneidet unter anderem Netzwerkdaten aus der Ferne mit oder entschlüsselt SSL-gesicherte Datenströme. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Netzwerkanalyse-Tool-Message-Analyze… *** Understanding the WordPress Security Plugin Ecosystem *** --------------------------------------------- As a child, did you ever play that game where you sit in a circle and one person is responsible for whispering something into one persons ear, and that message gets relayed around the circle? Wasn't it always funny to see what the final message received would be? Oh and how it would have morphed as it was processed and conveyed by each individual in the group. This is what I see when I look at the WordPress Security Ecosystem. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/understanding-the-wordpress-security-plugin-… *** FreeBSD Denial of Service advisory (CVE-2004-0230), (Tue, Sep 16th) *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability has been discovered by Johnathan Looney at the Juniper SIRT in FreeBSD (base for Junos and many other products) in the way that FreeBSD processes certain TCP packets (https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:19.tcp.asc) If you send TCP SYN packets for an existing connection (i.e. the correct source IP, source port, destination IP, destination port combination) the operating system will tear down the connection. The attack is similar to the "slipping in the --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18657&rss *** EMC Documentum Content Server Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030855 *** Bugtraq: Android Bluetooth Pairing Packet Processing Vulnerability (by wangzq from NCNIPC) *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533462 *** DSA-3025-1 apt -- security update *** --------------------------------------------- It was discovered that APT, the high level package manager, does not properly invalidate unauthenticated data (CVE-2014-0488), performs incorrect verification of 304 replies (CVE-2014-0487), does not perform the checksum check when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is used (CVE-2014-0489) and does not properly perform validation for binary packages downloaded by the apt-get download command (CVE-2014-0490). For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version... --------------------------------------------- https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025 *** Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for three vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric's StruxureWare SCADA Expert ClearSCADA. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-259-01 *** IBM Security Bulletins *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 16-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 15-09-2014 18:00 − Dienstag 16-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (APSB14-20) *** --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1130 *** THREE QUARTERS of droid phones open to web page spy bug *** --------------------------------------------- Metasploit module gobbles KitKat SOP slop A Metasploit module has been developed to easily exploit a dangerous flaw in 75 percent of Android devices that allows attackers to hijack a users open websites. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/three_quarters_of_droid_phones_open… *** Attackers tapping on SNMP door to see if its open *** --------------------------------------------- SANS spots new, dumb attack Googles DNS IP address is being spoofed by an attacker, apparently in an attempt to DDoS hosts vulnerable to a flaw in the SNMP protocol. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/16/attackers_tapping_on_snmp_door_to_s… *** Kindle durch versteckte Codes in E-Books gefährdet *** --------------------------------------------- Durch eine Sicherheitslücke im E-Reader Kindle können Angreifer an die Daten von Amazon-Kunden gelangen. Die Lücke tritt zum zweiten Mal auf. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/kindle-durch-versteckte-codes-in-e-books-… *** Encrypt-then-MAC für TLS standardisiert *** --------------------------------------------- Eine neue TLS-Erweiterung ermöglicht es, die Reihenfolge zwischen Authentifizierung und Verschlüsselung zu ändern. Die bisherige Methode führte zu Sicherheitsproblemen wie der Lucky-Thirteen-Attacke. ... Gegen die Lucky-Thirteen-Attacke wurden Workarounds in die gängigen Browser und TLS-Bibliotheken eingebaut, aber trotzdem gab es den Wunsch, das Problem generell zu beheben. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/verschluesselung-encrypt-then-mac-fuer-tls-standar… *** Ungestopftes Datenleck in Androids Open-Source-Browser *** --------------------------------------------- Eine Lücke im AOSP-Browser von Android erlaubt es Webseiten die Daten anderer Seiten auszulesen. Die App wird in fast allen Android-Versionen vor Kit Kat mitgeliefert und dient vielen Custom-ROMs ebenfalls als Standard-Browser. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Ungestopftes-Datenleck-in-Androids-Ope… *** AppLock Vulnerability Leaves Configuration Files Open for Exploit *** --------------------------------------------- We have previously discussed about certain file locker apps that fail to do hide files properly. We recently came across yet another file locker app, AppLock, which has the same issue. However, the vulnerability concerning this app goes beyond improperly hiding files - the vulnerability can .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/applock-vulnerab… *** Twitter Vulnerability Allows Hacker to Delete Credit Cards from Any Twitter Account *** --------------------------------------------- At the beginning of this month, just like other social networks, Twitter also started paying individuals for any flaws they uncover on its service with a fee of $140 or more offered per flaw under its new Bug Bounty program, and here comes the .. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2014/09/twitter-vulnerability-allows-hacker-to_16.… *** Metasploit gems from scratch *** --------------------------------------------- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/09/16/metasploi…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 15-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 12-09-2014 18:00 − Montag 15-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Squid Off-by-One in snmpHandleUdp() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code *** --------------------------------------------- A remote user can send a specially crafted UDP SNMP packet to trigger an off-by-one memory error in snmpHandleUdp() and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030838 *** Rooted SSH/SFTP Daemon Default Login Credentials *** --------------------------------------------- The software comes pre-configured with a default login of User: root Password: abc123. This weak password would easily be guessed leading to root compromise of the android system. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014090066 *** WordPress Photo Album Plus 5.4.4 Cross Site Scripting *** --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014090061 *** Malware 'Eskimo' hat es auf Steam-Konten abgesehen *** --------------------------------------------- Die Schadsoftware wird hauptsächlich im Twitch-Chat verbreitet - Guthaben sowie Items werden nach Hack übertragen --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000005543386 *** IRC: Chatnetzwerk Freenode gehackt *** --------------------------------------------- Die Betreiber des IRC-Netzwerks Freenode haben eine Kompromittierung ihrer Server festgestellt. Alle Nutzer sollten vorsorglich ihr Passwort ändern. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/irc-chatnetzwerk-freenode-wurde-gehackt-1409-10923… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM products *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_pureapplication_s… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** Trustwave.com: 2014 Business Password Analysis *** --------------------------------------------- We set out to determine how easily we could crack a sample of 626,718 hashed passwords we collected during thousands of network penetration tests performed in 2013 and some performed in 2014. ... We recovered more than half of the passwords within just the first .. --------------------------------------------- https://gsr.trustwave.com/topics/business-password-analysis/2014-business-p… *** Moodle Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Bypass Security Controls *** --------------------------------------------- Moodle Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Bypass Security Controls --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030839 *** Hacking Canon Pixma Printers - Doomed Encryption *** --------------------------------------------- This blog post is another in the series demonstrating current insecurities in devices categorised as the 'Internet of Things'. This instalment will reveal how the firmware on Canon Pixma printers (used in the home and by SMEs) can be modified from the Internet to run custom code. ... For demonstration purposes I decided to get Doom running on the printer (Doom as in the classic 90s computer game). --------------------------------------------- http://www.contextis.co.uk/resources/blog/hacking-canon-pixma-printers-doom… *** Bugtraq: Open-Xchange Security Advisory 2014-09-15 *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533443 *** [Honeypot Alert] New Bot Malware (BoSSaBoTv2) Attacking Web Servers Discovered *** --------------------------------------------- Our web honeypots picked up some interesting attack traffic. The initial web application attack vector (PHP-CGI vulnerability) is not new, the malware payload is. We wanted to get this information out to the community quickly due to the following combined threat elements - Active exploit attempts to upload/install the malware The overall low detection rates among AV vendors The malware is actively being sold in underground .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/09/honeypot-alert-bossabotv2-irc-botnetbitc…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 12-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 11-09-2014 18:00 − Freitag 12-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Hacker publishes tech support phone scammer slammer *** --------------------------------------------- Security pro Matthew Weeks has released a Metasploit module that can take over computers running the Ammyy Admin remote control software popular among "Hi this is Microsoft, theres a problem with your computer" tech support scammers. Weeks day job is director at Root9b, but hes taken time to detail a zero-day flaw in Ammyy Admin he hopes will be used to fight back against tech support scammers. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/12/phone_scammer_slammer/ *** Cisco Unified Communications Manager glibc Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the GNU C library of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to input crafted data to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. The vulnerability is due to incorrect sanitization of data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting an environment variable to a malicious value. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Schneider Electric VAMPSET Buffer Overflow *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for a buffer overflow vulnerability in Schneider Electric's VAMPSET software product. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-254-01 *** Ecava Integraxor SCADA Server Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for vulnerabilities in the Ecava Integraxor SCADA Server. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-224-01 *** Linux Kernel logi_dj_recv_destroy_djhid_device buffer overflow *** --------------------------------------------- Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the logi_dj_recv_destroy_djhid_device function. By sending an overly long string, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95928 *** DNS cache poisoning used to steal emails *** --------------------------------------------- Does this happen in practice? CERT/CC researchers Jonathan Spring and Leigh Metcalf have evidence to suggest that it does. Using passive DNS data, they found a number of incorrect responses for A records belonging to mail servers of the big three webmail providers (Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail). Even though an increasing number of emails are sent over encrypted connections (using STARTTLS), there isnt really a way for the receiving mail server to enforce this, as HSTS does for secure HTTP --------------------------------------------- https://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2014/09_12.xml?rss *** Multiple security bulletins for IBM products *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 11-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 10-09-2014 18:00 − Donnerstag 11-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** iOS 8 stopft Hintertüren weitestgehend *** --------------------------------------------- Apple hat die für Diagnosezwecke gedachten Systemdienste in iOS 8 grösstenteils abgeschottet, berichtet ein Sicherheitsforscher. Bislang lassen sich darüber zahlreiche Nutzerdaten auslesen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/iOS-8-stopft-Hintertueren-weitestgehen… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Juniper products *** --------------------------------------------- http://kb.juniper.net/index?page=content&id=JSA10646 http://kb.juniper.net/index?page=content&id=JSA10645 http://kb.juniper.net/index?page=content&id=JSA10647 *** IBM Security Bulletin: Fixes available for Security Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Portal (CVE-2014-4762; CVE-2014-4792) *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** Apache Warns of Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- Some older versions of Apache Tomcat, the company's open source web server and servlet container, are vulnerable to remote code execution. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/apache-warns-of-tomcat-remote-code-execution-vulnerab… *** IBM Security Bulletin: Administrator password can be reset without authentication on SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family (CVE-2014-4811) *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** AIX OpenSSL Denial of Service due to double free *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/aix_openssl_denial_of… *** Cisco Unified Communications Manager GLIBC Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Cisco TelePresence System MXP Series Software Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** SA-CONTRIB-2014-087 - Drupal Commerce - Information disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- Drupal Commerce is used to build eCommerce websites and applications of all sizes. The commerce_order module can be used to create new user accounts where email addresses are used as user names. Since user names are not considered .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.drupal.org/node/2336357 *** Oracle MySQL Server MyISAM code execution *** --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95881 *** Swiss economy makes online security its priority *** --------------------------------------------- Switzerland is one of the safest countries in the world. To make also the Internet a secure place in Switzerland, the Swiss online economy has started the Swiss Internet .. --------------------------------------------- http://securityblog.switch.ch/2014/09/11/swiss-economy-makes-online-securit… *** SHA1 deprecation: what you need to know *** --------------------------------------------- The news is that SHA1, a very popular hashing function, is on the way out. Strictly speaking, this development is not new. The first signs of weaknesses in SHA1 appeared (almost) ten years ago. In 2012, some calculations showed how breaking SHA1 is becoming feasible for those who can afford it. In November 2013, Microsoft announced that they wouldnt be accepting SHA1 certificates after 2016. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.ivanristic.com/2014/09/sha1-deprecation-what-you-need-to-know.h… *** Tabnabbing: A New Type of Phishing Attack *** --------------------------------------------- Most phishing attacks depend on an original deception. If you detect that you are at the wrong URL, or that something is amiss on a page, the chase is up. You've escaped the attackers. In fact, the time that wary people are most wary is exactly when they first navigate to a site. What we don't expect is that a page we've been looking at will change behind our backs, when we aren't looking. That'll catch us by surprise. --------------------------------------------- http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/a-new-type-of-phishing-attack/ *** Sicherheitslücke in vielen WordPress-Themes *** --------------------------------------------- Ein Fehler im beliebten Plug-in Slider Revolution erlaubt es, beliebige Dateien vom Webserver herunterzuladen. Damit kann ein Angreifer im schlimmsten Fall den ganzen Server kompromittieren. Das Plug-in ist in einer grossen Zahl von Themes fest verbaut. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Sicherheitsluecke-in-vielen-WordPress-… *** A system that facilitates malware identification in smartphones *** --------------------------------------------- The tool, developed by these UC3M researchers, baptized DENDROID and detailed in a study published in the review Expert Systems with Applications, allows security analysts to scrutinize a large quantity of apps to determine the origins of a malware sample and the family to which it belongs. --------------------------------------------- http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=145206 *** Home Articles PCI Updates Skimming Prevention Guide - Best Practices for Protecting Merchants from POS Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- At a time when retailers are seeing a surge in point-of-sale breaches, The PCI Security Standards Council has released an update to its guidance for merchants on protecting against card skimming attacks in POS environments. --------------------------------------------- http://www.bankinfosecurity.co.uk/pci-updates-skimming-prevention-guide-a-7… *** Key Flaw Enables Recovery of Files Encrypted by TorrentLocker *** --------------------------------------------- Crypto ransomware, a relatively unknown phenomenon a couple of years ago, has exploded into one of the nastier malware problems for Internet users. Variants such as CryptoLocker and CryptoWall have been siphoning money from victims for some time, and now researchers have dissected a newer .. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/key-flaw-enables-recovery-of-files-encrypted-by-torre…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 10-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 09-09-2014 18:00 − Mittwoch 10-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player (APSB14-21) *** --------------------------------------------- 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 recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions ... CVE-2014-0547, CVE-2014-0548, CVE-2014-0549, CVE-2014-0550, CVE-2014-0551, CVE-2014-0552, CVE-2014-0553, CVE-2014-0554, CVE-2014-0555, CVE-2014-0556, CVE-2014-0557, CVE-2014-0559 --------------------------------------------- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html *** Assessing risk for the September 2014 security updates *** --------------------------------------------- Today we released four security bulletins addressing 42 unique CVE's. One bulletin has a maximum severity rating of Critical and the other three have maximum severity Important. This table is designed to help you prioritize the deployment of updates appropriately for your environment. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/09/09/assessing-risk-for-the-se… *** MSRT September 2014 - Zemot *** --------------------------------------------- This month we added the Win32/Zemot family to the Malicious Software Removal Tool. The Zemot family of trojan downloaders are frequently used by malware with a number of different payloads. We started seeing activity from TrojanDownloader:Win32/Upatre.B in late 2013 and identified this threat as the main distributor of the click fraud malware PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!AP and PWS:Win32/Zbot.CF. We renamed the downloader to Zemot in May 2014. Recently, other malware such as Win32/Rovnix, --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/09/09/msrt-september-2014-zemo… *** Microsoft IIS Web Server - CMD Process Contributing to Website Reinfections *** --------------------------------------------- We often spend a lot of time talking about application level malware, but from time to time we do like to dabble in the ever so interesting web server infections as well. It is one of those things that comes with the job. Today, we're going to chat about an interesting reinfection case in which the client was running their website on a Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web server. Yes, contrary to popular belief many organizations, especially large enterprise --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/microsof-iis-web-server-cmd-process-contribu… *** VMware vSphere product updates to third party libraries *** --------------------------------------------- The Apache Struts library is updated to address a security issue. This issue may lead to remote code execution after authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2014-0114 to this issue. --------------------------------------------- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html *** The September 2014 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available! *** --------------------------------------------- A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released. Topics: - Inside information on government Trojans used internationally published on Twitter - Page not found: Network blocking in in Switzerland and neighbouring countries - Breaking bad - malvertising ransomware: ZeroLocker / CryptoLocker / CryptoWall / SynoLocker - Canvas or cookies - choosing between Scylla and Charybdis - The Clipboard: Interesting presentations, articles and videos --------------------------------------------- http://securityblog.switch.ch/2014/09/10/the-september-2014-issue-of-our-sw…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 9-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 09 Sep '14

09 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 08-09-2014 18:00 − Dienstag 09-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Blade Servers Cisco Integrated Management Controller SSH Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) SSH module of the Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Blade servers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly handle a crafted SSH packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to the SSH server running on the Cisco IMC of an affected device, which could result in the Cisco IMC becoming unresponsive. The operating system running on the blade will be unaffected. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-… *** Cisco IOS XR Software DHCPv6 Denial Of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the DHCP version 6 (DHCPv6) code of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the DHCPv6 server process on an affected device to crash. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of malformed DHCPv6 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed DHCPv6 packet to an affected device configured with DHCPv6 server functionality. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the DHCPv6 process on the device to crash. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Netgear ProSafe Plus Configuration Utility information disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- Netgear ProSafe Plus Configuration Utility could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of passwords in plaintext within the backup file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the configuration backup file to obtain sensitive information. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95780 *** Researchers reveal security issues in Android apps *** --------------------------------------------- On Monday, the University of New Haven revealed its first video in a series of security findings. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-reveal-security-issues-in-android-app… *** Why Google Is Pushing For a Web Free of SHA-1 *** --------------------------------------------- An anonymous reader writes: Google recently announced Chrome will be gradually phasing out support for certificates using SHA-1 encryption. They said, "We need to ensure that by the time an attack against SHA-1 is demonstrated publicly, the web has already moved away from it." Developer Eric Mill has written up a post explaining why SHA-1 is dangerously weak, and why moving browsers away from acceptance of SHA-1 is a lengthy, but important process. --------------------------------------------- http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ME5Z29v_gGw/story01.htm *** Salesforce: Oh no! Dyre RATs are thirsty for our customers logins *** --------------------------------------------- But attacks werent the cause of server outage, were told Salesforce has warned that miscreants are trying to infect its customers with a remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Dyre that siphons off Salesforce.com login data. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/08/salesforcec… *** H1 2014 Threat Report *** --------------------------------------------- Our latest Threat Report is now available. The report includes our statistics, incidents calendar and threatscape summaries for H1(Q1+Q2) 2014. --------------------------------------------- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002741.html *** QEMU VGA Emulator Bug Lets Local Guest Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information from the Host System *** --------------------------------------------- Description: A vulnerability was reported in QEMU. A local user on a guest system can obtain potentially sensitive information from the host system. A guest system Graphics Output Protocol driver can set a high resolution to trigger a flaw in the VGA emulator and obtain host memory contents. Impact: A local user on a guest system can obtain potentially sensitive information from the host system memory. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030817 *** Enigmail PGP plugin forgets to encrypt mail sent as blind copies *** --------------------------------------------- User now waiting for the bad guys come and get me with their water-boards Enigmail has patched a hole in the worlds most popular PGP email platform that caused mail to be sent unencrypted when all security check boxes were ticked. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/09/enigmail_en… *** Kaspersky Internet Security Android App Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof Servers *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in Kaspersky Internet Security app for Android. A remote user can spoof servers. The application (com.kms.free) does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers. A remote user with the ability conduct a man-in-the-middle attack can supply a specially crafted certificate to spoof an SSL server obtain or modify sensitive information --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030815 *** OpenSSL Security Policy *** --------------------------------------------- Recent flaws have captured the attention of the media and highlighted how much of the internet infrastructure is based on OpenSSL. Weve never published our policy on how we internally handle security issues; that process being based on experience and has evolved over the years. --------------------------------------------- https://www.openssl.org/about/secpolicy.html *** 'Google Dorking' - Waking Up Web Admins Everywhere *** --------------------------------------------- Last July, the US Department of Homeland Security warned of a new kind of criminal attack: 'Google dorking'. This refers to asking Google for things they have found via special search operators. Let's look closely and see what this is. Google finds things online using a program that accesses web sites: the Google web crawler, called ... --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/DdLfN3jTMhw/ *** How a DNS Sinkhole Can Protect Against Malware *** --------------------------------------------- The Domain Name Service (DNS) is an integral part of Internet access. It translates human-recognized domain names into computer-readable IP addresses in order to facilitate online communication and connection between devices. ... And one of the best ways to gain control is via DNS itself, in order to disrupt malware transmission at the very point of connection. A DNS sinkhole, or sinkhole server, gives organizations this control in order to prevent internal access to malicious websites. --------------------------------------------- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/dns-sinkhole-can-protect-malware/ *** Threat Spotlight: 'Kyle and Stan' Malvertising Network Threatens Windows and Mac Users With Mutating Malware *** --------------------------------------------- Once the victim gets redirected to the final URL, the website automatically starts the download of a unique piece of malware for every user. The file is a bundle of legitimate software, like a media-player, and compiles malware and a unique-to-every-user configuration into the downloaded file. The attackers are purely relying on social engineering techniques, in order to get the user to install the software package. No drive-by exploits are being used thus far. --------------------------------------------- https://blogs.cisco.com/security/kyle-and-stan/ *** Modern anti-spam and E2E crypto *** --------------------------------------------- ... asked me to write up some thoughts on how spam filtering and fully end to end crypto would interact, so its all available in one message instead of scattered over other threads. Specifically he asked for brain dumps on: - how does antispam currently work at large email providers - how would widespread E2E crypto affect this - what are the options for moving things to the client (and pros, cons) - is this feasible for email? --------------------------------------------- https://moderncrypto.org/mail-archive/messaging/2014/000780.html *** Research Finds No Large Scale Heartbleed Exploit Attempts Before Vulnerability Disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- In the days and weeks following the public disclosure of the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability in April, security researchers and others wondered aloud whether there were some organizations - perhaps the NSA - that had known about the bug for some time and had been using it for targeted attacks. A definitive answer to that question may never come, but ... --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/research-finds-no-large-scale-heartbleed-exploit-atte… *** UPDATE: Upcoming Security Updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (APSB14-20) *** --------------------------------------------- UPDATE: The security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat has been re-scheduled from September 9, 2014 to the week of September 15, 2014. This delay was necessary to address issues identified during routine regression testing. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1121

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 8-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 05-09-2014 18:00 − Montag 08-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Apple IDs targeted by Kelihos botnet phishing campaign *** --------------------------------------------- Botnet targets Apple customers, launching phishing email campaign to lure victims into disclosing their Apple IDs and passwords. Days after numerous celebrities were found to have their iCloud accounts compromised, a major botnet has turned its attention to Apple customers, launching a phishing email campaign .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/apple-ids-targeted-kelihos-botnet-phi… *** USB firmware: An upcoming threat for home and enterprise users *** --------------------------------------------- Every year, thousands of hackers and security researchers from around the world descend on Las Vegas to attend the annual Black Hat security conference. The conference boasts top notch security presentations from industry leaders - often centered on breaking computer security. Although many of the presentations are on breaking things, most of the .. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/09/02/usb-firmware-an-upcoming… *** Stupid Spammer Tricks - Reversing Characters *** --------------------------------------------- Spammers engaged in phishing attacks constantly try to get their emails past spam filters. They try many different tactics, and these can include taking advantage of HTML coding characteristics. These HTML tricks can make the email look normal when rendered in a mail client, but the actual .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/09/stupid-spammer-tricks-reversing-characte… *** Mozilla 1024-Bit Cert Deprecation Leaves 107,000 Sites Untrusted *** --------------------------------------------- Mozilla has deprecated 1024-bit RSA certificate authority certificates in Firefox 32 and Thunderbird. While there are pluses to the move such as a requirement for longer, stronger keys, at least 107,000 websites will no longer be trusted by Mozilla. Data from HD Moores Project Sonar, which .. --------------------------------------------- http://it.slashdot.org/story/14/09/05/2120246/mozilla-1024-bit-cert-depreca… *** Cisco Integrated Management Controller SSH Denial of Service Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) SSH module of the Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Blade servers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Nuclear Exploit Kit and Flash CVE-2014-0515 *** --------------------------------------------- For this blog, wed like to walk you through a recent attack involving Nuclear Exploit Kit (EK) that we analyzed. It was found leveraging CVE-2014-0515, a buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player discovered in April 2014. Nuclear Exploit kit .. --------------------------------------------- http://research.zscaler.com/2014/09/nuclear-exploit-kit-and-flash-cve-2014.… *** WPS-Sicherheitslücke: Wahrscheinlich wenige Router betroffen *** --------------------------------------------- Auf Anfrage von heise Netze haben sich einige Hersteller von in Deutschland verbreiteten Routern zur Sicherheitslücke in WPS-PIN geäussert, bei der sich die Zugangsnummer offline errechnen lässt. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/WPS-Sicherheitsluecke-Wahrscheinlich-w… *** Popular Photo Sharing Website Likes.com Vulnerable To Multiple Critical Flaws *** --------------------------------------------- Likes.com, one of the emerging social networking site and popular image browsing platform, is found vulnerable to several critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to completely delete users' account in just one click. Likes.com is a social networking website that helps you to connect .. --------------------------------------------- http://thehackernews.com/2014/09/popular-photo-sharing-website.html *** Demasking Google Users With a Timing Attack *** --------------------------------------------- A 3rd party site can determine if a website viewer has access to a particular Google Drive document. ... How it works: The attack is straightforward. A malicious page repeatedly instantiates an image whose source points at the URL of a Google Drive document. If that document is viewable by the .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.andrewcantino.com/blog/2014/09/04/demasking-google-users-with-a… *** Bugtraq: [security bulletin] HPSBUX03102 SSRT101681 rev.1 - HP-UX Apache Server Suite running Apache Tomcat or PHP, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code and Denial of Service (DoS) and Other Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533370 *** iCloud: Apple verschickt neue Warnhinweise *** --------------------------------------------- Nach den aus iCloud-Accounts entwendeten Promi-Nacktfotos hat Apple damit begonnen, neue Benachrichtigungen zu versenden, wenn auf den Cloud-Dienst zugegriffen wird. Weitere Schutzfunktionen sind angekündigt. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/iCloud-Apple-verschickt-neue-Warnhinwe…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 5-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 05 Sep '14

05 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 04-09-2014 18:00 − Freitag 05-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** 5 things you should know about email unsubscribe links before you click *** --------------------------------------------- We all get emails we don't want and cleaning them up can be as easy as clicking unsubscribe at the bottom of the email. However, some of those handy little links can cause more trouble than they solve. --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/09/04/5-things-you-should-know-about-e… *** Google acceleration of SHA-1 deprecation draws resistance *** --------------------------------------------- Google said Chrome 39, to be released within 12 weeks, will treat some sites as untrusted, accelerating the transition and user woes. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/google-acceleration-of-sha-1-deprecation-draws-re… *** Fresh phish served with a helping of AES *** --------------------------------------------- Attempts to use encryption to make analysis of phishing websites more difficult may be a sign of things to come. Obfuscated phishing sites are nothing new. Various techniques such as JavaScript encryption tools (which offer very primitive obfuscation), data URIs (where the page content is mostly Base64-encoded), and .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/fresh-phish-served-helping-aes *** Researchers discover two SQL injection flaws in WordPress security plugin *** --------------------------------------------- High-Tech Bridge discovered two SQL injection vulnerabilities in All In One WordPress Security and Firewall plugin and notified the vendor. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-discover-two-sql-injection-flaws-in-w… *** Malware Bypasses Chrome Extension Security Feature *** --------------------------------------------- Originally created to extend a browser's functionality, browser extensions have become yet another tool for cybercriminals' schemes. Earlier this year, Google has addressed the issue of malicious browser extensions by .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/malware-bypasses… *** Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.4.2 update *** --------------------------------------------- It was discovered that, when loading XML/RSDL documents, the oVirt Engine back end module used an insecure DocumentBuilderFactory. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the .. --------------------------------------------- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1161.html *** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2014 *** --------------------------------------------- This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on September 9, 2014. ... The following table summarizes the security bulletins for this month in order of severity. Bulletin 1.. --------------------------------------------- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS14-SEP *** renotification Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (APSB14-20) *** --------------------------------------------- Adobe is planning to release security updates on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh .. --------------------------------------------- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb14-20.html *** Apple verspricht mehr Sicherheit nach Hacker-Angriff *** --------------------------------------------- Apple-Nutzer sollen künftig über Versuche zur Passwortänderung informiert werden, um Datendiebstahl zu verhindern. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/apple-verspricht-mehr-sicherheit-nach-hac… *** Apache POI 3.10.1-20140818 security issues with OOXML *** --------------------------------------------- The Apache POI project is pleased to announce the release of POI 3.10.1-20140818. This release is a bugfix release to fix two... --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014090022 *** Security of Password Managers *** --------------------------------------------- At USENIX Security this year there were two papers studying the security of password managers: David Silver, Suman Jana, and Dan Boneh, "Password Managers: Attacks and Defenses." Zhiwei Li, Warren He, Devdatta Akhawe, and Dawn Song, "The Emperors New Password Manager: Security Analysis of Web-based Password Managers." Its interesting work, especially because it looks at security problems in something that .. --------------------------------------------- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/09/security_of_pas.html *** BankAPI - What is it? *** --------------------------------------------- BankAPI is a secure decentralized messaging system to send files/messages between banks and other types of financial institutions. There is a reference implementation of the protocol which can be used off-the-shelf, which is production grade quality and is not only for testing and demonstration, although it .. --------------------------------------------- https://github.com/trustly/bankapi/ *** Remote-Code-Execution-Lücke in F5 BigIP *** --------------------------------------------- Im Hochverfügbarkeits-Modus wiesen die Load-Balancer der Firma F5 ein Sicherheitsproblem auf, das Angreifern die volle Kontrolle über das System ermöglicht. Der Hersteller bessert nach. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Remote-Code-Execution-Luecke-in-F5-Big…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 4-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 04 Sep '14

04 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 03-09-2014 18:00 − Donnerstag 04-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Paper: Prosecting the Citadel botnet - revealing the dominance of the Zeus descendent: part one *** --------------------------------------------- Aditya K. Sood and Rohit Bansal dissect botnet primarily used for financial fraud.It is unlikely that anyone still thinks that cybercrime is performed by 16-year-old kids who write short pieces of code that wreak havoc all over the world, but if you do still hold that belief, it wont hurt to take a look behind the scenes of a modern botnet operation. Todays botnets show how cybercrime has become a professional industry in which many tactics seen in the legitimate e-commerce and IT service --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2014/09_03.xml *** [webapps] - vBulletin 4.0.x - 4.1.2 (search.php, cat param) - SQL Injection Exploit *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34526 *** WordPress Plugins Bogged Down with CSRF, XSS Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- A handful of bugs, mostly XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities, have been plaguing at least eight different Wordpress plugins as of late. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/wordpress-plugins-bogged-down-with-csrf-xss-vulnerabi… *** CERT/CC Enumerates Android App SSL Validation Failures *** --------------------------------------------- The CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon today released a list of Android applications hosted on Google Play and Amazon that it says fail to validate SSL certificates over HTTPS. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/certcc-enumerates-android-app-ssl-validation-failures… *** Splunk Enterprise 6.0.6 addresses two vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- Description Splunk Enterprise version 6.0.6 addresses the following vulnerabilities: OpenSSL TLS protocol downgrade attack (SPL-88587, CVE-2014-3511) Reflective cross-site scripting (XSS) referer header vulnerability (SPL-85360) At the time of this announcement, Splunk is not aware of any cases where these vulnerabilities have been actively exploited. Previous Product Security Announcements can be found on our Splunk .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAANE2 *** Identifying Firewalls from the Outside-In. Or, "Theres Gold in them thar UDP ports!", (Thu, Sep 4th) *** --------------------------------------------- In a penetration test, often the key to bypassing a security control is as simple as knowing identifying the platform its implemented on. In other words, its a lot easier to get past something if you know what it is. For instance, quite often youll be probing a set of perimeter addresses, and if there are no vulnerable hosts NAT-ed out for you, you might start .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18617 *** Mozilla Firefox <v32 Secret Leak PoC *** --------------------------------------------- Depending on a variety of factors, problems like that may leak secrets across web origins, or more prosaically, may help attackers bypass security measures such as ASLR. This code is a proof of concept for versions prior to 32. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014090017 *** heap overflow in procmails formail utility *** --------------------------------------------- prcomails formail utility is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing addresses with unbalanced quotes. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer .. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95688 *** Kostenloses G-Data-Tool schützt vor BadUSB-Angriffen *** --------------------------------------------- Der G Data USB Keyboard Guard kontrolliert neu an den PC angeschlossene Tastaturen. Der Anwender kann damit entscheiden, ob er diese tatsächlich benutzen will oder ob er einen Angriff befürchtet und das Gerät lieber aussperrt. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Kostenloses-G-Data-Tool-schuetzt-vor… *** Akamai warnt vor Linux-Server-Botnet *** --------------------------------------------- Mit einer Sicherheitswarnung mit "Risikofaktor: Hoch" warnt Netzwerk-Spezialist Akamai vor einem Botnetz aus Linux-Servern, das verteilte DoS-Attacken durchführt, um andere Server in die Knie zu zwingen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Akamai-warnt-vor-Linux-Server-Botnet-2… *** zAnti - Android Penetration Testing Toolkit (Free!) *** --------------------------------------------- zANTI is a comprehensive network diagnostics toolkit that enables complex audits and penetration tests at the push of a button. It provides cloud-based reporting that walks you through simple guidelines to ensure network safety. zANTI offers a comprehensive range of fully customizable scans to reveal everything from authentication, backdoor and brute-force attempts to database, DNS and protocol-specific attacks - including rogue access points. --------------------------------------------- http://hack-tools.blackploit.com/2014/09/zanti-android-penetration-testing.… *** New file-encrypting ransomware called CryptoGraphic Locker *** --------------------------------------------- A new file-encrypting ransomware was discovered today by BartBlaze called CryptoGraphic Locker. Just like other encrypting ransomware, this infection will scan your your data files and encrypt them so that they are unusable. The infection will then display a ransom note that requires you to purchase .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/546749/new-file-encrypting-ransomw… *** Apple OS X: Security Through Obscurity is becoming an Absurdity *** --------------------------------------------- Today's blog on a new Mac malware is a reminder that attackers go where the money is. Apple usage within the enterprise is growing rapidly, with 52 percent of newly issued computers being Macs according to Forrester. Forrester also .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/corporate/2014/09/apple-os-x-security-through-o… *** Forced to Adapt: XSLCmd Backdoor Now on OS X *** --------------------------------------------- Introduction FireEye Labs recently discovered a previously unknown variant of the APT backdoor XSLCmd - OSX.XSLCmd - which is designed to compromise Apple OS X systems. This .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/malware-research/2014/09/forced-to-ad… *** VU#855836: Arris Touchstone cable modem information leakage vulnerabiliity *** --------------------------------------------- Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem enables SNMP public access by default. Description CWE-200 - Information ExposureThe Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem running software version 7.10.131 was found to expose sensitive .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/855836 *** Semalt botnet hijacked nearly 300k computers *** --------------------------------------------- The "Semalt" botnet is quickly spreading across the Internet, Incapsula researchers warn. The botnet is named after a Ukrainian startup that poses as a legitimate online SEO service, and it currently numbers around 290,000 malware infected machines that continually spam millions of websites in a large-scale, referrer spam campaign. --------------------------------------------- http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2857

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 3-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 02-09-2014 18:00 − Mittwoch 03-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Bugtraq: Defense in depth -- the Microsoft way (part 18): Microsoft Office 2010 registers command lines with unquoted pathnames *** --------------------------------------------- Microsoft Office 2010 registers the following command lines with unquoted pathnames containing spaces for various supported file types: --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533317 *** Quick Analysis of a DDoS Attack Using SSDP *** --------------------------------------------- Last week, one of our many clients came under an interesting attack. Enough that it was flagged for human intervention. The interesting aspect of the case was that it was a multi-faceted DDoS attack. The first issue we noticed was a Layer 7, HTTP Flood Attack, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ... --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/quick-analysis-of-a-ddos-attack-using-ssdp.h… *** New international cybercrime unit, J-CAT, launches pilot program *** --------------------------------------------- A new European cybercrime organization, the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT), announced the launch of its six-month pilot program yesterday. The group will investigate global cybercrime threats and targets, according to a release. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) have partnered up to create the unit. Other countries, including Canada and Australia, have signed on to the initiative. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/new-international-cybercrime-unit-j-cat-launches-… *** ShadowServer Scans Confirm Scale of Netis Threat *** --------------------------------------------- Our friends at the ShadowServer Foundation are now scanning for the Netcore/Netis router backdoor which we found in August. Their findings are in line with what we published then: that the vast majority of those affected in China, with more than a million scanned IP addresses currently affected by this threat. --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/CSrl4YNzdgE/ *** Firefox 32 released, time to update *** --------------------------------------------- Firefox 32 released, time to update - now with support for Public Certificate Pinning. Release notes here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/32.0/releasenotes/ --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18609&rss *** IBM Security Bulletin: Missing access restriction on service types in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (CVE-2014-4758) *** --------------------------------------------- When invoking a service using the callService URL, there is no access restriction based on the service type and services that were meant for internal use only are available for authenticated users. CVE(s): CVE-2014-4758 Affected product(s) and affected version(s): IBM Business Process Manager Standard V7.5.x, 8.0.x 8.5.x IBM Business Process Manager Express V7.5.x, 8.0.x 8.5.x IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V7.5.x, 8.0.x 8.5.x IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.2.x --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** Mozilla Firefox for Android file: Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information in Certain Cases *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox for Android. A remote user can obtain potentially sensitive information from the target user's system in certain cases. A remote user can create a specially crafted 'file:' URL that, when loaded by the target user, will access a local file in the Firefox profile directory and copy the data to the SD card without user intervention. A local application can then access the data. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030792 *** LogAnalyzer 3.6.5 Cross Site Scripting *** --------------------------------------------- It was found that an XSS injection is possible on a syslog server running LogAnalyzer version 3.6.5. by changing the hostname of any entity logging to syslog server with LogAnalyzer to <script>alert("xss")</script>, and sending an arbitrary syslog message, a client-side script injection execution is possible. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014090008 *** Exploit PHP's mail() to get remote code execution *** --------------------------------------------- While searching around the web for new nifty tricks I stumbled across this post about how to get remote code exeution exploiting PHP's mail() function. First, I must say that this is only going to happen under some really rare circustances. Never the less, it's really something to think about and keep an eye out for. I will explain an example scenario which I think could be a real life scenario later in this article. --------------------------------------------- http://securitysucks.info/exploit-phps-mail-to-get-remote-code-execution/ *** Tests compare Mac OS X anti-malware products *** --------------------------------------------- Every day, independent test lab AV-TEST.org captures more than 400,000 new malware samples for Windows and 5,000 new samples for Android. For the Mac they identify less than 100 per month. But there is malware out there for the Mac and it does hit users in the real world, if less often and less intensely than on the PC. ... Thats why AV-TEST just completed a test of 18 products in this space --------------------------------------------- http://www.zdnet.com/tests-compare-mac-os-x-anti-malware-products-700003317… *** Xen Project Maintenance Releases Available (Versions 4.4.1, 4.3.3, 4.2.5) *** --------------------------------------------- Vulnerabilities fixed: Xen 4.4.1 CVE-2014-2599 CVE-2014-3125 CVE-2014-3124 CVE-2014-2915 CVE-2014-2986 CVE-2014-3714 CVE-2014-3715 CVE-2014-3716 CVE-2014-3717 CVE-2014-3967 CVE-2014-3968 CVE-2014-3969 CVE-2014-4021 CVE-2014-4022 CVE-2014-5147 CVE-2014-5148 Xen 4.2.5 + 4.3.3 CVE-2014-2599 CVE-2014-3124 CVE-2014-3967 CVE-2014-3968 CVE-2014-4021 Apart from those there are many further bug fixes and improvements. --------------------------------------------- http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2014-09/msg00000.html *** ZDI-14-301: SAP Crystal Reports Datasource Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of SAP Crystal Reports. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-301/

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 2-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 01-09-2014 18:00 − Dienstag 02-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Bugtraq: Avira License Application - Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- An independent Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher discovered a cross site request forgery vulnerability in the official Avira license account system web-application. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533288 *** Dodging Browser Zero Days - Changing your Orgs Default Browser Centrally *** --------------------------------------------- In a recent story about "whats a sysadmin to do?", we suggested that since our browsers seem to take turns with zero days lately, that system administrator should have processes in place to prepare for when their corporate standard browser has a major vulnerability that doesnt yet have .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18601 *** [webapps] - WordPress Slideshow Gallery Plugin 1.4.6 - Shell Upload Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34514 *** [webapps] - Mulitple WordPress Themes (admin-ajax.php, img param) - Arbitrary File Download *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511 *** Net-snmp SNMP Trap Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Crash snmptrapd *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030789 *** Industrial software website used in watering hole attack *** --------------------------------------------- AlienVault Labs has discovered a watering hole attack thats using a framework developed for reconnaissance as the primary infection vector.The criminals responsible for the incident compromised an unnamed industrial software firms website, suggesting the potential for future attacks against .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.csoonline.com/article/2600772/data-protection/industrial-softwar… *** The Secret Life of SIM Cards *** --------------------------------------------- SIM cards can do more than just authenticate your phone with your carrier. Small apps can be installed and run directly on the SIM separate from and without knowledge of the phone OS. ... This talk, based on our experience building SIM apps for the Toorcamp GSM network, explains what (U)SIM Toolkit Applications are, how they work, and how to develop them. --------------------------------------------- http://www.ehacking.net/2014/08/the-secret-life-of-sim-cards.html *** IPv6 insecurities on 'IPv4-only' networks *** --------------------------------------------- When people hear about IPv6-specific security issues, they frequently tend to rate this as an argument in favour of delaying or avoiding IPv6 deployment on their enterprise or campus network. Even without IPv6 being consciously deployed, however, some of the IPv6-related security issues were already introduced to most networks many years ago. --------------------------------------------- http://securityblog.switch.ch/2014/08/26/ipv6-insecurities-on-ipv4-only-net… *** Using WPS on your Wi-Fi router may be even more dangerous than you think *** --------------------------------------------- In 2011, a researcher found that WPS was 10,000 times easier to crack than it was supposed to be. Now, another researcher has found that cracking it may be 10,000 times easier again... --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/09/02/using-wps-may-be-even-more-dange… *** TYPO3-EXT-SA-2014-010: Several vulnerabilities in third party extensions *** --------------------------------------------- Several vulnerabilities have been found in the following third-party TYPO3 extensions: cwt_feedit, eu_ldap, flatmgr, jh_opengraphprotocol, ke_dompdf, lumophpinclude, news_pack, sb_akronymmanager, st_address_ma, weeaar_googlesitemap,. wt_directory --------------------------------------------- https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-… *** A Google Site Meant to Protect You Is Helping Hackers Attack You *** --------------------------------------------- It's long been suspected that hackers and nation-state spies are using Google's antivirus site to test their tools before unleashing them on victims. Now Brandon Dixon, an independent security researcher, has caught them in the act, tracking several high-profile hacking groups - including, surprisingly, two well-known nation-state teams - as they used VirusTotal to hone their code and develop their tradecraft. --------------------------------------------- http://www.wired.com/2014/09/how-hackers-use-virustotal

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 1-09-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 29-08-2014 18:00 − Montag 01-09-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** CryptoWall's Haul: $1M in Six Months *** --------------------------------------------- The CryptoWall ransomware has proven to be a profitable criminal enterprise, netting more than $1.1 million in six months. More than 1,600 victims have surfaced and more than 5 billion files have been encrypted. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/cryptowalls-haul-1m-in-six-months/107978 *** Kindle App for Android SSL certificate spoofing *** --------------------------------------------- Kindle App for Android could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the improper verification of SSL certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to cause the victim to accept spoofed certificates. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95617 *** Glibc Heap Overflow in __gconv_translit_find() Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges *** --------------------------------------------- A local user can set a specially crafted CHARSET environment variable value to trigger an off-by-one memory error and resulting heap overflow in __gconv_translit_find() and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The local user may be able to cause a set user id (setuid) root application that uses this environment variable to execute code with root privileges. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030786 *** F5 Unauthenticated rsync access to Remote Root Code Execution *** --------------------------------------------- When configured in a high availability mode, the F5 solution suffers from an unauthenticated rsync access vulnerability that can be leveraged to upload a malicious SSH key and gain remote root access to the appliance. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014080148 *** 1900/UDP (SSDP) Scanning and DDOS, (Sun, Aug 31st) *** --------------------------------------------- Over the last few weeks we have detected a significant increase in both scanning for 1900/UDP and a huge increase of 1900/UDP being used for amplified reflective DDOS attacks. 1900/UDP is the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) which is a part of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). The limited information available to me indicates that the majority of the devices that are .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18599 *** Rubbish WPS config sees WiFi router keys popped in seconds *** --------------------------------------------- Another day, another way in to your home router Passwords within routers sold by chipset manufacturer Broadcom and an unnamed vendor can be accessed within seconds thanks to weak or absent key randomisation, security bod Dominique Bongard has claimed. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/wps_flaw_leaves_home_routers_vulner… *** Lynis 1.6.0 - Security auditing tool for Unix/Linux systems *** --------------------------------------------- Lynis is an open source security auditing tool. Primary goal is to help users with auditing and hardening of Unix and Linux based systems. The software is .. --------------------------------------------- http://hack-tools.blackploit.com/2014/08/lynis-160-security-auditing-tool-f… *** Mozilla: An die 100.000 Nutzerdaten unabsichtlich offengelegt *** --------------------------------------------- Zweite grosse Datenpanne innerhalb eines Monats beim Firefox-Hersteller --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000005015299 *** Dircrypt: Ransomware liefert Schlüssel mit *** --------------------------------------------- Eine Analyse der Ransomware Dircrypt hat ergeben, dass die verschlüsselten Dateien des Erpressungstrojaners offenbar den Schlüssel mitliefern. Allerdings nur für einen Teil der Daten. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/dircrypt-ransomware-liefert-schluessel-mit-1409-10… *** APWG Q2 2014 report, phishing is even more dangerous *** --------------------------------------------- The APWG has published its new report related to phishing activities in the period April - June 2014, the document titled 'Phishing Activity Trends Report, 2nd Quarter 2014' states that online payment services and crypto-currency sites are .. --------------------------------------------- http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/27935/cyber-crime/apwg-q2-2014-report.h…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 29-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 28-08-2014 18:00 − Freitag 29-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Heartbleed is the gift that keeps on giving as servers remain unpatched *** --------------------------------------------- An average of 7,000 attacks continue to seek out servers vulnerable to the bug. --------------------------------------------- http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/heartbleed-is-the-gift-that-keeps-o… *** PCI Council urges retailers to defend against Backoff POS attacks *** --------------------------------------------- The warning comes soon after the Secret Service and DHS issues a warning on the threat. --------------------------------------------- http://www.scmagazine.com/pci-council-urges-retailers-to-defend-against-bac… *** Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco products *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Django REMOTE_USER header security bypass *** --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95569 *** IBM Security Bulletin: Current Release of IBM SDK for Node.js is affected by CVE-2014-5256 *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… *** Scanbox: A Reconnaissance Framework Used with Watering Hole Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- A few days ago we detected a watering hole campaign in a website owned by one big industrial company.The website is related to software used for simulation and system engineering in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing.The attackers were able to compromise the website and include code that loaded a malicious Javascript .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/scanbox-a-reconnaissanc… *** Squid Range Header Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030779 *** F5 BIG-IP ConfigSync Access Control Flaw Lets Remote Users Read and Write Arbitrary Files *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030778 *** F5 Enterprise Manager ConfigSync Access Control Flaw Lets Remote Users Read and Write Arbitrary Files *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030777 *** Sinkholing the Backoff POS Trojan *** --------------------------------------------- There is currently a lot of buzz about the Backoff point-of-sale Trojan that is designed to steal credit card information from computers that have POS terminals attached. --------------------------------------------- https://securelist.com/blog/research/66305/sinkholing-the-backoff-pos-troja… *** Nearly 100k Bugzilla Users Affected by Data Disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- The email addresses and encrypted passwords of nearly 100,000 users of Mozilla's Bugzilla system were left on a publicly accessible server for several months earlier this year, the company said. The disclosure comes just a few weeks after Mozilla advised members of its Mozilla Developer .. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/nearly-100k-bugzilla-users-affected-by-data-disclosur…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 28-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 27-08-2014 18:00 − Donnerstag 28-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** CG Automation Improper Input Validation *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for an improper input validation vulnerability in the CG Automation ePAQ-9410 Substation Gateway DNP3 protocol components. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-238-01 *** Schneider Electric Wonderware Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- This advisory provides mitigation details for vulnerabilities in the Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server. --------------------------------------------- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-238-02 *** Mobile Security Roundup 1H 2014 *** --------------------------------------------- The first half of this year has been quite eventful for the mobile threat landscape. Sure, we had an idea the state of affairs from 2013 would continue on to this year, but we didn't know just to what extent. From ballooning mobile malware/high risk app numbers to vulnerabilities upon vulnerabilities, .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/mobile-security-… *** MS14-045 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2984615) - Version: 3.0 *** --------------------------------------------- https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS14-045 *** Cisco 1800 Series ISDN Basic Rate Interface Denial of Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Cybercriminals Leverage Rumored Windows 9 Developer Preview Release With Social Engineering *** --------------------------------------------- We're seeing schemes that are taking advantage of the buzz around the upcoming developer preview release of Windows 9 this September. One of the threats we saw was found using some combinations of keywords like Windows 9, free, leak and download in popular search engines. It involves a potentially malicious .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cybercriminals-l… *** My WordPress Website Was Hacked *** --------------------------------------------- Before you freak out, allow me to clarify. It was one of several honeypots we have running. The honeypots are spread across the most commonly employed hosting companies. From Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to shared environments, to managed environments. In most instances we pay and .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/08/my-wordpress-website-was-hacked.html *** One More Day of Trolling in POS Memory, (Wed, Aug 27th) *** --------------------------------------------- Further to the recent story on Memory Trolling for PCI data, I was able to spend one more day fishing in memory, I dug a bit deeper and come up with more fun Credit Card / Memory goodness with our friend the Point of Sale application. First of all, just searching for credit card numbers returns a lot of duplicates, as indicated in yesterdays .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18589 *** Smarthome: Die Ifa wird zur Messe der Sicherheitslücken *** --------------------------------------------- Auf der Internationalen Funkausstellung in Berlin (Ifa) wird das Smarthome zu einem grossen Thema. Kaspersky Lab warnt jetzt erneut vor potenziellen Sicherheitslücken im Heimnetz, und ein Blick in vergangene Meldungen zeigt, dass die .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/smarthome-die-ifa-wird-zur-messe-der-sicherheitslu… *** [2014-08-28] Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP *** --------------------------------------------- Attacker can steal other users sessions, impersonate other users and to gain unauthorized access to the admin interface. --------------------------------------------- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/2014… *** LibreOffice 4.3.1/ .2.6-secfix *** --------------------------------------------- The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 4.3.1, the first minor release of LibreOffice 4.3 "fresh" family, with over 100 fixes (including patches for two CVEs, backported to LibreOffice 4.2.6-secfix, which is also available for download now). --------------------------------------------- http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/announce/msg00199.html *** Microsoft gibt Problem-Patch eine zweite Chance *** --------------------------------------------- Zumindest eine der vier zurückgezogenen Patches steht mit neuer KB-Nummer wieder zur Installation bereit. Er schliesst Lücken in Windows, durch die sich ein Angreifer höhere Rechte verschaffen kann. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Microsoft-gibt-Problem-Patch-eine-zwei… *** Srizbi kernel-mode spambot reappears as Pitou *** --------------------------------------------- Malware possibly still in the brewing stage.In November 2007, we published an article by Kimmo Kasslin (F-Secure) and Elia Florio (Symantec), in which they analysed the Srizbi trojan, notable for being the first malware found in the wild that operated fully in kernel mode. It appears .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2014/08_28.xml?rss *** eCrime Research Symposium 2014 *** --------------------------------------------- The APWG is pleased to present eCrime 2014, a combined event that includes the 2014 Fall General Meeting, and eCrime Researchers Symposium. ... This eCrime Congress will include a one-day, members-only meeting on September 23rd and two full days of open sessions thereafter of programming that will be open to both members and non-members. --------------------------------------------- http://ecrimeresearch.org/events/ecrime2014/ *** Firefox soll falsche SSL-Zertifikate enttarnen *** --------------------------------------------- Auch Mozillas Browser wird künftig etwa beim Besuch von Google.com überprüfen, ob das ausgelieferte SSL-Zertifikat von einem Herausgeber stammt, den der Dienst üblicherweise benutzt. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Firefox-soll-falsche-SSL-Zertifikate-e…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 27-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 26-08-2014 18:00 − Mittwoch 27-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Not all Java from java.com is legitimate *** --------------------------------------------- Isn't it ironic getting a Java exploit via java.com, the primary source for one of the most common used browser plugins? Current malvertising campaigns are able to do this. This blog post details a relatively new trend: real-time advertisement bidding platforms being infiltrated by cyber criminals spreading malware. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.fox-it.com/2014/08/27/malvertising-not-all-java-from-java-com-i… *** Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Transport Gateway for Smart Call Home *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in the web framework of Cisco Transport Gateway for Smart Call Home (TG-SCH) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against the user of the web interface of the affected system. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** Netflix Open Source Security Tools Solve Range of Challenges *** --------------------------------------------- Netflix engineers released two new application security tools to open source this week, a continuing effort from the streaming services company. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/netflix-open-source-security-tools-solve-range-of-cha… *** ZDI-14-296: Novell Groupwise Administration Server FileUploadServlet poLibMaintenanceFileSave Information Disclosure Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Novell Groupwise. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-296/ *** VMware Support Tool temporary files denial of service *** --------------------------------------------- VMware Support Tool is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a symlink attack. Temporary files are created insecurely. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, which could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system and cause a denial of service. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95493 *** VMware Support Tool /tmp directory information disclosure *** --------------------------------------------- VMware Support Tool could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by insecure permissions being set for the /tmp directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95494 *** Vulnerability in Citrix CloudPlatform Virtual Router could result in unauthorised access to network resources *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability has been identified in the virtual router component of Citrix CloudPlatform, formerly known as Citrix CloudStack, that could allow .. --------------------------------------------- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140989 *** Citrix CloudPlatform Virtual Router Firewall Bug Lets Remote Users Access Network Resources *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in Citrix CloudPlatform Virtual Router. A remote user can bypass access controls to access network resources. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030762 *** Google says - patch your Chrome *** --------------------------------------------- 64-bit browser loads cat vids FIFTEEN PERCENT faster! Google has dropped 50 patches for its flagship Chrome browser plugging holes and handed $30,000 to a lone bug hunter who reported a dangerous sandbox-busting attack. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/27/goog_says_patch_your_chrome/ *** PCI Council wants YOU to give it things to DO *** --------------------------------------------- How about enforcing PCI DSS? Crusaders at the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council have called for submissions into projects for 2015. --------------------------------------------- www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/27/pci_council_wants_you_to_give_it_things_to… *** RSA Identity Management and Governance Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication to Gain Access to the Target System *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability was reported in RSA Identity Management and Governance. A remote user can bypass authentication to gain access to the target system. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030759 *** Sicherheitsupdate für Synology-Netzwerkspeicher *** --------------------------------------------- Auch ein NAS ist meist ein Linux-Server, der gehegt und gepflegt werden muss - insbesondere dann, wenn es über das Internet erreichbar ist. Synology hat deshalb unter anderem OpenSSL auf den aktuellen Stand gebracht und damit diverse Lücken geschlossen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Sicherheitsupdate-fuer-Synology-Netzwe… *** VB2014 preview: Methods of malware persistence on Mac OS X *** --------------------------------------------- Patrick Wardle shows that OS X users really have something to worry about.In the weeks running up to VB2014 (the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference), we will look at some of the research that will be presented at the event. Today, .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.virusbtn.com/blog/2014/08_27.xml *** IBM: Heartbleed Attacks Thousands of Servers Daily *** --------------------------------------------- The 2014 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly takes a look back at Heartbleed and how organizations were affected by it. --------------------------------------------- http://threatpost.com/ibm-heartbleed-attacks-thousands-of-servers-daily/107… *** ZDI-14-297: Juniper Network and Security Manager XDB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Juniper Network and Security Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. --------------------------------------------- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-297/

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Tageszusammenfassung - Dienstag 26-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Montag 25-08-2014 18:00 − Dienstag 26-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Barracuda Networks Web Security Flex multiple modules cross-site scripting *** --------------------------------------------- Barracuda Networks Web Security Flex is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by multiple modules. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Domain Alias, LDAP Host or Bind DN/Username field to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be .. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95445 *** Trolling Memory for Credit Cards in POS / PCI Environments, (Tue, Aug 26th) *** --------------------------------------------- In a recent penetration test, I was able to parlay a network oversight into access to a point of sale terminal. Given the discussions these days, the next step for me was an obvious one - memory analysis. My first step was to drive to the store I had compromised and purchase an .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18579 *** Point of Sale Terminal Protection - "Fortress PCI at the Mall", (Tue, Aug 26th) *** --------------------------------------------- This is a very broad topic, but over the last few months Ive seen some really nicly protected PCI termainls. Especially since many POS environments are still running Windows XP, this is an important topic to discuss. Things that Ive seen done very well: First of all, only allow access to the POS app - retail staff generally dont require access to email or the internet, at .. --------------------------------------------- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=18581 *** Netis Routers Leave Wide Open Backdoor *** --------------------------------------------- Routers manufactured by Netcore, a popular brand for networking equipment in China, have a wide-open backdoor that can be fairly easily exploited by attackers. These products are also sold under the Netis brand name outside of China. This backdoor allows cybercriminals to easily run arbitrary .. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/netis-routers-le… *** Attack flogged through shiny-clicky social media buttons *** --------------------------------------------- 66,000 users popped by malicious Flash fudging add-on Web admins beware: social media buttons that load scripts from unknown external sites could see your sites foisting the FlashPack exploit .. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/26/ek_flogged_… *** Glibc: Fehlerhaftes Null-Byte führt zu Root-Zugriff *** --------------------------------------------- Mitgliedern von Googles Project Zero ist es gelungen, einen kleinen Fehler in der Glibc auszunutzen, um unter einem Linux-System Root-Zugriff zu erhalten. Dafür mussten zahlreiche Hürden überwunden werden. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/glibc-fehlerhaftes-null-byte-fuehrt-zu-root-zugrif…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Montag 25-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 25 Aug '14

25 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Freitag 22-08-2014 18:00 − Montag 25-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Stiffed by Synolocker ransomware crims? Try F-Secures python tool *** --------------------------------------------- Unlock key doesnt always fit, says security biz Security firm F-Secure has released a tool to decrypt data scrambled by the Synolocker malware - assuming youve obtained the decryption key from the crooks. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/23/f_secure_sy… *** QEMU ACPI PCI code execution *** --------------------------------------------- QEMU could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds access error in ACPI PCI hotplug interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt QEMU process memory and obtain sensitive information. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95419 *** HP Service Manager Bugs Let Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges, Modify Data, and Deny Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Requset Forgery Attacks *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030756 *** OpenOffice Targeted Data Exposure Using Crafted OLE Objects *** --------------------------------------------- The exposure exploits the way OLE previews are generated to embed arbitrary file data into a specially crafted document when it is opened. Data exposure is possible if the updated document is distributed to other parties. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014080102 *** OpenOffice 4.1.0 Calc Command Injection *** --------------------------------------------- The vulnerability allows command injection when loading Calc spreadsheets. Specially crafted documents can be used for command-injection attacks. Further exploits are possible but have not been verified. --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014080101 *** Fortinet FortiGate Flaw in FortiManager Protocol Service Lets Remote Users Deny Service *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030753 *** NIST to sysadmins: clean up your SSH mess *** --------------------------------------------- Too many keys, too badly managed - NIST has taken a look at how companies use Secure Shell (SSH), and doesnt much like what it sees. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/25/nist_to_sys… *** Ransomware mit leistungsfähigen Password Stealer *** --------------------------------------------- Ransomware auch als 'WinLocker' bekannt, sind nach wie vor in unserem digitalen Alltag gegenwärtig und wird zudem von Cyberkriminellen mit weiteren und komplexeren Funktionen ausgestattet. Um an Informationen zu Funktionen und evtl. Hintermänner dieser Ransomware zu gelangen, haben Experten von Avast bei der neusten Generation dieser Malware, Indizien zu leistungsfähigen Modulen u.a. zum Diebstahl von Passwort und Zugangsdaten gefunden. --------------------------------------------- http://blog.botfrei.de/2014/08/ransomware-mit-leistungsfaehigen-password-st…

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Tageszusammenfassung - Freitag 22-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Donnerstag 21-08-2014 18:00 − Freitag 22-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: n/a *** Lua vararg functions buffer overflow *** --------------------------------------------- Lua is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by vararg functions. By sending an overly long string argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95390 *** Researchers create privacy wrapper for Android Web apps *** --------------------------------------------- Users can wrap Facebook and other apps to better control their privacy and security, according to researchers from North Carolina State University. --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/security/~3/mQ5PZ77i084/ *** Malicious app can get past Android WITHOUT PERMISSIONS *** --------------------------------------------- Be careful what you install, say boffins. Again. Researchers presenting at Usenix have lifted the lid on yet another Android vulnerability: the way apps use memory can be exploited to leak private information with a success rate between 82 and 92 per cent of the time. --------------------------------------------- http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/22/malicious_a… *** Security Advisory - Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability on Huawei Android Devices *** --------------------------------------------- SA No: Huawei-SA-20140821-Android Android version 4.1.1 - 4.4.2 is prone to a remote security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2013-6272): A vulnerability in the Android system allows an attacker to initiate or terminate arbitrary calls without the call_phone permission. After investigation we confirm that some Huawei smartphone and tablet products are affected. --------------------------------------------- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisor… *** RTFM 0day in iOS apps: G+, Gmail, FB Messenger, etc. *** --------------------------------------------- Normal people spend their nights watching movies, reading articles, socializing or (yes, I know its odd) sleeping. I spend my nights reading RFCs and pentesting various applications/services. --------------------------------------------- http://algorithm.dk/posts/rtfm-0day-in-ios-apps-g-gmail-fb-messenger-etc *** PHP 5.5.16 is released *** --------------------------------------------- The PHP Development Team announces the immediate availability of PHP 5.5.16. This release fixes several bugs against PHP 5.5.15 and resolves CVE-2014-3538, CVE-2014-3587, CVE-2014-2497, CVE-2014-5120 and CVE-2014-3597. All PHP users are encouraged to upgrade to this new version. --------------------------------------------- http://php.net/archive/2014.php

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Tageszusammenfassung - Donnerstag 21-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Mittwoch 20-08-2014 18:00 − Donnerstag 21-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Robert Waldner Co-Handler: Alexander Riepl *** Cisco WebEx MeetMeNow Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability *** --------------------------------------------- A vulnerability in a PHP file in the Cisco WebEx MeetMeNow Server could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain the contents of arbitrary files on an affected device. --------------------------------------------- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014… *** The fall of rogue antivirus software brings new methods to light *** --------------------------------------------- Rogue antivirus software has been a part of the malware ecosystem for many years now - Win32/SpySheriff and Win32/FakeRean date all the way back to 2007. These rogues, and the many that have followed them throughout the years, generally mislead and scare users into paying a fee for "cleaning" false detections that the software claims to have found on the machine. They often use dozens .. --------------------------------------------- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/08/19/the-fall-of-rogue-antivi… *** Researchers build security framework for Android *** --------------------------------------------- University researchers have modified the Android operating system to let developers plug in enterprise-class security enhancements that would normally require overhauling a mobile devices firmware.The code added to the OS is called the Android Security Modules (ASM) framework, which is described .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.csoonline.com/article/2474691/mobile-security/researchers-build-… *** Britischer Geheimdienst GCHQ entwickelt Hackerspiel mit *** --------------------------------------------- Im Browserspiel soll getestet werden, wie gut sich die Briten mit Online-Sicherheit auskennen. Dabei soll es Wettbewerbe geben, bei denen Nachwuchs rekrutiert wird. --------------------------------------------- http://futurezone.at/digital-life/britischer-geheimdienst-gchq-entwickelt-h… *** 5 excuses for doing nothing about computer security *** --------------------------------------------- Sadly, as were sure you have found, once a friend or family member has latched onto a security avoidance excuse, it can be hard to talk them round. So, here are five excuses that we hear a lot, both from individuals and from small businesses, together with some points you can use to argue back that security really does matter. --------------------------------------------- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/08/20/5-excuses-for-doing-nothing-abou… *** Need a green traffic light all the way home? Easy with insecure street signals, say researchers *** --------------------------------------------- "While other deployments may use different wireless radios or even wired connections between intersections we have no reason to believe there are any fundamental differences between the network we studied and other traffic signal systems," the researchers concluded. "We believe that many traffic infrastructure .. --------------------------------------------- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/20/sick_of_slow_commuting_americas_tra… *** IoT: How I hacked my home *** --------------------------------------------- A typical modern home can have around five devices connected to the local network which aren't computers, tablets or cellphones. As users in a connected digital environment we need to ask ourselves: Are the devices connected to my network vulnerable? What could an attacker actually do if these devices were compromised? Is my home 'hackable?' --------------------------------------------- https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/66207/iot-how-i-hacked-my-home/

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Tageszusammenfassung - Mittwoch 20-08-2014
by Daily end-of-shift report 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

======================= = End-of-Shift report = ======================= Timeframe: Dienstag 19-08-2014 18:00 − Mittwoch 20-08-2014 18:00 Handler: Alexander Riepl Co-Handler: Stephan Richter *** Apache OFBiz cross-site scripting *** --------------------------------------------- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95356 *** The Administrator of Things (AoT) - A Side Effect of Smartification *** --------------------------------------------- In an earlier article, we talked about the ongoing smartification of the home - the natural tendency of households to accumulate more intelligent devices over time. While this has its benefits, the residents of smart homes also need to invest their time and energy to maintain these devices. These requirements will only grow as more... --------------------------------------------- http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/5chS0C_DSr4/ *** RSA Archer GRC Platform 5.5 SP1 Privilege Escalation / CSRF / Access Bypass *** --------------------------------------------- Topic: RSA Archer GRC Platform 5.5 SP1 Privilege Escalation / CSRF / Access Bypass Risk: Medium Text:ESA-2014-071: RSA Archer GRC Platform Multiple Vulnerabilities EMC Identifier: ESA-2014-071 CVE Identifier: CVE-20... --------------------------------------------- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014080085 *** "El Machete" *** --------------------------------------------- "Machete" is a targeted attack campaign with Spanish speaking roots. Most of the victims are located in Venezuela, Ecuador, , Colombia, Peru, Russia, Cuba, and Spain. Targets include high-level profiles, including intelligence services, military, embassies and government institutions. --------------------------------------------- https://securelist.com/blog/research/66108/el-machete/ *** Microsoft zieht weitere Windows-Updates zurück *** --------------------------------------------- Nutzer klagen über Bluescreens und weitere Probleme --------------------------------------------- http://derstandard.at/2000004536290 *** Vernetzte Geräte: Tausende Sicherheitslücken entdeckt *** --------------------------------------------- In mehr als 140.000 Geräten haben Forscher teils schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücken entdeckt, darunter Zero-Day-Exploits, hartcodierte Passwörter und private Schlüssel. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/vernetzte-geraete-tausende-sicherheitsluecken-entd… *** Bugtraq: [security bulletin] HPSBUX03091 SSRT101667 rev.1 - HP-UX running Java7, Remote Unauthorized Access, Disclosure of Information, and Other Vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533176 *** Bugtraq: Deutsche Telekom CERT Advisory [DTC-A-20140820-001] check_mk vulnerabilities *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533180 *** Bugtraq: CVE-2014-5307 - Privilege Escalation in Panda Security Products *** --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533182 *** Bugtraq: CVE-2014-4973 - Privilege Escalation in ESET Windows Products *** --------------------------------------------- Versions 5.0 - 7.0 of ESET Smart Security and ESET Endpoint Security products for Windows XP OS allow a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM by exploiting a vulnerability in the ESET Personal Firewall NDIS filter (EpFwNdis.sys) kernel mode driver also mentioned as Personal Firewall module Build 1183 (20140214) and prior. --------------------------------------------- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533184 *** Aktuelle Masche: Krimineller "Blog-Klau" verärgert viele Betreiber *** --------------------------------------------- Unbekannte spiegeln derzeit dutzende deutsche Blogs und versuchen, mit den gekaperten Inhalten illegal Kasse zu machen. --------------------------------------------- http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Aktuelle-Masche-Krimineller-Blog-Klau-… *** Zertifikate: Google will vor SHA-1 warnen *** --------------------------------------------- Google will Zertifikate, die mit SHA-1 signiert sind, bis spätestens 2017 loswerden. Der Chrome-Browser wird bald entsprechende Warnungen anzeigen. SHA-1 gilt schon seit einigen Jahren als potentiell unsicher. --------------------------------------------- http://www.golem.de/news/zertifikate-google-will-vor-sha-1-warnen-1408-1087… *** Multiple Vulnerabilities in various IBM Products *** --------------------------------------------- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/aix_libxml2_vulnerabi… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/vulnerability_in_aix_… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/multiple_vulnerabilit… https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin…

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