by CIRT Team
CVE-2017-7874: Linux Kernel 4.8.0 UDEV < 232 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description: udevd in udev 232, when the Linux kernel 4.8.0 is used, does not properly verify the source of a Netlink message, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging access to the NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT family, and the presence of the /lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules file, to provide a crafted REMOVE_CMD value. Impact: Local attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. Mitigation:...
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by CIRT Team
Nagios CVE-2016-8641 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description: A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in nagios that occurs in daemon-init.in when creating necessary files and insecurely changing the ownership afterwards. It’s possible for the local attacker to create symbolic links before the files are to be created and possibly escalating the privileges with the ownership change. Impact: A local attacker may exploit this issue to gain elevated root privileges on the affected...
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by CIRT Team
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Description: The vulnerabilities are due to a buffer overflow condition in the SNMP subsystem of the affected software. The vulnerabilities affect all versions of SNMP – Versions 1, 2c, and 3. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 2c or earlier, the attacker must know the SNMP read-only community string for the affected system. To exploit these vulnerabilities via SNMP Version 3, the attacker must...
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by CIRT Team
ISC BIND CVE-2017-3143 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Description: BIND is open source software that enables you to publish your Domain Name System (DNS) information on the Internet, and to resolve DNS queries for your users. An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name for the zone and service being targeted may be able to manipulate BIND...
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by CIRT Team
ISC BIND CVE-2017-3142 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Description: BIND is open source software that enables you to publish your Domain Name System (DNS) information on the Internet, and to resolve DNS queries for your users. An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name may be able to circumvent TSIG authentication of AXFR requests via a carefully...
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by CIRT Team
Mozilla Security Updates for Thunderbird
Description: Mozilla has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. In general, these flaws cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled when reading mail, but are potentially risks in browser or browser-like contexts. Impact: An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check specific vendor advisory for...
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by CIRT Team
Drupal Releases Security Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Description: Drupal 8.3.7 is a maintenance release which contain fixes for security vulnerabilities. Updating your existing Drupal 8 sites is strongly recommended. This release fixes security issues only; there are no new features nor non-security-related bug fixes in this release. Impact: A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to obtain or modify sensitive information. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check specific vendor advisory for more...
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by CIRT Team
Mozilla Releases Security Updates
Description: Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code. In the worst case, this could allow arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious page with the style editor tool. Impact: An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control...
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by CIRT Team
Adobe Releases Security Updates
Description: Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Acrobat, Reader, Experience Manager, and Digital Editions. Impact: An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check specific vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-23.html https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb17-26.html https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html
by CIRT Team
Microsoft Releases August 2017 Security Updates
Description: Microsoft releases security updates for August 17. This release consists of security updates for the following software: Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge Microsoft Windows Microsoft SharePoint Adobe Flash Player Microsoft SQL Server Impact: An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check specific vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/b3d96835-f651-e711-80dd-000d3a32fc99
