Security Advisories & Alerts

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-7184 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description: The xfrm_replay_verify_len function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not validate certain size data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 for the Ubuntu 16.10 linux-image-* package 4.8.0.41.52. Impact: Local attackers may exploit...

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Microsoft Internet Information Services CVE-2017-7269 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Description CVE-2017-7269: Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header beginning with “If: <http://” in a PROPFIND request, as exploited in the wild in July or August 2016. Impact: Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the...

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Linux Kernel CVE-2017-2636 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description:  Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline. Impact: Local attackers may exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges. Mitigation: Updates are available. Please check the respective vendor advisory for more information. Reference URL’s: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2636 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2636 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2636 https://kalilinux.co/2017/03/17/cve-2017-2636-linux-kernel-flaw-can-local-privilege-escalation/#.WM-uEmclHIU


Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability: CVE-2017-3881

Description CVE-2017-3881: Cisco is warning of a new critical IOS / IOS XE vulnerability that affects more than 300 of its switch models. A vulnerability in the Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) processing code in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device or remotely execute code with elevated privileges. Impact: An...

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Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-5638)

Description: The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 mishandles file upload, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a #cmd= string in a crafted Content-Type HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017. Impact:  This vulnerability allows for unauthenticated, remote code execution on the server. Mitigation:   Upgrade to Struts 2.3.32 or Struts 2.5.10.1...

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