Summary: In the first week of March 2020, an old remote code execution vulnerability affecting the PPP daemon (pppd) software that comes installed on almost all Linux based operating systems, as well as powers the firmware of many other networking devices. CVE-2020-8597 have CVSS Score of 9.8 can be remotely exploited by unauthenticated attackers. Description: … Continue reading “EAP packet processing, PPPd buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-8597)”
Author: Dhiren Vaghela
Zero-days in WordPress Plugins 2020
Summary: During the past two weeks, we’ve seen a resurgence in attacks against WordPress plugins. Most of them have been briefed in below section. Description: Lets try to understand those 8 vulnerable plugins one by one. Duplicator Duplicator is one of the most popular plugins on the WordPress portal, with more than one million installs … Continue reading “Zero-days in WordPress Plugins 2020”
AES-GCM bug in the firmware of Google’s Titan M chip (CVE-2019-9465)
Summary: An android bug was observed in Google’s Android smartphones, using the Titan M chip through the Android Keystore API for AES-GCM in a specific way lead to predictable and bogus ciphertext. Description: Android Keystore, StrongBox and the Titan M chip are the key components that leads to this bug’s discovery. The Android Keystore is … Continue reading “AES-GCM bug in the firmware of Google’s Titan M chip (CVE-2019-9465)”
Kr00k Wi-Fi Vulnerability (CVE-2019-15126)
Summary: In last week of February,2020, after MSPT, a serious vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips, formally known as CVE-2019-15126., very well known as Kr00K in the wild. Krook was hot topic to be discussed in RSA conference 2020. Description: What is Kr00k? Krook is a vulnerability of the wireless egress packet implementation and processing of certain … Continue reading “Kr00k Wi-Fi Vulnerability (CVE-2019-15126)”
Microsoft Exchange Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0688)
Summary: In second week of February,2020, after MSPT, a static key vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Control Panel (ECP), a component of Microsoft Exchange Server was observed, that leads to RCE. To perform the exploit, an authenticated user with any privilege level sends a specially crafted request to a vulnerable ECP and gain SYSTEM level arbitrary … Continue reading “Microsoft Exchange Validation Key Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0688)”
Google Chrome V8 Type confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2020-6418)
Summary: In last week of February,2020, a type confusion vulnerability in V8, Google Chrome’s open-source JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. Description: Details about these attacks are not yet public, and we don’t know how this bug (that has been restricted) is being used against Chrome users. V8 is Chrome’s component that is responsible for processing JavaScript … Continue reading “Google Chrome V8 Type confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2020-6418)”
Apache-Tomcat-Ajp File containment Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938, CNVD-2020-10487)
Summary: In third week of February,2020, after MSPT, a file containing vulnerability, which can be used by an attacker to read or include any files in all webapp directories on Tomcat, such as webapp configuration files or source code. Description: AJP is a protocol that is supported by various WAS such as Apache HTTP Server, … Continue reading “Apache-Tomcat-Ajp File containment Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938, CNVD-2020-10487)”
Adobe Media Encoder Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3764)
Summary: In third week of February,2020, after MSPT, an out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability was observed in Adobe Media Encoder that leads to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability was observed only for Microsoft Windows platform. Description: Adobe Media Encoder, is a software for encoding and compressing audio or video files. When the untrusted input is processed, … Continue reading “Adobe Media Encoder Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3764)”
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2020-0734, CVE-2020-0681)
Summary: In the month of February,2020, among MSPT, a remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Client when a user connects to a malicious server. On account of this vulnerability, an attacker could execute arbitrary code as well as compromise a legitimate server and perform CnC operation. Description: An attacker would need … Continue reading “Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2020-0734, CVE-2020-0681)”
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Alert (CVE-2020-0618)
Summary: In the month of February,2020, among MSPT, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services had to deal with a remote code execution vulnerability. This happens as it incorrectly handles page requests. The SSRS web application allowed low privileged user accounts to run code on the server by exploiting a deserialization issue. Description: As a initial part … Continue reading “Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Alert (CVE-2020-0618)”
