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@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
April 11, 2019 - Vol. 19, Num. 15
Providing a reliable, weekly summary of newly discovered attack vectors,
vulnerabilities with active exploits, and explanations of how recent
attacks worked
Archived issues may be found at http://www.sans.org/newsletters/at-risk
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CONTENTS:
NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES April 4 - 11
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Microsoft releases monthly security update, fixes bugs in variety of products
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TRAINING UPDATE
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: Microsoft patches 74 vulnerabilities, 14 critical
Description: Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 74 vulnerabilities, 16 of which are rated "critical" and 58 that are considered "important." This release also includes a critical advisory covering a security update to Adobe Flash Player. This month's security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft's products, including the Chakra Scripting Engine, Microsoft Office and Windows 10.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/04/microsoft-patch-tuesday-april-2019.html
Snort SIDs: 45632, 45635, 46548, 46549, 49380, 49381, 49688, 49689, 49692 - 49711, 49716 - 49723, 49727 - 49747, 49750 - 49755
Title: Adobe fixes vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Acrobat
Description: Adobe patched vulnerabilities in 15 of its products this week as part of its monthly security update. The vulnerabilities disclosed include critical memory corruption bugs in Shockwave, as well as remote code execution vulnerabilities in Acrobat Reader.
Snort SIDs: 48293, 49294
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INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
Facebook removed dozens of malicious groups on the site after they were reported by Cisco Talos. Members of these groups promised to sell a variety of illegal cyber activity, including carding and spamming.
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/04/hiding-in-plain-sight.html
The OceanLotus group has produced a new malware targeting Mac users, this time making it more difficult to detect.
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/04/09/oceanlotus-macos-malware-update/
A new variant of the Mirai malware is targeting more processor architectures than before, allowing it to infect a larger number of internet-of-things devices.
https://www.securityweek.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-more-processor-architectures
Researchers were able to trick the Galaxy S10's fingerprint reader with a 3-D printed model.
https://threatpost.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-fingerprint-sensor-duped-with-3d-print/143624/
The Gustuff banking trojan recently began targeting users in Australia, backpacking off the "ChristinaMorrow" text message spam scam.
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/04/gustuff-targets-australia.html
Verizon patched a vulnerability in their wireless routers that could have allowed attackers to corrupt the machines and obtain root privileges.
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RECENT VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
COMPILED BY THE QUALYS VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM
This is a list of recent vulnerabilities for which exploits are
available. System administrators can use this list to help in
prioritization of their remediation activities. The Qualys Vulnerability
Research Team compiles this information based on various exploit
frameworks, exploit databases, exploit kits and monitoring of internet
activity.
ID: CVE-2019-3396
Title: Atlassian Confluence Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Atlassian
Description: A vulnerablity exists in the Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server that allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection. On successful exploitation it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2019-0211
Title: Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation From Modules Scripts
Vendor: Apache
Description: A privilege escalation vulnerablity exists in Apache HTTP Server with MPM event, worker or prefork code executing in less-privileged child processes. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the parent process (usually root) by manipulating the scoreboard.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2019-10261
Title: CentOS Web Panel Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Vendor: CentOS
Description: CentOS Web Panel is exposed to multiple HTML-injection vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Successful exploits allows attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 3.5 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
ID: CVE-2019-0841
Title: Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2019-0803
Title: Microsoft Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.0 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2019-9696
Title: Symantec VIP Enterprise Gateway Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor: Symantec
Description: Symantec VIP Enterprise Gateway is exposed to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
ID: CVE-2019-7524
Title: Dovecot Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor: Dovecot
Description: Dovecot is exposed to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker may exploit this issue to run arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts may result in denial of service conditions.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2018-10877
Title: Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor: Linux
Description: Linux kernel ext4 filesystem is exposed to an out of bound access in the ext4_ext_drop_refs() function when operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
ID: CVE-2018-1731, CVE-2018-1913
Title: IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vendor: IBM
Description: IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 3.5 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
ID: CVE-2019-1827
Title: Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor: Cisco
Description: A vulnerability exists in the Online Help web service of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers, that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the service. The vulnerability exists because the Online Help web service of an affected device insufficiently validates user supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the service to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected service or access sensitive browser based information
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MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES April 4 - 11:
COMPILED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: d05a8eaf45675b2e0cd6224723ededa92c8bb9515ec801b8b11ad770e9e1e7ed
MD5: 6372f770cddb40efefc57136930f4eb7
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/d05a8eaf45675b2e0cd6224723ededa92c8bb9515ec801b8b11ad770e9e1e7ed/details
Typical Filename: maftask.zip
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Adware.Gt32supportgeeks::tpd
SHA 256: 3f6e3d8741da950451668c8333a4958330e96245be1d592fcaa485f4ee4eadb3
MD5: 47b97de62ae8b2b927542aa5d7f3c858
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/3f6e3d8741da950451668c8333a4958330e96245be1d592fcaa485f4ee4eadb3/details
Typical Filename: qmreportupload.exe
Claimed Product: qmreportupload
Detection Name: Win.Trojan.Generic::in10.talos
SHA 256: 8f236ac211c340f43568e545f40c31b5feed78bdf178f13abe498a1f24557d56
MD5: 4cf6cc9fafde5d516be35f73615d3f00
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/8f236ac211c340f43568e545f40c31b5feed78bdf178f13abe498a1f24557d56/details
Typical Filename: max.exe
Claimed Product: x6613 x8BED x8A00 x7A0B x5E8F
Detection Name: Win.Dropper.Armadillo::1201
SHA 256: 46bc86cff88521671e70edbbadbc17590305c8f91169f777635e8f529ac21044
MD5: b89b37a90d0a080c34bbba0d53bd66df
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/46bc86cff88521671e70edbbadbc17590305c8f91169f777635e8f529ac21044/details
Typical Filename: cab.exe
Claimed Product: Orgs ps
Detection Name: W32.GenericKD:Trojangen.22ek.1201
SHA 256: 790c213e1227adefd2d564217de86ac9fe660946e1240b5415c55770a951abfd
MD5: 147ba798e448eb3caa7e477e7fb3a959
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/790c213e1227adefd2d564217de86ac9fe660946e1240b5415c55770a951abfd/details
Typical Filename: ups.exe
Claimed Product: TODO: < x4EA7 x54C1 x540D>
Detection Name: W32.Variant:XMRig.22fc.1201
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