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August 6, 2015=============================================================
@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
Vol. 15, Num. 31
Providing a reliable, weekly summary of newly discovered attack vectors, vulnerabilities with active exploits, and explanations of how recent attacks worked.
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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 015-07-28 - 2015-08-04
============================================================TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Internet Systems Consortium Releases Advisory For Remotely Exploitable Bug in BIND CVE-2015-5477
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Wednesday, August 12 at 1:00 PM EDT (17:00:00 UTC) with Alissa Torres
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM
Title: Internet Systems Consortium Releases Advisory For Remotely
Exploitable Bug in BIND
Description: The Internet Systems Consortium has release a security
advisory for vulnerability within BIND, a widely used DNS server.
CVE-2015-5477 is a code deficiency where an specifically crafted packet
requesting TKEY records could cause BIND to terminate unexpectedly,
causing a denial of service condition. ISC has released software update
to address the security flaw.
Reference:
https://www.isc.org/blogs/cve-2015-5477-an-error-in-handling-tkey-queries-can-cause-named-to-exit-with-a-require-assertion-failure/
Snort SID: Detection is pending.
Title: Symantec Issues Advisory for Endpoint Protection Suite Covering
Several Vulnerabilities
Description: Symantec has released a security advisory covering its
Endpoint Protection Suite which cover the management server and clients.
These vulnerabilities could be used an attacker to achieve complete
compromise of the management server and thus, of all clients managed by
the server. These vulnerabilities were privately reported and address
prior to the disclosure of the full details. Symantec has made an
updated version of their Endpoint Protection Suite available for all
customers.
Reference:
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2015/07/symantec-endpoint-protection.html
Snort SID: Detection pending release of vulnerability information
Title: Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Denial of Service
Vulnerability in ASR 1000 Routers
Description: Cisco has released a security advisory for a denial of
service vulnerability within the ASR 1000 router series. CVE-2015-4291
is code defect where the reassembly and handling of a fragmented IPv4
or IPv6 packet in Cisco IOS XE for Cisco ASR 1000 routers can result in
the crash within the Embedded Services Processor if a specifically
crafted packet is sent to the device. Cisco has release a software
update for the vulnerability.
Reference:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150730-asr1k
Title: Xen Issues Security Advisory for VM Escape Flaw
Description: Xen has issued a security advisory for a critical flaw with
QMEU. CVE-2015-5154/XSA-138 is flaw with QMEU's IDE subsystem in how it
handles I/O buffer access while processing ATAPI commands, potentially
allowing a heap-overflow condition to occur. A guest VM could exploit
this vulnerability to escape the sandbox environment and run arbitrary
code in the context of the host's QMEU process corresponding the the
guest. Software updates for this flaw are available.
Reference:
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-138.html
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
Your Files Are Encrypted with a "Windows 10 Upgrade"
http://cs.co/9001B1pBX
x86 Exploitation 101: "Off-by-one" and an uninvited friend joins the party
https://gbmaster.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/x86-exploitation-101-off-by-one-and-an-uninvited-friend-joins-the-party/
Trend Micro Discovers Vulnerability That Renders Android Devices Silent
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/trend-micro-discovers-vulnerability-that-renders-android-devices-silent/
RIG Reloaded - Examining the Architecture of RIG Exploit Kit 3.0
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/RIG-Reloaded---Examining-the-Architecture-of-RIG-Exploit-Kit-3-0/
Thunderstrike 2 - OS X Firmware Attacks Self-replicates to Peripherals
https://threatpost.com/thunderstrike-2-os-x-firmware-attack-self-replicates-to-peripherals/114124
Hackers Can Disable Sniper Rifle -- or Change Its Target
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-can-disable-sniper-rifleor-change-target/
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-2014-6332
Title: Microsoft Windows OLE Automation Array Memory Corruption Code
Execution Vulnerability (MS14-064)
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2,
Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT
Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
crafted web site, as demonstrated by an array-redimensioning attempt
that triggers improper handling of a size value in the SafeArrayDimen
function, aka "Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-5122
Title: Adobe Flash Player Use-after-Free Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in Adobe
Flash Player. The error occurs in the opaqueBackground property 7 setter
of the flash.display.DisplayObject class.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-5119
Title: Adobe Flash ActionScript 3 ByteArray Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the
ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through
13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x
through 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via
crafted Flash content that overrides a ValueOf function, as exploited
in the wild in July 2015.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-3090
Title: Adobe Flash Player ShaderJob Buffer Overflow
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x
before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux,
Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe
AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allow attackers to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via
unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3078,
CVE-2015-3089, and CVE-2015-3093.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-3113
Title: Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflow (APSB15-14)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before
13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X
and before 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2015.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-1701
Title: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to
gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in
April 2015, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-0235
Title: Exim GHOST (glibc gethostbyname) Buffer Overflow
Vendor: Exim.org
Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in the
__nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and other 2.x versions
before 2.18, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary
code via vectors related to the (1) gethostbyname or (2) gethostbyname2
function, aka "GHOST."
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 015-07-28 - 2015-08-04:
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: 4F40A54A972991F23A9EA95485BF53C1B54671E7643C322F00508CF93DB7652C
MD5: af846734eff01cb1131bfdef622bbdeb
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/4F40A54A972991F23A9EA95485BF53C1B54671E7643C322F00508CF93DB7652C/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: inf_pu_toolkit.swf
Claimed Product: Infinity Popup Toolkit
Detection Name: SWF.INF.PU.TOOLKIT.tht.VRT
SHA 256: EE3D776A5DA74C00FAD15A1B50E42C091CEC6A9A89C13428F9277C6007D4007F
MD5: a3730e445244791b37af42763603d87f
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/EE3D776A5DA74C00FAD15A1B50E42C091CEC6A9A89C13428F9277C6007D4007F/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: iKernel.dll
Claimed Product: InstallShield
Detection Name: W32.Generic.18hv.dk
SHA 256: 5D3B25ABDEC13C70C9FCE5D64BF34173431D508E9E584AF75F568C646E36EC18
MD5: 196b5f1df84936ce7adbd899f57436e5
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/5D3B25ABDEC13C70C9FCE5D64BF34173431D508E9E584AF75F568C646E36EC18/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: 13409079779.docm
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.5D3B25ABDE-100.SBX.VIOC
SHA 256: 7314C47AA633946386D6D3CD7AC292974B5D457E14B053FA0EBC218D555C34F4
MD5: 9f6c52eec607111136cd222b02bf0530
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/7314C47AA633946386D6D3CD7AC292974B5D457E14B053FA0EBC218D555C34F4/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: DoiSScountExtensi.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Variant:VOPackage.18gr.1201
SHA 256: 55F173FB7CE33654D379663215DE48BD2F13CA4A607CBE4D90962DE33A4972E6
MD5: f86280b1bccf1069d66529f752b9d430
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/55F173FB7CE33654D379663215DE48BD2F13CA4A607CBE4D90962DE33A4972E6/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: Runner.exe
Claimed Product: Search Protect
Detection Name: W32.SearchProtect:GenMaliciousAIBH.18hg.1201
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