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September 10, 2015=============================================================
@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
Vol. 15, Num. 36
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 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-08
============================================================TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Microsoft Releases Monthly Set of Security Advisories for September 2015
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http://www.sans.org/info/180117
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: Microsoft Releases Monthly Set of Security Advisories for
September 2015
Description: Microsoft has issued their monthly set of security
bulletins with a total of 12 bulletins addressing 55 vulnerabilities.
Five bulletins are rated "Critical" this month and address
vulnerabilities in Edge, Graphics Component, Internet Explorer, Journal,
and Office. The other seven bulletins are rated "Important" and address
vulnerabilities in the .NET Framework, Active Directory, Exchange,
Hyper-V, Media Center, Skype for Business, and Task Management.
Reference:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-sep.aspx
Snort SID: 35719-35720, 33765-33766, 35955-35960, 35963-36021
Title: Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor and Cisco UCS
Director Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description: Cisco has issued a security advisory for Cisco Integrated
Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor and Cisco UCS Director. Both
products "contain a remote file overwrite vulnerability that could allow
an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary system files,
resulting in system instability or a denial of service (DoS) condition."
Cisco has released updated software to address the detects in IMC
Supervisor and UCS Director.
Reference:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150902-cimcs
Snort SID: 35941
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
Arrests Tied to Citadel, Dridex Malware
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/09/arrests-tied-to-citadel-dridex-malware/
How Does It Work: IPTables
https://n0where.net/how-does-it-work-iptables/
Mozilla's Bugzilla breached
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/09/04/improving-security-for-bugzilla/
Sofacy Recycles Carberp and Metasploit Code
https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2015/09/08/sofacy-recycles-carberp-and-metasploit-code/
The state of Ransomware in 2015
http://blog.fox-it.com/2015/09/07/the-state-of-ransomware-in-2015/
Multi-COM Loading Methods Used In Targeted Attack
http://blog.fortinet.com/post/multi-com-loading-methods-used-in-targeted-attack
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-2015-1486
Title: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Authentication Bypass
Vendor: Symantec
Description: The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote attackers to
bypass authentication via a crafted password-reset action that triggers
a new administrative session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
ID: CVE-2015-0816
Title: Mozilla Firefox "resource:// document" Design Error Privilege
Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor: Mozilla Firefox
Description: Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6,
and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs,
which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary
JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to
bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL
associated with PDF.js.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
ID: CVE-2015-0802
Title: Mozilla Firefox Privileged Window Design Error Security Bypass
Vulnerability
Vendor: Mozilla Firefox
Description: Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 relies on docshell type
information instead of page principal information for Window.webidl
access control, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
JavaScript code with chrome privileges via certain content navigation
that leverages the reachability of a privileged window with an
unintended persistence of access to restricted internal methods.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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)
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-08:
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: 7972527882C56321647AE5566DCD8E4AB9E19167F12F4D3C2A3A35F0079D185A
MD5: e01e65c57cae0029b35b89569820d1a9
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/7972527882C56321647AE5566DCD8E4AB9E19167F12F4D3C2A3A35F0079D185A/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: Cas_2155499.zip
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.7972527882-100.SBX.VIOC
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
SHA 256: C3E53449F7972D48E8EC47313843EDC3D5EB66EE6C5E412D1EAA84B47E45F896
MD5: c6876913891e45cca2523f07f371444a
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/C3E53449F7972D48E8EC47313843EDC3D5EB66EE6C5E412D1EAA84B47E45F896/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: N/A
Claimed Product: Baidu Japan Inc.
Detection Name: W32.Auto.c3e534.182140.in01
SHA 256: 67FCFC2A8A4FDCD1309450455F1A532EE8FB92D858C0857CA9B49EA4A84A3399
MD5: 0b656cf2d1ea931b7c5d882ec68e45bf
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/67FCFC2A8A4FDCD1309450455F1A532EE8FB92D858C0857CA9B49EA4A84A3399/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: Case_5760566.zip
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Auto.67fcfc.182244.in01
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