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@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
Vol. 16, Num. 8
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 2016-02-16 - 2016-02-23
============================================================TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Patches for buffer overflow flaw in glibc client-side DNS resolver rolling out
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============================================================NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: Comodo Internet Security Found to Install and Expose a VNC Server Description: Tavis Oramandy of Google Project Zero has identified and disclosed a security flaw within Comodo Internet Security suite. During installation of Comodo Internet Security, it's found that the default configuration will also install an application called "GeekBuddy" which contains a VNC server that is enabled by default. The password to the VNC has been found to be weakly generated which could allow an attacker to connect to a system where this application is installed and execute arbitrary commands on the targeted machine. Comodo has released a hotfix to address the flaw. Reference: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=703
Title: Linux Mint Website Compromised, Found to Redirect Users to ISOs Containing Malware Description: The Linux Mint Project has disclosed that over the weekend its website was compromised and redirected users who were looking to download a Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon ISO to one containing a backdoor. The Linux Mint Project has also disclosed that forums were also compromised and attackers potentially stole usernames, email addresses, encrypted copies of passwords, and other personal information that a user might have put into their forum profile. Note that users who download Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon via a direct HTTP link or via torrents are unaffected. Researchers have indicated that the compromised ISO contains malware identified as Tsunami. The Linux Mint website has been fixed and no longer point users to the malicious ISO. Reference: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994
============================================================INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
Apple CEO Tim Cook Opposes Court Order to Hack San Bernardino Shooter's
Phone
https://threatpost.com/apples-cook-opposes-court-order-to-hack-san-bernardino-shooters-phone/116274/
Using EMET To Disable EMET https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/02/using_emet_to_disabl.html
Analysis of CVE-2016-0059 - Microsoft IE Information Disclosure Vulnerability http://blog.fortinet.com/post/analysis-of-cve-2016-0059-microsoft-ie-information-disclosure-vulnerability-discovered-by-fortinet
A curated list of awesome Windows Exploitation resources https://n0where.net/awesome-windows-exploitation-resources/
QAKBOT Resurges: Despite Takedowns, Online Banking Threats Persist http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/despite-arrests-and-takedowns-online-banking-threats-persist/?
=========================================================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-2016-1909
Title: SSH Backdoor for FortiGate OS Version 4.x up to 5.0.7
Vendor: Fortinet
Description: FortiOS 4.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 has a
hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows
remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-8651
Title: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324
and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before
11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before
20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows
attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-7755
Title: Juniper ScreenOS Multiple Security Issues
Vendor: Juniper
Description: Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before
6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b,
6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before
6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and
6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain
administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1)
SSH or (2) TELNET session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-6132
Title: Microsoft Windows Library Loading Input Validation Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and
R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold
and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle
library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a
crafted application, aka "Windows Library Loading Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2014-4114
Title: Microsoft Windows OLE - Remote Code Execution "Sandworm" Exploit (MS14-060)
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft 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 allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as
exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October
2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-7645 Title: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB15-27) Vendor: Adobe Description: Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015. CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2015-2509 Title: Microsoft Windows Media Center MCL Vulnerability (MS15-100) Vendor: Microsoft Description: Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability." CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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)
=========================================================MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2016-02-16 - 2016-02-23: COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: 3B17689A486D68813C31BF2BA610BF36F4B1F5B0403B0316C9833348845306FC MD5: 37ee9a5257102d876cfae15bccfbbf78 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/3B17689A486D68813C31BF2BA610BF36F4B1F5B0403B0316C9833348845306FC/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: WebSocketServerApp Claimed Product: WebSocketServerApp Detection Name: W32.Auto.3b1768.182243.in01
SHA 256: CAD3D318A665D3186378A92974E971D763BE8F47EC3CAD23C09A16782C5D50A1 MD5: aa0274b4d13dc0bc46995f9f7c4b7437 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/CAD3D318A665D3186378A92974E971D763BE8F47EC3CAD23C09A16782C5D50A1/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: application.htm Claimed Product: N/A Detection Name: OSX.Variant:GenieoAQ.18k0.1201
SHA 256: AC59FB59BBD17C0DBED4A9B2AD12865E8A6C2E77EC88A6F426F8BE676C650CBC MD5: 5e19f560eaac49ec518f8a8f1e644275 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/AC59FB59BBD17C0DBED4A9B2AD12865E8A6C2E77EC88A6F426F8BE676C650CBC/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: UpdatePlatform.exe Claimed Product: Update Platform Application Detection Name: W32.AC59FB59BB-100.SBX.VIOC
SHA 256: 3C1CBEB2A8162D01AA12DFACFF7AB3DC01CF22B7225B466D588923DE2E992898 MD5: 596c8a11b03c2ef9d890f85c631ba5e8 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/3C1CBEB2A8162D01AA12DFACFF7AB3DC01CF22B7225B466D588923DE2E992898/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: ads.php.swf Claimed Product: N/A Detection Name: SWF.Exploit.Kit.tht.Talos
SHA 256:56CCB8B34246A278CB2A6BA4396C88D58C587BB37894D048AB9943DB8F8B8532 MD5: c56c5a9510d0c36bbfe871abd4be5403 VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/file/56CCB8B34246A278CB2A6BA4396C88D58C587BB37894D048AB9943DB8F8B8532/analysis/#additional-info Typical Filename: XLGameBox_0.0.0.0.exe Claimed Product: "??????????" Detection Name: W32.56CCB8B342.Ramnit.tht.Talos
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