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@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
May 17, 2018 - Vol. 18, Num. 20
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 May 10 - 17
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Adobe releases updates for Acrobat, Reader, Photoshop
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: Adobe fixes flaws in Acrobat, Reader, Photoshop
Description: Adobe has released several fixes to flaws in its Acrobat, Reader and Photoshop products. There were multiple vulnerabilities in both products that could lead to remote code execution on the victim's machine.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/multiple-acrobat-reader-vulns.html
Snort SID: 45506-45507, 45521-45522
Title: Protections against Rubella Crimeware
Description: Rubella Macro Builder, a crimeware kit that's been gaining strength since late April, has been used as a cheap and easy way for malicious actors to deploy social-engineering campaigns. There are new protections against this kit and block the payload.
Reference: https://snort.org/advisories/talos-rules-2018-05-10
Snort SID: 46628 - 46631
Title: Cisco Prime File Upload servlet arbitrary file upload
Description: Cisco has fixed a vulnerability in Cisco Prime File Upload that could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary files to any directory on a device and execute those files.
Reference: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-prime-upload
Snort SID: 46492 - 46494
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INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
A new attack method recently discovered could amplify future distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Kaspersky Labs is building a new data center in Sweden in an effort to rebuild its credibility and distance itself from accusations of spying.
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump's recently appointed national security advisor, has floated the possibility of eliminating the White House's top cyber security position.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/09/bolton-white-house-cyber-czar-523430
Cyber security firm Symantec disclosed that it is carrying out an invesitgation into its internal disclosure of financial information. The company's stock dropped 33.1 percent on May 11, and rebounded slightly on the 14th.
A new cryptocurrency miner is stealing Facebook credentials and installs mining scripts on victim's machines.
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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-2018-8174
Title: Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The VBScript engine contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to how it handles objects in memory. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2018-7600
Title: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (SA-CORE-2018-002)
Vendor: Drupal
Description: Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2018-0886
Title: Microsoft Credential Security Support Provider Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709 Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to how CredSSP validates request during the authentication process, aka "CredSSP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2018-4878
Title: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA18-01)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions. Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2018-4878 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2017-10271
Title: Oracle WebLogic WLS Security Component Remote Code Execution
Vendor: Oracle
Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Security). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
ID: CVE-2017-8759
Title: Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft .NET Framework processes untrusted input. Microsoft is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2017-8759 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
Microsoft published a .NET security update to address this issue.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2017-9805
Title: Apache Struts REST plugin Remote Code Execution (S2-052)
Vendor: Apache Struts
Description: The REST Plugin is using a XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering and this can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
ID: CVE-2017-5638
Title: Apache Struts2 Input Validation Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Apache
Description: The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 mishandles file upload, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a #cmd= string in a crafted Content-Type HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 10 - 17
:COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: bb5ca947a9ed44d46e2845bdc3eac1bd368577aa40a8dcd1fae29b8da5b0253e
MD5: 9ff32613fc850c9937257665ec051e699ff
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/bb5ca947a9ed44d46e2845bdc3eac1bd368577aa40a8dcd1fae29b8da5b0253e/details
Typical Filename: helperamc.zip
Claimed Product: Advanced Mac Cleaner
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Dropper.Gt32supportgeeks::in03.talos
SHA 256: a84a97e3434ec5efcffe3fa230755a9cdf24583c237bee91191d2f97565040cb
MD5: 00a2ab0d05fd46053cde764acacc16d0
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a84a97e3434ec5efcffe3fa230755a9cdf24583c237bee91191d2f97565040cb/details
Typical Filename: ojec.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Variant:Gen.21gk.1201
SHA 256: 36e3d1a76e4b90182e93d03a993ebd5022930cdc4fa38573a135ac2fa4093c1d
MD5: b591fb11177173525140169eb92b89fab59
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/36e3d1a76e4b90182e93d03a993ebd5022930cdc4fa38573a135ac2fa4093c1d/details
Typical Filename: Service_KMS.exe
Claimed Product: KMSpico
Detection Name: Win.Dropper.Kmsactivator
SHA 256: 5668fdb4db8c2c09e6486db53e4811a5047899153f9920311ec451cfdae397fa
MD5: 2f0e886f0f49c8920aabeec1c010e640
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/5668fdb4db8c2c09e6486db53e4811a5047899153f9920311ec451cfdae397fa/details
Typical Filename: 2f0e886f0f49c8920aabeec1c010e640.virus
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: Andr.Trojan.Generic
SHA 256: a369857c39e313e828e156ee26c139e1c3bd487c5962e6faccc4522970c4119b
MD5: 4c97237fad8339c8ed07f5e8de96e43a
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a369857c39e313e828e156ee26c139e1c3bd487c5962e6faccc4522970c4119b/details
Typical Filename: MFC140JPN.DLL
Claimed Product: Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(R) 2015
Detection Name: W32.A369857C39-100.SBX.TG
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