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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)

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Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919) 2024-05-31 at 14:32 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. “The vulnerability is particularly critical […]

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NIST Getting Outside Help for National Vulnerability Database

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NIST Getting Outside Help for National Vulnerability Database 2024-05-30 at 18:17 By Eduard Kovacs NIST is receiving support to get the NVD and CVE processing back on track within the next few months. The post NIST Getting Outside Help for National Vulnerability Database appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024

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NIST says NVD will be back on track by September 2024 2024-05-30 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract for an unnamed company/organization to help them process incoming Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) for inclusion in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the agency has announced

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PoC exploits for critical FortiSIEM command execution flaws released (CVE-2024-23108, CVE-2023-34992)

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PoC exploits for critical FortiSIEM command execution flaws released (CVE-2024-23108, CVE-2023-34992) 2024-05-29 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz Horizon3.ai researches have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2023-34992, vulnerabilities that allow remote, unauthenticated command execution as root on certain Fortinet FortiSIEM appliances. CVE confusion FortiSIEM helps customers build an inventory of their organization’s assets, it

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Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274)

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Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274) 2024-05-24 at 10:46 By Zeljka Zorz For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-5274) with an in-the-wild exploit. About CVE-2024-5274 As per usual, Google keeps technical details of the vulnerability

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Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671)

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Google fixes Chrome zero-day with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2024-4671) 2024-05-10 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4671), an exploit for which exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4671 CVE-2024-4671 is a use after free vulnerability in the Visuals component that can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger an exploitable heap

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F5 fixes BIG-IP Next Central Manager flaws with public PoCs (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026)

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F5 fixes BIG-IP Next Central Manager flaws with public PoCs (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) 2024-05-09 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz Eclypsium researchers have published details and PoC exploits for two remotely exploitable injection vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-21793, CVE-2024-26026) affecting F5’s BIG-IP Next Central Manager. About the vulnerabilities BIG-IP Next is “a completely new incarnation” of F5’s BIG-IP devices/modules, which

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CISA starts CVE “vulnrichment” program

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CISA starts CVE “vulnrichment” program 2024-05-09 at 13:16 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has announced the creation of “Vulnrichment,” a new project that aims to fill the CVE enrichment gap created by NIST National Vulnerability Database’s recent slowdown. NVD is failing Since 1999, NVD analysts have been adding CVE-numbered vulnerabilities

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661)

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Attackers may be using TunnelVision to snoop on users’ VPN traffic (CVE-2024-3661) 2024-05-08 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have brought to light a new attack method – dubbed TunnelVision and uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3661 – that can be used to intercept and snoop on VPN users’ traffic by attackers who are on the same

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212)

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212) 2024-05-08 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Veeam has patched a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-29212) in Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) and is urging customers to implement the patch. About CVE-2024-29212 Veeam Service Provider Console is a cloud platform used by managed services providers (MSPs) and enterprises to

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Why cloud vulnerabilities need CVEs

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Why cloud vulnerabilities need CVEs 2024-05-01 at 08:01 By Help Net Security When considering vulnerability management’s purpose in a modern world, it’s imperative to recognize the huge transition to new technologies and how you manage risk within these different paradigms and environments (e.g., the cloud). Patch network security isn’t applicable in the same way for

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Russian hackers’ custom tool exploits old Windows Print Spooler flaw (CVE-2022-38028)

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Russian hackers’ custom tool exploits old Windows Print Spooler flaw (CVE-2022-38028) 2024-04-23 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz For nearly four years and perhaps even longer, Forest Blizzard (aka Fancy Bear, aka APT28) has been using a custom tool that exploits a specific vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service (CVE-2022-38028). Dubbed GooseEgg, the tool is a

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CrushFTP zero-day exploited by attackers, upgrade immediately! (CVE-2024-4040)

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CrushFTP zero-day exploited by attackers, upgrade immediately! (CVE-2024-4040) 2024-04-23 at 13:01 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-4040) in enterprise file transfer solution CrushFTP is being exploited by attackers in a targeted fashion, according to Crowdstrike. The vulnerability allows attackers to escape their virtual file system and download system files (i.e., configuration files), but only if

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Ivanti patches critical Avalanche flaw exploitable via a simple message (CVE-2024-29204)

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Ivanti patches critical Avalanche flaw exploitable via a simple message (CVE-2024-29204) 2024-04-18 at 15:02 By Zeljka Zorz The newest version of Ivanti Avalanche – the company’s enterprise mobile device management (MDM) solution – carries fixes for 27 vulnerabilities, two of which (CVE-2024-29204, CVE-2024-24996) are critical and may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988)

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988) 2024-04-09 at 22:35 By Zeljka Zorz On this April 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed a record 147 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-29988, a vulnerability that Microsoft hasn’t marked as exploited, but Peter Girnus, senior threat researcher with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), has found being

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CVE and NVD – A Weak and Fractured Source of Vulnerability Truth

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CVE and NVD – A Weak and Fractured Source of Vulnerability Truth 2024-04-03 at 17:17 By Kevin Townsend MITRE is unable to compile a list of all new vulnerabilities, and NIST is unable to subsequently, and consequently, provide an enriched database of all vulnerabilities. What went wrong, and what can be done? The post CVE

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NVD: NIST is working on longer-term solutions

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NVD: NIST is working on longer-term solutions 2024-04-03 at 13:17 By Zeljka Zorz The recent conspicuous faltering of the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is “based on a variety of factors, including an increase in software and, therefore, vulnerabilities, as well as a change in interagency support,” says the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)

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Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094) 2024-03-29 at 20:31 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a malicious actor to break sshd authentication and gain unauthorized access to the entire system remotely,” Red Hat warns.

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US Gov Says Software Measurability is ‘Hardest Problem to Solve’

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US Gov Says Software Measurability is ‘Hardest Problem to Solve’ 2024-02-27 at 22:31 By Ryan Naraine White House calls for the “timely, complete, and consistent” publication of CVE and CWE data to help solve the security metrics problem. The post US Gov Says Software Measurability is ‘Hardest Problem to Solve’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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CVE count set to rise by 25% in 2024

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CVE count set to rise by 25% in 2024 2024-02-26 at 07:00 By Help Net Security The report from Coalition indicates an anticipated 25% rise in the total count of published common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) for 2024, reaching 34,888 vulnerabilities, equivalent to approximately 2,900 per month. Sharp CVE increase heightens software vulnerability concerns Vulnerabilities

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