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Another Apache Struts Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
This post authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Alex Chiu. Earlier this week, a critical vulnerability in Apache Struts was publically disclosed in a security advisory. This new vulnerability, identified as CVE-2017-9805, manifests due to the way the REST plugin uses XStreamHandler with a…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Gdk-Pixbuf Vulnerabilities
Today, Talos is disclosing the discovery of two remote code execution vulnerabilities which have been identified in the Gdk-Pixbuf Toolkit. This toolkit used in multiple desktop applications including Chromium, Firefox, GNOME thumbnailer, VLC and others. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attac…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters Code Execution Bugs
Overview Talos is disclosing a pair of code execution vulnerabilities in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters. Perceptive Document Filters are a series of libraries that are used to parse massive amounts of different types of file formats for multiple purposes. Talos has previously discussed in detai…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Kakadu SDK Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic and Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities that have been identified in the Kakadu JPEG 2000 SDK. The vulnerabilities manifest in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specifically crafted JPEG 2000 f…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Iceni Infix PDF Editor Memory Corruption
Today, Talos is disclosing a vulnerability that has been identified in Iceni Infix PDF Editor that could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected hosts. This vulnerability manifests in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specifically crafted PDF file that triggers this flaw. Talos ha…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Foscam C1 Vulnerabilities Come in to Focus
Executive Summary The Foscam C1 is a webcam that is marketed for use in a variety of applications including home security monitoring. As an indoor webcam, it is designed to be set up inside of a building and features the ability to be accessed remotely via a web interface or from within a mobile app…
BWT Podcast EP5 – It Has Been 0-days Since This Term was Abused
Beers with Talos Episode 5 “It Has Been 0-days Since This Term was Abused” is now available. Beers with Talos offers a topical, fast-paced, and slightly irreverent take on cybersecurity issues. If you are an executive, a grizzled SOC vet, or a n00b, you will take something away from eac…
Content-Type: Malicious – New Apache Struts2 0-day Under Attack
This Post Authored by Nick Biasini UPDATE: It was recently disclosed that in addition to Content-Type being vulnerable, both Content-Disposition and Content-Length can be manipulated to trigger this particular vulnerability. No new CVE was listed, however details of the vulnerability and remediation…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Apple Garage Band Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability
Discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos Overview Talos is disclosing TALOS-2016-0262 (CVE-2017-2372) and TALOS-2017-0275 (CVE-2017-2374), an out of bounds write vulnerability in Apple GarageBand. GarageBand is a music creation program, allowing users to create and edit music easily and effectivel…