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Vulnerability Spotlight: Foxit PDF Reader JavaScript Remote Code Execution Vulns
Overview Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos. Talos is disclosing a pair of vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader. Foxit PDF Reader is a popular free program for viewing, creating, and editing PDF documents. It is commonly used as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader and has a widely use…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ACD Systems Canvas Draw 4
These vulnerabilities were discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified in Canvas Draw graphics editing tool for Macs. Canvas Draw 4 is a graphics editing tool used to create and edit images, as well as other graphic-related ma…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Computerinsel Photoline Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities discovered by Tyler Bohan from Talos Overview Today, Cisco Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities within Computerinsel PhotoLine. Photoline is an image processing tool used to modify and edit images, as well as other graphic-related material. This product has a large user base a…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Antenna House Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Marcin Noga of Cisco Talos Overview Cisco Talos has identified six vulnerabilities in the Antenna House Office Server Document Converter (OSDC). These vulnerabilities can be used to remotely execute code on a vulnerable system. Antenna House Office Server Document Converter is a produc…
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Adobe Acrobat DC Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilties
Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Overview Today, Talos is releasing details of a new vulnerabilities within Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most popular and most feature-rich PDF reader. It has a big user base, is usually a default PDF reader on systems and integr…
Vulnerability Spotlight: VMWare Workstation DoS Vulnerability
Today, Talos is disclosing a vulnerability in VMWare Workstation that could result in Denial of Service. VMWare Workstation is a widely used virtualization platform designed to run alongside a normal operating system, allowing users to use both virtualized and physical systems concurrently. TALOS-2…
Gandcrab Ransomware Walks its Way onto Compromised Sites
This blog post authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Nick Lister and Christopher Marczewski. Despite the recent decline in the prevalence of ransomware in the threat landscape, Cisco Talos has been monitoring the now widely distributed ransomware called Gandcrab. Gandcrab uses both tradit…
Talos Threat Round Up for April 20-27
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between April 06 and April 13. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior…
Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Advanced Actors Target Smart Install Client
Update: 4/9 Cisco PSIRT has released additional guidance available here. Cisco has recently become aware of specific advanced actors targeting Cisco switches by leveraging a protocol misuse issue in the Cisco Smart Install Client. Several incidents in multiple countries, including some specifically…