shell shock

September 30, 2014

THREAT RESEARCH

Shellshock Exploits in the Wild

This post was authored by Joel Esler & Martin Lee. The recently discovered Bash vulnerability (CVE-2014-6271) potentially allows attackers to execute code on vulnerable systems. We have already blogged about the issue and provided more technical detail in a further blog. The rapid release of IP…

September 25, 2014

THREAT RESEARCH

Another Major Vulnerability Bashes Systems

Vulnerabilities that permit remote network attacks against ubiquitous software components are the nightmares of security professionals. On 24 September the presence of a new vulnerability, CVE-2014-6271 in Bash shell allowing remote code execution was disclosed.…