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Microsoft tackled 115 bug fixes as part of its March Patch Tuesday update - 26 rated critical and 88 rated medium severity. Unlike last month, Microsoft did not report that any of its bugs were publicly known or under attack at the time it released its bulletin.
UPDATE. A zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in the IT help desk ManageEngine software made by Zoho Corp. The serious vulnerability enables an unauthenticated, remote attacker to launch attacks on affected systems. Zoho has now released a security update addressing the vulnerability.
UPDATE. A zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in the IT help desk ManageEngine software made by Zoho Corp. The serious vulnerability enables an unauthenticated, remote attacker to launch attacks on affected systems. Zoho has now released a security update addressing the vulnerability.
The US-CERT today issued advisory warning users of a new dangerous 17-year-old remote code execution vulnerability affecting the PPP daemon software that comes installed on almost all Linux based operating systems, as well as powers the firmware of many other networking devices. Discovered by IOActive security researcher Ilja Van Sprundel, the critical issue is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that exists due to a logical error in the Extensible Authentication Protocol packet parser of the pppd software, an extension that provides support for additional authentication methods in PPP connections.
The US-CERT today issued advisory warning users of a new dangerous 17-year-old remote code execution vulnerability affecting the PPP daemon software that comes installed on almost all Linux based operating systems, as well as powers the firmware of many other networking devices. Discovered by IOActive security researcher Ilja Van Sprundel, the critical issue is a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that exists due to a logical error in the Extensible Authentication Protocol packet parser of the pppd software, an extension that provides support for additional authentication methods in PPP connections.
Google has emitted its latest monthly batch of Android security fixes, addressing a total of 70 CVE-listed vulnerabilities. The documented flaw, CVE-2020-0032, lies within the open-source Android media framework that can be exploited by opening a booby-trapped file that Google is disturbingly vague about.
In today's perilous cyber world, companies must carefully check their vendors' cyber posture, and the initial vetting of any third party typically begins with a comprehensive security questionnaire. These can be a headache, because many questionnaires include hundreds of questions, and many of them are irrelevant.
Appsian, the leader in ERP data security, announced the SAP integration certification of their data security and compliance platform for SAP ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA. By integrating attribute-based access controls, fine-grained data security solutions and real-time user behavior analytics, Appsian enables SAP customers to fill many critical governance, risk, and compliance gaps that exist in ERP applications. "When it comes to ERP data access, context is everything," said Piyush Pandey, CEO at Appsian.
Netgear is warning users of a critical remote code execution bug that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of its Wireless AC Router Nighthawk hardware running firmware versions prior to 1.0.2.68. The critical vulnerability, tracked by Netgear as PSV-2019-0076, affects the company's consumer Nighthawk X4S Smart Wi-Fi Router first introduced in 2016 and still available today.
Google's March 2020 security updates for Android include fixes for over 70 vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw in media framework. The critical bug was patched as part of the 2020-03-01 security patch level, which addresses a total of 11 vulnerabilities in framework, media framework, and system.