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Calls for Visual Studio security tweak fall on deaf ears despite one-click RCE exploit
2023-10-13 15:28

Perceived weaknesses in the security of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE are being raised once again this week with a fresh single-click exploit. Following the 2021 targeting of security researchers by North Korea's state-sponsored offensive cyber group Lazarus, Microsoft rolled out trusted locations to prevent malicious Visual Studio projects being used to achieve remote code execution.

GNOME users at risk of RCE attack (CVE-2023-43641)
2023-10-10 11:30

If you're running GNOME on you Linux system(s), you are probably open to remote code execution attacks via a booby-trapped file, thanks to a memory corruption vulnerability in the libcue library. Discovered by GitHub security researcher Kevin Backhouse, CVE-2023-43641 affects the libcue library, which is used for parsing cue sheets that contain the layout of tracks on a CD. Libcue is also used by an application called tracker-miners, which indexes files in users' home directory.

libcue Library Flaw Opens GNOME Linux Systems Vulnerable to RCE Attacks
2023-10-10 06:50

A new security flaw has been disclosed in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts. Tracked as...

GNOME Linux systems exposed to RCE attacks via file downloads
2023-10-09 20:24

A memory corruption vulnerability in the open-source libcue library can let attackers execute arbitrary code on Linux systems running the GNOME desktop environment. Libcue, a library designed for parsing cue sheet files, is integrated into the Tracker Miners file metadata indexer, which is included by default in the latest GNOME versions.

Ransomware gangs now exploiting critical TeamCity RCE flaw
2023-10-02 19:32

Ransomware gangs are now targeting a recently patched critical vulnerability in JetBrains' TeamCity continuous integration and deployment server. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution after successfully exploiting an authentication bypass weakness in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.

Millions of Exim mail servers exposed to zero-day RCE attacks
2023-09-29 20:11

A critical zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Exim mail transfer agent software can let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on Internet-exposed servers. MTA servers like Exim are highly vulnerable targets, primarily because they are often accessible via the Internet, serving as easy entry points for attackers into a target's network.

Week in review: 18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources, K8 vulnerability allows RCE
2023-09-24 08:00

An inside look at NetSPI's impressive Breach and Attack Simulation platformIn this Help Net Security interview, Scott Sutherland, VP of Research at NetSPI, delves into the intricacies of their Breach and Attack Simulation platform and discusses how it offers unique features - from customizable procedures to advanced plays - that help organizations maximize their ROI. How companies can take control of their cybersecurityIn this Help Net Security interview, Baya Lonqueux, CEO at Reciproc-IT, discusses the evolving cybersecurity landscape and the essential skillsets needed for teams working in this field. Critical Trend Micro vulnerability exploited in the wildTrend Micro has fixed a critical zero-day vulnerability in several of its endpoint security products for enterprises that has been spotted being exploited in the wild.

Nearly 12,000 Juniper Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Recently Disclosed RCE Vulnerability
2023-09-19 09:30

New research has found that close to 12,000 internet-exposed Juniper firewall devices are vulnerable to a recently disclosed remote code execution flaw. VulnCheck, which discovered a new exploit for CVE-2023-36845, said it could be exploited by an "Unauthenticated and remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on Juniper firewalls without creating a file on the system."

Thousands of Juniper devices vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE flaw
2023-09-18 19:40

An estimated 12,000 Juniper SRX firewalls and EX switches are vulnerable to a fileless remote code execution flaw that attackers can exploit without authentication. In a later technical report, watchTowr Labs released a PoC that chained the CVE-2023-36845 and CVE-2023-36846 flaws, allowing the researchers to remotely execute code by uploading two files to a vulnerable device.

Kubernetes vulnerability allows RCE on Windows endpoints (CVE-2023-3676)
2023-09-18 11:31

Three high-severity Kubernetes vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute code remotely and gain control over all Windows nodes in the Kubernetes cluster. "The Kubernetes framework uses YAML files for basically everything - from configuring the Container Network Interface to pod management and even secret handling," Peled explained.