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Monthly Archives: February 2017
WordPress 4.7.0 / 4.7.1 REST API Privilege Escalation
WordPress versions 4.7.0 and 4.7.1 REST API post privilege escalation and defacement exploit. Originally vulnerability discovered by Sucuri’s research team.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3186-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 3186-1 – It was discovered that iucode-tool incorrectly handled certain microcodes when using the -tr loader. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted microcode, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause iucode-tool to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3184-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 3184-1 – It was discovered that the Irssi buf.pl script set incorrect permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to retrieve another user’s window contents. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled comparing nicks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled invalid nick messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3183-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 3183-1 – Stefan Buehler discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly verified the serial length of OCSP responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain certificate validation measures. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Shi Lei discovered that GnuTLS incorrectly handled certain warning alerts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GnuTLS to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue has only been addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3185-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 3185-1 – It was discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 9.x Code Execution
EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) versions 9.3.x, 9.4.0.x, 9.4.1.x, and 9.4.2.x suffer from code execution and improper authentication vulnerabilities.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3182-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 3182-1 – Jann Horn discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly filtered environment variables when using the modprobe utility. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules.
Cisco Security Advisory 20170201-prime-home
Cisco Security Advisory – A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Prime Home could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute actions with administrator privileges. The vulnerability is due to a processing error in the role-based access control (RBAC) of URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending API commands via HTTP to a particular URL without prior authentication. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform any actions in Cisco Prime Home with administrator privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
HP Security Bulletin HPSBST03588 1
HP Security Bulletin HPSBST03588 1 – A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE StoreVirtual 4000 Storage and StoreVirtual VSA Software running LeftHand OS. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited resulting in arbitrary command execution. Revision 1 of this advisory.