VMware Releases vCenter Server Update to Fix Critical RCE Vulnerability

October 22, 2024 at 03:18AM VMware has released updates for a critical security flaw (CVE-2024-38812) in vCenter Server, related to heap overflow vulnerabilities, allowing potential remote code execution. The flaw was previously patched inadequately. Users are urged to update to the latest versions to mitigate risks, although there’s currently no evidence of exploitation. **Meeting Takeaways … Read more

SAP’s First Patches of 2024 Resolve Critical Vulnerabilities

January 10, 2024 at 08:33AM SAP has issued patches for critical vulnerabilities in Business Application Studio, Web IDE, and Edge Integration Cell, marking its first patches of 2024. The post on SecurityWeek highlights the significance of these updates in addressing potential security threats. Based on the meeting notes, it appears that SAP has released patches … Read more

Mass Exploitation of ‘Citrix Bleed’ Vulnerability Underway

November 1, 2023 at 10:23AM Thousands of Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway instances are vulnerable to a critical flaw, dubbed ‘Citrix Bleed’, that allows unauthenticated attackers to leak sensitive information. The vulnerability is actively being exploited by threat actors, including ransomware groups. Citrix has released patches, but roughly half of NetScaler customers have yet to … Read more

Squid games: 35 security holes still unpatched in proxy after 2 years, now public

October 12, 2023 at 08:26PM 35 vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy remain unfixed after more than two years, according to the person who reported them. The researcher found 55 flaws in Squid’s source code, but only 20 have been fixed. The remaining vulnerabilities do not have patches or workarounds, and some have not been … Read more

Apple fixes iOS Kernel zero-day vulnerability on older iPhones

October 12, 2023 at 12:46PM Apple has released security updates for older iPhones and iPads to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that were being exploited in attacks. The first vulnerability allows local attackers to elevate privileges on vulnerable devices, while the second vulnerability could allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code. Although Apple has not confirmed … Read more

Unpatched Vulnerabilities Expose Yifan Industrial Routers to Attacks

October 12, 2023 at 07:39AM Chinese company Yifan’s industrial routers are vulnerable to critical security flaws, according to Cisco’s Talos. Yifan was given 90 days to release patches, but none have been issued. The flaws can allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands, change admin credentials, and access devices with admin privileges. All vulnerabilities can be … Read more

Critical SOCKS5 Vulnerability in cURL Puts Enterprise Systems at Risk

October 11, 2023 at 12:06PM Patches have been released for a critical memory corruption vulnerability in the cURL data transfer project. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-38545, affects the SOCKS5 proxy handshake process in cURL, allowing remote exploitation in certain configurations. The bug can lead to heap buffer overflow, and affected versions are 7.69.0 to 8.3.0. … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 10:48AM – SAP Releases 7 New Notes on October 2023 Patch Day

October 10, 2023 at 10:48AM German software maker SAP has released a total of seven new and two updated security notes as part of its October 2023 Security Patch Day. The most severe note updates the Chromium browser in SAP Business Client, fixing 37 vulnerabilities, including two critical ones. One critical flaw, CVE-2023-4863, is already … Read more

October 10, 2023 at 09:54AM – ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ Zero-Day Exploited to Launch Largest DDoS Attacks in History

October 10, 2023 at 09:54AM A new zero-day vulnerability called ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ has been exploited by malicious actors to launch massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Cloudflare, Google, and AWS have all experienced record-breaking attacks, with the largest reaching 398 million requests per second. The attacks leverage a feature in the HTTP/2 protocol and have … Read more