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**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the **Attack Vector** is **Local** and **User Interaction** is **Required**, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the deviceList parameter at /goform/setMacFilterCfg.

But one issue that lets websites overwrite content on a user's system clipboard appears unfixed in the new Version 105 of Chrome.

The ongoing campaign is spreading worldwide, using the lure of a fully functional Google Translate application for desktops that has helped the threat stay undetected for months.

By Deeba Ahmed The proposal documents were leaked on a Russian hacking forum showing Intellexa is offering remote data extraction from Android and iOS devices in exchange for $8 million. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: European Spyware Vendor Intellexa Offering Android, iOS Device Exploits

Plus: Chrome patches another zero-day flaw, Microsoft closes up 100 vulnerabilities, Android gets a significant patch, and more.

Five imposter extensions for the Google Chrome web browser masquerading as Netflix viewers and others have been found to track users' browsing activity and profit of retail affiliate programs. "The extensions offer various functions such as enabling users to watch Netflix shows together, website coupons, and taking screenshots of a website," McAfee researchers Oliver Devane and Vallabh Chole

Analysts find five cookie-stuffing extensions, including one that's Netflix-themed, that track victim browsing and insert rogue IDs into e-commerce sites to rack up fake affiliate payments.

The search engine giant's Vulnerability Rewards Program now covers any Google open source software projects — with a focus on critical software such as Go and Angular.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Chrome Tags: Chromium Tags: clipboard Tags: Jeff Johnson Tags: clipboard manager Tags: Google doodles Chromium browsers can write to the system clipboard without user consent or knowledge (Read more...) The post Chromium browsers can write to the system clipboard without your permission appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.