#zero_day

Because they leave so little time to patch and defuse, zero-day threats require a proactive, multilayered approach based on zero trust.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of xhyve. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the e1000 virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-15056.

‘We believe that announcing vulnerabilities without a fix is the best solution for a difficult problem’

Plus: A Google Chrome patch licks the DevilsTongue spyware, Android’s kernel gets a tune-up, and Microsoft fixes 84 flaws.

Trend Micro Security 2021 and 2022 (Consumer) is vulnerable to an Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from other memory locations and cause a crash on an affected machine.

Trend Micro VPN Proxy Pro version 5.2.1026 and below contains a vulnerability involving some overly permissive folders in a key directory which could allow a local attacker to obtain privilege escalation on an affected system.

The first half of the year saw more than 11,800 reported security vulnerabilities, but figuring out which ones to patch first remains a thankless job for IT teams.

Recent LofyLife campaign steals tokens and infects client files to monitor various user actions, such as log-ins, password changes and payment methods.

rpc.py version 0.6.0 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.

By Jon Munshaw.  Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter.  Between the White House’s recent meeting, countless conference talks and report after report warning of cybersecurity burnout, there’s been a ton of talk recently around the cybersecurity skills gap and hiring.  Everyone wants to know the magic ticket to figure out how to increase hiring at their cybersecurity practice without hiring somehow with under-developed skills that could leave clients open to attack. This is not a problem exclusive to cybersecurity, but I do find it interesting that there’s been so much talk about the problems the cybersecurity workforce faces and not much about actual solutions.  I think a good place to start would change the meaning of what an “entry-level” position truly is in security. I came into this field with zero security experience from the domain of journalism. My family considered me to be “a computer guy” just because I was good at searching the internet fo...