Cisco Talos Blog

May 26, 2017 12:41

Threat Round-up for May 19 - May 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 19 and May 26. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke

May 22, 2017 18:14

Cisco Coverage for Adylkuzz, Uiwix, and EternalRocks

When the WannaCry attack was launched a little over a week ago, it was one of the first large scale attacks leveraging the data that was leaked by the Shadow Brokers. At the time the real concern was how quickly we would begin to see other threats leverage the same vulnerabilitie

May 16, 2017 12:47

Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities in MuPDF Identified and Patched

Talos is disclosing the presence of two vulnerabilities in the Artifex MuPDF renderer. MuPDF is a lightweight PDF parsing and rendering library featuring high fidelity graphics, high speed, and compact code size which makes it a fairly popular PDF library for embedding in differe

May 12, 2017 12:40

Threat Round-up for May 05 - May 12

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 05 and May 12. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting ke

May 9, 2017 20:28

Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2017

Today, Microsoft has release their monthly set of security updates designed to address vulnerabilities. This month's release addresses 56 vulnerabilities with 15 of them rated critical and 41 rated important. Impacted products include .NET, DirectX, Edge, Internet Explorer, O

May 4, 2017 13:09

Vulnerability Spotlight: AntennaHouse DMC Library Arbitrary Code Execution Flaws

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Marcin 'Icewall' Noga of Talos. Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified in the AntennaHouse DMC library which is used in various products for web-based document searching and rendering. These v

April 28, 2017 16:36

Threat Round-up for Apr 21 - Apr 28

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 21 and April 28. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlightin

April 21, 2017 17:59

Vulnerability Spotlight: Hard-coded Credential Flaw in Moxa ICS Wireless Access Points Identified and Fixed

Earlier this month, Talos responsibly disclosed a set of vulnerabilities in Moxa ICS wireless access points. While most of the vulnerabilities were addressed in the previous set of advisories, Talos has continued to work with Moxa to ensure all remaining vulnerabilities that Talo

April 21, 2017 13:30

Threat Round-up for Apr 14 - Apr 21

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 14 and April 21. As with previous round-ups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlightin