Vulnerability Spotlight: Adobe Reader DC Parser Confusion
Parser vulnerabilities in common software packages such as Adobe Acrobat Reader pose a significant security risk to large portions of the internet. The fact that these software packages typically have a large footprints often gives attackers a broad attack surface they can potent
Vulnerability Spotlight: Iceni Infix PDF Editor Memory Corruption
Today, Talos is disclosing a vulnerability that has been identified in Iceni Infix PDF Editor that could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected hosts. This vulnerability manifests in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specifically crafted PDF file that triggers
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Foscam C1 Vulnerabilities Come in to Focus
Executive Summary The Foscam C1 is a webcam that is marketed for use in a variety of applications including home security monitoring. As an indoor webcam, it is designed to be set up inside of a building and features the ability to be accessed remotely via a web interface or from
Deep dive in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters Exploitation
This post authored by Marcin Noga with contributions from Nick Biasini Introduction Talos discovers and releases software vulnerabilities on a regular basis. We don't always publish a deep technical analysis of how the vulnerability was discovered or its potential impact.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2017
Today, Microsoft has release their monthly set of security updates designed to address vulnerabilities. This month's release addresses 92 vulnerabilities with 17 of them rated critical and 75 rated important. Impacted products include Edge, Internet Explorer, Office, Sharepoi
Samba Vulnerability: Dancing Its Way to a Network Near You
Overview Today, a new vulnerability affecting the widely used Samba software was released. Samba is the SMB/CIFS protocol commonly used in *NIX operating systems. CVE-2017-7494 has the potential to impact many systems around the world. This vulnerability could allow a user to up
Vulnerability Spotlight: WolfSSL library X.509 Certificate Text Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability
Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Overview Talos is disclosing TALOS-2017-0293 / CVE 2017-2800, a code execution vulnerability in WolfSSL. WolfSSL is a lightweight SSL/TLS library targeted specifically for embedded and RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) environme
Gmail Worm Requiring You To Give It A Push And Apparently You All Are Really Helpful
Attackers are always looking for creative ways to send large amount of spam to victims. A short-lived, but widespread Google Drive themed phishing campaign has affected a large number of users across a variety of verticals. This campaign would be bcc'd to a target while being
Vulnerability Spotlight: IrfanView Jpeg2000 Reference Tile width Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Overview Talos is disclosing TALOS-2017-0310 / CVE-2017-2813, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the JP2 plugin for IrfanView image viewer. IrfanView is a widely used, Windows based, image viewing and editing applicati