Vulnerability Spotlight: Simple DirectMedia Layer’s SDL2_Image
Overview Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities identified in Simple DirectMedia Layer's SDL2_Image library that could allow code execution. Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse,
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2018
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2018 Today Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 54 new vulnerabilities with 14 of them rated c
Vulnerability Spotlight: The Circle of a Bug’s Life
Overview Cisco Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities identified in Circle with Disney. Circle with Disney is a network device designed to monitor the Internet use of children on a given network. Circle pairs wirelessly, with your home Wi-Fi and allows you to manage every de
Deep Dive in MarkLogic Exploitation Process via Argus PDF Converter
This post authored by Marcin Noga with contributions from William Largent Talos discovers and responsibly discloses software vulnerabilities on a regular basis. Occasionally we publish a deep technical analysis of how the vulnerability was discovered or its potential impact. I
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Gdk-Pixbuf Vulnerabilities
Overview Today, Talos is disclosing the discovery of two remote code execution vulnerabilities which have been identified in the Gdk-Pixbuf Toolkit. This toolkit used in multiple desktop applications including Chromium, Firefox, GNOME thumbnailer, VLC and others. Exploiting thi
Booters with Chinese Characteristics: The Rise of Chinese Online DDoS Platforms
This post was authored by Dave Liebenberg In the past few months, Talos has observed an uptick in the number of Chinese websites offering online DDoS services. Many of these websites have a nearly identical layout and design, offering a simple interface in which the user selects
Vulnerability Spotlight: Kakadu SDK Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic and Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Today, Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities that have been identified in the Kakadu JPEG 2000 SDK. The vulnerabilities manifest in a way that could be exploited if a user opens a specificall
PyREBox, a Python Scriptable Reverse Engineering Sandbox
This post was authored by Xabier Ugarte Pedrero In Talos, we are continuously trying to improve our research and threat intelligence capabilities. As a consequence, we not only leverage standard tools for analysis, but we also focus our efforts on innovation, developing our own
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - July 2017
Today, Microsoft has release their monthly set of security updates designed to address vulnerabilities. This month's release addresses 54 vulnerabilities with 19 of them rated critical, 32 rated important, and 3 rated moderate. Impacted products include Edge, .NET Framework,