Talos releases coverage for 'wormable' Microsoft vulnerability
Last night, Cisco Talos released the latest SNORT® rule update, which includes coverage for the critical Microsoft vulnerability CVE-2019-0708. The company disclosed this vulnerability last week as part of its monthly security update. This particular bug exists in Remote Desktop
Recent MuddyWater-associated BlackWater campaign shows signs of new anti-detection techniques
By Danny Adamitis, David Maynor, and Kendall McKay. Cisco Talos assesses with moderate confidence that a campaign we recently discovered called "BlackWater" is associated with suspected persistent threat actor MuddyWater. Newly associated samples from April 2019 indica
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Wacom Update Helper
Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Executive summary There are two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Wacom update helper. The update helper is a utility installed alongside the macOS application for Wacom tablets. The application interacts w
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Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution bug in Antenna House Rainbow PDF Office document converter
Emmanuel Tacheau of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Executive summary A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Antenna House’s Rainbow PDF when the software attempts to convert a PowerPoint document. Rainbow PDF has the ability to convert Microsoft Office 97-2016 d
Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Executive summary There are two remote code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader that could occur if a user were to open a malicious PDF on their machine using the software. Acrobat is the most wi
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in the Roav A1 Dashcam
Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Executive Summary Cisco Talos is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities in the Anker Roav A1 Dashcam and the Novatek NT9665X chipset. The Roav A1 Dashcam by Anker is a dashboard camera that allows users to connect
Threat Roundup for May 3 to May 10
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between May 03 and May 10. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key