Year: 2019

Exim Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-15846) Threat Alert

October 1, 2019

  1. Vulnerability Description

Recently, Linux’s mail transfer agent Exim was reported to contain a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-15846). When the Exim server is accepting TLS connections, attackers could exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending an SNI ending in a backslash-null sequence. By default, the TLS function is disabled on the Exim server, but many users need to have this function enabled for processing network traffic. (more…)

Fastjson Remote Denial-of-Service Vulnerability Threat Alert

September 30, 2019

  1. Vulnerability Description

Recently, multiple versions of fastjson have been found to contain a remote denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit a flaw in the processing logic of fastjson to exhaust memory and CPU resources of the server via a maliciously crafted json string, leading to a denial of service. (more…)

Information Security in the Workplace- Screen Lock v

September 29, 2019

With the advancement of IT-based transformation and the rapid development of IT, various network technologies have seen more extensive and profound applications, along with which come a multitude of cyber security issues. Come to find out what information security issues you should beware of in the workplace. (more…)

Microsoft Released September Patches to Fix 81 Security Vulnerabilities Threat Alert

September 27, 2019

Overview  

Microsoft released the Spetember 2019 security patch on Tuesday that fixes 81 vulnerabilities ranging from simple spoofing attacks to remote code execution in various products, including .NET Core, .NET Framework, Active Directory, Adobe Flash Player, ASP.NET, Common Log File System Driver, Microsoft Browsers, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft JET Database Engine, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Yammer, Project Rome, Servicing Stack Updates, Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync, Team Foundation Server, Visual Studio, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Kernel, and Windows RDP. (more…)

Adobe Security Bulletins for September 2019 Security Updates Threat Alert

September 27, 2019

Overview

On September 10, 2019, local time, Adobe officially released September’s security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its various products, including Adobe Application Manager and Adobe Flash Player. (more…)

IP Reputation Report-09222019

September 26, 2019

Top 10 countries in attack counts: The above diagram shows the top 10 regions with the most malicious IP addresses from the NSFOCUS IP Reputation databases at September 22, 2019.   Top 10 countries in attack percentage: The Laos is in first place. The Palestine is in the second place. The country China (CN) is […]

Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) Exploit Disclosure Threat Alert

September 25, 2019

  1. Exploit Disclosure

In the early morning of September 7, Beijing time, a developer disclosed a Metasploit exploit module for the Windows remote desktop services remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) on GitHub. The initial public exploit module (BlueKeep) for the CVE-2019-0708 vulnerability could cause old versions of Windows (Windows 7 SP1 x64 and Windows 2008 R2 x64) to execute code remotely without user interaction. This vulnerability, like WannaCry, will propagate widely, having constituted security threats in the wild.

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Confluence Local File Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2019-3394) Handling Guide

September 24, 2019

  1. Vulnerability Description

Recently, Atlassian released a security advisory, announcing remediation of a local file disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2019-3394) in Confluence products. (more…)

NSFOCUS 2018 Annual Report on Cybersecurity Incident Observations

September 23, 2019

1 Introduction

According to the Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development[①] released by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) in February 2019, China’s online population had reached 829 million, with an Internet penetration rate of 59.6%, by the end of 2018. The Internet has shown its presence in every segment of national economy, with a direct influence on national development and people’s work and livelihood. While the Internet technology is gaining momentum for rapid growth, cybersecurity incidents, powered by more and more novel attack methods, are becoming increasingly varied, endangering normal operations of governments and enterprises and affecting people’s daily lives. (more…)

Multiple Cisco Products Contain Critical Vulnerabilities Threat Alert

September 20, 2019

Overview

On August 21, 2019, local time, Cisco officially released multiple security advisories, announcing remediation of critical vulnerabilities in a number of products. These vulnerabilities include authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities and the most critical one gets a CVSS score of 9.8. (more…)

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