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VMware ESXi Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3992) Threat Alert

November 13, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Vulnerability Description On October 21, 2020, NSFOCUS detected that VMware released a security advisory that fixes a VMware ESXi remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-3992). This vulnerability exists because OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi has a use-after-free issue. An attacker residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine […]

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WebLogic High-Risk Vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-14841, CVE-2020-14825, CVE-2020-14859) Threat Alert

November 6, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview On October 21, 2020, Beijing time, Oracle released Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 that fixes 402 vulnerabilities of different risk levels. The WebLogic Server Core component is prone to three severe vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 9.8, which are assigned CVE-2020-14841, CVE-2020-14825, and CVE-2020-14859 respectively.

Apache Solr ConfigSet API Upload Function Vulnerability (CVE-2020-13957) Threat Alert

November 3, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview Recently, Apache Solr fixed a vulnerability (CVE-2020-13957) in the Configsets API upload function. Attackers could perform unauthorized operations by using a combination of UPLOAD/CREATE actions, which might eventually lead to command execution. Apache Solr is an enterprise search server that is based on Lucene.

Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-16898) Threat Alert

November 2, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview On October 13, 2020 (local time), Microsoft fixed a critical vulnerability dubbed Bad Neighbor (CVE-2020-16898) in the Windows TCP/IP stack in its latest monthly patch update. An attacker might execute arbitrary code on a remote system by sending maliciously crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. McAfee said the proof-of-concept code shared with MAPP (Microsoft Active […]

Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update for All Product Families Threat Alert

October 31, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview On October 20, 2020, local time, Oracle released Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020, its own security advisories, and third-party security bulletins, which fix 402 vulnerabilities of varying severity levels. For details about affected products and available patches, see the appendix. For complete information, see Oracle’s official security advisory from the following link:

Microsoft’s October 2020 Patches Fix 87 Security Vulnerabilities Threat Alert

October 28, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview  Microsoft released October 2020 security updates on Tuesday which fix 87 vulnerabilities ranging from simple spoofing attacks to remote code execution in various products, including .NET Framework, Azure, Group Policy, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft NTFS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, PowerShellGet, Visual Studio, […]

Adobe Releases October’s Security Updates Threat Alert

October 23, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview On October 13, 2020 (local time), Adobe released security updates which address a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. For details about the security bulletins and advisories, visit the following link:

Yii2 Deserialization Remote Command Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-15148) Protection Solution

October 21, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS detected that Yii Framework 2 disclosed a deserialization remote command execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-15148) in its update log published on September 14, 2020. By adding the _wakeup() function to Class yii\db\BatchQueryResult, Yii Framework 2 disables yii\db\BatchQueryResult deserialization and prevents remote command execution caused by application calling ‘unserialize()’ on arbitrary user input. Yii2 is […]

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-14386) Threat Alert

October 20, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Vulnerability Description Recently, NSFOCUS detected a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (CVE-2020-14386). An integer overflow exists in the way net/packet/af_packet.c processes AF_PACKET, which leads to out-of-bounds write, thereby escalating privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain system root privileges from unprivileged processes. This vulnerability may affect virtualized products using the Linux […]

WebSphere XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2020-4643) Handling Guide

October 14, 2020 | NSFOCUS

Vulnerability Description Recently, IBM released a security bulletin to announce the fix of an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2020-4643) on WebSphere Application Server (WAS). Since WAS fails to properly process XML data, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information on the server. The NSFOCUS security research team reported CVE-2020-4643 […]