Cyber Security Alerts & Threat Intelligence

Original release date: May 3, 2021   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info avaya — session_border_controller_for_enterprise A command injection vulnerability in Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to send specially crafted messages and execute arbitrary commands with the affected system privileges. Affected versions of Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise include 7.x, 8.0 through 8.1.1.x 2021-04-23 9 CVE-2020-7034 CONFIRM ibm — spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to take full control of the system due…

Azure Defender security team discovers that memory allocation is a systemic problem that can allow threat actors to execute malicious code remotely or cause entire systems to crash.

The KDC-spoofing flaw tracked as CVE-2021-23008 can be used to bypass Kerberos security and sign into the Big-IP Access Policy Manager or admin console.

Original release date: April 30, 2021 CISA is aware of a compromise of the Codecov software supply chain in which a malicious threat actor made unauthorized alterations of Codecov’s Bash Uploader script, beginning on January 31, 2021. Upon discovering the compromise on April 1, 2021, Codecov immediately remediated the affected script. On April 15, 2021, Codecov notified customers of the compromise and on April 29, 2021, Codecov released an update containing new detections—including indicators of compromise (IOCs) and a non-exhaustive data set of likely compromised environment variables—to assist organizations in determining whether they have been affected. CISA urges all Codecov…

Original release date: April 30, 2021 The Samba Team has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple versions of Samba. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Samba Security Announcements for CVE-2021-20254 and apply the necessary updates and workarounds. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

A coalition of 60 global entities (including the DoJ) has proposed a sweeping plan to hunt down and disrupt ransomware gangs by going after their financial operations.

Original release date: April 29, 2021 CISA has released Industrial Control Systems Advisory ICSA-21-119-04 Multiple RTOS to provide notice of multiple vulnerabilities found in real-time operating systems (RTOS) and supporting libraries. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in unexpected behavior such as a crash or a remote code injection/execution. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the ICS Advisory for mitigation recommendations and available updates.   This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

SharePoint servers are being picked at with high-risk, legitimate-looking, branded phish messages and preyed on by a ransomware gang using an old bug.

The information-disclosure flaw allows KASLR bypass and the discovery of additional, unpatched vulnerabilities in ARM devices.

The RaaS developers thumbed their noses at police, saying “We find 0 day before you.”

A variant of Mac No. 1 threat Shlayer since January already has been exploiting the vulnerability, which allows payloads to go unchecked through key OS security features.

The gaming- and AI-friendly graphics accelerators can open the door to a range of cyberattacks.