Vulnerabilities

A recent study found a vulnerability in major internet browsers that has existed for 18 years. This vulnerability makes private and corporate networks open to cyberattacks. Researchers from Oligo Security discovered that hackers can take advantage of how browsers handle requests to the IP address 0.0.0.0 by redirecting them to …

Google has patched a “high-severity” vulnerability that may be “under limited, targeted exploitation” in Android devices. Google issued an advisory stating that the bug, known as CVE-2024-36971, affects the Linux kernel. This kernel is a crucial part of an operating system, connecting the software to the computer’s hardware. According to …

The Mirai botnet is exploiting a new directory traversal vulnerability in Apache OFBiz. This Java framework is supported by the Apache Foundation. It is used to create ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications that manage sensitive business data. Despite being less common than commercial alternatives, ERP applications are crucial for businesses. Vulnerability …

Apple released security updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari to fix many vulnerabilities. The IT giant addressed numerous security vulnerabilities, such as authentication and policy bypasses, information disclosure, denial-of-service (DoS) issues, and bugs leading to memory leaks, unexpected application termination, or system shutdown, by releasing iOS 17.6 and …

Microsoft’s threat intelligence team has reported that ransomware groups are exploiting a critical vulnerability in VMware’s ESXi hypervisors. This allows them to gain full administrative access to systems that are joined to a domain. The flaw labeled CVE-2024-37085 with a severity score of 6.8 has been used by ransomware groups …

Cisco has issued a security advisory (CVE-2024-3596) in the RADIUS protocol, which is widely used for network access authentication and authorization. This vulnerability could let an attacker bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain unauthorized network access. The vulnerability is due to a problem in the MD5 Response Authenticator signature in …

Google fixed a bug in Chrome’s Password Manager that caused user credentials to vanish temporarily. A problem with Google Chrome’s Password Manager caused an 18-hour outage on Wednesday. This affected users who use the tool to save and automatically fill in their passwords. Many users said they couldn’t find their …

A serious vulnerability, CVE-2023-45249 (CVSS 9.8), has been found in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI), a widely used software-defined infrastructure solution for cyber protection. The vulnerability is due to the use of default passwords, which could enable remote attackers to run any commands on affected systems, potentially leading to a complete …

Tenable security researchers found a vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Functions service that could allow an attacker to access other services and sensitive data without permission. Tenable has given the vulnerability the name ConfusedFunction. “An attacker could escalate their privileges to the Default Cloud Build Service Account and access …

GitLab released a security update today to fix six vulnerabilities in its software. Although none of the flaws are critical, there is one high-severity cross-site scripting bug that could seriously affect users who don’t update quickly. The update, which applies to GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), includes …