CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 8/5/2014 - 8/12/2014

TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Microsoft & Adobe Patch Tuesday MS14-43

through MS14-51, APSB14-18 & APSB14-19

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2014
Description: Microsoft released patches related for two critical
vulnerability bulletins, and seven important vulnerability bulletins.
Of the critical bulletins, Internet Explorer has 25 vulnerabilities
patched, and Windows Media Center gets one vulnerability patched.
Reference: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-aug
Snort SID: 31619-31622, 31625-31630, 31634-31635

Title: Adobe Patch Tuesday for August 2014
Description: Adobe releases patches for critical vulnerabilities in
Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Reference: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1118

Title: Security flaw allows to bypass PayPal two-factor authentication
Description: A security researcher discovered that an authentication
integration between eBay and PayPal bypasses PayPal’s
two-factor-authentication (2FA) token.
Reference:
http://blog.lumension.com/9213/paypal-left-red-faced-after-more-security-holes-found-in-two-factor-authentication/

Title: WordPress and Drupal Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Description: An XML Entities parsing vulnerability leads to Denial of
Service in default Drupal and Wordpress configurations
Reference: http://www.breaksec.com/?p=6362

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

BlackHat 2014: Mobile Point of Sale Devices at Risk from Hackers
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mobile-point-of-sale-devices-risk/

Blackphone: Inside a Secure Smart Phone
http://www.databreachtoday.com/interviews/blackphone-inside-secure-smart-phone-i-2414

FinFisher Government Spy Software Secrets Revealed by Hackers
www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/finfisher/

Attackers Used Multiple Zero-Days to Hit Spy Agencies in
Cyber-Espionage Campaign
www.securityweek.com/attackers-used-multiple-zero-days-hit-spy-agencies-cyber-espionage-campaign

Synology devices hit with “Synolocker” ransomware
blogs.avg.com/business/synology-devices-hit-synolocker-ransomware/

Automakers Openly Challenged To Bake In Security
www.darkreading.com/application-security/automakers-openly-challenged-to-bake-in-security/d/d-id/1297902

Mozilla posts plan for certificate revocation checking
www.zdnet.com/mozilla-posts-plan-for-certificate-revocation-checking-7000032444

RECENT VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE COMPILED BY THE QUALYS VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM

This is a list of recent vulnerabilities for which exploits are
available. System administrators can use this list to help in
prioritization of their remediation activities. The Qualys Vulnerability
Research Team compiles this information based on various exploit
frameworks, exploit databases, exploit kits and monitoring of internet
activity.

ID: CVE-2014-3120
Title: ElasticSearch Dynamic Script Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Elasticsearch
Description: The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2
enables dynamic scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary MVEL expressions and Java code via the source parameter to
_search.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

ID: CVE-2014-2969
Title: Netgear GS105PE Prosafe Plus Switch Contains Hard-Coded Login
Credentials
Vendor: Netgear
Description: NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches with firmware 1.2.0.5
have a hardcoded password of debugpassword for the ntgruser account,
which allows remote attackers to upload firmware or read or modify
memory contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a request
to (1) produce_burn.cgi, (2) register_debug.cgi, or (3)
bootcode_update.cgi.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 8.3 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2012-1876
Title: Microsoft Internet Explorer Col Element Memory Corruption
Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer
Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a
nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka “Col
Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability,” as demonstrated by VUPEN
during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: N/A
Title: Supermicro Server Motherboard Credential Disclosure
Vulnerability
Vendor: Supermicro
Description: Supermicro motherboards store administrator passwords in
plain text, which is available to any attacker who can connect to TCP
port 49152.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2014-0160
Title: OpenSSL TLS Heartbeat Extension Buffer Oveflow Information
Disclosure Vulnerability (Heartbleed)
Vendor: OpenSSL Project
Description: The (1) TLS and (2) DTLS implementations in OpenSSL 1.0.1
before 1.0.1g do not properly handle Heartbeart Extension packets, which
allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process
memory via crafted packets that trigger a buffer over-read, as
demonstrated by reading private keys, related to d1_both.c and t1_lib.c.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 8/5/2014 - 8/12/2014 COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: F087BB90B7F5C2157C1823F21000363A43CD72887612F9E8FC9F436C3B174730
MD5: b2ca4a6c60dbfe3df5eac67c13d05535
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/F087BB90B7F5C2157C1823F21000363A43CD72887612F9E8FC9F436C3B174730/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: wrsa.exe
Claimed Product: unknown
Detection Name: W32.F087BB90B7-68.SBX.VIOC

SHA 256: 7FA235874E199FCB5ADA35ACF94B4964107CAB17DA383895CF9BADF73D0707FB
MD5: 79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/7FA235874E199FCB5ADA35ACF94B4964107CAB17DA383895CF9BADF73D0707FB/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: nomore ads.exe
Claimed Product: unknown
Detection Name: W32.Auto:7fa235.TG.VRT

SHA 256: 884F822E217A0D5D0BC55F7D83DA075793124AA62E25684EB727521CBA11814C
MD5: 17d959427c3f94f22a4deb4d6b359ecd
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/884F822E217A0D5D0BC55F7D83DA075793124AA62E25684EB727521CBA11814C/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: DealKeeper.PurBrowse.exe
Claimed Product: DealKeeper
Detection Name: W32.MPlug:AdwareBVO.17jj.1201

SHA 256: 97667487392ACA1D94C0043FB725FE31855D5B65B1BDEBE58E0AC7E147D05BE4
MD5: 466af3fbfdd028b3d90238425c367b7e
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/97667487392ACA1D94C0043FB725FE31855D5B65B1BDEBE58E0AC7E147D05BE4/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: 14SrchMn.exe
Claimed Product: Mindspark Toolbar Platform SearchScope Monitor
Detection Name: W32.MindsparkA.17hd.1201

SHA 256: EE96D82E8B22D81BD7443B394E65E4A58FB1928A9EF4AB25F67C67B7923872EE
MD5: 8245b0515551fb3f96743df1b98067c3
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/EE96D82E8B22D81BD7443B394E65E4A58FB1928A9EF4AB25F67C67B7923872EE/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: DealKeeper.BrowserAdapter.exe
Claimed Product: DealKeeper
Detection Name: W32.MPlug:BrowseFox.17jk.1201