CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2016-03-29 - 2016-04-05

TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Flash

Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation; Forthcoming Patch To Be
Released Apr 7

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

Title: Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Flash Vulnerability Under
Active Exploitation; Forthcoming Patch To Be Released Apr 7
Description: Adobe has released a security advisory for a Flash Player
vulnerability that is under active exploitation in the wild.
CVE-2016-1019 is a critical vulnerability that affects Flash Player
versions 20.0.0.306 and earlier. Flash Player versions 21.0.0.197 and
later are not affected due to a mitigation introduced in 21.0.0.182.
Users are advised to either update their Flash Player installations to
the most up to date version or to disable Flash Player in their browser
to reduce the risk of compromise. Adobe has scheduled a security update
to be release that will address this vulnerability on Thurs, Apr 7.
Reference: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html
Snort SID: Detection pending

Title: Google Releases Monthly Security Bulletin for Android and Nexus
Devices; Multiple Critical Flaws Patched
Description: Google has released its monthly security bulletin for the
Android OS and Nexus devices. This month’s bulletin addresses 39
vulnerabilities within the mobile operating system with 15 flaws
identified as “Critical,” 16 identified as “High,” and 8 identified as
“Important.” The majority of the “Critical” severity vulnerabilities are
remote code execution flaws within the DHCPCD, Media Codec, Mediaserver,
and libstagefright libraries/components. Google has released an
over-the-air update to address these flaws in Nexus devices. In
addition, Android partners have been notified of these flaws with source
code addressing these flaws being released.
Reference: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

Title: Cisco Releases Security Advisory Addressing Flaw in FirePower
Software
Description: Cisco has released a security advisory to address a flaw
that manifests in the “malicious file detection and blocking features
of Cisco Firepower System Software.” CVE-2016-1345 manifests as a result
of improperly validating HTTP headers, allowing an attacker to send a
specifically crafted HTTP request that would bypass malicious file
detection and blocking policies. This vulnerability impacts both
FirePOWER appliances as well as any device that utilizes FirePower
System Software such as ASAs. Cisco has released a software update that
addresses this vulnerability.
Reference: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160330-fp

Title: Multiple Vulnerabilities Identified in Quanta LTE routers
Description: An independent security researcher (known as Pierre Kim)
has identified multiple vulnerabilities in Quanta LTE routers ranging
from hard coded SSH keys and backdoor accounts to network eavesdropping.
In total, over 20 security vulnerabilities or issues were identified by
Kim. Per the advisory Kim posted, Quanta has indicated that the router
is End-of-Life and will not work on addressing the security
vulnerabilities that have been identified.
Reference: https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2016-04-04-quanta-lte-routers-vulnerabilities.html

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

WhatsApp Now Includes End-to-End Encryption of Messages and Calls
https://www.whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/

Tax Day Extortion: PowerWare Crypto-ransomware Targets Tax Files
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/tax-day-extortion-powerware-crypto-ransomware-targets-tax-files/

How Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in
Whistleblower History
http://www.wired.com/2016/04/reporters-pulled-off-panama-papers-biggest-leak-whistleblower-history/

Open Source GPS Tracking System: Traccar
https://n0where.net/open-source-gps-tracking-system-traccar/

Domino’s: Pizza and Payments
http://www.ifc0nfig.com/dominos-pizza-and-payments/

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-2016-1010
Title: Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333
and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before
11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before
21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows
attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different
vulnerability than CVE-2016-0963 and CVE-2016-0993.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2016-1524
Title: NETGEAR Network Management System 300 Arbitrary File Upload
Vulnerability
Vendor: Netgear
Description: Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in
NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or
(2) lib-1.0/external/flash/fileUpload.do to upload a JSP file, and then
accessing it via a direct request for a /null URI.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2016-1909
Title: SSH Backdoor for FortiGate OS Version 4.x up to 5.0.7
Vendor: Fortinet
Description: FortiOS 4.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 has a
hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows
remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-8651
Title: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324
and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before
11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before
20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows
attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-7755
Title: Juniper ScreenOS Multiple Security Issues
Vendor: Juniper
Description: Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before
6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b,
6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before
6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and
6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain
administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1)
SSH or (2) TELNET session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-6132
Title: Microsoft Windows Library Loading Input Validation Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and
R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold
and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle
library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a
crafted application, aka “Windows Library Loading Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability.”
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-7645
Title: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB15-27)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through
19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF
file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2016-03-29 - 2016-04-05 COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: F5D3F9B1A9C4B59DBCF34782A3B5AB3A89EB47EE3195364E54CC2845502E020E
MD5: de04a6ee625c7b8dd09ce22cd5cfb2e9
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/F5D3F9B1A9C4B59DBCF34782A3B5AB3A89EB47EE3195364E54CC2845502E020E/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: ApplicationManager
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: OSX.Variant:SpigotD.19d2.1201

SHA 256: 8897F94710F3CA65AF0E52F6E2B76E6319DD5FB0DD6AD0968F8ACC0D25EE783A
MD5: cc9e1075db0645f1032f8c4b4412deba
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/8897F94710F3CA65AF0E52F6E2B76E6319DD5FB0DD6AD0968F8ACC0D25EE783A/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: windkuh.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Crypt:SalityGR.18i0.1201

SHA 256: F4AE1A3D610A57547F014215A5D7AAED8572CD36AA77A9567C183F11430A6B55
MD5: 51e63633487f9180ec8031980684bf86
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/F4AE1A3D610A57547F014215A5D7AAED8572CD36AA77A9567C183F11430A6B55/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: nidmp.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Malware:Pramro.19cf.1201

SHA 256: 3041609F9A5A8DDF6336C044D95DED232F14D07C2A50ACEC692EB785F04C32E4
MD5: ea397c683289f02e4f5fe09327e03962
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/3041609F9A5A8DDF6336C044D95DED232F14D07C2A50ACEC692EB785F04C32E4/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: hiycf.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: Trojan:Sality-tpd

SHA 256: F9B8F7F285F811EE720CCE7BCCD98A421A26FB90DD7B022118D4B4E1F340036B
MD5: 0612402ad98c8c31cd6f2b914a419039
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/F9B8F7F285F811EE720CCE7BCCD98A421A26FB90DD7B022118D4B4E1F340036B/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: rlng.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Malware:Pramro.19di.1201