CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 24-31
TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: VPNFilter malware targets 500K networking devices worldwide

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

Title: Nation-state actor believed to be targeting networking devices worldwide
Description: Cisco Talos has discovered a new malware, called “VPNFilter,” that is targeting as many as 500,000 networking devices across the globe. The malware has a destructive capability that can render an infected device unusable, which can be triggered on individual victim machines or en masse, and has the potential of cutting off internet access for hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/VPNFilter.html
Snort SID: 25589; 26276 - 29831; 44743; 46080 - 46086; 46287; 46121 - 46124; 41445; 44971; 46297 - 46310; 46315; 46335; 46340 - 46342; 46376; 46377; 37963; 45555; 46076; 40063; 44643; 44790; 26275; 35734; 41095; 41096; 41504; 41698 - 41700; 41748 - 41751; 44687; 44688; 44698 - 45001; 46312 - 46314; 46317; 46318; 46322; 46323; 40866; 40907; 45157
ClamAV: Unix.Trojan.Vpnfilter-6425811-0; Unix.Trojan.Vpnfilter-6425812-0; Unix.Trojan.Vpnfilter-6550590-0; Unix.Trojan.Vpnfilter-6550591-0; Unix.Trojan.Vpnfilter-6550592-0

Title: New banking malware manipulates web browsers
Description: A new banking trojan has been discovered that manipulates web browsers’ key window message loops to eventually steal login credentials to banks’ websites. The malware injects malicious JavaScript to browser, which activates without the user’s consent.
Reference: https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/05/25/backswap-malware-empty-bank-accounts/
Snort SID: Detection pending

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

More data has been leaked from insurance companies through an Amazon Web Services S3 buckets.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/more-data-leaks-from-aws-bucket/

BMW has fixed 14 vulnerabilities in its vehicles that attackers could exploit to gain remote control.
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/05/25/does-your-bmw-need-a-security-patch/

Two Canadian banks are warning customers that their information may have been stolen as the result of a recent hack.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/28/canadian-banks-hackers-might-have-stolen-data-from-thousands-of-customers.html

Some internet-of-things devices may be vulnerable to a downgrade vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of the device.
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/z-shave-exploiting-z-wave-downgrade-attacks/

What the Samsam malware teaches researchers about BOSS SPIDER, the author behind the attack.
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/an-in-depth-analysis-of-samsam-ransomware-and-boss-spider/

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-2018-8174
Title: Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The VBScript engine contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to how it handles objects in memory. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-7600
Title: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (SA-CORE-2018-002)
Vendor: Drupal
Description: Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-0886
Title: Microsoft Credential Security Support Provider Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709 Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to how CredSSP validates request during the authentication process, aka “CredSSP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability”.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2018-4878
Title: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA18-01)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions. Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2018-4878 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2017-10271
Title: Oracle WebLogic WLS Security Component Remote Code Execution
Vendor: Oracle
Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Security). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

ID: CVE-2017-8759
Title: Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft .NET Framework processes untrusted input. Microsoft is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2017-8759 exists in the wild and is being used in targeted attacks.
Microsoft published a .NET security update to address this issue.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2017-9805
Title: Apache Struts REST plugin Remote Code Execution (S2-052)
Vendor: Apache Struts
Description: The REST Plugin is using a XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering and this can lead to Remote Code Execution when deserializing XML payloads.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2017-5638
Title: Apache Struts2 Input Validation Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Apache
Description: The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 mishandles file upload, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a #cmd= string in a crafted Content-Type HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 24-31
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: c0e6e3beb661ee1ee5fd2544fb347a2d5c4d0abb7b0a3124ad404eb4fee44b56
MD5: 923b27b289179f658be9edfe7aab50cb923
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/c0e6e3beb661ee1ee5fd2544fb347a2d5c4d0abb7b0a3124ad404eb4fee44b56/details
Typical Filename: 923b27b289179f658be9edfe7aab50cb.virus
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: Andr.Trojan.Generic::other.talos

SHA 256: be904d34fdc803c60df5ddde64016e3ab1bd331d2875b863c6085acc24557394
MD5: 15a05c3741d7374cdf8a2dc20c58c3cf
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/be904d34fdc803c60df5ddde64016e3ab1bd331d2875b863c6085acc24557394/details
Typical Filename: ipts.exe
Claimed Product: Traffic Spirit
Detection Name: W32.Variant:Gen.21g0.1201

SHA 256: 248a8bbd8b349dc8d3a84d7df4fa9f93c186f5284ab0f239c347c28f9c1b39b0
MD5: 31334a6cc103f9359b95edb91e9cc6cd313
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/248a8bbd8b349dc8d3a84d7df4fa9f93c186f5284ab0f239c347c28f9c1b39b0/details
Typical Filename: Payroll Report.doc
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.248A8BBD8B-100.SBX.TG

SHA 256: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b
MD5: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b/details
Typical Filename: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc.vir
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Generic:Gen.21gl.1201

SHA 256: bb5ca947a9ed44d46e2845bdc3eac1bd368577aa40a8dcd1fae29b8da5b0253e
MD5: 9ff32613fc850c9937257665ec051e699ff
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/bb5ca947a9ed44d46e2845bdc3eac1bd368577aa40a8dcd1fae29b8da5b0253e/details
Typical Filename: helperamc.zip
Claimed Product: Advanced Mac Cleaner
Detection Name: PUA.Osx.Dropper.Gt32supportgeeks::in03.talos