CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES May 31-June 7, 2018
TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Severe flaw found in Git

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

Title: Severe Git vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
Description: Researchers have discovered a severe flaw in the Git software source code that could allow an attacker to execute code on a victim machine. The bug, CVE 2018-11235, occurs due to the management of remote repository definitions and data.
Reference: https://www.zdnet.com/article/critical-git-repository-security-flaw-leads-to-remote-code-execution-attacks/
Snort SID: Detection pending

Title: Ocularis Recorder denial-of-service vulnerability
Description: Cisco Talos has discovered a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Ocularis Recorder video management software. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw by crafting a malicious network packet that causes a process to terminate.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/06/vulnerability-spotlight-talos-2018-0535.html
Snort SID: 45829

Title: Multiple flaws in Natus NeuroWorks
Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Natus NeuroWorks software. The software, which is used to measure brain activity on EEG machines, can be inappropriately accessed in multiple ways to cause a denial of service.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/vulnerability-spotlight-natus-part2.html
Snort SID: 43150, 43192

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

A remote code execution vulnerability has existed in the Steam video game client for at least 10 years.
https://www.contextis.com/blog/frag-grenade-a-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-the-steam-client

A new email campaign targeting South Korea is taking advantage of the potential of a U.S.-North Korea summit.
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/navrat.html

Variants of the Mirai malware continue to attack internet-of-things devices after Mirai’s source code was released.
https://asert.arbornetworks.com/omg-mirai-minions-are-wicked/

Apple plans to beef up its security and privacy measures in the upcoming iOS 12 release.
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/ios-12-features-apple-didnt-mention-at-wwdc/

More than 26 million users of Ticketfly had their home and email addresses stolen in a hack of the ticketing website.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/04/ticketfly-hack-email-home-address-phone-numbers/

Well-known vulnerabilities in the Drupal content management system continue to be taken advantage of, even after patches are released.
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/-Drupalgeddon2--Recent-Developments/

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 31-June 7
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: c0e6e3beb661ee1ee5fd2544fb347a2d5c4d0abb7b0a3124ad404eb4fee44b56
MD5: 923b27b289179f658be9edfe7aab50cb
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: a882d93645fd30e223af72f30a5faed32c698118f14370bbc896df52cb0d36bb
MD5: 1d58d6ec609428e74f912929ff88cc8e
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a882d93645fd30e223af72f30a5faed32c698118f14370bbc896df52cb0d36bb/details
Typical Filename: 1d58d6ec609428e74f912929ff88cc8e.vir
Claimed Product: cutil
Detection Name: W32.Malwaregen.21gx.1201

SHA 256: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b
MD5: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc799
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: be904d34fdc803c60df5ddde64016e3ab1bd331d2875b863c6085acc24557394
MD5: 15a05c3741d7374cdf8a2dc20c58c3cf15a
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/be904d34fdc803c60df5ddde64016e3ab1bd331d2875b863c6085acc24557394/details
Typical Filename: ipts.exe
Claimed Product: Traffic Spirit
Detection Name: W32.Variant:Gen.21ha.1201

SHA 256: 55bc52ead4c668b4dad978bebd80821a68eccd36b3927072a5d113cd5d79a27a
MD5: e8089341ee0442a2ecf82e4b70829143e80
VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/55bc52ead4c668b4dad978bebd80821a68eccd36b3927072a5d113cd5d79a27a/details
Typical Filename: mssecsvc.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Ransom:Wannacry.21gw.1201