CISCO

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2017
A flaw in the Cisco WebEx Extension allows Remote Code Execution

Tavis Ormandy, a security expert at Google Project Zero, has discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Cisco WebEx browser extension. Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Cisco WebEx browser extension. Cisco’s initial fix does not appear to be complete, which has led to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2016
A flaw in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator exploited by hackers in the wild

Cisco is warning customers about a critical privilege escalation flaw that has been exploited in attacks against the Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator systems. Cisco has warned its customers of a critical privilege escalation flaw in Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator systems, tracked as CVE-2016-9223, that has been exploited in cyber attacks. The Cisco CloudCenter is a hybrid cloud management […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2016
Cisco data leak – Job applications portal leaked personal information

Cisco data leak – Cisco has fixed a security vulnerability in the company Professional Careers portal that exposed personal information of the users. Cisco data leak – Cisco has fixed a security vulnerability existing in the company Professional Careers portal that may have leaked personal information. Cisco has notified the issue to the affected users […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2016
Cisco Meeting Server – CVE-2016-6445 flaw allows to impersonate legitimate users

Cisco fixed a critical vulnerability in the Cisco Meeting Server, tracked as CVE-2016-6445,  that allows remote attackers to impersonate legitimate users. A security vulnerability in Cisco Meeting Server, tracked as CVE-2016-6445, could be exploited by attackers to impersonate legitimate users. Experts from Cisco uncovered the vulnerability during a routine security audit of a customer. The hole resides […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2016
Over 840,000 Cisco systems affected by the Equation Group’s flaw CVE-2016-6415

The Shadowserver Foundation has conducted a scan of the Internet for CISCO devices running IOS software affected by the CVE-2016-6415 vulnerability. Recently experts from CISCO discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-6415, in IOS system,while investigating the Equation Group‘s exploits leaked by the Shadow Broker hacker group. In particular, experts from CISCO were evaluating the impact […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 19, 2016
CVE-2016-6415 – CISCO confirms a new Zero-Day linked to Equation Group hack

Cisco revealed the existence of another zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-6415, in the Equation Group archive leaked by the Shadow Broker hackers. This summer a group of hackers known as Shadow Brokers hacked into the arsenal of the NSA-linked group Equation Group and leaked roughly 300 Mb of exploits, implants, and hacking tools. The existence of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2016
Cisco releases multiple Security Updates, it fixed a nasty RCE in WebEx Meetings servers

Cisco has released several Security Updates to fix many vulnerabilities in its products, including a nasty RCE in WebEx Meetings servers. Cisco has issued a patch to address the remote code execution flaw (CVE-2016-1482) that affects company WebEx Meetings servers. The remote code execution flaw (CVE-2016-1482) could be exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2016
CVE-2016-6399 – CISCO disclosed unpatched flaw in ACE products

Cisco disclosed the existence of the CVE-2016-6399 flaw that can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DoS conditions in ACE products. Experts at Cisco have disclosed the existence of a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-6399, that can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger DoS conditions in some of Application Control Engine (ACE) […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2016
NSA BENIGNCERTAIN tool can obtain VPN Passwords from CISCO PIX

Researchers tested the BENIGNCERTAIN tool included in the NSA data dump that allows attackers to extract VPN passwords from certain Cisco devices. Following the disclosure of the NSA dump, IT vendors Cisco and Fortinet issued security patches to fix the flaws exploited by the Equation Group in their products. Now, security researchers have uncovered another […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2016
Cisco, Fortinet issue fixes against Equation Group exploits

Customers of Cisco and Fortinet security firms need to patch their products to fix the flaws exploited by the Equation Group exploits and hacking tools. While security experts are analyzing the hacking tools leaked in the data dump by the Shadow Brokers, security firms are working to fix the vulnerabilities exploited by the Equation Group toolsets. Both […]