RCE

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2017
Cisco warns of two critical issues in IOS and Apache Struts

Cisco issued two “critical” security advisories, one for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software, another for a flaw affecting Apache Struts 2. Today Cisco issued two “critical” security advisories, the first one for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software, the second one for the recently discovered flaw affecting Apache Struts 2. The vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2017
CVE-2016-10229 Linux remote code execution flaw potentially exposes systems at risk of hack

The Linux remote vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-10229 poses Linux systems at rick of hack if not patched. A Linux kernel vulnerability, trackers as CVE-2016-10229, potentially allows attackers to remotely take over a vulnerable system (i.e. Servers, desktops, IoT devices and mobile devices). “udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2017
Canadian agency breached as hackers exploit CVE-2017-5638 flaw in Apache Struts 2

Canada Revenue Agency confirmed it shut down its website for filing federal taxes due to a cyber attack leveraging the CVE-2017-5638 flaw in Apache Struts 2 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confirmed it shut down its website for filing federal taxes after hackers broke into the server at the nation’s statistics bureau. The security breach occurred […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 09, 2017
Patch Apache Struts 2 Now! Hackers are exploiting a remote code execution zero-day in the wild

Researchers have spotted a remote code execution zero-day in Apache Struts 2, the flaw has being exploiting by that threat actors in the wild. Security researchers have spotted a remote code execution zero-day, tracked as CVE-2017-5638, in Apache Struts 2, and the bad news is that threat actors in the wild are already exploiting it. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2017
Siklu fixed a serious RCE vulnerability in the Siklu EtherHaul Radios

The security researcher Ian Ling discovered a serious remote command execution (RCE) flaw in the Siklu EtherHaul Radios devices. Security expert Ian Ling has discovered a severe remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Siklu’s EtherHaul wireless point-to-point radios. The flaw could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to execute commands and retrieve sensitive information, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2017
CVE-2017-3792 – Cisco TelePresence MCU affected by a Remote Code Execution issue

A critical flaw tracked as CVE-2017-3792 affects three different models of the CISCO TelePresence MCU platform, MCU 5300 Series, MSE 8510 and MCU 4500. A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-3792 affects three different models of the CISCO TelePresence MCU platform. Cisco TelePresence MCU platform is a high-definition multimedia conferencing bridge that is widely adopted due to its […]

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 January 17, 2017
Hackers demonstrate how to hack Samsung SmartCam

Researchers Exploitee.rs discovered a flaw in Samsung SmartCam IP cameras that could be exploited to execute commands and hijack vulnerable devices. Samsung SmartCam IP cameras are affected by a serious vulnerability that could be exploited by remote attackers to execute commands and hijack vulnerable devices. Samsung Electronics sold the Samsung Techwin security division to the Hanwha […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2016
Hacking Ubuntu Linux distro exploiting the CrashDB code injection issue

The exploitation of the CrashDB code injection issue could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on machines running Ubuntu Linux distro. New problems for Ubuntu Linux distribution, the security expert Donncha O’Cearbhaill discovered a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by a remote attacker to compromise a target computer using a malicious file. The vulnerability, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2016
Patch Tuesday fixes four Microsoft zero-day flaws exploited in the wild

Microsoft October security bulletins patch tens of vulnerabilities, including four Microsoft zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. Microsoft has released its monthly Patch Tuesday update that includes a total of 10 security bulletins, five the flaws addressed by the updates are zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer, Edge, Windows and Office products. They could be exploited by […]