The number of cyber attacks in the UK is continuing to rise and small businesses are continuing to bore the brunt of these attacks. In fact, it is estimated that small businesses in the UK are targeted by 65,000 cyber attacks per day. Thankfully, the majority of these attacks are unsuccessful. However, a worrying numberRead more
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Exim, which powers 60% of the Internet’s email servers, is vulnerable to a remote code execution (CVE-2019-15846) in all versions prior to 4.92.2 which has just been released to patch the problem. TLS connections must be enabled in order to exploit the vulnerability. The flaw exists in the way Exim handles SNI (Server Name Indication)Read more
Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 is blocking Windows updates since August 2019. Back in April 2019 we reported that Microsoft planned to amend the way it digitally signed Windows updates in order to protect against supply chain attacks and ensure only valid, unmodified Microsoft issued patches are installed. This changeRead more
Vulnerability scanners are tool that identify mis-configured or flawed devices and systems on your network that could be exploited by attackers in order to gain access to your data and systems. In order to successfully infiltrate access your network, an attacker has two questions they want answered: What software and devices are used on theRead more
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday updates resolve 77 vulnerabilities in Windows software, including two zero-day vulnerabilities which are being actively exploited and remote code execution vulnerabilities in DHCP Server and MS SQL Server. DHCP Server RCE vulnerability If you have your Microsoft DHCP server configured with a failover server, an attacker can send a specially craftedRead more
The June Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft included a change to the Bluetooth LE stack which could prevent some of your Bluetooth devices from connecting – and you’ll be glad! When vendors publish specifications, such as the one for Bluetooth LE, it is common practice to include some example code to give adopters an ideaRead more
New versions of Tomcat 7x, 8x and 9x have been issued to fix a vulnerability when running Tomcat on a Microsoft Windows based system. The vulnerability is related to the challenging way. Windows and Java interact to process and parse command line arguments. The result is a remote code execution vulnerability in the CGI Servlet. TheRead more
Since early May, the city of Baltimore has struggled to recover IT systems following a ransomware attack that has left many departments unable to function or even send and receive emails. Citizens have been unable to complete house sales, pay their water bills or receive health alerts. The RobbinHood malware that has attacked the city’sRead more
The world’s most popular mail server is vulnerable to a remote command execution flaw Exim is the world’s most popular mail server, with 57% of the mail servers connected to the web running Exim (as of June 2019). The vulnerability reported by Qualys (CVE-2019-10149) affects Exim versions 4.87 to 4.91 inclusive running on several LinuxRead more
All Linux kernels prior to 5.0.8 are vulnerable to a race condition vulnerability which can allow remote code execution. The vulnerability in the RDS (Reliable Datagram Socket) module can lead to a use after free condition which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted TCP packets to a vulnerable server.Read more
