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TeamViewer Gmbh have released a patch for their Windows Desktop client to fix a credential leaking vulnerability which could allow a malicious webpage to obtain the hashed NTLM credentials of the active Windows user account. A simple flaw (CVE-2020-13699) in the way the TeamViewer desktop client handles custom URI handlers means a malicious webpage canRead more

The UK National Cyber Security Centre and CISA in the USA have issued a joint alert detailing the risk posed by the Qsnatch/Derek malware which attacks QNAP NAS devices. The National Cyber Security Centre states in the alert: All QNAP NAS devices are potentially vulnerable to QSnatch malware if not updated with the latest securityRead more

Dell has patched a path-traversal vulnerability in the remote management web interface for its latest PowerEdge servers The iDRAC controller is a Linux computer within the PowerEdge server which is used to remotely manage the host server – even when the host itself is powered down. According to Dell’s security advisory: Dell EMC iDRAC9 versionsRead more

Tsunami is a security vulnerability scanner designed for very large networks – originally created by Google for scanning their own huge network. Google has now released Tsunami as an open source project – it is under active development and users are warned to expect significant changes in future releases. Security Managers responsible for very largeRead more

The July patch bundle from SAP includes a critical patch to resolve a vulnerability in the NetWeaver application server which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unrestricted access to the SAP environment and database. According to the description for the vulnerability recorded as CVE CVE-2020-6287 : SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versionsRead more

Enterprise security provider F5 has disclosed details of a critical vulnerability affecting their BIG-IP systems used by governments and global enterprises. The flaw in the Traffic Management User Interface of the BIG-IP Application Delivery Controller allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform remote code execution.  The vulnerability ( CVE-2020-5902) is rated the top CVSS rating of 10/10Read more

For 20 years a small two person firm in Ohio has licensed their TCP/IP software stack for use in embedded systems and IoT devices – from printers to medical devices.  In June a collection of 19 vulnerabilities in this software was disclosed – affecting millions of devices from 50 different vendors. The collection of vulnerabilitiesRead more

A Zero-Day Remote Code Execution vulnerability affects 79 different Netgear routers With the significant increase in home-working due to the COVID pandemic, the security of home workers’ connectivity is under scrutiny.  Security researchers have detailed a serious vulnerability in the firmware of many Netgear routers popular in small and home office set-ups. The vulnerability existsRead more

Verizon has published their 13th annual Data Breach Investigations Report – and it focuses on security incidents and breaches that occurred during 2019. The 2020 DBIR analysed 157,525 incidents, 32,002 in detail and confirmed 3950 breaches in 81 countries. Although the scope is global, half of the incidents in the data come from North AmericaRead more

VideoLAN has released a patch for their popular VLC Media player software to resolve a remote code execution vulnerability The VLC open source media player is widely used in domestic and enterprise environments for playback of all kinds of video files and digital signage applications. In a security bulletin, the developer state that: If successful, a maliciousRead more