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This Week in Review
Security budgets on the rise in spite of crisis. 2008 data breeches numbers are high. England worried about national security. And US congressman wants House discussion about cybersecurity.
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Top Security News Stories this Week
• Analyst firm expects security budgets to rise in 2009
Organizations of all sizes are expected to allocate more of their IT budgets to security spending this year compared to 2008, according to two reports released this week by Forrester Research.
In both enterprises and small-to-medium-size businesses (SMBs), IT security budgets should increase, more money should be allocated to new security initiatives and an increased focus should be placed on securing data and meeting business objectives -- rather than complying with regulatory mandates.
"Security is getting a bigger piece of the IT budget pie," Jonathan Penn, the reports' author and Forrester's vice president of tech industry strategy and security, told SCMagazineUS.com on Tuesday.
SC Magazine
Full Story :
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Analyst-firm-expects-security-budgets-to-rise-in-2009/article/123597/
• Data breaches rose sharply in 2008, study says
January 7, 2009 (IDG News Service)
More than 35 million data records were breached in 2008 in the U.S., a figure that underscores continuing difficulties in securing information, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
It documents 656 breaches in 2008 from a range of well-known U.S. companies and government entities, compared to 446 breaches in 2007, a 47% increase. Information about the breaches was collected by tracking media reports and the disclosures companies are required to make by law.
"More companies are revealing that they have had a data breach, either due to laws or public pressure," the ITRC wrote on its Web site. "Our sense is that two things are happening -- the criminal population is stealing more data from companies and that we are hearing more about the breaches."
Computerworld
Full Story :
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9125125&source=rss_topic17
• MI5: Internet phone services a risk to national security
January 8, 2009 (Computerworld UK)
Internet telephone services pose a serious threat to Britain's security, the head of MI5 said.
In an interview with the media Wednesday, Evans, director general at MI5 since 2007, said online phone calls posed a "significant detriment to national security" by enabling terrorists to communicate with less risk.
"If we are to maintain our capability, we are going to have to make decisions [on powers to intercept communications] in the next few years," he was reported as saying in the Daily Telegraph. "Because traditional ways are unlikely to work."
Computerworld
Full Story :
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9125378&source=rss_topic17
• Congressman seeks discussion on House cybersecurity
One of two federal lawmakers who disclosed last summer that their office PCs were infiltrated by foreign hackers is calling on House leaders to schedule a special Congressional meeting on cybersecurity.
The bipartisan session would be held to raise awareness of the growing threats posed by cybercriminals, according to a Monday letter from Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va.
Wolf wrote letters on Monday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, Minority Leader John Boehner and ranking Republican on the House Rules Committee David Dreier.
SC Magazine
Full Story :
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Congressman-seeks-discussion-on-House-cybersecurity/article/123665/
New Vulnerabilities Tested in SecureScout
• 16666 Sendmail ruleset parsing buffer overflow Vulnerability
Sendmail is a popular mail server for Unix systems.
A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail, when using the nonstandard rulesets recipient, final, or mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.12.9 and prior.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: Attack Risk: High
References:
* CONFIRM:
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html
* MANDRAKE: MDKSA-2003:092
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092
* DEBIAN: DSA-384
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384
* REDHAT: RHSA-2003:283
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html
* BUGTRAQ: 20030917 GLSA: sendmail (200309-13)
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2
* BUGTRAQ: 20030919 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.041] OpenPKG Security Advisory (sendmail)
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2
* CERT-VN: VU#108964
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/108964
* BID: 8649
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8649
* OVAL: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:595
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:595
* OVAL: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3606
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3606
* XF: sendmail-ruleset-parsing-bo(13216)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13216
CVE Reference:
CVE-2003-0681 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 16667 Sendmail Use-after-free Vulnerability
Sendmail is a popular mail server for Unix systems.
Use-after-free vulnerability in Sendmail allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long "header line", which causes a previously freed variable to be referenced.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 8.13.8 and prior.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: DoS / Attack Risk: Medium
References:
* CONFIRM:
http://www.sendmail.org/releases/8.13.8.html
* DEBIAN: DSA-1164
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1164
* MANDRIVA: MDKSA-2006:156
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:156
* OPENBSD: [3.8] 20060825 010: SECURITY FIX: August 25, 2006
http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sendmail3
* OPENBSD: [3.9] 20060825 005: SECURITY FIX: August 25, 2006
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#sendmail3
* VIM: 20060829 Sendmail vendor dispute - CVE-2006-4434 (fwd)
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-August/000999.html
* SUNALERT: 102664
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102664-1
* SUSE: SUSE-SR:2006:021
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
* BID: 19714
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19714
* FRSIRT: ADV-2006-3393
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3393
* FRSIRT: ADV-2006-3994
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3994
* OSVDB: 28193
http://www.osvdb.org/28193
* SECTRACK: 1016753
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016753
* SECUNIA: 21637
http://secunia.com/advisories/21637
* SECUNIA: 21641
http://secunia.com/advisories/21641
* SECUNIA: 21696
http://secunia.com/advisories/21696
* SECUNIA: 21700
http://secunia.com/advisories/21700
* SECUNIA: 22369
http://secunia.com/advisories/22369
* SECUNIA: 21749
http://secunia.com/advisories/21749
CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-4434 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18178 Apache mod_proxy_balancer balancer_handler function denial of service
The balancer_handler function in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6, when a threaded Multi-Processing Module is used, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (child process crash) via an invalid bb variable.
An error in the "mod_proxy_balancer" module when handling specially crafted requests while using a threaded Multi-Processing Module, could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected child process, creating a denial of service condition.
The issue has been fixed in version 2.2.8.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: DoS Risk: Medium
References:
* MISC: The Apache HTTP Server Project
http://httpd.apache.org/
* BUGTRAQ: 20080110 SecurityReason - Apache2 CSRF, XSS, Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/486169/100/0/threaded
* CONFIRM:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
* FEDORA: FEDORA-2008-1695
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html
* FEDORA: FEDORA-2008-1711
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html
* GENTOO: GLSA-200803-19
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0008
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0009
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html
* SUSE: SUSE-SA:2008:021
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html
* UBUNTU: USN-575-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1
* BID: 27236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-0048
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0048
* SECUNIA: 28526
http://secunia.com/advisories/28526
* SECUNIA: 28749
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749
* SECUNIA: 28977
http://secunia.com/advisories/28977
* SECUNIA: 29348
http://secunia.com/advisories/29348
* SECUNIA: 29640
http://secunia.com/advisories/29640
* SREASON: 3523
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3523
* XF: apache-modproxybalancer-dos(39476)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39476
CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-6422 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18179 Apache Input Validation Hole in mod_proxy_ftp Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
The mod_proxy_ftp module does not properly filter HTML code from UTF-7 character set user-supplied input before displaying the input. A remote user can create a specially crafted URL that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Apache software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
The issue has been fixed in versions 2.0.63, and 2.2.8.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: Attack Risk: Medium
References:
* MISC: The Apache HTTP Server Project
http://httpd.apache.org/
* SREASONRES: 20080110 Apache (mod_proxy_ftp) Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/49
* BUGTRAQ: 20080110 SecurityReason - Apache (mod_proxy_ftp) Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/486167/100/0/threaded
* CONFIRM:
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htm
* CONFIRM:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
* APPLE: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
* FEDORA: FEDORA-2008-1695
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html
* FEDORA: FEDORA-2008-1711
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html
* GENTOO: GLSA-200803-19
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:014
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:014
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:015
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:015
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0004
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0004.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0005
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0005.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0006
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0006.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0007
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0007.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0008
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0009
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html
* SUSE: SUSE-SA:2008:021
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html
* UBUNTU: USN-575-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1
* BID: 27234
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27234
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-0924
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-1875
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1875/references
* SECTRACK: 1019185
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019185
* SECUNIA: 28467
http://secunia.com/advisories/28467
* SECUNIA: 28471
http://secunia.com/advisories/28471
* SECUNIA: 28526
http://secunia.com/advisories/28526
* SECUNIA: 28607
http://secunia.com/advisories/28607
* SECUNIA: 28749
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749
* SECUNIA: 28977
http://secunia.com/advisories/28977
* SECUNIA: 29348
http://secunia.com/advisories/29348
* SECUNIA: 29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
* SECUNIA: 29640
http://secunia.com/advisories/29640
* SECUNIA: 30732
http://secunia.com/advisories/30732
* SREASON: 3526
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3526
* XF: apache-modproxyftp-utf7-xss(39615)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39615
* CONFIRM:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0005 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18180 Apache 'mod_proxy_ftp' Wildcard Characters Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
The Apache 'mod_proxy_ftp' module is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
The issue is fixed in version 2.0.64, and 2.2.10.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: Attack Risk: Medium
References:
* MISC: The Apache HTTP Server Project
http://httpd.apache.org/
* BUGTRAQ: 20080806 Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy_ftp Wildcard Characters Cross-Site Scripting
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495180/100/0/threaded
* MISC:
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0033
* CONFIRM:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682868
* CONFIRM:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682871
* CONFIRM:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682870
* AIXAPAR: PK70197
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70197
* AIXAPAR: PK70937
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70937
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:194
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:194
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:195
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:195
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0967
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0966
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0966.html
* SUSE: SUSE-SR:2008:024
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
* CERT-VN: VU#663763
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/663763
* BID: 30560
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30560
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-2315
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2315
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-2461
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2461
* SECTRACK: 1020635
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020635
* SECUNIA: 31384
http://secunia.com/advisories/31384
* SECUNIA: 31673
http://secunia.com/advisories/31673
* SECUNIA: 32685
http://secunia.com/advisories/32685
* XF: apache-modproxyftp-xss(44223)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44223
CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2939 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18181 PHP php_admin_value or php_admin_flag protection mechanisms bypass Vulnerability
PHP before 5.2.5 allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms configured through php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf by using ini_set to modify arbitrary configuration variables, a different issue than CVE-2006-4625.
The vulnerability has been fixed in PHP version 5.2.5.
Test Case Impact: Attack Vulnerability Impact: Attack Risk: Low
References:
* MISC: Remote File Inclusion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_File_Inclusion
* MISC: Remote file inclusion vulnerabilities
http://lwn.net/Articles/203904/
* CONFIRM:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41561
* CONFIRM:
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
* CONFIRM:
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
* CONFIRM:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
* CONFIRM:
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
* HP: HPSBUX02332
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
* SECTRACK: 1018934
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
* SECUNIA: 27648
http://secunia.com/advisories/27648
* SECUNIA: 27659
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
* SECUNIA: 30040
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-5900 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18182 PHP htmlentities and htmlspecialchars functions accepting partial multibyte sequences Vulnerability
The htmlentities and htmlspecialchars functions in PHP before 5.2.5 did not properly recognize partial multi-byte sequences. This could lead to disclosure of memory contents and possibly allow cross-site scripting attacks. A different issue than CVE-2006-5465.
The issue has been solved in PHP version 5.2.5.
Test Case Impact: Attack Vulnerability Impact: Attack Risk: Medium
References:
* MISC: Remote File Inclusion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_File_Inclusion
* MISC: Remote file inclusion vulnerabilities
http://lwn.net/Articles/203904/
* CONFIRM:
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
* CONFIRM:
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
* CONFIRM:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
* CONFIRM:
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
* CONFIRM:
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
* DEBIAN: DSA-1444
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
* FEDORA: FEDORA-2008-3864
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
* HP: HPSBUX02332
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:125
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:126
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
* MANDRIVA: MDVSA-2008:127
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0505
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0544
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0545
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0546
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
* REDHAT: RHSA-2008:0582
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
* SUSE: SUSE-SA:2008:004
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
* UBUNTU: USN-549-1
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-549-1
* UBUNTU: USN-549-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
* UBUNTU: USN-628-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
* SECTRACK: 1018934
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
* SECUNIA: 27648
http://secunia.com/advisories/27648
* SECUNIA: 27659
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
* SECUNIA: 27864
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
* SECUNIA: 28249
http://secunia.com/advisories/28249
* SECUNIA: 28658
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
* SECUNIA: 30040
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
* SECUNIA: 30828
http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
* SECUNIA: 31119
http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
* SECUNIA: 31124
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
* SECUNIA: 31200
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
* BID: 26403
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403
CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-5898 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18185 OpenSSL SSLv2 Client_Master_Key Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OpenSSL 0.9.6e uses assertions when detecting buffer overflow attacks instead of less severe mechanisms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain messages that cause OpenSSL to abort from a failed assertion, as demonstrated using SSLv2 CLIENT_MASTER_KEY messages, which are not properly handled in s2_srvr.c.
The issue has been fixed in version 0.9.6f.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: DoS Risk: Medium
References:
* CONFIRM:
http://cvs.openssl.org/chngview?cn=7659
* BUGTRAQ: 20031002 New OpenSSL remote vulnerability (issue date 2003/10/02)
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106511018214983
CVE Reference:
CVE-2002-1568 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18187 Multiple Multicast Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software (cisco-sa-20080924-multicast)
Two crafted Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) packet vulnerabilities exist in Cisco IOS Software that may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Devices that run Cisco IOS Software and are configured for PIM are affected by the first vulnerability. Only Cisco 12000 Series (GSR) routers that are configured for PIM are affected by the second vulnerability.
Available PIM modes on a Cisco IOS device are dense mode, sparse mode, or sparse-dense mode. The mode determines how the device populates its multicast routing table and how multicast packets are forwarded. PIM must be enabled in one of these modes on at least one interface in order for a device to process IP multicast routing.
Note: There is no default mode setting. Multicast routing is disabled by default. However, a Cisco IOS device is vulnerable if at least one interface is configured for PIM.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: DoS Risk: High
References:
* CISCO: 20080924 Multiple Multicast Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01491.shtml
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-2670
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
* SECUNIA: 31990
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
* CONFIRM:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16638
CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3808 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
CVE-2008-3809 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
• 18193 Cisco uBR10012 Series Devices SNMP Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20080924-ubr)
Cisco uBR10012 series devices need to communicate with an RF Switch when configured for linecard redundancy. This communication is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). When linecard redundancy is enabled on a Cisco uBR10012 series device, SNMP is also automatically enabled with a default community string of private that has read/write privileges. Since there are no access restrictions on this community string, it may be exploited by an attacker to gain complete control of the device.
Changing the default community string, adding access restrictions on SNMP or doing both will mitigate this vulnerability. The recommended mitigation is to do both.
Test Case Impact: Gather Info Vulnerability Impact: Attack / Gain Root Risk: High
References:
* CISCO: 20080924 Cisco uBR10012 Series Devices SNMP Vulnerability
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a014b1.shtml
* FRSIRT: ADV-2008-2670
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
* SECUNIA: 31990
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3807 (cve.mitre.org, nvd.nist.gov)
New Vulnerabilities found this Week
• CVE-2009-0072    Microsoft    CVSS 2.0 Score = 4.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: Medium
References:
XF: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47788
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33149
MISC: http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/01/07/msie-screen-null-ptr-dos-details/
CVE Reference: CVE-2009-0072
• CVE-2008-0067    HP    CVSS 2.0 Score = 10.0
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) long string parameters to the OpenView5.exe CGI program; (2) a long string parameter to the OpenView5.exe CGI program, related to ov.dll; or a long string parameter to the (3) getcvdata.exe, (4) ovlaunch.exe, or (5) Toolbar.exe CGI program.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: High
References:
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33147
BUGTRAQ: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499826/100/0/threaded
SECTRACK: http://securitytracker.com/id?1021521
SREASON: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4885
MISC: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-13/
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/28074
HP: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123247393715913&w=2
HP: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123247393715913&w=2
CVE Reference: CVE-2008-0067
• CVE-2008-5844    PHP    CVSS 2.0 Score = 7.5
PHP 5.2.7 contains an incorrect change to the FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW functionality, and unintentionally disables magic_quotes_gpc regardless of the actual magic_quotes_gpc setting, which might make it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks and unspecified other attacks.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: High
References:
SECTRACK: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021393
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32673
CONFIRM: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.8
CONFIRM: http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-12-08-1
CONFIRM: http://www.php.net/archive/2008.php#id2008-12-07-1
CONFIRM: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46759
CONFIRM: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42718
CVE Reference: CVE-2008-5844
• CVE-2008-3819    Cisco    CVSS 2.0 Score = 5.0
dnsserver in Cisco Application Control Engine Global Site Selector (GSS) before 3.0(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a series of crafted DNS requests, aka Bug ID CSCsj70093.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: Medium
References:
CISCO: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a57481.shtml
XF: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47787
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33152
SECTRACK: http://securitytracker.com/id?1021530
CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3819
• CVE-2009-0065    Linux    CVSS 2.0 Score = 10.0
Buffer overflow in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-git8 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an FWD-TSN (aka FORWARD-TSN) chunk with a large stream ID.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: High
References:
FEDORA: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html
CONFIRM: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=478800
UBUNTU: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33113
REDHAT: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1055.html
REDHAT: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html
REDHAT: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
MLIST: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/05/1
VUPEN: http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2009/0029
DEBIAN: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
DEBIAN: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
DEBIAN: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
CONFIRM: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/35174
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/34762
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/34252
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/33674
REDHAT: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
CONFIRM: http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/
SUSE: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
SUSE: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
SUSE: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
CONFIRM: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9fcb95a105758b81ef0131cd18e2db5149f13e95
CVE Reference: CVE-2009-0065
• CVE-2009-0070    Apple    CVSS 2.0 Score = 9.3
Integer signedness error in Apple Safari allows remote attackers to read the contents of arbitrary memory locations, cause a denial of service (application crash), and probably have unspecified other impact via the array index of the arguments array in a JavaScript function, possibly a related issue to CVE-2008-2307.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: High
References:
XF: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/48214
MILW0RM: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7673
CVE Reference: CVE-2009-0070
• CVE-2009-0046    Sun    CVSS 2.0 Score = 5.0
Sun GridEngine 5.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value from the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function, which allows remote attackers to bypass validation of the certificate chain via a malformed SSL/TLS signature for DSA and ECDSA keys, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2008-5077.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: Medium
References:
MISC: http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-016.html
VUPEN: http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2009/0045
CVE Reference: CVE-2009-0046
• CVE-2009-0069    Sun    CVSS 2.0 Score = 4.9
Unspecified vulnerability in the nfs4rename_persistent_fh function in the NFS 4 (aka NFSv4) client in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_102 allows local users to cause a denial of service (recursive mutex_enter and panic) via unspecified vectors.
Test Case Impact: Vulnerability Impact: Risk: Medium
References:
CONFIRM: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139466-02-1
XF: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47750
SECTRACK: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021519
BID: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33128
VUPEN: http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2009/0030
SUNALERT: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-248566-1
SECUNIA: http://secunia.com/advisories/33361
MLIST: http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/onnv-notify/2008-October/015342.html
CVE Reference: CVE-2009-0069
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