@RISK: The Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert
February 13, 2020 – Vol. 20, Num. 07
CONTENTS:
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES February 6 – 13, 2020
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TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Microsoft patches 98 vulnerabilities in monthly security update
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NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
Title: 12 critical vulnerabilities fixed in latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Description: Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month’s Patch Tuesday covers 98 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are considered critical and 84 that are considered important. There are also two bugs that were not assigned a severity. This month’s patches include updates to the Windows kernel, the Windows scripting engine and Remote Desktop Protocol, among other software and features. Microsoft also provided a critical advisory covering updates to Adobe Flash Player.
Reference: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/02/microsoft-patch-tuesday-feb-2020.html
Snort SIDs: 48701, 48702, 53050 – 53056, 53061, 53072, 53073, 53079 – 53089
Title: Adobe release updates for Reader, Flash Player and more
Description: Adobe disclosed 42 new vulnerabilities this week as part of its monthly security update, 35 of which are considered critical. These updates include Acrobat Reader, Flash Player and other Adobe products. Most notable are two bugs in Flash Player and Adobe Framemaker that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine.
Reference: https://threatpost.com/adobe-security-update-critical-flash-framemaker-flaws/152782/
Snort SIDs: 52331, 52332
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
The U.S. formally charged four members of the Chinese military for stealing millions of Americans’ personal information during a hack on credit reporting agency Equifax, one of the largest data breaches in history.
https://apnews.com/05aa58325be0a85d44c637bd891e668f
Chinese officials immediately refuted the charges and denied any involvement in the attack.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-denies-responsibility-in-equifax-breach-after-doj-charges-four-military-members/
Government officials and security researchers are still unpacking the failures of an election results-reporting app used during the Iowa caucus. A delay in results is likely the result of many factors, including understaffing and flaws in the app.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/the-iowa-caucuses-were-a-comedy-of-tech-errors-and-poor-planning/
It also appears members of an online forum may have attempted to disrupt the app with a distributed denial-of-service attack, clogging a phone line used to report results.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/clog-lines-iowa-caucus-hotline-posted-online-encouragement-disrupt-results-n1131521
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office states that America’s cyber security agency is not equipped to properly handle the threats posed to the upcoming presidential election.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/politics/election-security-department-of-homeland-security/index.html
Corp.com, a domain said to have access to a large number of passwords, email and other proprietary data belonging to major organizations around the globe, is up for sale.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/02/dangerous-domain-corp-com-goes-up-for-sale/
India is close to implementing a new set of cyber security regulations, which could have wide-ranging consequences for future policies in other countries.
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-indias-data-protection-bill-threatens-global-cybersecurity/
A cyber attack shut down roughly 25 percent of Iran’s internet access last week for an hour, though the country touted how quickly it fended off the attack.
https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-shutdown-in-iran-following-reported-cyber-attack-18lJVDBa
Cisco patched five critical vulnerabilities in is Discovery Protocol that could allow attackers to remotely execute code or cause denial-of-service conditions on thousands of devices.
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/vulnerabilities/five-high-level-flaws-patched-in-cisco-discovery-protocol/
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES February 6 – 13, 2020
COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP
SHA 256: 1460fd00cb6addf9806a341fee9c5ab0a793762d1d97dca05fa17467c8705af7
MD5: 88cbadec77cf90357f46a3629b6737e6
VirusTotal: virus analysis
Typical Filename: FlashHelperServices.exe
Claimed Product: Flash Helper Services
Detection Name: PUA.Win.File.2144flashplayer::tpd
SHA 256: 85b936960fbe5100c170b777e1647ce9f0f01e3ab9742dfc23f37cb0825b30b5
MD5: 8c80dd97c37525927c1e549cb59bcbf3
VirusTotal: virus analysis
Typical Filename: eternalblue-2.2.0.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.85B936960F.5A5226262.auto.Talos
SHA 256: 97d8ea6cee63296eaf0fa5d97a14898d7cec6fa49fee1bf77c015ca7117a2ba7
MD5: be52a2a3074a014b163096055df127a0
VirusTotal: virus analysis
Typical Filename: xme64-553.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: Win.Trojan.Coinminer::tpd
SHA 256: 15716598f456637a3be3d6c5ac91266142266a9910f6f3f85cfd193ec1d6ed8b
MD5: 799b30f47060ca05d80ece53866e01cc
VirusTotal: virus analysis
Typical Filename: mf2016341595.exe
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.Generic:Gen.22fz.1201
SHA 256: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
MD5: e2ea315d9a83e7577053f52c974f6a5a
VirusTotal: virus analysis
Typical Filename: c3e530cc005583b47322b6649ddc0dab1b64bcf22b124a492606763c52fb048f
Claimed Product: N/A
Detection Name: W32.AgentWDCR:Gen.21gn.1201