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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities in the Apache Log4j library. Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE2021-4104, and CVE-2021-42550) in the Apache Log4j library warning of the need to adopt protective measures.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Google discovered a flaw in GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG)’s Libgcrypt encryption library that could be exploited to get remote code execution. It’s also the crypto library used by systemd for DNSSEC. The team recommends users to stop using the vulnerable version of the library. which we released last week.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2783 , in Chrome browser for Windows. Mojo is Googles IPC library for Chromium-based browsers, managing sandboxed processes for secure communication. ” reads the advisory published by Google.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Qualys researchers discovered a root access flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-6246, in GNU Library C (glibc) affecting multiple Linux distributions. The Qualys Threat Research Unit discovered four security vulnerabilities in the GNU Library C (glibc) , including a heap-based buffer overflow tracked as CVE-2023-6246. in August 2022.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Experts publicly disclose Proof-of-concept exploits for a critical zero-day vulnerability in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. Experts publicly disclose Proof-of-concept exploits for a critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability, tracked a CVE-2021-44228 (aka Log4Shell ), in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

A vulnerability in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems can be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts. A threat actor can trigger a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-43641 (CVSS score: 8.8), in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts.

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MAY 6, 2023

The FBI disrupted once again the illegal eBook library Z-Library the authorities seized several domains used by the service. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized multiple domains used by the illegal shadow eBook library Z-Library. The library is still reachable through TOR and I2P networks.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chrome and Perl library flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two Qlik Sense vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Google assigned a maximum score to a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-5129, in the libwebp image library for rendering images in the WebP format. Google assigned a new CVE identifier for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5129 (CVSS score 10,0), in the libwebp image library for rendering images in the WebP format.

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MAY 3, 2022

A vulnerability in the domain name system (DNS) component of the uClibc library impacts millions of IoT products. Nozomi Networks warns of a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-05-02, in the domain name system (DNS) component of the uClibc library which is used by a large number of IoT products. ” continues the advisory.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Two popular npm libraries, coa and rc. The security team of the npm JavaScript package warns that two popular npm libraries, coa and rc. Two npm libraries that have a total of 23 million weekly downloads, a data that is worrisome. we will share additional information as appropriate based on our investigation. [2/3]

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APRIL 15, 2023

The Goldoson library was discovered by researchers from McAfee’s Mobile Research Team, it collects lists of applications installed on a device, and a history of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices information, including nearby GPS locations. It is important to highlight that the library was not developed by the authors of the apps.

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APRIL 9, 2023

The development team behind the vm2 JavaScript sandbox library addressed a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability. servers, it has approximately four million weekly downloads and its library is part of 722 packages. servers, it has approximately four million weekly downloads and its library is part of 722 packages.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Internet Archive disclosed a data breach, the security incident impacted more than 31 million users of its “The Wayback Machine.”

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The open-source jsonwebtoken (JWT) library is affected by a high-severity security flaw that could lead to remote code execution. The open-source JsonWebToken ( JWT ) library is affected by a high-severity security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-23529 (CVSS score: 7.6), that could lead to remote code execution.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Monitoring anomalous behavior in these processes is essential, as such entitlements can potentially bypass security mechanisms. “Our team has identified the criticality in monitoring anomalous behavior by those specially entitled processes, as in many cases special entitlements could be used for bypassing security mechanisms.”

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MARCH 13, 2025

GitLab released security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). ” GitHub doesn’t use ruby-saml for authentication but found its vulnerabilities in GitLab and alerted their security team to mitigate potential attacks. GitLab CE/EE versions 17.7.7,

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MARCH 8, 2024

Cisco addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client that could lead to code execution and unauthorized remote access VPN sessions. Cisco released security patches to address two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client respectively tracked as CVE-2024-20337 and CVE-2024-20338. ” reads the advisory.

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APRIL 17, 2025

The APT employs DLL sideloading by packaging malicious libraries with vulnerable executables, enabling stealthy execution of payloads and evasion of detection. The experts analyzed three distinct variants of the ToneShell backdoor, each utilizing DLL sideloading to execute malicious payloads.

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MAY 14, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2024 fixed 59 flaws across various products including an actively exploited zero-day. CVE-2024-30051 – Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2023 fixed three vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. ” – CVE-2023-36025 – Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability An attacker can exploit this flaw to bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen checks and other prompts.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. CISA published five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. v1: Pulse Connect Secure MAR-10334057-3.v1:

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JANUARY 28, 2021

The activity of the TeamTNT group has been detailed by security firm Trend Micro, but in August experts from Cado Security discovered that that botnet is also able to target misconfigured Kubernetes installations. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These flaws could allow attackers to inject malicious libraries into Microsoft’s apps and steal permissions. The researchers analyzed the exploitability of the platform’s permission-based security model, which is based on the Transparency, Consent, and Control ( TCC ) framework.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

The npm security team removed a malicious JavaScript library from the npm repository that was designed to steal sensitive files from the victims. The fallguys library claimed to provide an interface to the “ Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ” game API. ” reads the npm’s advisory. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple bugs in TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution. Egyptian security researcher Sayed Abdelhafiz discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the TikTok Android Application that can be chained to achieve Remote code execution.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Experts warn that threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a second bug disclosed in the popular Log4j logging library. American web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare warns that threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a second vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45046 , disclosed in the Log4j library.

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MAY 22, 2022

The expert discovered a post where a researcher were sharing a fake Proof of Concept (POC) exploit code for an RPC Runtime Library Remote Code Execution flaw ( CVE-2022-26809 CVSS 9.8). “Usually, people working in information security or TAs use exploits to check for vulnerabilities. This PoC is fake do not run it.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

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JULY 7, 2022

The development team behind the OpenSSL project fixed a high-severity bug in the library that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The maintainers of the OpenSSL project fixed a high-severity heap memory corruption issue , tracked as CVE-2022-2274 , affecting the popular library. which was released on June 21, 2022.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

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JULY 7, 2022

“Unlike other threats that hijack shared libraries by modifying the environment variable LD_PRELOAD, this malware uses 2 different ways to load the malicious library. “The shared object hooks functions from 3 libraries: libc, libcap and Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM). ” continues the experts.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 415 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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MARCH 30, 2024

Red Hat warns of a backdoor in XZ Utils data compression tools and libraries in Fedora development and experimental versions. Red Hat urges users to immediately stop using systems running Fedora development and experimental versions because of a backdoor in the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries. rpm and xz-libs-5.6.0-2.fc40.x86_64.rpm

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

CISA warned of crypto-mining malware hidden in a popular JavaScript NPM library, named UAParser.js, which has millions of weekly downloads. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published an advisory to warn of the discovery of a crypto-mining malware in the popular NPM Package UAParser.js. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Security firm Barracuda addressed a new zero-day, affecting its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances, that is actively exploited by the China-linked UNC4841 group. “Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is an open source library used by the Amavis virus scanner within the ESG appliance.” ” reads the advisory.

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