Vulnerabilities & Exploits

Securezoo Cybersecurity Threat Center blog posts of new vulnerabilities and exploits.

Microsoft December 2019 Security Updates (includes fix for one active exploit)

Microsoft issued the December 2019 Security Updates that include 36 unique vulnerability fixes, 7 of those rated critical and 29 rated important. One of the patches addresses a Win32k vulnerability under active attack in the wild.

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ROCA attack and TPM vulnerability impacts Windows Hello for Business

Microsoft has issued a security advisory for vulnerability CVE-2017-15361 that impacts certain Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chipsets and used for Windows Hello for Business. The company issued steps to detect and mitigate the issue.

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Attackers reverse Outlook vulnerability CVE-2017-11774 patch functionality

Researchers at FireEye have spotted an uptick in active exploits of CVE-2017-11774, an Outlook security feature bypass vulnerability. Attackers are also actively reversing Outlook vulnerability patch functionality. To help protect against such exploits, FireEye has provided Outlook hardening guidelines.

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StrandHogg Android vulnerability under active attack by dozens of malicious apps

Security researchers have discovered a dangerous Android vulnerability dubbed “StrandHogg” under active attack by dozens of malicious apps. To add, 500 of the most popular apps may also be vulnerable to the StrandHogg vulnerability.

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