ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is a blog post for advanced users with binary analysis experience. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. Extracting Firmware. Prerequisites.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This is a blog post for advanced users with binary analysis experience. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. Extracting Firmware. Prerequisites.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

D-Link fixed two critical flaws in its D-View 8 network management suite that could lead to authentication bypass and arbitrary code execution. in its D-View 8 network management suite that could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code. ” reads the advisory published by ZDI.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates must be delivered securely and effectively. Secure Boot : Use in conjunction with firmware verification to ensure the device only boots up after it has validated the state of the trust in the device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

In order to exploit the flaw, an attacker has to upgrade an affected device to a crafted version of the firmware. “This vulnerability is due to a missing authentication process within the firmware upgrade function.” “Cisco has not released firmware updates to address this vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

. “NETGEAR strongly recommends that you download the latest firmware as soon as possible.” ” The vendor addressed the issues in April 2023 with the release of firmware version 1.0.10.94 The remaining ones are authentication bypass and command injection flaws. for the RAX30 router family. We are in the final!

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2024

Fortinet seemed like a decent place to start given the variety of lesser-known security appliances I had noticed while searching for the FortiNAC firmware. Earlier this year, soon after reproducing a remote code execution vulnerability for the Fortinet FortiNAC, I was on the hunt for a set of new research targets.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

By using the manufacturer’s built-in ports, we were able to manipulate on-board components and interact with the device.Combining both known and novel techniques, we were able to achieve root access to the device’s operating system and pull its firmware for emulation and vulnerability discovery.” Overall 4.8. Overall 4.8.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? Or vibrator.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts were investigating several suspicious UEFI firmware images when discovered four components, some of which were borrowing the source code a Hacking Team spyware. The firmware malware is based on code associated with HackingTeam’s VectorEDK bootkit, with minor changes. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies. It is worrying that all analyzed brands have at least some models that allow users to keep default passwords or have no authentication setup whatsoever.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2021

A few weeks ago we blogged about a vulnerability in home routers that was weaponized by the Mirai botnet just two days after disclosure. The vulnerabilities were found and disclosed by IoT Inspector , a platform for automated security analysis of IoT firmware. Exactly what Mirai wants. Vulnerabilities. Same botnet, same operator?

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the results of a vulnerability research study focused on a popular model of smart pet feeder. The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

Specifically, the NGINX LDAP reference implementation which uses LDAP to authenticate users of applications being proxied by NGINX. LDAP can also tackle authentication, so users can sign on just once and access many different files on the server. It’s written in Python and communicates with a LDAP authentication server.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 12, 2020

This next bit, I really love: I made the following comments in my first every blog post about Ubiquiti: I had Billion devices before Linksys and I don't think I ever saw a firmware update over many years which worried me not just because I'm sure there was broken stuff in there, but because it was never evolving.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The malware maps each function with a string that represents a potential targeted system — such as a signature, which we’ll explain later in this blog (see figure 3). Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier. NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50. Affected products include: NAS326 before firmware V5.21(AAZF.7)C0

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers observed both the Mirai and Hoaxcalls botnets using an exploit for a post-authentication Remote Code Execution vulnerability in legacy Symantec Web Gateways 5.0.2.8. Experts note that the exploit is only effective for authenticated sessions and the affected devices are End of Life (EOL) from 2012.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. wireless LAN fullmac driver.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

That is not much different from what happens with software and firmware code signing today. Whether it is a software upgrade for a program, a mobile application, or firmware for a device, code is signed, sealed, and delivered, and you are left with the future in your hands! It ensures provenance, authenticity, and integrity.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

The last couple weeks have brought a few discussions on the topic of multifactor authentication or MFA (sometimes also referred to as 2FA or two factor authentication). These discussions have been driven by the SEC’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account being hacked in order to goose the price of Bitcoin.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In this blog, and in and accompanying interview with our colleague Daniel Hjort from Nexus Group, we discuss the challenges that industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. As an increasing number of connected devices are deployed within IoT ecosystems, enterprises need to identify and authenticate them.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that can be exploited by an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code on an affected system or cause vulnerable devices to reload. The agencies recommend updating to the latest firmware and switching from SNMP to NETCONF or RESTCONF for network management. through 12.4 through 15.6

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

The authenticity of the leaked private key was confirmed by Alex Matrosov, founder of firmware security firm Binarly. The Money Message group initially threatened to publish the stolen files by April 12, 2023, if the company will not pay the ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

level vulnerability involves a lack of validation, which allows attackers to steal Kubernetes API credentials from the ingress controller, compromise the authentication process by modifying settings, and gain access to internal files including service account tokens. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

A few days later, Lapsus$ announced on its Telegram channel that it had breached Samsung and offered evidence including biometric authentication information and source code from both Samsung and one of its suppliers, Qualcomm. The group is also asking Nvidia to open source its GPU drivers for macOS, Windows, and Linux devices. UTM Medium.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Firstly, always keep software up to date – firmware included. Authentication is key – you need to be assured that only the right people are using your networks. A great way of achieving this is through multi factor authentication , according to Forbes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released. Use multifactor authentication where possible. Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g.,

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Until recently I thought we had a lot of time ahead of us to be secure in using biometrics to authenticate who I am and what I should have access to.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The vulnerabilities affect QNAP TS-231 SOHO NAS devices running firmware version 4.3.6.1446 that reached end of life (EOL). “During the inspection, we fuzzed the web server with customized HTTP requests to different cgi pages, with focus on those that do not require prior authentication. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Attackers replaced binaries on compromised EdgeRouters with trojanized OpenSSH server binaries allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication. Upgrade to the latest firmware version. Researchers observed the MooBot botnet targeting routers with default or weak credentials to deploy OpenSSH trojans. ” continues the report.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Last June, Google’s TAG team released a blog post documenting attacks on Italian and Kazakh users that they attribute to RCS Lab, an Italian offensive software vendor. Okta is a widely used authentication services provider, and it is safe to assume that a hacker controlling their network would be able to infect any of their customers.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

They serve to identify and authenticate the various connected devices to the organization’s network. Using unique machine identities for every connected device, healthcare entities can validate the authenticity of the device and ensure the integrity of its communications with other medical devices. UTM Medium. UTM Source.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the re-used Mirai modules , their functionality, and the Uptycs EDR detection capabilities of Gafgyt. Keep systems and firmware updated with the latest releases and patches. The modules are: HTTP flooding UDP flooding TCP flooding STD module Telnet Bruteforce. Click to see larger version.).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2022

Lack of authentication creates man-in-the-middle risks. As the Kaspersky researchers point out, authentication isn’t required, and encryption is sparse, making devices with MQTT exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks and data theft. Machine identities identify and authenticate the various connected devices to the organization’s network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

As described in our previous blog, the malware initiates a total of 33 exploit functions targeting different routers and IoT devices by calling the function “scannerInitExploits” (see figure 2). Install security and firmware upgrades from vendors, as soon as possible. Figure 2 shows the initialization of 33 exploits.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 12, 2019

CSP is information such as secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and PINs, whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module. The latest firmware version 7.3.3, The module meets compliance and audit needs for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, eIDAS, GDPR.”.

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