CONTENTS:

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES
INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY
VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE
MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2015-12-29 - 2016-01-05

TOP VULNERABILITY THIS WEEK: Google Patches Several Major

Vulnerabilities in January Android Security Bulletin

NOTABLE RECENT SECURITY ISSUES SELECTED BY THE TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

Title: Google Patches Several Major Vulnerabilities in January Android
Security Bulletin
Description: Google has released its January Security Bulletin for Nexus
devices addressing several critical vulnerabilities with Android. One
notable vulnerability addressed this month is a remote code execution
vulnerability in Mediaserver that manifests as a failure to properly
handle specially crafted media files. Mediaserver is core part of
Android that is used to process and decode media files, such as MMS and
browser playback of media. Other vulnerabilities that were patched
include privilege escalation flaws, information disclosure flaws, and a
denial-of-service flaw. Updating to build LMY49F or later and/or Android
6.0 with Security Patch Level of January 1, 2016 addresses these flaws.
In addition, partners have been notified about this vulnerabilities and
provided updates to address these flaws in respective firmware releases.
Reference: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html
Snort SID: Detection pending release of vulnerability information

Title: Comcast XFINITY Home Security Systems Found to Improperly Handle
Wireless Communication Disruptions/Failures with Sensors
Description: Researchers at Rapid7 have found that the Comcast XFINITY
Home Security System fails to properly handle communication disruptions
between the base station and sensors. The base station’s software fails
to handle communication disruptions by not triggering an alert should
sensors cease communicating, thereby potentially reporting an incorrect
state (such a door reporting as “closed” when it is actually “open”).
An attacker who disrupts communications over the 2.4 GHz radio frequency
band to prevent sensors from communicating with the base station could
exploit this flaw to enter a domicile and avoid triggering Home Security
system alarm events (even in an “armed” state). Currently, no known
workaround or mitigate to address this vulnerability is known or
available.
Reference: https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open

Title: Cisco Jabber Client Found Vulnerable to STARTTLS downgrade attack
Description: Researchers at Synacktiv have found that the Cisco Jabber
client is vulnerable to a STARTTLS downgrade attack. The vulnerability
manifests due to a failure to validate if a XMPP connection has been
established over TLS. A man-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this
flaw and tamper with the XMPP connection to avoid TLS negotiation,
causing the client to establish a XMPP connection over cleartext. Cisco
has released a security advisory and updated software to address this
vulnerability.
Reference: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151224-jab

INTERESTING NEWS FROM AROUND THE SECURITY COMMUNITY

Meet Ransom32: The first JavaScript ransomware
http://blog.emsisoft.com/2016/01/01/meet-ransom32-the-first-javascript-ransomware/

32nd Chaos Communication Congress (32c3) Talks Posted Online
https://media.ccc.de/c/32c3

Ukraine to probe suspected Russian cyber attack on grid
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-malware-idUSKBN0UE0ZZ20151231

Zerodium Offers $100,000 for Flash Exploit Mitigation Bypass
http://www.securityweek.com/zerodium-offers-100000-flash-exploit-mitigation-bypass?

Attack Methods for Gaining Domain Admin Rights in Active Directory
https://adsecurity.org/?p=2362

RECENT VULNERABILITIES FOR WHICH EXPLOITS ARE AVAILABLE COMPILED BY THE QUALYS VULNERABILITY RESEARCH TEAM

This is a list of recent vulnerabilities for which exploits are
available. System administrators can use this list to help in
prioritization of their remediation activities. The Qualys Vulnerability
Research Team compiles this information based on various exploit
frameworks, exploit databases, exploit kits and monitoring of internet
activity.

ID: CVE-2015-8651
Title: Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324
and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before
11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before
20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows
attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-7755
Title: Juniper ScreenOS Multiple Security Issues
Vendor: Juniper
Description: Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before
6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b,
6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before
6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and
6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain
administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1)
SSH or (2) TELNET session.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-6132
Title: Microsoft Windows Library Loading Input Validation Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and
R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold
and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle
library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a
crafted application, aka “Windows Library Loading Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability.”
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2014-4114
Title: Microsoft Windows OLE - Remote Code Execution “Sandworm” Exploit
(MS14-060)
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and
R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold
and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as
exploited in the wild with a “Sandworm” attack in June through October
2014, aka “Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.”
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-7645
Title: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB15-27)
Vendor: Adobe
Description: Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through
19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF
file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2015-2509
Title: Microsoft Windows Media Center MCL Vulnerability (MS15-100)
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2,
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link
(mcl) file, aka “Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability.”
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

ID: CVE-2014-6332
Title: Microsoft Windows OLE Automation Array Memory Corruption Code
Execution Vulnerability (MS14-064)
Vendor: Microsoft
Description: OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2,
Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT
Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
crafted web site, as demonstrated by an array-redimensioning attempt
that triggers improper handling of a size value in the SafeArrayDimen
function, aka “Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability.”
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

MOST PREVALENT MALWARE FILES 2015-12-29 - 2016-01-05 COMPILED BY TALOS SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH GROUP

SHA 256: 8448C562D0BDED7F77294549BB95F3013E13B001DE51DEBD33B21439779770AB
MD5: 8b97c933a6917752e2ca6bd67d605d77
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/8448C562D0BDED7F77294549BB95F3013E13B001DE51DEBD33B21439779770AB/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: ApplicationManager
Claimed Product: ApplicationManager
Detection Name: OSX.Variant:SpigotD.18nk.1201

SHA 256: C0C2E9CF3F696A64B16271D7E7CFCE4A7B8AEF3F7B412F228E93B9136F79E63B
MD5: eb0b3c1577773cb81ebc0a2507fccfdc
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/C0C2E9CF3F696A64B16271D7E7CFCE4A7B8AEF3F7B412F228E93B9136F79E63B/analysis/#additional-info

Typical Filename: 4lbarsvc.exe
Claimed Product: Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer
Detection Name: W32.Adware:MindsparkA.18n3.1201

SHA 256: AC59FB59BBD17C0DBED4A9B2AD12865E8A6C2E77EC88A6F426F8BE676C650CBC
MD5: 5e19f560eaac49ec518f8a8f1e644275
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/AC59FB59BBD17C0DBED4A9B2AD12865E8A6C2E77EC88A6F426F8BE676C650CBC/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: updateplatform.exe
Claimed Product: Update Platform Application
Detection Name: W32.AC59FB59BB-100.SBX.VIOC

SHA 256: BC288455D609F9D23569CDFD4951DDDC4DCC7E3DFA758B1A625107288D80596E
MD5: c495d8665a32539660625182d23d5c59
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/BC288455D609F9D23569CDFD4951DDDC4DCC7E3DFA758B1A625107288D80596E/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: SaveSenseLive.exe
Claimed Product: SaveSenseLive Update
Detection Name: W32.BCC74DCD88-68.SBX.VIOC

SHA 256: 8CA8BBFE71341D3E55091BF073599BFB176ACFEBF08509E3D3C25F4DAEB6113A
MD5: d3b3f4319f5847b27cd66dbce901643d
VirusTotal:
https://www.virustotal.com/file/8CA8BBFE71341D3E55091BF073599BFB176ACFEBF08509E3D3C25F4DAEB6113A/analysis/#additional-info
Typical Filename: ProgramManager.exe
Claimed Product: Program Manager
Detection Name: W32.Droppergen.18n0.1201