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Emerging Threat: SMTP Smuggling Exploits Flaws in Major Email Servers – how to spoof like a pro!

Summary: A newly identified technique called SMTP smuggling poses a significant threat to email security by exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Online, GMX, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway servers. Researchers at SEC Consult have discovered that this method allows attackers to bypass Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) as well as other email protections. By manipulating the Simple Mail […]

Unraveling the Operation Triangulation Spyware: A Deep Dive into iPhone Exploits

Since 2019, the Operation Triangulation spyware has targeted iPhone devices, exploiting undocumented features within Apple chips to bypass robust hardware-based security measures. Over the past year, Kaspersky analysts have meticulously reverse-engineered this intricate attack chain, shedding light on its complexities since its discovery in June 2023. Exploitation of Obscure Hardware Features: Operation Triangulation represents a sophisticated attempt by threat actors […]

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curl – SOCKS5 heap buffer overflow – CVE-2023-38545

The Challenge: CVE-2023-38545 In the world of digital security, a formidable adversary has emerged – CVE-2023-38545. It exposes a critical heap buffer overflow in Curl’s SOCKS5 proxy handshake, demanding immediate action. The Dilemma: How It Unfolded When Curl passes a hostname to the SOCKS5 proxy, it should limit the length to 255 bytes. If it exceeds this limit, a bug […]

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Safeguard Your Confluence for an Urgent Upgrade!

Alert: Safeguard Your Confluence for an Urgent Upgrade! Advisory Release Date: Wednesday, Oct 4th, 2023, 06:00 PDT Attention, Confluence Users! We’ve got some news that’s making waves in the tech world. Atlassian has recently uncovered a significant security concern – CVE-2023-22515 – and it’s time for you to sit up and take notice. The Scoop: What’s Happening? Picture this: a […]

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Curl new vulnerabilities to be announced on October 11, 2023

Curl, which relies on libcurl, is a widely-used command-line tool for transferring data via URL syntax. It supports a diverse array of protocols, including FTP(S), HTTP(S), IMAP(S), LDAP(S), MQTT, POP3, RTMP(S), SCP, SFTP, SMB(S), SMTP(S), TELNET, WS, and WSS. The maintainers of the Curl library have issued a warning regarding two security vulnerabilities scheduled for resolution in an upcoming update […]

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Looney Tunables Vulnerability Exploited: Linux Root Access at Risk

Introduction: In the realm of Linux security, a new vulnerability known as “Looney Tunables,” officially designated CVE-2023-4911, has raised significant alarms. This high-severity flaw resides in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader, posing a serious threat to major Linux distributions. The flaw, marked by a buffer overflow weakness, allows local attackers to gain root privileges, which could lead to unauthorized […]

CVE-2023-22809 SUDO High criticality Vulnerability

The world of technology is always advancing, with new products and services being developed at a rapid pace. However, with this progress comes new security risks and vulnerabilities, which can leave users and organizations vulnerable to attacks. One such vulnerability is CVE-2023-22809, a critical vulnerability in the popular Unix and Linux utility, sudo. Sudo is a powerful tool that allows […]