The issues with Log4j continued to stack up as the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) on Friday rolled out yet another patch — version 2.17.0 — for the widely used logging library that could be exploited by malicious actors to stage a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. Tracked as CVE-2021-45105 (CVSS score: 7.5), the new vulnerability affects all versions of the tool from 2.0-beta9 … [Read more...] about Apache Issues 3rd Patch to Fix New High-Severity Log4j Vulnerability
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New Local Attack Vector Expands the Attack Surface of Log4j Vulnerability
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an entirely new attack vector that enables adversaries to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability on servers locally by using a JavaScript WebSocket connection. "This newly-discovered attack vector means that anyone with a vulnerable Log4j version on their machine or local private network can browse a website and potentially trigger the … [Read more...] about New Local Attack Vector Expands the Attack Surface of Log4j Vulnerability
Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Infect Computers with Khonsari Ransomware
Romanian cybersecurity technology company Bitdefender on Monday revealed that attempts are being made to target Windows machines with a novel ransomware family called Khonsari as well as a remote access Trojan named Orcus by exploiting the recently disclosed critical Log4j vulnerability. The attack leverages the remote code execution flaw to download an additional payload, a … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Infect Computers with Khonsari Ransomware
Apache Log4j Vulnerability — Log4Shell — Widely Under Active Attack
Threat actors are actively weaponizing unpatched servers affected by the newly identified "Log4Shell" vulnerability in Log4j to install cryptocurrency miners, Cobalt Strike, and recruit the devices into a botnet, even as telemetry signs point to exploitation of the flaw nine days before it even came to light. Netlab, the networking security division of Chinese tech giant Qihoo … [Read more...] about Apache Log4j Vulnerability — Log4Shell — Widely Under Active Attack
Log4Shell: critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j
Various information security news outlets reported on the discovery of critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 in the Apache Log4j library (CVSS severity level 10 out of 10). Millions of Java applications use this library to log error messages. To make matters worse, attackers are already actively exploiting this vulnerability. For this reason, the Apache Foundation recommends … [Read more...] about Log4Shell: critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j
Extremely Critical Log4J Vulnerability Leaves Much of the Internet at Risk
The Apache Software Foundation has released fixes to contain an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting the widely-used Apache Log4j Java-based logging library that could be weaponized to execute malicious code and allow a complete takeover of vulnerable systems. Tracked as CVE-2021-44228 and by the monikers Log4Shell or LogJam, the issue concerns a case of … [Read more...] about Extremely Critical Log4J Vulnerability Leaves Much of the Internet at Risk
Log4j2 Vulnerability: How to Mitigate CVE-2021-44228
Log4j2 is an open-source, Java-based logging framework commonly incorporated into Apache web servers. Between late November and early December 2021, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) impacting the Log4j2 utility was reported, resulting in several fixes and code revisions from the vendor. The Log4j2 library is used in numerous Apache frameworks services, and as of Dec. … [Read more...] about Log4j2 Vulnerability: How to Mitigate CVE-2021-44228
Apple Releases Urgent iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability
Apple on Monday released a security update for iOS and iPad to address a critical vulnerability that it says is being exploited in the wild, making it the 17th zero-day flaw the company has addressed in its products since the start of the year.' The weakness, assigned the identifier CVE-2021-30883, concerns a memory corruption issue in the "IOMobileFrameBuffer" component that … [Read more...] about Apple Releases Urgent iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability
Urgent Chrome Update Released to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Google on Friday rolled out an emergency security patch to its Chrome web browser to address a security flaw that's known to have an exploit in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-37973, the vulnerability has been described as use after free in Portals API, a web page navigation system that enables a page to show another page as an inset and "perform a seamless transition to a new … [Read more...] about Urgent Chrome Update Released to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Unpatched High-Severity Vulnerability Affects Apple macOS Computers
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details of an unpatched vulnerability in macOS Finder that could be abused by remote adversaries to trick users into running arbitrary commands on the machines. "A vulnerability in macOS Finder allows files whose extension is inetloc to execute arbitrary commands, these files can be embedded inside emails which if the user clicks … [Read more...] about Unpatched High-Severity Vulnerability Affects Apple macOS Computers