Microsoft Patches Code Execution Vulnerability in wimgapi Library

Microsoft this week patched a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the wimgapi library, which is used to perform operations on Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files.

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Critical Flaws Patched in Schneider Building Automation Software

Schneider Electric recently patched four vulnerabilities in its U.motion Builder software, including two critical command execution flaws. Advisories have been published by both the vendor and ICS-CERT.

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Siemens Patches Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE, Other Devices

Siemens this week published five new security advisories describing several vulnerabilities discovered in its switches, routers, building automation products, and medical devices.

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GnuPG Vulnerability Allows Spoofing of Message Signatures

GnuPG recently addressed an input sanitization vulnerability where a remote attacker could spoof arbitrary signatures.

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Cortana Flaw Allows for Code Execution from Lock Screen

One of the vulnerabilities Microsoft addressed with the June 2018 security patches was a flaw in Cortana that could allow an attacker to elevate privileges and execute code from the lock screen.

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Meltdown-Like ‘LazyFP’ Vulnerability Impacts Intel CPUs

Intel and software vendors have started informing users about a new vulnerability involving side channel speculative execution that could be exploited by malicious actors to obtain sensitive information from the targeted system.

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Exploit Kits Target Recent Flash, Internet Explorer Zero-Days

Exploit kits (EKs) might not be as dominant as they were several years ago, but they continue to exist and most of them already adopted exploits for recently discovered Flash and Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerabilities.

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SAP Releases Critical Updates for Two Security Notes

Of the ten Security Notes in SAP’s June 2018 Security Patch Day, five were updates for previously released Notes, including two rated Hot News (Critical severity).

Impacting SAP Business Client (version 6.5) and SAP BASIS (versions 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, 7.51, 7.65, 7.66), the two Hot News Security Notes feature CVSS scores of 9.8 and 9.1, respectively.

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Microsoft Releases Mitigations for Spectre-Like ‘Variant 4’ Attack

Updates released by Microsoft on Tuesday for its Windows operating system add support for a feature that should prevent attacks involving the recently disclosed speculative execution vulnerability known as “Variant 4.”

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Microsoft Patches 11 Critical RCE Flaws in Windows, Browsers

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for June 2018 address a total of 50 vulnerabilities, including nearly a dozen critical remote code execution flaws affecting Windows and the company’s Edge and Internet Explorer web browsers.

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