Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred to […]
AnyCubic released new firmware for its Kobra 3D printers to fix a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to send security warnings to the printers. This vulnerability was due to insecure permissions in the company’s MQTT server.
The vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-50358 and CVE-2023-47218, are command injection flaws in the QTS firmware, with potential for remote code execution, impacting a large number of devices globally.
The EMBA open-source security analyzer is tailored as the central firmware analysis tool for penetration testers and product security groups. It assists throughout the security evaluation procedure, extracting firmware, conducting static and dynamic analysis through emulation, and creating a web-based report. EMBA features EMBA identifies potential vulnerabilities and weak points in firmware, such as insecure […]
Sophos backports fix for CVE-2022-3236 for EOL firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2023 Sophos backports the patch for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks exploiting the issue. Sophos backports the fix for the critical code injection vulnerability CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions […]
Dec 13, 2023NewsroomMobile Communication / Firmware security Google is highlighting the role played by Clang sanitizers in hardening the security of the cellular baseband in the Android operating system and preventing specific kinds of vulnerabilities. This comprises Integer Overflow Sanitizer (IntSan) and BoundsSanitizer (BoundSan), both of which are part of UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer (UBSan), a tool designed […]
Dec 08, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Mobile Network A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of the 14 flaws – collectively called 5Ghoul (a combination […]
Dec 08, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Mobile Network A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of the 14 flaws – collectively called 5Ghoul (a combination […]
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image parsing libraries embedded into the firmware. The shortcomings, collectively labeled LogoFAIL by Binarly, “can be used by threat actors to deliver a malicious payload […]
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