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Vulnerability Spotlight: Node-SQLite3 issue could lead to denial of service in Ghost CMS

Due to JSON format limitations, the vulnerability only manifests itself as a remote denial of service in Ghost CMS, which crashes the Node.js process. However, the vulnerability could potentially lead to remote code execution in other products that use it.

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Threat Source newsletter (March 16, 2023) — A deep dive into Talos' work in Ukraine

The latest episode of ThreatWise TV from Hazel Burton is the closest look yet at the team Talos assembled in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5957-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 5957-1 - Cody Sixteen discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly handled memory when parsing DXF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Lilith of Cisco Talos discovered that LibreCAD incorrectly handled memory when parsing DWG files. An attacker could use this issue to cause LibreCAD to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Threat Advisory: Microsoft Outlook privilege escalation vulnerability being exploited in the wild

Cisco Talos is urging all users to update Microsoft Outlook after the discovery of a critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-23397, in the email client that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild.

YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations

A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. "Information stolen from successful compromises include credentials from multiple applications, browser histories and cookies, system information and screenshots," Cisco

Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 80 New Security Flaws — Two Under Active Attack

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of 80 security flaws, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Eight of the 80 bugs are rated Critical, 71 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. The updates are in addition to 29 flaws the tech giant fixed in its Chromium-based Edge browser in recent weeks. The

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2023 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

Microsoft disclosed 83 vulnerabilities across the company’s hardware and software line, including two issues that are actively being exploited in the wild, continuing a trend of zero-days appearing in Patch Tuesdays over the past few months.

Talos uncovers espionage campaigns targeting CIS countries, Turkey, and European institutions including Embassies and a critical EU Health care Agency

Cisco Talos has identified a new espionage oriented threat actor, which we are naming “YoroTrooper,” targeting a multitude of entities in Europe and Turkey.

GHSA-jqv5-7xpx-qj74: sqlite vulnerable to code execution due to Object coercion

### Impact Due to the underlying implementation of `.ToString()`, it's possible to execute arbitrary JavaScript, or to achieve a denial-of-service, if a binding parameter is a crafted Object. Users of `sqlite3` v5.0.0 - v5.1.4 are affected by this. ### Patches Fixed in v5.1.5. All users are recommended to upgrade to v5.1.5 or later. ### Workarounds * Ensure there is sufficient sanitization in the parent application to protect against invalid values being supplied to binding parameters. ### References * Commit: https://github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3/commit/edb1934dd222ae55632e120d8f64552d5191c781 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org) Credits: Dave McDaniel of Cisco Talos

Researcher Spotlight: How David Liebenberg went from never having opened Terminal to hunting international APTs

When Dave Liebenberg started his first day at Talos, he had never even opened Terminal on a Mac before — let alone written a Snort rule or infiltrated a dark web forum.