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Ghostscript (CVE-2023-36664) Explained: Command Injection via Pipe Devices

CVE-2023-36664 let a crafted PostScript or EPS file run system commands through Ghostscript's mishandling of pipe device filenames. Because Ghostscript hides behind image tools, the blast radius was wide.

Jul 8, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

curl SOCKS5 Heap Overflow (CVE-2023-38545) Explained: When a Long Hostname Broke the Handshake

CVE-2023-38545 is a heap buffer overflow in curl and libcurl's SOCKS5 proxy handshake, triggered when a too-long hostname is copied into a fixed buffer during a slow handshake. Here is the bug.

Jul 8, 20266 min read
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Text4Shell (CVE-2022-42889) Explained: RCE in Apache Commons Text Interpolation

CVE-2022-42889, Text4Shell, let attackers run code through Apache Commons Text's string interpolation when apps passed untrusted input to StringSubstitutor. Here is the flaw and why it was narrower than feared.

Jul 7, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

regreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387) Explained: A Signal-Handler Race That Reopened an Old OpenSSH RCE

CVE-2024-6387, regreSSHion, is an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in OpenSSH's sshd caused by a signal-handler race — a regression of a bug fixed back in 2006.

Jul 7, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

OpenSSL Punycode Overflow (CVE-2022-3602) Explained

CVE-2022-3602 was pre-announced as OpenSSL's next critical bug, then downgraded to high. Here is what the X.509 punycode buffer overflow actually does, why the panic cooled, and how to patch.

Jul 7, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Confluence Broken Access Control Zero-Day (CVE-2023-22515) Explained

CVE-2023-22515 let unauthenticated attackers create rogue administrator accounts on Confluence Data Center and Server. Here's the broken-access-control flaw and how to fix it.

Jul 7, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Barracuda ESG CVE-2023-2868 Explained: The Command Injection That Ended in Hardware Replacement

CVE-2023-2868 is a command injection in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway, exploited as a zero-day by UNC4841 for months. Rated CVSS 9.8, it ended with Barracuda advising physical appliance replacement.

Jul 7, 20266 min read
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VMware vCenter (CVE-2021-21985) Explained: The vSAN Plugin RCE

CVE-2021-21985 is a CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated RCE in VMware vCenter Server's vSAN Health plugin, enabled by default on every install. Here is how it works and the patched builds to run.

Jul 6, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Jenkins CLI Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2024-23897) Explained

CVE-2024-23897 turned a convenience feature in Jenkins' CLI argument parser into an arbitrary file read that can escalate to full RCE. Here's the mechanism and the fix.

Jul 6, 20265 min read

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