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Massive RealPlayer Exploit Embedded Attack

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2008-01-07 18:58:52 by HASH0x89c7e1c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...RealPlayer exploit serving campaign only. Shall we play the devil's advocate? The campaign would have been far more successful if a malware exploitation kit was used, as by using a single exploit only, the campaign's success entirely relies on the eventual presence of RealPlayer on the infected machine
 
Tags: exploit, realplayer exploit, uc8010 domain, domain, uc8010, exact exploit, attack uc8010, malware, malware exploitation kits
 
 
 
 
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US-CERT warns of flaw in latest RealPlayer

2008-01-02 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
The US-CERT is warning computer users of a possible problem with the latest version of RealPlayer after a Russian security company claimed to have found a way to exploit a critical flaw in the multimedia software IT Audit Checklists Advertisement Prepare for your next internal IT audit. Checklists cover security, risk management, PCI, and more
 
Tags: audit, checklists cover security, russian security company, audit checklists, multimedia software, us-cert, risk management, critical flaw, computer users
 
 
 
 
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US-CERT issues warnings on Flash, RealPlayer

2008-01-04 08:00:00 by Editor in IT Compliance
 
RealPlayer is vulnerable to exploit code, and Flash is vulnerable to cross-scripting attacks
 
Tags: realplayer, exploit code, vulnerable, flash, attacks
 
 
 
 
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Researcher posts attack code for RealPlayer bug

2008-03-11 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A flaw in RealNetworks' RealPlayer could be used by attackers to hijack Windows machines running Internet Explorer, according to security researcher Elazar Broad
 
Tags: hijack windows machines, realplayer, internet explorer, attackers, realnetworks, flaw
 
 
 
 
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What If All Vulnerabilities Had This Disclosure Timeline?

2008-02-07 02:08:33 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...RealPlayer 11 build 6.0.14.74. It allows for code execution when RealPlayer opens a malicious song file Timeline Dec 16, 2007: Gleg customers notified of vulnerability and given exploit code Jan 1, 2008: Public disclosure (no details) with online demonstration Feb 6, 2008: Vulnerability still not patched Its not your typical disclosure time...
 
Tags: vulnerability finders, vulnerability, vulnerability exists, heap overflow vulnerability, gleg realplayer vulnerability, gleg customer, customer, gleg, exploit code
 
 
 
 
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Malware Serving Exploits Embedded Sites as Usual

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2008-01-09 18:04:58 by HASH0x8957398 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...RealPlayer exploit and MDAC is a fad, but the very same is getting embraced in the short-term by malicious parties in China that have also started combining the Internet Explorer VML Download and Execute Exploit (MS07-004), thanks to recent localized forum postings on modifying the third exploit. Let's assess several sample domains ...
 
Tags: htm, load uc147, uc147, loads 8v8, 8v8, load 8v8, iframes, recent realplayer exploit, secondary iframes
 
 
 
 
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The Pseudo "Real Players"

2008-01-14 18:12:00 by HASH0x86ec1f0 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
 
...RealPlayer massive embedded malware attack ? Two of the main hosts are now, and the third one ucmal.com/0.js is strangely loading an iframe to ISC's blog in between the following 61.188.39.218/pingback.txt which was returning the following message during the last couple of hours " You're welcome for being saved from near infection As I'm...
 
Tags: main campaign domains, domains, campaign, real players, attack, error, malware attack, error messages, realplayer
 
 
 
 
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The Dutch Embassy in Moscow Serving Malware

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2008-01-28 16:07:58 by HASH0x8af6a58 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...RealPlayer Exploit Embedded Attack A Portfolio of Malware Embedded Magazines The New Media Malware Gang The New Media Malware Gang - Part Two Another Massive Embedded Malware Attack I See Alive IFRAMEs Everywhere I See Alive IFRAMEs Everywhere - Part Two Have Your Malware in a Timely Fashion Cached Malware Embedded Sites Compromised Sites...
 
Tags: malware, attack, malware attack, media malware gang, redirector script, script, alive iframes, royal netherlands embassy, alive
 
 
 
 
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Consumer group slams RealPlayer as 'badware'

2008-02-04 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
A consumer advocacy group is blasting RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users
 
Tags: consumer advocacy, software, adware, users, realnetworks, properly