A collection of Bluetooth attack vectors were discovered and related vulnerabilities known as "BlueBorne" were disclosed. These vulnerabilities collectively endanger amongst others Windows, Linux and mobile operating systems like Android or IOS. An unauthenticated attacker may take control of devices and perform commands or access sensitive data.

Pepperl+Fuchs analyzed WirelessHART-Gateways in respect of a critical vulnerability within the Firmware. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to get access to files and access restricted directories that are stored on the device by manipulating file parameters that reference these. Incoming HTTP requests using fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi and a filename parameter allow a directory / path traversal. A publicly available exploit already exists for this vulnerability.

An attacker may gain access (by elevated privileges) to CT50-Ex mobile computers through a vulnerability in a system service running the Android Operating System (OS). The system service improperly validates incoming connection requests. Although the vulnerability is significant, currently no known exploits publicly available. 

Critical vulnerabilities within several CPUs have been identified by security researchers. These hardware vulnerabilities allow programs to learn about the contents of a system's memory, using side-channel attacks. Potential attack vectors against these vulnerabilities have been published and dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. While programs are typically not permitted to read data from the OS kernel or from other programs, a malicious program can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of secrets stored in kernel memory or the memory of other programs executed on the same CPU. As a consequence, an exploit could allow attackers to get access to any sensitive data, including passwords or cryptographic keys.

A remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) was identified by security researchers. If exploited successfully, it is possible to relay user credentials for arbitrary code execution on the target system.

See details on Microsoft Advisory CVE-2018-0866 (https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0886)

Critical vulnerabilities within several CPUs have been identified by security researchers. These hardware vulnerabilities allow programs to learn about the contents of a system's memory, using side-channel attacks. Potential attack vectors against these vulnerabilities have been published and dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. While programs are typically not permitted to read data from the OS kernel or from other programs, a malicious program can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of secrets stored in kernel memory or the memory of other programs executed on the same CPU. As a consequence, an exploit could allow attackers to get access to any sensitive data, including passwords or cryptographic keys.

Multiple security issues and vulnerabilities within the WPA2 standard have been identified and publicized by Mr. Mathy Vanhoef of KU Leuven. These vulnerabilities may allow the reinstallation of a pairwise transient key, a group key, or an integrity key on either a wireless client or a wireless access point (AP). In consequence, an attacker could establish a man-in-the-middle position between AP and client facilitating packet decryption and injection.

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