Green Alliance Threat Intelligence Weekly Report (2025.01.13-2025.01.19) – Green Alliance Technology Blog

This article discusses various high-severity vulnerabilities affecting software and systems, including buffer overflow issues in Rsync, critical security updates from Microsoft, and an authentication bypass in Fortinet’s FortiOS. These vulnerabilities pose significant risks, including potential remote code execution by attackers. Affected: Rsync, Microsoft software products, Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy

Keypoints :

  • Rsync has identified and patched critical buffer overflow and information disclosure vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-12084/CVE-2024-12085).
  • Microsoft issued updates for 159 security issues on January 14, 2025, impacting multiple products, including Windows and Azure.
  • Fortinet has remedied a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-55591) in FortiOS and FortiProxy, allowing unauthenticated access to administrator privileges.
  • A new botnet comprising 13,000 MikroTik devices is exploiting misconfigured SPF DNS records to spread malware.
  • A group known for “hacker-as-a-service” has exploited Microsoft’s Azure AI services to generate harmful content.
  • JMX framework vulnerabilities could potentially impact system management capabilities.
  • A Telegram-based market has emerged as the largest illegal online marketplace, surpassing Hydra with billion in transactions.
  • Adobe has released security updates for multiple products to fix vulnerabilities allowing remote code execution.
  • FunkSec, a new ransomware, has reportedly affected 85 organizations and could be AI-generated.
  • Rsync servers have multiple severe vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution.
  • An OpenAI web scraper has caused disruptions to a 3D model website, resembling a DDoS attack.

MITRE Techniques :

  • Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) – Exploited vulnerability in Rsync allows remote code execution via crafted input.
  • Remote Code Execution (T1203) – High-risk vulnerabilities in Rsync, Microsoft products, and Adobe software allow attackers to execute code remotely.
  • Authentication Bypass (T1571) – FortiOS and FortiProxy vulnerabilities enable attackers to bypass authentication for admin access.

Indicator of Compromise :

  • [CVE] CVE-2024-12084
  • [CVE] CVE-2024-12085
  • [CVE] CVE-2025-21333
  • [CVE] CVE-2025-21334
  • [CVE] CVE-2025-21335
  • [CVE] CVE-2024-55591

Full Story: https://blog.nsfocus.net/2025-01-13-2025-01-19/