Smashing Security podcast #386: The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media

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Two men are accused of stealing almost a quarter of a billion dollars from one person’s cryptocurrency wallet, but why on earth would they be handing out handbags to strangers? And social media comes under the spotlight once more, as we ask if you are delving into misinformation in your most private moments…

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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cjson-1.7.18-1.fc42

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FEDORA-2024-d84486fd4f

Packages in this update:

cjson-1.7.18-1.fc42

Update description:

Automatic update for cjson-1.7.18-1.fc42.

Changelog

* Thu Sep 26 2024 Fabian Affolter <mail@fabian-affolter.ch> – 1.7.18-1
– Update to new upstream version (closes rhbz#2237124)
– Fix rhbz#2277268, closes rhbz#2277269

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ZDI-24-1296: Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Doc Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-9243.

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ZDI-24-1297: Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-9245.

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ZDI-24-1298: Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-9244.

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ZDI-24-1299: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 3.3. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-9246.

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ZDI-24-1300: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-9247.

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