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Rewterz penetration testing services help organizations determine if a cyber attacker can gain access to their critical assets while giving them detailed insights of the overall business impact of a cyber attack.
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March 15, 2023Severity High Analysis Summary According to researchers, a Golang-based botnet named GoBruteforcer has been discovered, which is specifically targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and […]March 15, 2023Severity High Analysis Summary DarkComet RAT (Remote Administration Tool) is a type of malware that is designed to allow attackers to gain remote access to a […]March 15, 2023Severity High Analysis Summary CVE-2023-23410 CVSS:7.8 Microsoft Windows could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in […]Threat Insights
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Rewterz Threat Advisory –Multiple Cisco Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers Security Vulnerabilities
August 5, 2021Rewterz Threat Advisory –Multiple NVIDIA Security Vulnerabilities
August 5, 2021
Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-1593
A vulnerability in Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows could allow an authenticated, attacker to perform a DLL injection attack on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting a configuration file in a specific path on the system, which can cause a malicious DLL file to be loaded when the application starts. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with normal user privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system with the privileges of another user’s account.
Impact
- Privilege Escalation
- Code Execution
Affected Vendors
Cisco
Affected Products
- Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows Releases 7.3.1
- Cisco Packet Tracer for Windows Releases 8.0.0.
Remediation
Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for the patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information.