EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 6 MIN
SANS Stormcast Tuesday Feb 25th: Unfurl Updates; Google Ditches SMS; Paypal Phish; Exim, libXML, Parallels Vuln
from SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast) · host Johannes Ullrich
Unfurl Update Released Unfurl released an Update fixing a few bugs and adding support to decode BlueSky URLs.https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Unfurl%20v2025.02%20released/31716 Google Confirms GMail To Ditch SMS Code Authentication Google no longer considers SMS authentication save enough for GMail. Instead, it pushes users to use Passkeys, or QR code based app authenticationhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/02/23/google-confirms-gmail-to-ditch-sms-code-authentication/ Beware of Paypal New Address Feature Abuse Attackers are using "address change" e-mails to send links to phishing sites or trick users into calling fake tech support phone numbers. Attackers are just adding the malicious content as part of the address. The e-mail themselves are legitimate PayPal emails and will pass various spam and phishing filters.https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beware-paypal-new-address-feature-abused-to-send-phishing-emails/ Exim SQL Injection Vulnerability Exim, with sqlite support and ETRN enabled, is vulnerable to a simple SQL injection exploit. A PoC has been releasedhttps://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2025-26794.txthttps://github.com/OscarBataille/CVE-2025-26794? XMLlib patcheshttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828 0-Day in Parallelshttps://jhftss.github.io/Parallels-0-day/
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Unfurl Update Released Unfurl released an Update fixing a few bugs and adding support to decode BlueSky URLs.https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Unfurl%20v2025.02%20released/31716 Google Confirms GMail To Ditch SMS Code Authentication Google no longer considers SMS authentication save enough for GMail. Instead, it pushes users to use Passkeys, or QR code based app authenticationhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/02/23/google-confirms-gmail-to-ditch-sms-code-authentication/ Beware of Paypal New Address Feature Abuse Attackers are using "address change" e-mails to send links to phishing sites or trick users into calling fake tech support phone numbers. Attackers are just adding the malicious content as part of the address. The e-mail themselves are legitimate PayPal emails and will pass various spam and phishing filters.https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beware-paypal-new-address-feature-abused-to-send-phishing-emails/ Exim SQL Injection Vulnerability Exim, with sqlite support and ETRN enabled, is vulnerable to a simple SQL injection exploit. A PoC has been releasedhttps://www.exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2025-26794.txthttps://github.com/OscarBataille/CVE-2025-26794? XMLlib patcheshttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828 0-Day in Parallelshttps://jhftss.github.io/Parallels-0-day/
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SANS Stormcast Tuesday Feb 25th: Unfurl Updates; Google Ditches SMS; Paypal Phish; Exim, libXML, Parallels Vuln
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