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Sean Metcalf
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Oct 06 2014
Comparing ASLR on Windows & Linux
Two key differences regarding Linux & Windows Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR): ASLR is not as prevalent in most Linux distributions as it is on modern Windows systems. ASLR cannot be force-enabled for applications on Linux, as EMET can do on Windows. Read the entire article at Cert.org
Oct 04 2014
US-Based Azure VMs With Static IP May Get Foreign IP Addresses
Interesting side-effect of the enormity of the infrastructure behind a public cloud service. Some Azure customers may have noticed that for a VM deployed in a US region, when they launch a localized page on a web browser it may redirect them to an international site. The following explains why this may be happening. Potential …
Oct 03 2014
XEN Hypervisor Vulnerabilities
And you were wondering why Amazon had rolling reboots of EC2 recently… From the Whitepaper “FROM RING 3 TO RING0: EXPLOITING THE XEN X86 INSTRUCTION EMULATOR” (bitdefender): ABSTRACT While a VMM can provide a considerable level of security by isolation, it is generally true that by increasing the code-base that runs on a given host …
Oct 02 2014
BadUSB Overview (Presentation & Slides) & Recent Release of BadUSB Exploit Code
BadUSB – The problems with USB One of the best talks I saw at BlackHat USA 2014 was on security issues with USB that are built into the spec (i.e. can’t be changed easily). BadUSB Black Hat USA 2014 Presentation Slides BadUSB Black Hat USA 2014 Presentation Video Here are the primary reasons why USB …
Oct 02 2014
Using PowerShell to Perform a Reverse DNS Lookup in Active Directory
Typically, one would use ping -a to get the hostname for a specific IP address which performs a DNS reverse lookup. Querying AD for a computer with an IP works great for computers joined to the Active Directory domain since most computers in AD have the IP Address configured on the computer account. When the …
Oct 01 2014
Program like a Monkey – I mean an Orangutan – It’s OOK!
Learning PowerShell & Python isn’t enough… I need to learn OOK! Introduction Ook! is a programming language designed for orang-utans. Ook! is essentially isomorphic to the well-known esoteric language BrainF***, but has even fewer syntax elements. Design Principles A programming language should be writable and readable by orang-utans. To this end, the syntax should be …
Oct 01 2014
Black Hat USA 2014 Presentation: Investigating PowerShell Attacks
Black Hat USA 2014 Presentation: Investigating PowerShell Attacks This is an excellent presentation and I highly recommend anyone who is an admin or who is responsible for AD security. Investigating PowerShell Attacks Ryan Kazanciyan Technical Director, Mandiant Matt Hastings Consultant, Mandiant Over the past two years, we’ve seen targeted attackers increasingly utilize PowerShell to conduct …
Oct 01 2014
ShellShock/BashBug – Bash Vulnerability Affects Linux, Unix, & Mac OSX
10/01/2014 Updates: Shellshock: Vulnerable Systems you may have missed and how to move forward VMware Begins to Patch Bash Issues Across Product Line Honeypot Snares Two Bots Exploiting Bash Vulnerability Updated (9/29/2014): PowerCLI script for checking VMWare systems.for BashBug vulnerability ShellShock webscanner Dark Reading: New BashBug vulnerabilities surface Dark Reading: Making Sense of ShellShock Chaos …
Sep 30 2014
Azure & Active Directory
Azure is big. It’s really big. Seriously, it’s hard to comprehend just how big it really is. (Apologies to Douglas Adams.) In July of last year, then-CEO Steve Ballmer stated that Azure data centers held “comfortably over a million physical servers.” Last year, Azure server purchases accounted for 17% of all server purchases worldwide. …
Sep 29 2014
Disarming EMET 5
EMET version 5 has been out for only a few months and Offensive Security has identified bypass methods: INTRODUCTION In our previous Disarming Emet 4.x blog post, we demonstrated how to disarm the ROP mitigations introduced in EMET 4.x by abusing a global variable in the .data section located at a static offset. A general …
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