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A series of critical vulnerabilities has been uncovered in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), specifically in the cups-browsed component and related libraries. This vulnerability chain allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected systems. The discovery highlights significant security risks in a widely-used open-source component and raises crucial questions about legacy system support and security in modern IT environments.

On September 27, 2024, evilsocket.net (Simone Margaritelli) published information about several vulnerabilities in CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System), which can allow for arbitrary remote code execution (RCE). There are currently 4 CVEs associated with these findings, with potentially more on the way. There is also some debate about the severity of these vulnerabilities, however, one of the CVEs was initially given a CVSS score of 9.9. We will update this blog if new information becomes available.

On September 23rd, Twitter user Simone Margaritelli (@evilsocket) announced that he has discovered and privately disclosed a CVSS 9.9 GNU/Linux unauthenticated RCE, which affects almost all Linux distributions, and that the public disclosure will happen on September 30th, Due to a suspected leak in the disclosure process, @evilsocket decided to advance the disclosure, and on September 26th, the vulnerabilities were disclosed in @evilsocket’s blog, along with a full proof of concept.

In a significant move towards enhancing the security of its Android operating system, Google has announced a substantial reduction in memory vulnerabilities by adopting memory-safe programming languages, particularly Rust. This shift aligns with Google's secure-by-design philosophy, aiming to minimize security risks associated with new code development. In this blog, we’ll explore the implications of this transition, the statistical outcomes, and what this means for the future of secure coding.

In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting attack coverage for several new threats. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook to ensure coverage against these advanced threats. Additional details about the threats and our coverage can be seen below.

CVE-2024-6670 is a critical (CVSS v3 score: 9.8) SQL injection vulnerability. Threat researcher Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) discovered that, if the application is configured with only one user, unauthenticated attackers can leverage this vulnerability to retrieve users’ encrypted passwords.

On September 26, 2024, a security researcher disclosed several vulnerabilities affecting Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) within GNU/Linux distributions. CUPS is an open-source printing system that allows Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and MacOS, to manage printers and print jobs across local and networked environments. The newly identified CUPS vulnerabilities identified are.