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New campaign leverages RIG Exploit kit to deliver the Cerber Ransomware

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2015-5122
Use-After-Free RCE in Adobe Flash Player AS3 DisplayObject
—87%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2015-8651
Integer Overflow in Adobe Flash Player Enables Remote Code Execution
—68%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2016-0034
Remote Code Execution via Crafted Website in Microsoft Silverlight 5
8.869%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2016-1019
Arbitrary code execution flaw in Adobe Flash Player, used in ransomware attacks
9.822%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2016-3298
Information Disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer Messaging API
6.533%KEV
KEV
CVE-2016-4117
Arbitrary Code Execution in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier
9.894%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2016-7200
+1 related CVE
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Edge Chakra JavaScript Engine (CVE-2016-7200)
8.883%KEVPoC ×3
KEV

From the original article

2 min read at securityaffairs.com

Experts from Heimdal Security warned of a spike in cyber attacks leveraging the popular RIG Exploit kit to deliver the Cerber Ransomware. The RIG exploit kit is even more popular in the criminal ecosystem, a few days ago security experts at Heimdal Security warned of a spike in cyber attacks leveraging the popular Neutrino and RIG EKs.

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