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PuzzleMaker attacks with Chrome zero

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()7 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-21224
+1 related CVE
Type Confusion RCE in Google Chrome/Chromium V8 JavaScript Engine
8.884%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2021-31956
+1 related CVE
Local Privilege Escalation via Out-of-Bounds Write in Microsoft Windows NTFS
7.8
group max
22%KEV
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainmedia-seoengine.comshell module has a hardcoded URL of the C&C server inside (media-seoengine[.]com). All the communication between C&C server and client is
md509a5055db44fc1c9e3add608efff038cches. IoCs media-seoengine[.]com %SYSTEM%\WmiPrvMon.exe MD5 09A5055DB44FC1C9E3ADD608EFFF038C SHA-1 BFFA4462901B74DBFBFFAA3A3DB27DAA61211412 SHA-256 982F
md5d6b850c950379d5ee0f254f7164833e847C392B20C760FE36B200B541A0F841C8A9 %SYSTEM%\wmimon.dll MD5 D6B850C950379D5EE0F254F7164833E8 SHA-1 E63ED3B56A5F9A1EA5C92D3D2444196EA13BE94B SHA-256 8A17
sha1bffa4462901b74dbfbffaa3a3db27daa61211412M%\WmiPrvMon.exe MD5 09A5055DB44FC1C9E3ADD608EFFF038C SHA-1 BFFA4462901B74DBFBFFAA3A3DB27DAA61211412 SHA-256 982F7C4700C75B81833D5D59AD29147C392B20C760FE36B200B
sha1e63ed3b56a5f9a1ea5c92d3d2444196ea13be94bSTEM%\wmimon.dll MD5 D6B850C950379D5EE0F254F7164833E8 SHA-1 E63ED3B56A5F9A1EA5C92D3D2444196EA13BE94B SHA-256 8A17279BA26C8FBE6966EA3300FDEFB1ADAE1B3ED68F76A7FC8
sha2568a17279ba26c8fbe6966ea3300fdefb1adae1b3ed68f76a7fc81413bd8c1a5f633E8 SHA-1 E63ED3B56A5F9A1EA5C92D3D2444196EA13BE94B SHA-256 8A17279BA26C8FBE6966EA3300FDEFB1ADAE1B3ED68F76A7FC81413BD8C1A5F6
sha256982f7c4700c75b81833d5d59ad29147c392b20c760fe36b200b541a0f841c8a9038C SHA-1 BFFA4462901B74DBFBFFAA3A3DB27DAA61211412 SHA-256 982F7C4700C75B81833D5D59AD29147C392B20C760FE36B200B541A0F841C8A9 %SYSTEM%\wmimon.dll MD5 D6B850C950379D5EE0F254F7164833E8 SH
urlhttps://p{removed}/metrika_upload/index.phpovered so far were configured to use the same URL address – hxxps://p{removed}/metrika_upload/index.php – to download the encrypted malware dropper module. We beli

From the original article

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On April 14-15, 2021, Kaspersky technologies detected a wave of highly targeted attacks against multiple companies. Closer analysis revealed that all these attacks exploited a chain of Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows zero-day exploits.

Kaspersky Securelist

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