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North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read4 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-21338
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel via Exposed IOCTL (CVE-2024-21338)
7.860%KEVRansomwarePoC ×3
KEV
CVE-2024-38193
+1 related CVE
Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows WinSock Driver (afd.sys)
7.8
group max
29%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2024-4947
V8 Type Confusion in Google Chrome Actively Exploited by Lazarus Group
9.615%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2024-5274
Google Chrome V8 Type Confusion Allows In-Sandbox RCE via Crafted HTML Pages
9.68%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2024-7971
Type Confusion in Google Chromium V8 Enables Heap Corruption via Malicious Pages
9.621%KEVPoC
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainvoyagorclub.spaceare said to have been directed to a malicious website named voyagorclub[.]space likely through social engineering techniques, thereby tri

From the original article

3 min read at thehackernews.com

A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by the nation-state adversary, which has made a habit of incorporating rafts of Windows zero-day exploits into its arsenal in recent months.

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