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Experts Warn of Browser Extensions Spying On Users via Cloud9 Chrome Botnet Network

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2014-6332
Remote Code Execution via Array Bounds Flaw in Microsoft Windows OLE Automation
—95%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2016-0189
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft IE Scripting Engines (JScript/VBScript)
7.594%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2016-7200
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Edge Chakra JavaScript Engine (CVE-2016-7200)
8.883%KEVPoC ×3
KEV
CVE-2019-11708
Sandbox Escape via IPC Parameter Flaw in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
10.056%KEV
KEV
CVE-2019-9810
Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for Array.prototype.slice method may lead to missing bounds check and a buffer overflow
8.827%PoC ×2

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

The Keksec threat actor has been linked to a previously undocumented malware strain, which has been observed in the wild masquerading as an extension for Chromium-based web browsers to enslave compromised machines into a botnet.

The Hacker News

By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

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