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Taking apart a double zero-day sample discovered in joint hunt with ESET

July 2, 2018 admin CVE-2018-4990, CVE-2018-8120, cybersecurity, exploit, Security Intelligence, Security Response

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In late March 2018, I analyzed an interesting PDF sample found by ESET senior malware researcher Anton Cherpanov. The sample was initially reported to Microsoft as a potential exploit for an unknown Windows kernel vulnerability. During my investigation in parallel with ESET researchers, I was surprised to discover two new zero-day exploits in the same

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Adobe Reader zero-day discovered alongside Windows vulnerability

May 15, 2018 admin 0day, adobe, Adobe Reader, CVE-2018-4990, CVE-2018-8120, Exploits, Threat analysis, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 18:44:14 +0000

A new Adobe Reader zero-day exploit has been discovered, including a full sandbox escape.

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