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Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own
Synology, a Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker, patched two critical zero-days exploited during last week’s Pwn2Own hacking competition within days. Midnight Blue security researcher Rick de Jager found the critical zero-click vulnerabilities (tracked together as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION) in the company’s Synology Photos and BeePhotos for BeeStation software. As Synology explains in security advisories published two days after the…
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QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root
QNAP has released security patches for a second zero-day bug exploited by security researchers during last week’s Pwn2Own hacking contest. This critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50387, was found in QNAP’s SMB Service and is now fixed in versions 4.15.002 or later and h4.15.002 and later. The zero-day flaw was patched one week after allowing YingMuo (working with…
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QNAP fixes NAS backup software zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own
QNAP has fixed a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited by security researchers on Thursday to hack a TS-464 NAS device during the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 competition. Tracked as CVE-2024-50388, the security flaw is caused by an OS command injection weakness in HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync version 25.1.x, the company’s disaster recovery and data backup solution. “An OS command injection vulnerability…
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Over 70 zero-day flaws get hackers $1 million at Pwn2Own Ireland
The fourth day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 marked the end of the hacking competition with more than $1 million in prizes for over 70 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in fully patched devices. The hacking contest pits security researchers against various software and hardware products, in an attempt earn the “Master of Pwn” title by compromising targets in eight categories ranging from mobile phones, messaging…
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QNAP, Synology, Lexmark devices hacked on Pwn2Own Day 3
The third day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 continued to showcase the expertise of white hat hackers as they exposed 11 zero-day vulnerabilities, adding $124,750 to the total prize pool, which now stands at $874,875. Pwn2Own, a global hacking competition, challenges top security researchers to exploit a range of software and hardware devices, with the ultimate goal of earning the prestigious…
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