Threat Overview

Kaspersky’s Vulnerability Landscape Analysis for Q4 2024 has been published by CyberHunter_NL, highlighting the most common software vulnerabilities and their exploitation methods. The report is compiled by Alexander Kolesnikov from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Key Findings

1. Most Exploited Vulnerabilities:
   • CVE-2021-27366: A remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows used for privilege escalation.
   • CVE-2019-19781: A deserialization issue in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway used for unauthenticated access to internal networks.
2. Most Vulnerable Software:
   • Microsoft Windows
   • Adobe Reader
   • Java
3. Exploit Types:
   • Memory corruption exploits
   • Remote code execution exploits
   • Path traversal and arbitrary file read/write vulnerabilities

Recommendations

1. Patch Management:
   Ensure timely patching of identified vulnerabilities to reduce exploitability.
2. Access Control:
   Implement strict access control mechanisms to limit unauthorized access to systems and networks.
3. User Awareness:
   Educate users about common attack vectors, such as phishing emails and malicious attachments, to minimize human error.
4. Security Software:
   Utilize advanced antivirus software with behavior detection capabilities to identify zero-day exploits and other threats.

References

• Full report: https://securelist.com/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-in-q4-2024/115761/
• OTX Pulse: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67beee0328f327df37f068e7

Confidence Level: 100
Reliability of the Report: A – Completely reliable
Revoke Status: false
Number of Connected Elements Present in the Report: 257