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Vulnerability Watch No69

🖼️ VLC Image Decoder Flaw Causes Buffer Overflow Risk
VLC users should update promptly, especially on systems that open media files from untrusted sources. Treat this as a priority because attackers can trigger memory corruption through specially crafted image files.
VLC media player contains an integer overflow issue in picture buffer size calculation that can cause an out-of-bounds write when processing crafted PNG files. The affected product is VLC media player, and the vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 8.8. A crafted PNG opened directly or through a playlist entry can reach the vulnerable decoding path.
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Source: NVD

⚠️ CommonMark Parser Bug Enables Denial of Service
Applications using affected league/commonmark versions should be upgraded to 2.6.0 or later. Prioritize internet-facing services that process user-controlled Markdown content.
league/commonmark versions before 2.6.0 contain polynomial time complexity vulnerabilities in Markdown parsing that can allow denial of service attacks. The vulnerability affects the league/commonmark library and is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Crafted Markdown inputs can cause excessive CPU usage and exhaust PHP-FPM processes.
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Source: NVD

🎮 PocketMine-MP Login Processing Bug Crashes Servers
PocketMine-MP administrators should patch quickly, especially for publicly reachable game servers. This is a remote availability issue that can disrupt server operations.
PocketMine-MP before 5.11.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in LoginPacket JSON processing caused by improper object initialization from scalar JSON types. The affected product is PocketMine-MP, and the vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Attackers can send malformed JSON data that causes the server to crash.
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Source: NVD

🎮 PocketMine-MP JSON Parser Issue Causes Remote Crashes
Operators running affected PocketMine-MP versions should upgrade as soon as possible. Public-facing servers should be prioritized because malformed login packets can affect availability.
PocketMine-MP versions before 4.20.5 contain a denial of service vulnerability in LoginPacket JSON parsing due to improper validation in the JsonMapper dependency. The affected product is PocketMine-MP, and the vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Attackers can send malformed JSON structures that crash the server.
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Source: NVD

🎮 PocketMine-MP Null Handling Flaw Disrupts Servers
PocketMine-MP administrators should patch affected installations and test updated versions before returning services to production. Treat this as an availability risk for exposed servers.
PocketMine-MP versions before 5.3.1 and 4.23.1 contain a denial of service vulnerability in LoginPacket JSON parsing due to improper null value handling in arrays. The affected product is PocketMine-MP, and the vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Attackers can send malformed JSON with unexpected null elements to crash the server.
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Source: NVD

🔐 PocketMine-MP Key Validation Bug Triggers Server Crashes
PocketMine-MP administrators should update affected versions promptly, especially for internet-accessible servers. The issue can be remotely triggered and may interrupt service availability.
PocketMine-MP versions before 5.3.1 and 4.23.1 fail to validate that the identityPublicKey in LoginPacket uses the required secp384r1 elliptic curve. The affected product is PocketMine-MP, and the vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Invalid keys can pass login verification and trigger an exception during ECDH key derivation, crashing the server.
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Source: NVD

🚨 Check Point VPN Systems Hit by Critical Code Execution Flaw
Check Point administrators should treat this as an emergency patching issue because it affects VPN infrastructure and allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Prioritize internet-facing systems immediately.
A heap-based buffer overflow in VPN certificate ASN.1 decoding affects Check Point Quantum Security Management and Quantum Security Gateway systems. The vulnerability is rated CRITICAL with CVSS 9.8. An unauthenticated remote attacker may execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
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Source: NVD

🚨 Check Point VPN Trust Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
Patch affected Check Point Quantum Security Gateway deployments as a top priority. VPN gateways are high-value targets, and this unauthenticated remote code execution issue requires urgent attention.
Improper certificate trust validation during VPN negotiation in Check Point Quantum Security Gateway may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Gateway. The vulnerability is rated CRITICAL with CVSS 9.8. The issue affects certificate validation during VPN negotiation.
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Source: NVD

☸️ Portworx Operator Flaw Can Escalate OpenShift Privileges
OpenShift administrators using Portworx should review affected deployments and apply available fixes. Pay particular attention to initial storage cluster provisioning workflows.
The Portworx Operator when deployed on Red Hat OpenShift contains a privilege escalation issue during initial provisioning of a Portworx storage cluster. The vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.7. Under specific conditions, a user with limited namespace-scoped permissions could gain broader access than intended within the Kubernetes cluster.
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Source: NVD

🌐 Lara Dashboard SSRF Exposes Internal Resources
Organizations running Lara Dashboard should update and restrict access to the affected functionality until patched. Cloud deployments should treat potential metadata access as a serious exposure.
Lara Dashboard through 1.3.1 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the POST /api/admin/builder/markdown/fetch endpoint. The vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.1. An authenticated user can fetch arbitrary URLs and read responses from internal services and cloud metadata endpoints.
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Source: NVD

🐍 GitPython Regex Flaw Enables CPU Exhaustion
Developers and CI environments using affected GitPython versions should upgrade quickly. Prioritize systems that process repositories from untrusted sources.
GitPython before 3.1.60 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Actor.name_email_regex when processing commit author and committer fields. The vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 7.5. Crafted commit objects can trigger excessive regex backtracking and consume CPU resources.
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Source: NVD

🐍 GitPython Repository Validation Bug Enables Code Execution
Upgrade GitPython in developer workstations, build pipelines, and automation systems that open external repositories. This issue is especially important in workflows that process untrusted repositories.
GitPython before 3.1.60 fails to properly validate the git directory location, allowing attackers to impersonate the git directory using tracked files such as gitdir, commondir, and HEAD. The vulnerability is rated HIGH with CVSS 8.8. Attackers can execute arbitrary code through a malicious pre-commit hook when a victim calls index.commit() on a cloned or opened repository.
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Source: NVD