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The FBI and CISA have jointly issued an advisory urging software developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities, labeling them "unforgivable defects." These agencies highlighted the continued presence of such vulnerabilities in products from major vendors like Microsoft and VMware. The advisory emphasizes the need for developers to adopt secure-by-design practices and memory-safe programming languages to prevent these flaws.

The agencies pointed out several recent buffer overflow vulnerabilities, including those found in Microsoft's Hyper-V, Ivanti's Connect Secure, and VMware's vCenter. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could lead to privilege escalation, remote code execution, and full system access. The advisory stresses that buffer overflows are avoidable by using updated coding practices and safe languages. They also call on manufacturers to implement compile-time and runtime protections, conduct thorough testing, and analyze the root cause of past vulnerabilities to prevent future occurrences.

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References :

• The Register - Software: Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow vulnerabilities
• Information Security Buzz: CISA and FBI warn of threats exploiting buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
• : CISA and FBI release a joint Secure by Design Alert on eliminating buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
• industrialcyber.co: CISA, FBI urge manufacturers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities with secure-by-design practices
• ciso2ciso.com: CISA, FBI call software with buffer overflow issues ‘unforgivable’ – Source: www.csoonline.com
• Talkback Resources: US govt wants developers to stop coding 'unforgivable' bugs [app] [exp]
• Tenable Blog: Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Calls for Stamping Out Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as Europol Tells Banks To Prep For Quantum Threat
• cyble.com: FBI, CISA Urge Memory-Safe Practices for Software Development
• securityonline.info: Buffer Overflows Vulnerabilities: CISA & FBI Issue Urgent Warning

Classification:

• HashTags: #BufferOverflow #SecureByDesign #MemorySafe
• Company: FBI, CISA
• Target: Software Developers
• Product: Software
• Feature: buffer overflow prevention
• Type: Bug
• Severity: Informative