What happened?
The speed at which vulnerabilities are detected and addressed can drastically impact an organization’s likelihood of suffering a security incident. Recently, Bitsight demonstrated how its investments in product fingerprinting and CVE mapping allowed it to identify and surface assets potentially impacted by a set of critical vulnerabilities in the CUPS printing system in under 24 hours.
Key Vulnerabilities (CVE Overview)
Within the CUPS printing system, several critical vulnerabilities were identified, including CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, and CVE-2024-47177. When combined, these CVEs allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting printer advertisements over UDP/631. While these specific vulnerabilities, related to the 'cups-browsed' service, may not have posed a major risk in this instance, it highlights a growing concern: similar vulnerabilities could be much more severe in the future.
How Bitsight Responds in less than 24 Hours
Bitsight’s ability to address these vulnerabilities so quickly stems from continuous investments in product fingerprinting, Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) to Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) mapping, and a robust framework for ingesting and analyzing vulnerability data. This sophisticated process ensures that customers receive actionable insights within hours of detecting a threat, significantly reducing the time-to-response.
3 Areas That Set Bitsight Apart:
- Product Fingerprinting & CPE to CVE Mapping: By leveraging advanced product fingerprinting techniques, Bitsight quickly mapped CPEs to known CVEs, ensuring rapid identification of vulnerabilities.
- Vulnerability Detection & Response: With streamlined workflows and integrated detection frameworks, Bitsight not only addresses exposure in your own network but your third-party ecosystem as well.
- Faster Data Ingestion: A key part of the 24-hour turnaround is Bitsight’s investment in faster data ingestion technologies, allowing for real-time processing of threat data.
Why it matters
At Bitsight, speed and precision is the goal to help organizations effectively manage critical exposure. While the case involving CUPS vulnerabilities presented a manageable threat, the next one might not. That's why Bitsight continues to invest in leading technologies that ensure organizations can detect and respond to threats quickly, minimizing exposure and potential damage.
