Handler on Duty: Xavier Mertens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Wednesday, January 21st, 2026: Punycode Hunting; telnetd vuln; 6 day Certs and IP Certs; Oracle Patches
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Add Punycode to your Threat Hunting Routine
Punycode patterns in DNS queries make excellent hunting opportunities.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Add%20Punycode%20to%20your%20Threat%20Hunting%20Routine/32640
GNU InetUtils Security Advisory: remote authentication by-pass intelnetd
telnetd shipping with InetUtils suffers from a critical authentication by-pass vulnerability.
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2
6-day and IP Address Certificates are Generally Available
Let’s Encrypt will now offer 6-day certificates as an option. These short-lived certificates can be used for IP addresses.
https://letsencrypt.org/2026/01/15/6day-and-ip-general-availability
Oracle Quarterly Critical Patch Update
Oracle released its first quarterly patches for 2026, fixing 337 vulnerabilities
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html#AppendixFMW
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thanks :) have a great day
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