Handler on Duty: Jesse La Grew
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Tuesday, August 26th, 2025: Decoding Word Reading Location; Image Downscaling AI Vulnerability; IBM Jazz Team Server Vuln
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Decoding Word Reading Location; Image Downscaling AI Vulnerability; IBM Jazz Team Server Vuln
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Reading Location Position Value in Microsoft Word Documents
Jessy investigated how Word documents store the last visited document location in the registry.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Reading%20Location%20Position%20Value%20in%20Microsoft%20Word%20Documents/32224
Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems
AI systems often downscale images before processing them. An attacker can create a harmless looking image that would reveal text after downscaling leading to prompt injection
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/21/weaponizing-image-scaling-against-production-ai-systems/
IBM Jazz Team Server Vulnerability CVE-2025-36157
IBM patched a critical vulnerability in its Jazz Team Server
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242925
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