Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Adobe Flash Player running on all platforms How an attacker exploits it: By opening any malicious Flash (SWF) content; whether from a web site, within a Word document, and so on Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can execute code on the user's computer, potentially gaining control of it What to do: Download and install the latest … [Read more...]
Emergency Flash Update Fixes "In the Wild" Vulnerabilities
Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Adobe Flash Player running on all platforms How an attacker exploits it: By opening any malicious Flash (SWF) content; whether from a web site, within a Word document, and so on Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can execute code on the user's computer, potentially gaining control of it What to do: Download and install the latest … [Read more...]
Microsoft Piles on Patches Next Tuesday
February looks to be a busy month for Microsoft administrators. According to the latest advanced patch notification, the Redmond-based software company plans to release a dozen security bulletins next Tuesday. The bulletins will fix security flaws in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, the .NET Framework, and Exchange server. Microsoft rates five of the bulletins … [Read more...]
Oracle Releases Emergency Java Update for February
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 Update 11 and earlier, on all platforms How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring your users to a malicious web page containing specially crafted Java Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 50 – UPnP Pwnage
UPnP Pwnage and Hacked Journalists This week is rife with security news. If you want the quick highlights, you've come to the right place. Today's video covers a few Yahoo XSS vulnerabilities, some serious UPnP security flaws, and the alleged China-based hack of the New York Times. Watch the video below for details. Also, if you are interested in some other stories I didn't … [Read more...]