Severity: Low Summary: This vulnerability affects: WatchGuard System Manager (WSM) Server Software. How an attacker exploits it: By placing a specially crafted DLL into a specific WatchGuard path Impact: When you install WSM into a non-hardened, non-default directory, local users can execute code on your Windows computer with SYSTEM privileges (see mitigating factors … [Read more...]
One Critical and Four Important Windows Updates
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to open malicious files or to run specially crafted programs Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches as … [Read more...]
Six Windows Bulletins Fix a Wide Variety of Flaws
Severity: HighSummary:These vulnerabilities affect: Most current versions of Windows (including Windows RT)How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web content or running specially crafted programsImpact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer.What to do: Install the appropriate … [Read more...]
Windows Updates Fix Critical .NET and Kernel-mode Driver Flaws
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Most current versions of Windows (including 8 and RT), the .NET Framework, and Silverlight 5 (for PC and Mac). Some of these flaws also affect Office and Lync. How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring users to malicious web content or running specially crafted programs Impact: In the … [Read more...]
Three Windows Updates Fix Less Risky Vulnerabilities
Severity: Medium Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows or components often packaged with it (like the print spooler) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including sending specially crafted network traffic or running malicious programs locally Impact: Varies, ranging from a remote Denial of Service (DoS) attack to … [Read more...]
