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Windows Updates Fix .NET Framework and Authenticode Flaws

April 10, 2012 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and its optional .NET Framework component How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing your users into running specially crafted executable files or visiting web sites with malicious content Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control … [Read more...]

Windows Updates Fix Media Player & RDP Vulnerabilities

March 8, 2011 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High 8 March, 2011 Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and components that ship with it How an attacker exploits them: By enticing your users into opening specially crafted files (whether media files or RDP configuration files) Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: … [Read more...]

A Dozen Windows Updates Plug 15 Security Holes: BULLETINS AFFECT MEDIA PLAYER, .NET FRAMEWORK, KERNEL-MODE DRIVERS, AND MORE

October 13, 2010 By The Editor

Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and components that ship with it (also the .NET Framework) How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including sending specially crafted network packets, or enticing your users to websites containing malicious media Impact: Various results; in the worst case, an attacker can gain … [Read more...]

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