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| May 07, 2009 - Current ActivityThis is an archived copy of current activity, if you would like to see the most recent version, please click here.Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for May Security Bulletinadded May 7, 2009 at 02:58 pm
Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that the May release cycle will contain one bulletin with a maximum severity rating of Critical. The notification states that the Critical bulletin is for Microsoft PowerPoint. The release is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12. Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Flash Media Serveradded May 7, 2009 at 02:30 pm
Adobe has released Security Bulletin APSB09-05 to address a potential vulnerability in versions of Flash Media Server up to and including version 3.5.1.
This vulnerability may allow an attacker to "execute remote procedures within a server side ActionScript file running on a Flash Media Server." According to Adobe, this issue affects versions of Flash Media Interactive Server and Flash Media Streaming Server. Symantec Releases Security Advisoriesadded April 30, 2009 at 04:03 pm
Symantec has released three security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec Alert Management System, Log Viewer, and Reporting Server. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security mechanisms, or leverage phishing attacks.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat JavaScript Vulnerabilitiesadded April 28, 2009 at 12:34 pm | updated April 29, 2009 at 03:57 pm
US-CERT is aware of public reports of two vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The JavaScript methods customDictionaryOpen() and getAnnots() do not safely handle specially crafted arguments and can be manipulated to execute arbitrary code.
Swine Flu Phishing Attacks and Email Scamsadded April 27, 2009 at 03:04 pm | updated April 28, 2009 at 04:42 pm
US-CERT is aware of public reports of email scams circulating related to the Swine Flu. The attacks arrive via an unsolicited email message typically containing a subject line related to the Swine Flu. These email messages may contain a link or an attachment. If users click on this link or open the attachment, they may be directed to a phishing website or exposed to malicious code.
Mozilla Foundation Releases Firefox 3.0.10added April 28, 2009 at 08:03 am
Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 3.0.10 to address a memory corruption vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a denial-of-service condition. Mozilla Foundation Releases Firefox 3.0.9added April 22, 2009 at 08:07 am
Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 3.0.9 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, leverage additional attacks, or obtain sensitive information. The Mozilla Foundation security advisories indicate that many of these vulnerabilities also affect SeaMonkey and Thunderbird. Research In Motion Releases Advisory for BlackBerry PDF Distiller Vulnerabilitiesadded April 20, 2009 at 08:45 am
Research In Motion has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller of some released versions of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. The advisory lists the affected versions as BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1.3 through 4.1.6 and BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1.4. By convincing a user to view a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the system that hosts the Blackberry Attachment Service. Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for April 2009added April 15, 2009 at 09:03 am
Oracle has released their Critical Patch Update for April 2009 to address 43 vulnerabilities across several products. This update contains the following security fixes:
US Tax Season and Phishing Scamsadded April 14, 2009 at 03:13 pm
In the past, US-CERT has received reports of an increased number of phishing scams that take advantage of the United States tax season. Due to the upcoming tax deadline, US-CERT would like to remind users to remain cautious when receiving unsolicited email that could be a potential phishing scam.
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