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| April 09, 2009 - Current ActivityThis is an archived copy of current activity, if you would like to see the most recent version, please click here.Conficker Worm Targets Microsoft Windows Systemsadded March 29, 2009 at 08:18 pm | updated April 9, 2009 at 06:44 pm
UPDATE: Researchers have discovered a new variant of the Conficker Worm on April 9, 2009. This variant updates earlier infections via its peer to peer (P2P) network as well as resuming scan-and-infect activity against unpatched systems. Public reporting indicates that this variant attempts to download additional malicious code onto victim systems, possibly including copies of the Waledac Trojan, a spam-oriented malicious application which has previously propagated only via bogus email messages containing malicious links.
Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for April Security Bulletinadded April 9, 2009 at 01:36 pm
Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that the April release cycle will contain eight bulletins, five of which will have a severity rating of Critical. The notification states that these Critical bulletins are for Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. There will also be two Important bulletins for Microsoft Windows and Forefront Edge Security and one Moderate bulletin for Microsoft Windows. Release of these bulletins is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14. Cisco Releases Security Advisory for ASA Adaptive Security Appliance and PIX Security Appliancesadded April 8, 2009 at 03:46 pm
Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the ASA Adaptive Security Appliance and PIX Security Appliances. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms, bypass access control lists, or cause a denial-of-service condition. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 969136added April 3, 2009 at 08:47 am
Microsoft has released security advisory 969136 to address reports of a vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, a remote attacker may be able to gain access to the affected system with the same rights as the user running PowerPoint. Mozilla Foundation Releases Firefox 3.0.8added March 30, 2009 at 09:25 am
Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 3.0.8 to address two vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories also indicate that one of these vulnerabilities also affects SeaMonkey. Sun Releases Updates for Java SEadded March 26, 2009 at 08:54 am
Sun has released updates for Java SE to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or operate with escalated privileges. OpenSSL Releases Security Advisoryadded March 26, 2009 at 08:36 am
OpenSSL has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or bypass security restrictions in affected applications. Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories for IOS Vulnerabilitiesadded March 25, 2009 at 03:41 pm
Cisco has released multiple security advisories to address vulnerabilities in IOS Software. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition, interfere with network traffic, or operate with escalated privileges.
Sun Releases Alert for Java System Identity Manager Vulnerabilitiesadded March 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Sun Microsystems has released an alert to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Java System Identity Manager. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, modify configuration settings, or obtain sensitive information. Adobe Releases Security Bulletinadded March 18, 2009 at 04:39 pm
Adobe has released security bulletin APSB09-04 to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which is the JBIG2 vulnerability originally addressed in security advisory APSA09-01 and security bulletin APSB09-03. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. |
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