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| March 02, 2009 - Current ActivityThis is an archived copy of current activity, if you would like to see the most recent version, please click here.Cisco Releases Security Advisory for ACE 4710 Appliance and ACE Moduleadded February 27, 2009 at 09:26 am
Cisco has released a Security Advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the ACE Application Control Engine Module, ACE 4710 Application Control Engine. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to obtain administrative level access, operate with escalated privileges, or cause a denial-of-service condition. Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Flash Playeradded February 25, 2009 at 09:54 am
Adobe has released Security Bulletin APSB09-01 to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service condition, conduct Clickjacking attacks, or operate with escalated privileges. Microsoft Releases Security Advisory (968272)added February 24, 2009 at 02:10 pm
Microsoft has released Security Advisory 968272 to address reports of a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted Excel document, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. New Variant of Conficker/Downadup Worm Circulatingadded February 23, 2009 at 05:02 pm
US-CERT is aware of public reports concerning a new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm, named Conficker B++. This variant propagates itself via multiple methods, including exploitation of the previously patched vulnerability addressed in MS08-067, password guessing, and the infection of removable media. Most significantly, Conficker B++ implements a new backdoor with "auto-update" functionality, allowing machines compromised by the new variant to have additional malicious code installed on them. According to Microsoft, there is no indication that systems infected with previous variants of Conficker can automatically be re-infected with the B++ variant.
Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Critical Vulnerabilityadded February 20, 2009 at 11:20 am | updated February 20, 2009 at 03:55 pm
Adobe has released a Security Bulletin to alert users of a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Adobe indicates that it has received reports of active exploitation.
Active Exploitation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Vulnerabilityadded February 17, 2009 at 04:25 pm
US-CERT is aware of a public report indicating active exploitation of a previously patched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. This vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft Security Advisory MS09-002. Additional information is available in US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-041A. Apple Releases Security Updatesadded February 17, 2009 at 04:25 pm
Apple has released the following security updates:
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Apple Security Articles and apply any necessary updates:
BlackBerry Security Advisoryadded February 10, 2009 at 03:39 pm
Research In Motion has released a Security Advisory to address a vulnerability in the BlackBerry Application Web Loader ActiveX control. By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause Internet Explorer to crash. Microsoft Releases February Security Bulletin Summaryadded February 10, 2009 at 03:37 pm
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Exchange Server, and SQL Server as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2009. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. HP Releases Security Bulletin to Address a Vulnerability in Multiple Printersadded February 9, 2009 at 09:26 am
Hewlett-Packard has released Security Bulletin HPSBPI02398 SSRT080166 to address a vulnerability in multiple HP printers. This vulnerability may allow an unauthorized remote attacker to gain access to files. |
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