Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Critical Vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player

Adobe has released security bulletin APSB11-17 to alert users of critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.9.620 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 10.0.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Adobe Reader 10.0.3 and earlier versions of Macintosh, and Adobe Acrobat 10.0.3 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Flash Player

Adobe has released security bulletin APSB11-13 to address a vulnerability in Flash Player 10.3.181.16 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and 10.3.185.22 and earlier versions for Android. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to conduct a cross-site...

Gmail Phishing Attack

US-CERT is aware of public reports of a phishing attack that specifically targets US government and military officials' Gmail accounts. The attack arrives via an email sent from a spoofed address of an individual or agency known to the targeted user. The email contains a "view download" link that...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Internet Streamer

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in the web server component of the Cisco Internet Streamer application, which is part of the Cisco Content Delivery System. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users a...

WordPress Releases Version 3.1.3

WordPress has released WordPress 3.1.3 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the WordPress Codex document for version 3.1.3 and apply any necessary updates t...

Apple Mac Defender, MacProtector, and MacSecurity Fake Anti-Virus Software

Apple has released a security advisory related to the recent Mac fake anti-virus software. The most common names for this fake anti-virus software are MacDefender, MacProtector, and MacSecurity. This fake anti-virus software is the result of a phishing scam targeting Mac users that redirects them...

Adobe Releases Flash Player and Flash Media Server Updates

Adobe has released updates for Flash Player and Flash Media Server to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities affect Adobe Flash Player 10.2.159.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris; Adobe Flash Player 10.2.157.51 and earlier versions for Android; Adob...

Microsoft Releases May Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2011. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the...

Mozilla Releases Firefox updates

Mozilla has released Firefox 4.0.1, 3.6.17, and 3.5.19 to address multiple vulnerabilities. The impact of these vulnerabilities includes arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, directory traversal, and information disclosure. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Mozil...

Apple Releases iTunes 10.2.2

Apple has released iTunes 10.2.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the WebKit package. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Apple article HT4609 and apply any...

Google Releases Chrome 10.0.648.205

Google has released Chrome 10.0.648.205 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities including the Adobe Flash vulnerability described in Adobe Security Advisory APSA11-02. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for April Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating its April release will contain 17 bulletins. Nine of these bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and will be for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Office. The remaining bulletins will have the severity...

FTC: Google Used Deceptive Practices In Buzz Social Network

Search giant Google has agreed to settle a case with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday over charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy policy when it launched Google Buzz, a social network, in 2010. Google agreed to implement a comprehensive privacy program a...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in some versions of Cisco Secure Access Control System ACS. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to change the password of a user account without any previous access to the user's account or knowledge of the account's previous...

Google Releases Chrome 10.0.648.204

Google has released Chrome 10.0.648.204 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome Releases blog entry...

Fraudulent SSL Certificates

US-CERT is aware of public reports of the existence of fraudulent SSL certificates. These fraudulent SSL certificates could be used by an attacker to masquerade as a trusted website. Multiple web browser vendors have provided updates to recognize and block these fraudulent SSL certificates. Mozil...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh. These updates address a vulnerability in the authplay.dll component. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and...

Adobe Releases Flash Player Update

Adobe has released an update for Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities affect Adobe Flash Player 10.1.102.64 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1.106.16 and earlier versions for Android. Exploitation of thes...