Microsoft to Issue Seven Bulletins, One Critical, on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans to issue seven security bulletins in the January Patch Tuesday release next week, fixing six vulnerabilities rated important and one rated critical. The bugs affect a variety of products, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and 2008 and Microsoft Developer Tools an...

Security feature bypass

The Java Naming and Directory Interface JNDI implementation in IBM WebSphere Application Server WAS 6.0 before 6.0.2.39, 6.1 before 6.1.0.29, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.7 does not properly restrict access to UserRegistry object methods, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via ...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the file browser in Kiwi before 3.74.2, as used in SUSE Studio 1.1 before 1.1.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in Virtualization Manager 1.2.2 in IBM Systems Director 1.2.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors...

Mobile Devices Key To Facebook's New Log-In Approval Feature

Facebook is implementing a new opt-in, two-factor verification security feature they are calling log-in approval. The new feature will require users to enter a unique, one time code, which Facebook will send via SMS whenever a user tries to access his or her account from a new and/or unrecognized...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the Agile Technology Platform component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 9.3.0.2 and 9.3.1 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Security...

Google Chrome Warns Users About Vulnerable Plugins

Google has added a new security feature to the latest versions of its Chrome browser that will now warn users when the browser encounters out-of-date plugins and will automatically disable them. The latest versions of Google Chrome has upgraded the browser’s ability to protect users against...

Google Adds Two-Factor Verification to Gmail

Google has introduced a new two-step authentication feature for Gmail users that it says will significantly increase the security of the free mail service. The system enables users to set up a method for obtaining a secret code that will be required, along with a password, to access a Gmail...

Facebook Announces Social Verification and HTTPS option

Facebook announced yesterday that they will begin offering secure HTTPS connections and a new verification method called social verification to users of the most popular social network in the world. The move comes, conveniently, just a day after Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s personal...

Assessing the Adobe Reader X Sandbox

Over the past few years, malicious PDFs have become common place and a prefered vector for attackers. Last week, Adobe announced the release of Reader X – the much anticipated next major release of their ubiquitous document reader, which includes a new security feature called ”Protected Mode”...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the Database Control component in EM Console in Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3, Oracle Fusion Middleware 10.1.2.3 and 10.1.4.3, and Enterprise Manager Grid Control allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown...

Google Adds Two-Factor Authentication to Apps Accounts

Google has added a two-factor authentication mechanism to the login procedure for its Google Apps offerings, hoping that the addition will help cut down on the amount of fraudulent activity on these accounts. The way that Google has chosen to approach the problem of two-factor authentication is...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the In-band Agent on the HP ProCurve 2610 switch before R.11.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the ClickStream Analyzer output alternetcsaout extension 0.3.0 and earlier for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors...

Security feature bypass

Moodle 1.8.x and 1.9.x before 1.9.8 can create new roles when restoring a course, which allows teachers to create new accounts even if they do not have the moodle/user:create capability...

Google to Issue GMail Suspicious Activity Warnings

Google has added a nifty new security feature to warn GMail users when there are suspicious log-ins to their e-mail accounts. The feature, now being rolled into Firefox and Internet Explorer, will flag GMail log-ins from multiple locations and flash the following warning to an affected user:...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in the Broadcom Integrated NIC Management Firmware 1.x before 1.40.0.0 and 8.x before 8.08 on the HP Small Form Factor and Microtower platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors...

Security feature bypass

Unspecified vulnerability in Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator flex before 2.5.35 has unknown impact and attack vectors...

CVE-2009-3956

The default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, does not enable the Enhanced Security feature, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "script injection vulnerability," as demonstrated by Acrobat Forms Data...

Security feature bypass

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Vsftpd Webmin module before 1.3b for the Vsftpd server have unknown impact and attack vectors related to "Some security issues."...