Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 Vulnerability

Mozilla has released a blog entry indicating that it is aware of a critical vulnerability affecting Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The blog entry indicates that active exploitation of this vulnerability has been detected. Update: T...

Fraud Advisory for Businesses Released: Corporate Account Take Over

As part of a joint effort, the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center FS-ISAC have released Fraud Advisory for Businesses: Corporate Account Take Over PDF. The...

Report: Phishing Activity is Down (And That's A Bad Thing)

The number of phishing attacks declined in the first half of 2010, but a report from the Anti Phishing Working Group warns that might not be such a good thing. The group released its Global Phishing Survey on Monday covering the first six months of 2010. Overall, the survey reported a steep decli...

Apple Releases Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3

Apple has released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 update 8 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 3 to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the Java package. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages...

Google Releases Chrome 7.0.517.41

Google has released Chrome 7.0.517.41 for Linux, Mac, and Windows to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, conduct URL spoofing, or bypass security restrictions. US-CERT encourages users and...

Survey: Information Theft A Bigger Problem than Physical Theft

Anyone who has received “notification” of funky activity on their credit card, or an urgent e-mail plea from the widow of Mobutu Sese Seko won’t be surprised to learn that information theft is a big problem. But a new survey out from Kroll Consulting finds that its also the biggest problem facing...

RIM Releases Security Advisory for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

RIM has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in the PDF distiller of the BlackBerry attachment service for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and...

Oracle Releases Critical Patch for October 2010

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for October 2010 to address 85 vulnerabilities across multiple products. This update contains the following security fixes: 7 for Oracle Database Server 8 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 1 for Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 6 for Oracle E-Busines...

Microsoft Releases October Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, .NET Framework, Server Software, Office, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensiti...

Oracle Releases Pre-Release Announcement for October 2010

Oracle has issued a critical patch update pre-release announcement indicating that its October release will contain 81 new vulnerability fixes. Release of the critical patch update is scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, 2010. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the pre-release...

Foxit Releases Foxit Reader 4.2

Foxit has released Foxit Reader 4.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, compromise the digital signature of PDF signatures or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX. These updates address multiple vulnerabilities including those described in Adobe security advisory APSA10-02 and Flash Player security bulletin APSB10-22. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for Out-of-Band Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that it will be releasing an out-of-band security bulletin to address a vulnerability affecting Windows. The Microsoft SharePoint Team blog indicates that this bulletin will address the recently reported vulnerability in...

OpenX Releases Security Update

OpenX has released a security update to address a vulnerability in the 2.8 downloadable version of OpenX. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the integrity of the server running OpenX. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the OpenX "Security...

Cisco Releases Security Advisories

Cisco has released six security advisories to address vulnerabilities affecting the Cisco IOS Software and the Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Apple Releases Security Update 2010-006

Apple has released security update 2010-006 for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server to address a vulnerability in the AFP package. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass password validation and obtain sensitive information. The article indicates that this vulnerability does not affect system...

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2416728

Microsoft has released a security advisory to alert users of a vulnerability affecting ASP.NET. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information or tamper with data. US-CERT encourages administrators to review Microsoft security advisory 2416728 and apply a...

Apple Releases QuickTime 7.6.8

Apple has released QuickTime 7.6.8 to address two vulnerabilities affecting earlier versions of QuickTime for Windows. The first vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the QuickTime ActiveX control. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5.13 and 3.6.10

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 3.5.13 and 3.6.10 to address a stability issue affecting some users. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the release notes for Firefox 3.5.13 and Firefox 3.6.10 and apply any necessary updates to mitigate the issue. This product is...

Google Releases Chrome 6.0.472.59

Google has released Chrome 6.0.472.59 for Linux, Mac, and Windows to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome Releases blog entry and apply any necessary updates...