Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for February 2012

Oracle released its February Critical Patch Update CPU containing 14 security fixes for the following products: JDK and JRE 7 Update 2 and earlier JDK and JRE 5 Update 30 and earlier JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 33 and earlier SDK and JRE 1.4.235 and earlier JavaFX 2.0.2 and earlier US-CERT encourages...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 10.0.1

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 10.0.1 to address a vulnerability. This vulnerability may cause a denial-of-service condition or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Foundation Advisory for Firefox...

Microsoft Releases February Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, .Net Framework, Silverlight, Office, and Server Software as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code o...

Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates

Apple has released security updates for Apple OS X Lion 10.7 to 10.7.2, OS X Lion Server 10.7 to 10.7.2, Mac OS 10.6.8, and Mac OS X Server v 10.6.8 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition,...

Google Releases Chrome 16.0.912.77

Google has released Chrome 16.0.912.77 for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. 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 the Google Chro...

Symantec pcAnywhere Hotfix

Symantec has released an update for pcAnywhere to address multiple vulnerabilities for the following software versions running on Windows: pcAnywhere 12.5 SP3 pcAnywhere Solutions 7.1 GA, SP 1, and SP 2 US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Symantec pcAnywhere hot fix and appl...

Denial-of-Service Malware Campaign

US-CERT is aware of public reports of ongoing distributed denial-of-service attacks against entities in the government and private sector. According to the reports, these attacks are being attributed to the hacker group Anonymous. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to do the following to...

Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for January 2012

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for January 2012 to address 78 vulnerabilities across multiple products. This update contains the following security fixes: 2 for Oracle Database Server 1 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 3 for Oracle E-Business Suite 1 for Oracle Supply Chain Products...

Siemens Scalance X Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Overview ICS-CERT has received a report from Siemens regarding a buffer overflow vulnerability in the web interface of the Scalance X Industrial Ethernet switch. This vulnerability was reported to Siemens by Jürgen Bilberger from Daimler TSS GmbH. This vulnerability leaves the affected devices...

Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released a Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following software versions: Adobe Reader X 10.1.1 and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Reader 9.4.7 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows Adobe Reader 9.4.6 a...

Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses

On January 10, 2012, US-CERT received reports of a phishing campaign that is spoofing US-CERT email to deliver a variant of the Zeus/Zbot Trojan known as Ice-IX. This campaign appears to be targeting a large number of private sector organizations as well as federal, state, and local governments...

Attack Tool Released for WPS PIN Vulnerability

Just a day after security researcher Stefan Viehbock released details of a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup WPS standard that enables attackers to recover the router PIN, a security firm has published an open-source tool capable of exploiting the vulnerability. The tool, known as Reaver,...

Multiple Programming Language Implementations Vulnerable to Hash Table Collision Attacks

No description provided by source. US-CERT is aware of reports stating that multiple programming language implementations, including web platforms, are vulnerable to hash table collision attacks. This vulnerability could be used by an attacker to launch a denial-of-service attack against websites...

Easy Router PIN Guessing with new WiFi Setup vulnerability

Easy Router PIN Guessing with new WiFi Setup vulnerability There is a newly discovered vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup standard that reduces the number of attempts it would take an attacker to brute-force the PIN for a wireless router's setup process. The flaw results in too much...

Multiple Programming Language Implementations Vulnerable to Hash Table Collision Attacks

US-CERT is aware of reports stating that multiple programming language implementations, including web platforms, are vulnerable to hash table collision attacks. This vulnerability could be used by an attacker to launch a denial-of-service attack against websites using affected products. The Ruby...

WiFi Protected Setup Flaw Can Lead to Compromise of Router PINs

The US-CERT is warning about a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup standard that reduces the number of attempts it would take an attacker to brute-force the PIN for a wireless router’s setup process. The flaw results in too much information about the PIN being returned to an attacker and...

Personal Device Security During the Holiday Season

As the winter holiday travel season begins, US-CERT would like to remind users to be mindful of the security risks associated with portable devices such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops. US-CERT would like to encourage users to review the following US-CERT Cyber Security Tips. Following the...

Microsoft Releases December Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or operate with elevated privileges...

Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released a Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address a vulnerability affecting the following software versions: Adobe Reader X 10.1.1 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix Adobe Acrobat...

lighttpd -- remote DoS in HTTP authentication

US-CERT/NIST reports: Integer signedness error in the base64decode function in the HTTP authentication functionality httpauth.c in lighttpd 1.4 before 1.4.30 and 1.5 before SVN revision 2806 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service segmentation fault via crafted base64 input that...