IC3 Issues Alert on University Employee Payroll Scam

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert addressing a spear phishing scam targeting university employees and their payroll accounts. Scam operators use fraudulent e-mails and websites to entice employees to reveal login credentials. Users are encouraged to review the IC3 Alert...

Certain TLS Implementations Vulnerable to POODLE Attacks

A new variant of the POODLE attack may affect some TLS implementations on account of an issue similar to one present in SSL 3.0. Successful exploitation may enable actors to derive plaintext from encrypted communications. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review TA14-290A for...

Apple Releases Security Updates for QuickTime

Apple has released QuickTime 7.7.6 for Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later to address multiple vulnerabilities, some of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Apple Support Article HT6493 and apply a...

Oracle Releases October 2014 Security Advisory

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for October 2014 to address 154 vulnerabilities across multiple products. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Oracle October 2014 Critical Patch Update and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this...

Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

US-CERT is aware of a Bash vulnerability affecting Unix-based operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review TA14-268A, Vulnerability...

Backoff Point-of-Sale Malware Campaign

US-CERT is aware of Backoff malware compromising a significant number of major enterprise networks as well as small and medium businesses. US-CERT encourages administrators and operators of Point-of-Sale systems to review the Backoff malware alert to help determine if your network may be affected...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player and Air

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player and Air. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. The following updates are available: Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145 for Windows,...

BlackBerry Releases Security Advisory

BlackBerry has released a security advisory to address potential vulnerabilities that affect a remote file access feature within BlackBerry Link for Blackberry 10 Operating Systems. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain elevation of privilege or execute arbitrary code remotely...

Apple Releases Apple Remote Desktop 3.7

Apple has released Apple Remote Desktop 3.7 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Apple Support Article HT5998 and follow best practi...

Apple Releases OS X Mavericks v10.9

Apple has released OS X Mavericks v10.9 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, cause a denial-of-service condition, or execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Apple Support...

Reports of D-Link Router Backdoor

US-CERT is aware of reports that the firmware for various D-Link routers contains a backdoor that allows unauthenticated remote users to bypass the routers' password authentication mechanism. An unauthenticated remote attacker can take any action as an administrator using the remote management we...

Security Updates Available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI 11.0.04 for Windows. These updates address a regression that occurred in version 11.0.04 affecting Javascript security controls. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB13-25 and follow...

Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update

Apple has released an OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update to address a vulnerability. This vulnerability could potentially allow a local attacker to bypass authentication controls. US-CERT encourages users and administrator to review Apple Security Article HT5964 and apply any necessar...

Adobe Customer Information and Source Code Compromises

US-CERT is aware of the public acknowledgement of a compromise of up to 3 million Adobe customers' information, including names and detailed account information. The source code for multiple Adobe products may also have been compromised. US-CERT advises that Adobe customers be aware of possible...

Cisco Releases Semiannual IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

Cisco has released its semiannual Cisco IOS Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. This publication includes eight Security Advisories that address vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software. Exploits of these vulnerabilities could result in a denial of service DoS condition, interface queue...

Digital Alert Systems and Monroe Electronics EAS Firmware Security Advisory

Digital Alert Systems' DASDEC and Monroe Electronics' One-Net E189 Emergency Alert System EAS encoder/decoder ENDEC devices exposed a shared private root SSH key in publicly available firmware images. Additional information is also available in CERT Vulnerability Note VU662676. US-CERT recommends...

Google Releases Google Chrome 25.0.1364.152

Google has released Google Chrome 25.0.1364.152 for Windows, Linux, and Mac to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security features, or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Updated Release of the February 2013 Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update

Oracle has released an updated February 2013 Critical Patch Update for Oracle Java SE to address a vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems or to provide unauthorized disclosure of information. The following...

Apple Releases iOS 6.1

Apple has released iOS 6.1 for the iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 4th generation and later, and iPad 2 and later to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to operate with elevated privileges or execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and...

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has released Security Advisory 2794220 to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if a user accesses a specially crafted website. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit...

Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories for TelePresence

Cisco has released security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following products: Cisco TelePresence Manager Cisco TelePresence Recoding Server Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch Cisco TelePresence Immersive Endpoint System These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker ...

Apple Releases Java Update for OS X Lion and Mac OS X

Apple has released a Java update to address multiple vulnerabilities for the following products: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 OS X Lion v10.7.4 OS X Lion Server v10.7.4 These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CER...

Google Releases Chrome 17.0.963.79

Google has released Chrome 17.0.963.79 for Linux, Macintosh, Windows, and Google 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 th...

Google Releases Chrome 17.0.963.65

Google has released Chrome 17.0.963.65 for Linux, Macintosh, Windows, and Google 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 th...

Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Developer Tools and Software as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2012. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, operate with elevated privileges,...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 9 and 3.6.25

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 9 and Firefox 3.6.25 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or perform a cross-site scripting attack. US-CERT encourages users and administrators t...

Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1

Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod 3rd generation or later, iPad, and iPad 2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and administrators...

Mozilla Releases Firefox 8 and 3.6.24

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 8 and Firefox 3.6.24 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, operate with escalated privileges, cause a denial-of-services condition, obtain sensitive information, or perform a cross-si...

Google Releases Chrome 14.0.835.163

Google has released Chrome 14.0.835.163 for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame 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 update to...

Potential Hurricane Irene Phishing Scams

In the past, US-CERT has received reports of phishing scams and malware campaigns related to topics that are of high-interest to the U.S. Government or news media, such as Hurricane Irene. Users' systems have been compromised by receiving and accessing phishing emails with subject lines that seem...

Apple Releases QuickTime 7.7

Apple has released QuickTime 7.7 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 Apple Support Article HT4826 and apply any necessary updates to...

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...

VideoLAN Releases VLC Media Player 1.1.10

VideoLAN has released VLC Media Player 1.1.10 to address an integer overflow vulnerability in the xspf demuxer. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the release notes for VLC Media Player 1.1.10 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...

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Email Scams, Fake Antivirus and Phishing Attack Warning

US-CERT would like to warn users of potential email scams, fake antivirus and phishing attacks regarding the Japan earthquake and the tsunami disasters. Email scams may contain links or attachments which may direct users to phishing or malware-laden websites. Fake antivirus attacks may come in th...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Flash Player

Adobe has released Flash Player 10.1.102.64 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or bypass cross-domain policy file restrictions. The Adobe securi...

Removable Media Security Practices

US-CERT is aware of recent reports indicating that some newly purchased removable media devices are infected with malicious code. This malicious code is a worm that attempts to propagate itself via multiple methods. If a Windows user connects an affected removable media device to a system that ha...

Adobe Releases Security Bulletin for Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat

Adobe has released a security advisory to alert users of a vulnerability affecting the following applications: Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris Adobe Flash Player 10.1.95.2 and earlier for Android Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions for...

Cisco IOS Software Vulnerability

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability affecting IOS Software Release 15.12T. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted packet through normal network traffic. US-CERT encourages users and administrator...

Apple Releases Updates for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Apple has released iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch and iOS 3.2.2 for the iPad to address vulnerabilities in the FreeType and IOSurface packages. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or gain system privileges. iPhone and iPod touch users are...

Apple Releases iTunes 9.2

Apple has released iTunes 9.2 for Windows systems to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the ColorSync, ImageIO, and WebKit packages. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Google Releases Chrome 4.1.249.1059

Google has released Chrome 4.1.249.1059 for Windows to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, or conduct cross-site request forgery attacks. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to revie...

Adobe Releases Guidance for Launch Functionality Mitigation in Acrobat and Reader

Adobe has released a blog entry addressing a vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader. This vulnerability exists due to the way in which Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader handle launch actions embedded in PDFs. When users open a PDF that contains a launch action, they are presented with a dialog box...

VMware Releases Security Advisory for ESX Service Console Updates

VMware has released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities in the Samba and acpid packages of ESX Service Console. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition, obtain sensitive information or bypass security restrictions. US-CERT encourages users and...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for March Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification, indicating that its March release cycle will contain two bulletins. These bulletins will have a severity rating of Important and will be for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Release of these bulletins is scheduled for Tuesday,...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-87902link is external WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors an...

CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added seven new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2012-1854link is external Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability CVE-2020-9715link is external Adobe Acrobat...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-5281link is external Google Dawn Use-After-Free Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-66376link is external Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite ZCS Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for...

Fortinet Releases Security Advisory for Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability Affecting FortiWeb Products

CISA has updated this Alert to include an additional vulnerability, CVE-2025-58034, and its relation to CVE-2025-64446, and associated resources. CISA is aware of the exploitation of two vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-64446link is external and CVE-2025-58034link is external, in Fortinet FortiWeb, a we...