Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 39.0.2171.65 for Windows, Mac and Linux. This update addresses multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could cause a denial of service condition. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Google Chrome blog and apply the necessary updates. This product is...

IC3 Releases Scam Alert for Fraudulent Online Advertisements

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 released a Scam Alert regarding fraudulent ads for normally expensive items, such as cars and boats, at discounted prices. Scam operators often use false contact information linked to reputable online marketplaces to imply that the transaction is legitimate...

Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Bulletin for Windows Kerberos Vulnerability

Microsoft has released security updates to address a remote elevation of privilege vulnerability which exists in implementations of Kerberos KDC in Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users a...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS, OS X Yosemite, and Apple TV

Apple released security updates for iOS devices, OS X Yosemite and Apple TV to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. Updates available include: iOS 8.1.1 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch 5th generation and later, and iPad 2 a...

IC3 Releases “Tech Support” Themed Scam Alert

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center NW3C to combat Internet crime, has released a Scam Alert advising the public of an ongoing telephone scam in which callers purport to be an employee of...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 38.0.2125.122 for Windows, Mac and Linux. This update addresses a vulnerability which could potentially allow an attacker to take over an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome release blog and apply the necessary update...

Microsoft Releases November 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Exchange, .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of privilege, ...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player, one of which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB 14-24 and apply the necessary updates...

Drupal Releases Public Service Announcement

Drupal released a public service announcement to address active exploitations of a previously patched vulnerability found in Drupal core 7.x versions prior to 7.32. US-CERT advises users and administrators to review Drupal's Public Service announcement and apply the necessary updates or...

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...

Microsoft Releases Advisory for Unpatched Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft has released a security advisory to provide recommended mitigations for an unpatched vulnerability, CVE-2014-6352 which affects all Microsoft Windows releases except Windows Server 2003. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system if a user opens a...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS and Apple TV

Apple has released security updates for iOS devices and Apple TV to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow an attacker to decrypt data protected by SSL. Updates available include: iOS 8.1 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch 5th generation and later, and iPad 2 and later Apple ...

OpenSSL 3.0 Protocol Vulnerability

US-CERT is aware of a design vulnerability found in the way SSL 3.0 handles block cipher mode padding. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to decrypt and extract information from inside an encrypted transaction. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review TA14-29...

Drupal Releases Security Advisory

Drupal has released a security advisory to address an application program interface API vulnerability CVE-2014-3704 that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on an affected system. This vulnerability affects all Drupal core 7.x versions prior to 7.32. US-CERT advises users an...

Apple Releases Security Update 2014-005

Apple has released Security Update 2014-005 to address vulnerabilities in SSL 3.0. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review Apple Security Update HT6531 for additional details. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy. Please share your thought...

Ebola Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to protect against email scams and cyber campaigns using the Ebola virus disease EVD as a theme. Phishing emails may contain links that direct users to websites which collect personal information such as login credentials, or contain malicious attachments that can infect a...

OpenSSL Patches Four Vulnerabilities

OpenSSL has released updates patching four vulnerabilities, some of which may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service DoS condition or execute man-in-the-middle attacks. The following updates are available: OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to 1.0.1j OpenSSL 1.0.0 users should upgrade to...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome and Chrome OS

Google has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome and Chrome OS, one of which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Updates available include: Chrome 38.0.2125.104 for Windows, Mac and Linux Chrome OS 38.0.2125.108 for all...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox and Thunderbird

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin policy and key pinning, cause an exploitable crash, conduct a...

Microsoft Releases October 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Office Services and Web Apps, Developer Tools, .NET Framework, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2014. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevatio...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for ColdFusion and Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in ColdFusion and Flash Player. Exploitation could allow attackers to take control of a vulnerable system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletins APSB 14-23 and APSB 14-22 and apply the...

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...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for ASA Software

Cisco has released an advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software that could result in a denial of service condition. Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators are encouraged to revi...

Oracle Patches Bash Vulnerabilities

Oracle has released security updates to address bash vulnerabilities found across multiple products. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review the Oracle Security Article for additional details, and apply updates as necessary. This product is provided subject to this Notification and thi...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome and Chrome OS

Google has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome and Chrome OS, some of which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system or cause a denial of service condition. Updates available include: Chrome 38.0.2125.101 for Windows, Mac and...

Apple Releases OS X bash Update 1.0

Apple has released OS X bash Update 1.0 to address vulnerabilities found in the Bourne-again Shell bash which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review Apple Security Update HT6495, TA14-268A, Vulnerability Note VU252743...

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) Library Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Mozilla NSS library could allow an attacker to forge an RSA signature, such as an SSL certificate. The package is often included in 3rd party software, including Linux distributions, Google Chrome, and others. It is possible that other cryptographic libraries may be similar...

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...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS, Apple TV, and Xcode

Apple released security updates for iOS devices, Apple TV, and Xcode to address multiple vulnerabilities, some of which could allow attackers to execute code with system privileges or cause an unexpected application termination. Updates available include: iOS 8 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows and Macintosh. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB14-20 and...

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Vulnerability

Cisco has released an advisory to address a vulnerability in the Cisco Integrated Management Controller Cisco IMC SSH module of the Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Blade servers that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Migration to relea...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 37.0.2062.120 for Windows, Mac and Linux. This update addresses multiple vulnerabilities one of which could potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome release blog and apply the...

Microsoft Releases September 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, .NET Framework, Internet Explorer and Lync Server as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of privilege, or denial of service...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player and Air

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player and Air for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to revi...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 3.9.2 has been released to address multiple vulnerabilities, one of which could allow a possible denial of service issue in PHP’s XML processing. WordPress 3.7.3 or 3.8.3 users will be updated to 3.7.4 or 3.8.4. Users operating older, unsupported versions of WordPress are encouraged to...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox and Thunderbird

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause an exploitable crash or execute arbitrary code. The following updates are available: Firefox 32 Firefox ESR 24....

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 37.0.2062.94 for Windows, Mac and Linux. This update includes 50 security fixes some of which could allow a remote attacker to obtain unauthorized access or cause a denial of service. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Google Chrome release blog a...

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...

Breach of Patient Identification Information

US-CERT is aware of a breach of sensitive patient identification information affecting approximately 4.5 million patients and customers of Community Health Systems, Inc. As part of DHS, US-CERT is working together with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services to assist in sharing...

NCSC Spearphishing Security Advisory

New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released Security Advisory NCSC-C-2014-17 which highlights a spearphishing campaign targeting government employees. The NCSC provides enhanced cybersecurity services to the New Zealand Government and private sector organizations against...

Apple Releases Security Update for Safari

Apple has released security updates for Safari to address vulnerabilities which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause an unexpected application termination. Updates include Safari 6.1.6 and Safari 7.0.6 for OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome, Chrome OS and Chrome for Android. Some of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service. Updates available include: Chrome 36.0.1985.143 for...

Microsoft Releases August 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, SQL Server, Server Software, .NET Framework, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of...

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

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security...

OpenSSL Patches Nine Vulnerabilities

OpenSSL has released updates patching nine vulnerabilities, some of which may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service DoS condition or force the client to revert to a less secure Transport Layer Security TLS 1.0 protocol. The following updates are available: OpenSSL 0.9.8 users should...

Cisco EnergyWise Module Vulnerability

Cisco has released an advisory to address a vulnerability in the EnergyWise module of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software. Exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition on the affected system. Users and administrators are...

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection

US-CERT is aware of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection. This vulnerability affects all versions of Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 11.x and 12.x running Application and Device Control. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain ful...

CPNI Releases Paper on Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attack

The United Kingdom's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI has released a report on its “Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attack" iDATA cyber research program. The report contains descriptions and outcomes from a number of projects aimed at addressing threats posed by natio...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird, some of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. The following updates are available: Firefox 31 Thunderbird 31 Firefox ESR 24.7 Thunderbird 24.7 Users an...

Vulnerabilities in LZO and LZ4 compression libraries

Recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the LZO and LZ4 compression libraries could allow remote code execution under certain circumstances. While these libraries are used by a large number of platforms and applications, not all programs may be vulnerable to exploitation. US-CERT recommends that al...