Loading ...US-CERT is aware of public reports of active exploitation of a recent Adobe Reader vulnerability. This exploit appears to arrive in the form of a maliciously crafted PDF file and leverages the JavaScript buffer overflow vulnerability addressed in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB08-19. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a [...]
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Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that its November release cycle will contain two bulletins, one of which will have the severity rating of Critical. The notification states that this Critical bulletin is for Microsoft Windows and Office. There will also be one Important bulletin for Microsoft Windows. Release of these bulletins [...]
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US-CERT is aware of public reports of a high volume of financial accounts compromised by the Torpig (also known as Sinowal or Anserin) Trojan horse. This Trojan horse uses HTML injection to add fields to web pages in order to convince users to provide additional user credentials or financial account information. Systems compromised by this [...]
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Adobe has released a Security Bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions or obtain sensitive information.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB08-20 and update to Flash Player version 10.0.12.36 to help mitigate the risks.
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US-CERT is aware of public reports of email attacks circulating that are related to the recent U.S. presidential election. The email messages appear to be coming from a seemingly legitimate source and contain a message indicating that additional news coverage of the election is available by following a link. The link directs users to a [...]
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Adobe has released a Security Bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8. 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 Adobe Security Bulletin APSB08-19 and apply the solution provided in that document to help mitigate the risks.
Additional [...]
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On October 30, 2008, Sprint Nextel severed its peering relationship with Cogent Communications due to a contractual dispute. A temporary repeering between the two providers occurred on November 2, 2008. Please note that this repeering is only temporary and outstanding issues between Sprint Nextel and Cogent Communications still need to be addressed.
As best practice, Internet [...]
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US-CERT is aware of public reports of a worm circulating that has the capability of exploiting the recently patched vulnerability described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067.
US-CERT encourages users to do the following to help mitigate the risks:
Review Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 and apply the update or workarounds listed.
Install antivirus software, and keep the virus signatures [...]
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Adobe has released a Security Advisory to address vulnerabilities in PageMaker 7.0.1 and 7.0.2. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe’s Security Advisory ASPA08-10 and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Note that the Adobe Security Advisory indicates that an additional [...]
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