June 28th Adobe patched a critical flaw in Shockwave and now there is another critical flaw patch in adobe’s software. This time it is a Flash update. According to The Register, “Users are advised to upgrade to Flash version 10.0.32.18 to defend against a cross-platform flaw that has become the focus of hacking attacks since last …
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Defcon 17 Thoughts and Impressions
So we all know Defcon and Black Hat have ended… I am sure some of you have questions and not the least of which being. “Is Jeff’s association with Homeland Security going to affect the event?” To which I respond, YES! Simply from the shear numbers, there is no denying the facts. The community is …
Third Zero Day for Microsoft in a month
On Monday, Microsoft issued a Security Advisory about a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Office Web Components Spreadsheet ActiveX control (OWC 10 and OWC11). The vulnerability exists specifically in the Spreadsheet ActiveX Control and could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability the same user rights as the local user. U.K.-based Sophos echoed that with …
Patch Tuesday to fix ActiveX Flaw
July 14, Patch Tuesday there will be a total of six bug patches intended to fix an exploit targeting the MSVidCtl ActiveX control vulnerability which affects Windows XP systems or 2003 versions of Windows. Discovered to be propagated through the Giant Realm network on popular gaming websites. Originally reported by IDG News and Dark Reading, …
