Less than a week after the publication of exploit code for a gaping hole in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), attackers are launching what is described as “limited attacks” against Windows users.
Microsoft has updated its security advisory to warn of the new attacks and added new mitigation workarounds for business running (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0.
The Opera Web browser has undergone a minor security makeover with one significant improvement — the ability to update itself when patches are released.
The latest browser update will, by default, notify the user about available updates in very much the same way Mozilla Firefox handles automatic patching. The update also includes several security fixes. See the Opera changelog [opera.com]
Apple today released a new version of Java for Mac to plug a total of 15 documented security vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution attacks via rigged Web pages.
The Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 includes patches for security holes covered by Sun Microsystems last month.
Apple’s new operating system comes with an outdated version of Flash Player that exposes Mac users to hacker attacks.
The initial release of Mac OS X 1..6 (Snow Leopard) includes Flash Player 10.0.23.1, which is very much out of date. The fully patched version of Flash Player for Mac is version 10.0.32.18. Read the full story [zdnet.com]
Microsoft plans to force a mandatory Windows Live Messenger upgrade later this month to fix a security vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution attacks.
The vulnerability, caused by an extra character in the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL), affects users of Windows Live Messenger 8.1 and 8.5.
There is an unpatched flaw in Microsoft SQL Server that could enable an attacker to access users’ passwords on the database server. The vulnerability is in SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008.
Microsoft late Tuesday confirmed the publication of exploit code for a serious code execution vulnerability in the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0.
A security advisory from Redmond warned that the vulnerability could allow remote code execution on affected systems running the FTP service and connected to the Internet. Read the advisory [microsoft.com] See workaround information on the SR&D blog [technet.com]
Security researchers have intercepted a fake Flash Player update creating a Firefox add-on that spies on the user’s Google search results.
The malicious Firefox extension, called “Adobe Flash Player 0.2,” injects ads into the user’s Google search results pages and even has the capability to monitor the user’s browsing activities, particularly Google search queries using the Firefox browser. It then sends the information it gathers to a hacker-controlled server.
There is exploit code circulating for a newly discovered vulnerability in the FTP service of Microsoft IIS, a flaw which could enable an attacker to run his own code on a remote server. The flaw mainly affects older versions of IIS, Microsoft’s Web server product, but the existence of a working exploit and the popularity of IIS make the vulnerability a serious concern.
Officials at MicroSolved, the security services company that was involved in the penetration test that set off concerns about malware-infected CDs being sent to credit unions, have posted a detailed explanation of the technique and how it turned into a national news story.
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