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Adobe Flash “SWF” Exploit still in the Wild.

11
Nov
2011

A vulnerability reported in Adobe Flash in April 2011 (CVE-2011-0611) continues to be targeted. When first reported, the vulnerability was widely exploited by embedding a “.swf” file into Microsoft Office documents/html pages. Adobe issued patch for this vulnerability soon after it was reported, but the vulnerability remains a popular target. Source of hxxp://220.181.23.217/baike/mhxy.html : This […]

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Microsoft announces workaround for the Duqu exploit

04
Nov
2011

Microsoft have posted security advisory 2639658 to address the recently disclosed Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2011-3402) exploited by the Duqu malware. Microsoft has determined the flaw is in the processing of embedded True Type Fonts (TTFs). According to Microsoft: “The attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full […]

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