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Malicious PowerPoint File Contains Exploit, Drops Backdoor

04

Jun

2012

We discovered a malicious MS PowerPoint document that arrives via an attached file attached to specific email messages. The file contains an embedded Flash file, which exploits a software bug found in specific versions of Flash Player (CVE-2011-0611) to drop a backdoor onto users’ systems. Users who open the malicious .PPT file triggers the shellcode […]

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A technical analysis of Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0779 Vulnerability

25

May

2012

Recently, we’ve seen a few attacks in the wild targeting a patched Adobe Flash Player vulnerability. The vulnerability related to this malware was addressed with a recent patch released by Adobe on May 4th. On the Windows platform, Flash Player 11.2.202.233 and earlier is vulnerable. If you’re using vulnerable version, you need to update your Flash Player […]

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Targeted Attacks Using Confusion (CVE-2012-0779)

05

May

2012

Adobe today issued a security bulletin for a vulnerability in Flash Player, which is currently being used in limited targeted attacks. The targeted attacks leveraging the Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0779 Object Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0779) have been in the wild for over a week. The vector of infection, as in most targeted […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

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