filed in Privacy, Software on Nov.04, 2008
There’s a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8.
According to an advisory from Core Security, Adobe Reader suffers from a stack buffer overflow when parsing specially crafted (invalid) PDF files. The flaw could be exploited if a user is tricked into opening a rigged PDF file, the company warned.
From the alert:
The vulnerability is caused [...]
filed in Internet, Privacy on Oct.09, 2008
A major warning has been given about the high risk of clickjacking - a malicious attack on web servers - is spreading, and spreading fast insecurity fear-mongers are warning.
The clickjacking technique is yet another simple but ingenious way of revealing all to a prying hacker.
This attack works by directing a user to a pre-determined webpage [...]
filed in Computers, Software on Aug.17, 2008
Microsoft knew about this exploit and has yet to address the issue or create a patch. I find this totally shocking (sarcasms) that Microsoft is tip toeing through this issue. This vulnerability affects the masses who are using Windows XP SP2 and could be affecting other systems as well.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of [...]
filed in Internet, Software on Jun.19, 2008
This confirms are previous post on the Firefox 3 exploit that it’s not as bad as you think. Surf safe and don’t open anything that looks strange.
Mozilla security chief has confirmed the existence of serious code execution vulnerability in the brand-new Firefox 3.0 browser is not a serious risk.
Snyder’s confirmation follows a public warning my [...]
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