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ZoneLabs has issued an advisory detailing workarounds for those locked out of their internet connections by Microsoft's latest round of bug fixes. AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware. Microsoft has revealed that attackers are exploiting a zero-day ActiveX vulnerability in Microsoft Access.
Attackers have posted public exploit code for a zero-day Windows vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. Roughly one month after Microsoft disclosed that attackers were exploiting a zero-day Active X vulnerability, the attacks are multiplying; but mostly in China. Apple on Wednesday released a new version of its QuickTime media player, patching a flaw in the application on both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Microsoft this week warned Windows and Mac users that cyberattackers are remotely exploiting a flaw in Excel to take over computers. An Italian researcher has identified a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media application that can allow an attacker to perform a DoS attack or take control of an affected PC. Cisco on Wednesday released advisories for flaws in Cisco Security Agent for Windows and CiscoWorks Server. The FBI has been slammed in a court ruling after attempting to get Amazon to hand over details on its customers and their reading habits. Human beings aren't evolved for security in the modern world, and particularly the IT security world, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. AOL patched a flaw allowing remote code execution when it released AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5, but researchers are still urging caution for enterprise users of the application. A Windows expert has blamed the silent support update that Microsoft deployed in the past two months for PCs running Windows XP with Windows Update being unable to download updates correctly. The new scoring system promises to make it easier for security managers and the IT industry to better measure the real-world risks associated with software flaws. While stopping short of a guarantee, a prominent Microsoft security researcher said this week that the software superpower is working around the clock to have a patch for the DNS vulnerability ready by the 8 May Patch Tuesday. Buffer overflows have long been a primary vector of attack against computer systems — and the rise of local buffer overflow vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks makes it a problem that's likely to grow more troublesome. Microsoft today announced it will release seven Patch Tuesday fixes next week, including one for a flaw in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service. Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today. Exploits for a vulnerability in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service have been publicly released, but stack-based buffer attacks on the flaw remain limited, according to researchers. Cisco Systems said today that its Unified CallManager and Presence Server software contain a number of vulnerabilities that could permit DoS attacks.