Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
- Type
- Logic error
- Impact of exploitation
- Remote Code Execution
- User Interaction
- no user interaction is needed
- Attack Vector
- Website with malicious content
- Rating
- Medium
Description
A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow remote code execution. The vulnerability is in the way Internet Explorer accesses an object that has not been correctly initialized or deleted. The vulnerability can be exploited by creating a specially crafted Web page. When the Web page is viewed, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution.
Recommendations -
The vendor has released an update to address this issue http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-035.mspx
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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Posted on June 29th, 2010 by admin
Adobe Reader Flash Player and Acrobat have been recently reported to be prone to a remote code execution vulnerability. The Adobe.com Company has reported that this vulnerability is being exploited rapidly. This These are the versions of Adobe Flash Player that are in high risk of this threat, 10.0.45.2, 9.0.262 and earlier Flash Player 10.0.x and 9.0.x versions for Windows Solaris Linux Macintosh and Adobe Reader, Acrobat 9.3.2 and Macintosh and UNIX
How to clean this threat
Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, run applications with the minimal amount of privileges required for functionality.
Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from a successful exploit.
Do not accept or execute files from untrusted or unknown sources.
To limit exposure to these and other latent vulnerabilities, never handle files that originate from unfamiliar or untrusted sources.
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
To reduce the likelihood of attacks, never visit sites of questionable integrity or follow links provided by unfamiliar or untrusted sources.
Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
As an added precaution, deploy memory-protection schemes (such as nonexecutable stack/heap configuration and randomly mapped memory segments). This may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.
Updates for
Adobe Flash Player are available; please see the references for more information. Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. If you feel we are in
error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: vuldb@securityfocus.com.
References
Symantec – Analysis of a Zero-day Exploit for Adobe Flash and Reader