Category Archives: Time to Patch

Short posts on the latest security updates for widely-used software.

Adobe Warns of Critical Flaw in Flash, Acrobat & Reader

June 5, 2010
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Adobe Systems Inc. warned late Friday that malicious hackers are exploiting a previously unknown security hole present in current versions of its Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player software.

“There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader and Acrobat,” the company said in a brief blog post published Friday evening. “This vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

Java Patch Targets Latest Attacks

April 15, 2010
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Oracle Corp. has shipped a new version of its Java software that nixes a feature in Java that hackers have been using to foist malicious software. Java 6 Update 20 was released sometime in the last 24 hours, and includes some security fixes, although Oracle’s documentation on that front is somewhat opaque. Most significantly, the update removes a feature that hackers have started using to install malware.

Java Patch Plugs 27 Security Holes

April 1, 2010
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A new version of Java is available that fixes at least 27 security vulnerabilities in the ubiquitous software. To see which version of Java you have installed, visit this link and click the “Do I Have Java?” link under the big red “Free Java Download” button. The newest version that includes these 27 fixes is Java 6 Update 19.