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New Flash Player zero-day used against Russian facility

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:44:59 +0000

An APT group is using a new Flash Player zero-day that was used a lure targeting a Russian-based clinic

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Patch Tuesday, September 2018 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:35:27 +0000

Adobe and Microsoft today each released patches to fix serious security holes in their software. Adobe pushed out a new version of its beleaguered Flash Player browser plugin. Redmond issued updates to address at least 61 distinct vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related programs, including several flaws that were publicly detailed prior to today and one “zero-day” bug in Windows that is already being actively exploited by attackers.

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Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This custom made drive-by download attack targets some Chinese websites and their visitors while experimenting with exploits.

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An analysis of an MS office document exploiting a zero-day flash player vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878)

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:59:42 +0000

Important update! Adobe Systems released a critical security update on 6.02.2017 to fix the vulnerability discussed in this post. We recommend you to apply the update immediately. Summary of the vulnerability CVE-2018-4878 is a use-after-free vulnerability present in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and its earlier versions are being exploited in…

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Adobe, Microsoft Patch Critical Cracks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 23:12:32 +0000

It’s Nov. 14 — the second Tuesday of the month (a.k.a. “Patch Tuesday) — and Adobe and Microsoft have issued gobs of security updates for their software. Microsoft’s 11 patch bundles fix more than four-dozen security holes in various Windows versions and Office products — including at least four serious flaws that were publicly disclosed prior to today. Meanwhile, Adobe’s got security updates available for a slew of titles, including Flash Player, Photoshop, Reader and Shockwave.

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