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January 2023 patch roundup: Microsoft tees up 98 updates

January 10, 2023 admin 3d builder, Adobe Reader, cve-2023-21531, cve-2023-21552, cve-2023-21559, cve-2023-21674, cve-2023-21678, cve-2023-21743, exp/2321552-a, exp/2321674-a, Featured, microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Sharepoint, sophos x-ops, threat research, windows, Windows 7, x-ops

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:05:40 +0000

Adobe greets the new year with patches for 18 vulns in Reader, Acrobat, and others; sun sets on the last of Win7, 8, RT support

Security Sophos

A Lighter-than-normal Patch Tuesday for December, 2019

December 10, 2019 admin Acrobat, Adobe Reader, Edge, Flash, hyperv, lync, Microsoft Office, skype, SophosLabs Uncut, SQL Server, VBScript, visual studio, windows, windows server

Credit to Author: alexandrebecholey| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:36:22 +0000

There may be a smaller overall tally of things to fix this month than in recent update cycles, but at least one bug is being exploited in the wild<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/gu6tev4DC1Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Independent Krebs

Patch Tuesday, February 2019 Edition

February 12, 2019 admin adobe acrobat, Adobe Reader, CVE-2019-0626, CVE-2019-0676, CVE-2019-0686, Flash Player updates, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Patch Tuesday February 2019, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:31:36 +0000

Microsoft on Tuesday issued a bevy of patches to correct at least 70 distinct security vulnerabilities in Windows and software designed to interact with various flavors of the operating system. This month’s patch batch tackles some notable threats to enterprises — including multiple flaws that were publicly disclosed prior to Patch Tuesday. It also bundles fixes to quash threats relevant to end users, including critical updates for Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Office, as well as a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer.

Independent Krebs

Patch Tuesday, July 2018 Edition

July 11, 2018 admin Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader, CVE-2018-8278, CVE-2018-8313, CVE-2018-8314, Flash version 30.0.0.134, Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2018, Time to Patch

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 02:34:41 +0000

Microsoft and Adobe each issued security updates for their products today. Microsoft’s July patch batch includes 14 updates to fix more than 50 security flaws in Windows and associated software. Separately, Adobe has pushed out an update for its Flash Player browser plugin, as well as a monster patch bundle for Adobe Reader/Acrobat.

QuickHeal Security

CVE-2018-4990 – Adobe Reader Double Free (Zero Day) vulnerability alert!

May 16, 2018 admin adobe, Adobe Reader, HeapSpray, JavaScript, malware, microsoft windows, PDF, ROP, Vulnerability, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:10:48 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-4990 in Adobe Reader enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on targeted machines. Adobe has released a security advisory APSB18-09 on May 14, 2018 to address this issue. According to Adobe, the in-wild attack is targeted and it impacts limited Windows users. Vulnerable versions…

MalwareBytes Security

Adobe Reader zero-day discovered alongside Windows vulnerability

May 15, 2018 admin 0day, adobe, Adobe Reader, CVE-2018-4990, CVE-2018-8120, Exploits, Threat analysis, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 18:44:14 +0000

A new Adobe Reader zero-day exploit has been discovered, including a full sandbox escape.

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