DarkFiber Consulting – IT Managed Services

Adobe has released a security advisory to notify users of a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and take control of the affected system. The advisory indicates that Adobe is aware of active exploitation of this vulnerability.

DarkFiber Consulting encourages users and administrators to review Adobe security advisory APSA10-01 and apply any necessary workarounds until a fix is released by the vendor.

DarkFiber Consulting will provide additional information as it becomes available.

Cisco has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in Wireless LAN Controllers. The advisory addresses the following:

• Malformed HTTP or HTTPS authentication response denial-of-service vulnerability.
• SSH connections denial-of-service vulnerability.
• Crafted HTTP or HTTPS request denial-of-service vulnerability.
• Crafted HTTP or HTTPS request unauthorized configuration modification vulnerability.

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or gain full control over the Wireless LAN Controller.

DarkFiber Consulting encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20090727-wlc and apply any necessary updates or workarounds to help mitigate the risks.