Mehr Verwundbarkeit fand; Mehr Plattformen beeinflußt

Schwierigkeit: Hoch

26. Oktober 2007

Update:

Am Montag, dem 22. Oktober veröffentlichten wir Alarm über eine ernste Verwundbarkeit, die RealPlayer 10.5 und RealPlayer 11 Betabetrieb auf Windows beeinflußt. Indem er einen Ihrer Benutzer zu einer böswilligen Web site verleitet, kann ein Angreifer diese Verwundbarkeit ausnutzen, um Code auf Computer Ihres Benutzers, mit Privilegien Ihres Benutzers durchzuführen. Im im schlimmsten Fall Drehbuch konnte der Angreifer Gesamtsteuerung PC des Opfers gewinnen. RealNetworks gab einen Flecken zur Verlegenheit frei, die Problem. Jedoch scheint es, daß Update gerade den Anfang der RealNetwork Sicherheit Bohrungen kennzeichnete.

Spätes Gestern, RealNetwork gab die zweite Reihe von frei Sicherheit Updates diese Woche, dieses mal, das sechs ernste Verwundbarkeit in ihrer Mittelspieler-Produktserie regelt. Ist hier, was Sie über die neuen Fehler kennen müssen.

Die neuen Fehler beeinflussen viel mehr Produkte, als der frühere Fehler, einschließlich Produkte, die in OS X und Linux laufen. Die betroffenen Produkte schließen jetzt ein:

• RealPlayer 8, 10, 10.5, 11 für Windows, Mac und Linux
• RealOne Spieler v1 und v2 für Windows und RealOne Spieler für Mac
• RealPlayer Unternehmen
• Schneckenspieler 10.0.x für Linux.

Obwohl diese neuen Fehler von einem anderer sich technisch unterscheiden, teilen sie viele ähnlichkeiten. Z.B. beziehen alle sechs Fehler mit ein Puffersammelverwundbarkeit ausgelöst wenn RealPlayer

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They are sleek, they are powerful, and they are a wish list standard.  Smartphones, like iPhone and BlackBerry, are creating a collective buzz that can be heard worldwide.

The hype is well deserved.  Mobile devices have matured and with their coming of age we now have capabilities that seemed far-fetched only a few years ago.  For employees and executives the world over, smartphones make corporate data and applications available anytime, anywhere.

But just as a smartphone is now capable of downloading data and applications wirelessly, so can it download viruses, spyware, even pornographic content, without a user’s consent.  The use of flash memory cards on some phones opens yet another door for malware to spread to these devices.

The threat is real and growing.  A recent PC World article reports that malware writers are ramping up their activity in the mobile arena, learning from proof-of-concept threats and fine-tuning the amount of user interaction required to propagate the damage.

According to SMobile Systems, a company that specializes in mobile security, there are over 400 wireless threats currently, and more are predicted to arise by year’s end.  The threats can take many forms.  Among the attacks are those that attempt to delete data, those that record a user’s phone calls, and those that send SMS text messages with links to malicious web sites.

It is a simple equation:  greater use equals greater exposure.  The explosion in smartphone use and the productivity gains that come with it have increased the security risks for corporations.  Given their functionality,

“We suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account.  To ensure that your account is not compromised, please click the link below and confirm your identity.�

An e-mail communication that reads like this has probably appeared in your inbox recently.  Sounds official, doesn’t it?  Judging from the header on the e-mail, a trusted source has sent it – a government agency, your bank, your Internet service provider.

What will you do?

Anytime you receive an online request for personal information, you should treat it with a healthy dose of suspicion.  What appears to be a trusted source may, in fact, not be what it claims to be.  Chances are high that you have become a target of a highly individualized and persuasive attempt to steal your personal information for malicious purposes.  Phishing, as this type of attack is called, has become increasingly common.

A phishing attack can originate when personal data is stolen. Not much is required.  Bits of data can be simple enough, such as your e-mail address, telephone number and birthday. But those bits hold the potential for creating a profile of you that can be easily expanded through access to other sources of online information.

Resumes and CVs are a reservoir of useful data.  As recently as August of this year, resumes and CVs were the target of an attack on Monster, a popular employment website.  The attack, which began with stolen login credentials, enabled hackers to gain access to the Monster site and gather the personal information of over a million