Gotham Security Daily Threat Alerts

By Nancy Rand
Posted in Security
On March 18, 2015

March 17, Softpedia – (International) D-Link patches against critical remote command and code execution flaws. D-Link released firmware updates patching two critical vulnerabilities that allowed attackers to intercept network traffic and execute commands on vulnerable devices and exploit cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks to create, modify, or delete data and execute code. Source

March 16, IDG News Service – (International) OpenSSL mystery patches due for release Thursday. The OpenSSL Project Team released an advisory stating that several undisclosed security vulnerabilities in the open-source encryption software which utilizes the Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) protocol will be patched March 19 in versions 1.0.2a, 1.0.1m, 1.0.0r, and 0.9.8zf. Source

March 14, ZDNet – (International) BlackBerry begins slow rollout for FREAK security flaw, most devices still at risk. BlackBerry confirmed that all versions of newer BlackBerry 10 and older 7.1 devices, along with Blackberry Enterprise Service 12 and earlier, as well as the BlackBerry messenger app on Android, iPhones, Windows phones, and iPads are all vulnerable to Factoring RSA-EXPORT Key (FREAK) attacks that intercept encrypted traffic and force weaker encryption. Blackberry is working to mitigate the vulnerability. Source

 

Nancy Rand

Nancy Rand

Nancy has more than 20 years’ experience in information technology and security, solving business issues and implementing best-practice solutions that support organizational objectives. Her expertise includes leveraging, optimizing, and implementing diverse technology platforms, and management of large-scale technology projects.