Security alerts with Firefox, Thunderbird, Adobe Flash Player and vulnerability in BIND.



Connectikpeople.co recalls that, Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.
Available updates include:
  • Firefox 39
  • Firefox ESR 38.1
  • Thunderbird 38.1
Connectikpeople.co encourages users and administrators to review the Security Advisory for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird and apply the necessary updates.
Adobe has also released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. These include a critical vulnerability (CVE-2015-5119) in Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.194 and earlier versions. Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit targeting CVE-2015-5119 has been made publicly available.
Therefore, users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-16 and apply the necessary updates.

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates to address a vulnerability in BIND. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.
Updates available include:
  • BIND 9-version 9.9.7-P1
  • BIND 9-version 9.10.2-P2
Connectikpeople.co encourages users and administrators to review ISC Knowledge Base Article AA-01267 and apply the necessary updates.


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