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.
