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Critical flaw in Cisco Secure Desktop
By secgeeks - Posted on April 9th, 2010
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If an attacker can entice a user to visit an attacker controlled web page, the vulnerable ActiveX control could be invoked to download an attacker-modified package.
Sun Java flaw exposes Windows users to dangerous Web attacks
By secgeeks - Posted on March 27th, 2010
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The flaw occurs because the Java-Plugin Browser is running "javaws.exe" without validating command-line parameters.
Adobe suggests workaround for PDF embedded executable hack
By secgeeks - Posted on March 26th, 2010
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Adobe is suggesting that users configure its PDF Reader product to limit the damage from an attack.




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