Security News > 2011 > October > Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2011-42
======================================================================== The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2011-10-13 - 2011-10-20 This week: 73 advisories ======================================================================== Table of Contents: 1.....................................................Word From Secunia 2....................................................This Week In Brief 3...............................This Weeks Top Ten Most Read Advisories 4................................................Secunia Community News 5................................................Secunia Corporate News 6..................................................This Week in Numbers ======================================================================== 1) Word From Secunia: Secunia PSI: Country-specific statistics "Regarding the number of programs and vendors found on the end-points of various countries, end-users in Denmark have the least complex portfolios, whereas Italian end-users have the most complex... The highest patch level in the country portfolios is found in Australia with 94.7%; and the lowest, 92.6%, is found in the Czech Republic - a difference of 2.1%." Read Secunia's Research Analyst Director's insights into the security and composition of end-users' PCs: http://secunia.com/blog/265 ======================================================================== 2) This Week in Brief: A vulnerability has been reported in Honeywell EBI Temaline, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. http://secunia.com/advisories/46497/ Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. http://secunia.com/advisories/46466/ Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Oracle Java SE, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose certain information and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, hijack a user's session, conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system. http://secunia.com/advisories/46512/ Jose A. Vazquez has discovered a vulnerability in Opera, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. http://secunia.com/advisories/46375/ ======================================================================== 3) This Weeks Top Ten Most Read Advisories: For more information on how to receive alerts on these vulnerabilities, subscribe to the Secunia business solutions: http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/ 1. [SA46375] Opera Nested SVG Content Processing Code Execution Vulnerability 2. [SA46512] Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities 3. [SA46397] VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities 4. [SA46416] DAEMON Tools "\.\dtsoftbusctl" IOCTL Denial of Service Vulnerability 5. [SA46377] Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities 6. [SA46412] Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities 7. [SA46113] Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities 8. [SA46417] Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities 9. [SA46438] Microsoft Office Publisher Document Insertion Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 10. [SA46339] Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities ======================================================================== 4) Secunia Community News Videos: Aberdeen Group & Secunia discuss the risks of mismanaging vulnerabilities Part 1: Investing only a minimal amount in vulnerability management initiatives is like ignoring (and accepting) end-point security risk. Part 2: Implementing the right patching strategy can significantly reduce these risks: http://www.youtube.com/user/Secunia Join Secunia @ Infosecurity Europe, 02-03 November, Utrecht, the Netherlands Book a one-to-one meeting with the Secunia team and learn how you can enhance your patch management process: http://secunia.com/resources/events/infosec_nl_2011/ ======================================================================== 5) Secunia Corporate News Pre-emptive action against vulnerabilities - a priority for effective security strategies The Secunia VIM enables you to simplify and strategize your handling of emerging threats. Read more and request a free trial: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/ ======================================================================== 6) This Week in Numbers During the past week 73 Secunia Advisories have been released. All Secunia customers have received immediate notification on the alerts that affect their business. This weeks Secunia Advisories had the following spread across platforms and criticality ratings: Platforms: Windows : 5 Secunia Advisories Unix/Linux : 28 Secunia Advisories Other : 4 Secunia Advisories Cross platform : 36 Secunia Advisories Criticality Ratings: Extremely Critical : 0 Secunia Advisories Highly Critical : 11 Secunia Advisories Moderately Critical : 32 Secunia Advisories Less Critical : 26 Secunia Advisories Not Critical : 4 Secunia Advisories ======================================================================== Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive, by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/weekly_summary/ Contact details: Web : http://secunia.com/ E-mail : support () secunia com Tel : +45 70 20 51 44 Fax : +45 70 20 51 45 _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn