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Monthly Archives: May 2013
WatchGuard Increases Capacity to Securely Process Content by up to 30 Percent
Enhanced performance of the XCS 1180 critical to managing rising volume of email traffic and spear phishing attacks
CVE-2013-1337 (.net_framework)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 does not properly create policy requirements for custom Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) endpoint authentication in certain situations involving passwords over HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending queries to an endpoint, aka “Authentication Bypass Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-1302 (lync, lync_server, office_communicator)
Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, and Lync Server 2013 do not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invitation that triggers access to a deleted object, aka “Lync RCE Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-0811 (internet_explorer)
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka “Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability,” a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1307.
CVE-2013-0096 (windows_essentials)
Writer in Microsoft Windows Essentials 2011 and 2012 allows remote attackers to bypass proxy settings and overwrite arbitrary files via crafted URL parameters, aka “Windows Essentials Improper URI Handling Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-1301 (visio)
Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka “XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-1305 (windows_8, windows_rt, windows_server_2012)
HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HTTP header, aka “HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-1297 (internet_explorer)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly restrict data access by VBScript, which allows remote attackers to perform cross-domain reading of JSON files via a crafted web site, aka “JSON Array Information Disclosure Vulnerability.”
CVE-2013-1306 (internet_explorer)
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka “Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability,” a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1313.