10 February, 2009
This vulnerability affects: All current versions of Visio
How an attacker exploits it: By enticing one of your users into opening a maliciously crafted Visio document
Impact: An attacker can execute code, potentially gaining complete control of your users’ computers
What to do: Deploy the appropriate Visio patch as soon as possible
9 September, 2008
§ This vulnerability affects: Windows Media Player 11
§ How an attacker exploits it: By enticing one of your users into playing a specially crafted audio file hosted on a malicious Windows Media Server
§ Impact: A remote attacker can execute code, potentially gaining complete control of your user’s computer
§ What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches immediately
12 August, 2008
§ These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows
§ How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing your users into downloading and viewing malicious images or sending specially crafted packets
§ Impact: Various results; in the worst case, attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer
§ What to do: Install the appropriate Microsoft patches immediately
12 August, 2008
§ This vulnerability affects: Internet Explorer 7 and earlier versions
§ How an attacker exploits it: By enticing one of your users to visit a malicious Web page
§ Impact: In the worst case, the attacker can execute code on your user’s computer, gaining complete control of it
§ What to do: Deploy the appropriate Internet Explorer patches immediately
