Gladiator Research and Security

Microsoft has announced 2 new patches today to fix vulnerabilities with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.  One patch is rated Critical by Microsoft and affects Microsoft Windows.  The other patch is rated Important by Microsoft and affects Microsoft Office.  Gladiator recommends that users with impacted systems apply both patches immediately. Detailed information regarding the patches can be found in Microsoft’s May Security Bulletin.

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Microsoft has announced 17 new patches today to fix 64 vulnerabilities across Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET Framework, and GDI+.  Nine patches are rated Critical by Microsoft and affect Microsoft Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer.  The eight other patches are rated Important by Microsoft and affect Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Developer Tools and Software.  Gladiator recommends that users with impacted systems apply all Critical patches immediately. Detailed information regarding the patches can be found in Microsoft’s April Security Bulletin.

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GSA Reference Number: AD110412-01

Simply Put: Adobe has released a new security advisory regarding a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat.  The vulnerability could cause the programs to crash and possibly allow remote code execution.  These vulnerabilities are reportedly being exploited by malware authors at this time.  The attacks are being delivered in Word documents as email attachments.  No patch is available at this time.  Gladiator recommends that institutions inform their users of this threat and tell them not to open any Word document attachments without checking with their information security officer.

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