Gladiator Research and Security

GSA Reference Number: AD111012-01

Simply Put: Cisco has released an advisory for multiple vulnerabilities with Cisco ASA 5500 devices.  This advisory identifies three new denial of service vulnerabilities and one new authentication bypass vulnerability.  An update from Cisco is available to address these issues and should be applied as soon as possible.  Gladiator will be testing this update for compatibility and stability and will then notify affected clients if an update is necessary.

GSA Reference Number: AD081120-01

Simply Put: Symantec Backup Exec versions 11.x and 12.x are vulnerable to a denial of service attack and an authentication bypass attack.  These vulnerabilities, if exploited together, can lead to a remote code exploit.  Both issues affect the Backup Exec Remote Agent.