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To accomplish great things, we must not only act,
but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France (1844-1924); French writer.
- Weekly summary -
Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com)
Madrid, January 24, 2004 - This week, Oxygen3 24h-365d has offered its
subscribers the following news(*).
- Panda Software warns of the dangers of the Bagle.A worm (01/19/04).
According to data collected by Panda Software's international technical
support network, Bagle.A is causing an increasing number of incidents in
users' computers around the globe. For this reason, the multinational
antivirus developer offers all users its free PQREMOVE application, designed
to effectively clean any computer affected by this worm.
- Vulnerabilities in Tcpdump (01/20/04).
SecurityTracker has reported two security problems affecting Tcpdump that
could allow a denial of service attack. The first of the vulnerabilities in
the program for UNIX environments lies in the way it handles RADIUS packets,
and the second stems from the way it processes L2TP packets.
- (V) New Internet threats: jokes (01/21/04).
Jokes are small programs -not viruses- designed to make users think their
computers have been infected by a virus. They don't cause direct damage to
PCs -such as data loss, spamming, etc.- but, they can have indirect
detrimental effects on users, as they can causes users to quickly switch off
their computers, which could lead to loss of data or system settings.
- New version of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (01/22/04).
Microsoft has released version 1.2 of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
(MBSA), which includes extra features and supports new products. The
improvements incorporated in the new version of MBSA include alternate file
support, a check for Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), and custom Internet
Explorer zones interpretation.
- Problems in Apache modules (01/23/04).
SecurityTracker has reported vulnerabilities in the mod_perl and mod_python
modules in Apache, which can be used to run scripts on the Apache server.
The security flaw that affects mod_perl could allow a user to take over the
Apache http and https services. The vulnerability in the mod_python module
allows an attacker to cause the web server to crash by constructing a
specific query.
(*) The complete articles corresponding to these summaries are available
from the Oxygen3 24h-365d archives at:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/about/press/oxygen3/oxygen.asp
NOTE: The address above may not show up on your screen as a single line.
This would prevent you from using the link to access the web page. If this
happens, just use the 'cut' and 'paste' options to join the pieces of the
URL.
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