ActiveScan remote access holes patched, details disclosed.
Several vulnerabilites have been found in
Panda Software
‘s
ActiveScan
product. The problems could be used to initiate a reboot from a remote source, to gather system information or even to launch arbitrary code.
The flaws were reported to
Panda
on September 21st, and patches issued almost two weeks ago. Researchers at
Secunia
, who found the issues, have rated them as ‘highly critical’, and users are advised to ensure their software is fully up-to-date.
The
Secunia
alert is
here
.
Posted on 16 November 2006 by
Virus Bulletin
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