To read more from CERT click here . The Delphis Consulting Security Team has discovered a vulnerability in the NetcPlus BrowseGate proxy server. Using a specially formatted HTTP string, it is possible to crash the server, rendering it useless until reboot. Updated versions of the software are available here . The program does not properly check for directory traversals, allowing users to grab just about any file on the system, including credit card data.
Patches are due out shortly.
E - Another Word macro virus that infects the Normal.dot template and disables macro protection. The paper, in PDF format, can be downloaded here . Antivirus vendors gear up for phones, PDAs With last week's emergence of the first virus aimed at Palm computers, antivirus software vendors are scrambling to develop products that protect against malicious code aimed at PDAs, mobile phones and other wireless devices. Security and Bug Patch Alert archive Past newsletters. Feedback Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues raised in it.