These administrators can also detect the source of these messages using WorldSecure Server s advanced reporting tools. The latest threat underscores the immediate need for organizations across all industries to protect their assets and intellectual property by deploying these solutions. This is not the first flaw and it will not be the last. The latest flaw allows remote users to run arbitrary code on a user s machine and can cause serious problems. The code could do anything from sending thousands of e-mail messages in the user s name to completely wiping out the user s hard disk and reformatting it.
Risk is High.
While we have not yet heard of anyone exploiting this vulnerability for malicious purposes, the ease with which it can be exploited, the wide distribution of vulnerable readers, and the potential for damage makes it a very serious problem. Worldtalk Corporation Worldtalk is a leading Internet Security Company focused on providing e-mail security solutions that enable organizations to safely and efficiently use the Internet for global business communication. Worldtalk solutions include the award-winning WorldSecure product line, which provides customers across a broad range of industries with the safe exchange of information across intranets, extranets and the Internet. The company's products are marketed and sold worldwide by Worldtalk, resellers and distributors. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.