Published 7th July 2008 VPN-1, IPS-1, Connectra, and InterSpect gateways defend enterprises against broad remote code execution vulnerability... 2 July 2008: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that users of its VPN-1, IPS-1, Connectra, and InterSpect products are protected against a potentially dangerous remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Announced in Microsoft Security Advisory 953818 on May 30, this vulnerability affects users of Windows XP and Windows Vista when Apple’s Safari for Windows has been installed. The vulnerability is due to the combination of the default download location of dynamic link libraries (DLLs) and how the Windows desktop handles these executables. The result is a blended threat in which files may be downloaded...
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