By Consultants Review Team
A critical security alert warning of possible vulnerabilities impacting individuals and businesses has been released by CERT-In, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Numerous vulnerabilities discovered in a variety of Microsoft products, such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics, the Bing browser, Microsoft Developer tools, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft apps, are highlighted in the alert.
According to CERT-In, these vulnerabilities provide serious dangers, such as the ability to access private information without authorization, execute code remotely, get beyond security measures, spoof or tamper with assaults, or cause denial-of-service situations.
According to CERT-In's website, "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Products, which could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, obtain sensitive information, conduct remote code execution attacks, bypass security restrictions, conduct spoofing attacks, conduct tampering attacks, or cause denial of service conditions."
As CERT-In warns, exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to security lapses that cause money losses, identity theft, and unwanted access to private data.
System, application, and security software owners are advised by CERT-In to make sure they receive frequent software updates in order to reduce the risks connected with these vulnerabilities. Usually, security updates come with patches that fix these kinds of vulnerabilities.
In addition, users are advised to install antivirus software to reduce the danger of harmful infections and to create strong passwords for accounts that hold important data. Furthermore, it is stressed to use caution while responding to links and phishing emails in order to stop criminal actors from gaining illegal access.
Separately, both common people and cybersecurity experts are concerned about a recently found zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome. A high-severity alert has been released by CERT-In to highlight how dangerous these new security flaws are.
System, application, and security software owners are advised by CERT-In to make sure they receive frequent software updates in order to reduce the risks connected with these vulnerabilities. Usually, security updates come with patches that fix these kinds of vulnerabilities.
In addition, users are advised to install antivirus software to reduce the danger of harmful infections and to create strong passwords for accounts that hold important data. Furthermore, it is stressed to use caution while responding to links and phishing emails in order to stop criminal actors from gaining illegal access.
According to CERT-In's most recent security alert, there is a chance that a remote attacker might compromise a user's machine using the vulnerabilities found in Google Chrome. These problems include a memory buffer overflow in WebAudio and a use-after-free vulnerability in the angle and graphics components.