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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
RSA Federated Identity Manager Redirection Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40704

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/40704/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40704

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-23

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/40704/#comments

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40704

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in RSA Federated Identity Manager, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct redirection attacks.

The weakness is caused due to the application allowing to redirect
users to a URL specified by an attacker. This can be exploited to
e.g. redirect users to an untrusted fake site.

The vulnerability is reported in RSA Federated Identity Manager 4.0
and 4.1.

SOLUTION:
Apply the hotfixes.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ESA-2010-011:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-07/0187.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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