Revive Adserver, formerly known as OpenX Source, patched two vulnerabilities, one of which may have been used to distribute malware to third-party websites.

The open-source server used  by publishers, advertisers, ad agencies and ad networks to run and manage online ad campaigns is urging all of its users to update to the new 4.2.0 version of its software.

One of the vulnerabilities is a deserialization of untrusted data” flaw while the other is an “Open Redirect” vulnerability, according to the security release .

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