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Palm Treos ring up security flaws

February 15, 2007 Three versions of the smart phone carry vulnerabilities that could allow access to data even when the device is locked. TAGS: security flaw, Palm Treo, SANS Institute, Palm Inc., Symantec Corp., security

Sun patches critical JRE security flaws

January 18, 2007 Patches aimed at vulnerabilities in Java Runtime Environment that could occur when processing GIF images. TAGS: JRE, security flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., JDK, Java, patch management, Sun Java, vulnerability, SDK, security

Google fixes security flaw in Reader

July 6, 2006 Hole could have let attackers steal sensitive data from Web surfers, according to blog revealing the flaw. TAGS: security flaw, Google Reader, Google Inc., vulnerability, blog, security, Microsoft Corp.

Apple patches QuickTime for Macs, Windows

September 12, 2006 Seven serious security flaws in QuickTime media player software put both Windows PCs and Macs at risk of attack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, security flaw, flaw, Apple Computer, Symantec Corp., format, media player, Apple Macintosh, security, Microsoft Windows

Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

June 28, 2006 Operating system update includes fixes for several security flaws as well as general feature updates. TAGS: security flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, Apple iChat, Apple Macintosh, security, Symantec Corp., operating system

Cisco patches security flaws in number of products

May 24, 2007 Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., security flaw, denial of service, vulnerability, Cisco IOS, packet, attacker, security, patch management, router

Exploit code released for Adobe Photoshop flaw

April 26, 2007 Security flaw is deemed "highly critical," but no malicious use of the code has been discovered so far, Secunia says. TAGS: Adobe PhotoShop, security flaw, Adobe Systems Inc., researcher, flaw, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, security

Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch

August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, situation, error, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

LimeWire security flaw found, fixed

March 16, 2005 Hole in popular file-sharing program could let attackers browse hard drives. TAGS: LimeWire, aggregation site, security flaw, flaw, file-sharing, researcher, security, hard drive

Mozilla rebuts Firefox 2 bug reports

October 26, 2006 A pair of security flaw reports are "just noise" and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, Mozilla says. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., security flaw, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, phishing, security, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle's oops on security flaw

April 11, 2006 Usually secretive about product security, company accidentally posts details about exploit code for an unfixed database flaw. TAGS: Metalink Ltd., Oracle Corp., security flaw, flaw, vulnerability, security, researcher, database

Oracle patches 11i security flaws

February 28, 2006 Company issues upgrade to E-Business Suite diagnostics module containing security fixes, Integrigy says. TAGS: Integrigy, Oracle11i, Oracle Corp., diagnostics, security flaw, security, patch management

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

July 17, 2008 Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety. TAGS: OpenBSD, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, security flaw, bug, mailing list, monkey, security, developer, creator, Linux, approach, information technology, e-mail, operating system

Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the pain

August 3, 2007 VDA Labs, which finds flaws in software, has a unique business model that's at the center of a debate over bug disclosure. TAGS: LinkedIn, extortion, business model, deadline, security flaw, bug, vendor, consulting, security, attack, software company, researcher, toolbar, e-mail
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