security, and ActiveX Control news on CNET

June 8, 2007 Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security patch, Yahoo! Inc., vulnerability, ActiveX Control, webcam, security, IM

June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document. TAGS: ActiveX Control, security problem, Microsoft Office, cyberattack, attacker, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, flaw, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

November 3, 2005 Web sites that use certain custom applications won't display as expected in Internet Explorer after installing two Microsoft security updates. TAGS: ActiveX Control, advisory, custom application, patch management, Java application, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Java, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

December 15, 2006 Aimed at flaws in software that downloads with Messenger, update is called "highly critical" by one security company. TAGS: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., attacker, buffer-overflow, security company, ActiveX Control, security, person, IM

February 26, 2007 The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support. TAGS: SupportSoft, Symantec Corp., flaw, ActiveX Control, Norton Co., Internet Service Provider, security, PC

November 1, 2006 Security hole in Microsoft's developer suite is being exploited in attempts to commandeer PCs running the vulnerable software. TAGS: WMI, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Server, attack, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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