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Flaws could open systems to attack

July 13, 2005 "Critical" flaws in widely used security authentication technology could expose many software products to hacker attack. TAGS: Kerberos, flaw, hacker attack, Red Hat Inc., software product, bug, vulnerability, attack, patch management, security

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, TIFF, security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, bug, Firefox, Web browser, operating system

Skype flaws open computers to attack

October 25, 2005 Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC. TAGS: Skype, flaw, IP telephony, attacker, telephony, eBay Inc., Pocket PC, bug, Linux, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs

September 15, 2005 Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox 1.5, flaw, Firefox, bug, beta, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, security, Web browser, fix, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Study: Few bugs in MySQL database

February 4, 2005 The open-source database has only 97 flaws and has been well-coded, an analysis finds. TAGS: Coverity, MySQL, MySQL Database, analysis, open source, bug, flaw, code, database, Linux, security, Microsoft Corp.

Worm targets Solaris telnet bug

February 28, 2007 A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate. TAGS: Sun Solaris, computer worm, Sun Microsystems Inc., worm, flaw, bug, blog, password, monitor, operating system

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., malicious code, Firefox, buffer-overflow, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday

April 10, 2007 Report of three flaws in Microsoft Office comes as software maker releases April security updates; McAfee investigating whether flaws are new. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Office, vulnerability, blog, bug, security, software company, researcher, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox flaw raises phishing fears

January 7, 2005 Malicious hackers could exploit the bug to spoof a legitimate URL, security experts warn. Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw? TAGS: phishing, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, hacker, vulnerability, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, antivirus, security

Black Hat: Hunting bugs, finding holes

July 30, 2005 At security conference, researchers dig into flaws and fixes--and one gets into a dust-up with Cisco. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., researcher, TippingPoint Technologies, flaw, PGP Corp., bug, security, conference, router

This week in software flaws

April 14, 2006 Microsoft releases "critical" IE update that fixes 10 flaws in Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Metalink Ltd., cyberattack, Oracle Corp., vulnerability, flaw, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, security, Microsoft Corp.

Sony cracks down on PSP hacks

September 30, 2005 Firmware update will fix flaw that lets hackers downgrade latest console software and run their own code. TAGS: Sony PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., hacker, flaw, Sony Corp., firmware, bug, U.S.

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws

April 19, 2007 Fourth security update this year addresses vulnerabilities that could let attackers hit Macs. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, security update, flaw, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, Apple MacBook, bug, security, conference, operating system

Offering a bounty for security bugs

July 25, 2005 TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Neel Mehta, security bug, hacker, vulnerability, security company, iDefense, flaw, bug, security, Mozilla Corp., researcher, Firefox, Web browser

Google fixes Web site security bug

October 10, 2005 Vulnerability could have exposed some users to account hijacks, phishing scams and other attacks, security firm says. TAGS: Finjan Software Inc., XSS, flaw, phishing, attacker, Google Inc., bug, Gmail, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

August 8, 2006 Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine rated "critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, DNS, vulnerability, fix, attack, security, Microsoft Office, bug, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Fix in for Firefox bugs

September 21, 2005 Security update to open-source browser patches several flaws. A similar revamp for Mozilla is on its way. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Web browser, bug, open source, patch management, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

August 30, 2005 Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs. TAGS: bug, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious code, flaw, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

The hunt is on for file format bugs

July 28, 2005 New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, bug, format, JPEG, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Hacker backpedals on Firefox zero-day claim

October 3, 2006 Researcher who claimed to have found a serious bug now says he was never able to use it to hijack computers. TAGS: Mischa Spiegelmock, Andrew Wbeelsoi, hacker, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., crash, vulnerability, flaw, claim, presentation, bug, Web browser, security, video
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