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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., flaw, researcher, TippingPoint Technologies, PGP Corp., bug, security, conference, router

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

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, format, bug, security, JPEG, Linux, Microsoft Windows

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, Web browser, Firefox, operating system

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, flaw, Firefox 1.5, bug, beta, buffer-overflow, Web browser, vulnerability, security, fix, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, security, bug, researcher, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle dragging heels on unfixed flaws, researcher says

July 20, 2005 Company has not patched several bugs despite being told about them two years ago, a researcher claims as he puts on pressure by publishing details. TAGS: Oracle Corp., eEye Digital Security, researcher, iDefense, reporting tool, vulnerability, software company, bug, flaw, risk, security

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, security company, vulnerability, iDefense, flaw, security, bug, Mozilla Corp., researcher, Firefox, Web browser

Attack code out for new Apple Wi-Fi flaw

November 1, 2006 Researchers rap Apple for mishandling flaws and kick off a "month of kernel bugs" by publishing an exploit for a new Mac Wi-Fi bug. TAGS: flaw, Wi-Fi, Apple Computer, vulnerability, security tool, researcher, exploit, bug, IEEE 802.11, security, Apple Macintosh, e-mail

QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs

January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, advisory, vulnerability, flaw, bug, Windows PC, attacker, researcher, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure

March 24, 2007 Software industry is still at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to releasing security bugs, Mozilla executive says.Photo: Security researchers talk bugs TAGS: disclosure, TippingPoint Technologies, researcher, vendor, Mozilla Corp., software company, flaw, security, threat, bug, process, Microsoft Corp.
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