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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

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., Gmail, bug, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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

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 Corp., Mozilla Web browser, Firefox, flaw, Web browser, bug, open source, patch management, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., PC

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.

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, conference, security, router

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws

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

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.

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, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, representative, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., hacker, vulnerability, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, antivirus

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, vulnerability, bug, attack, patch management, security

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., buffer-overflow, malicious code, Firefox, researcher, attacker, bug, security, 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

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, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, e-mail, PC

Firefox update squashes security bugs

July 13, 2005 update: Mozilla fixes several security flaws in the open-source browser, some critical. TAGS: security bug, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, attacker, bug, Mozilla Thunderbird, security, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye

April 4, 2007 Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, buffer-overflow, bug, hacking, security, code, Microsoft Corp., operating system, process, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

A banner year for security bugs

October 11, 2006 The number of vulnerabilities found in software will jump this year, experts say--but there's a silver lining. TAGS: security vulnerability, vulnerability, flaw, security bug, percentage, Atlanta, increase, security company, security, software company, IBM Corp., bug

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, open source, analysis, flaw, bug, database, code, Linux, security, Microsoft Corp.