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Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws

 November 4, 2005 "Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says. TAGS: denial of service, Apple QuickTime, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Apple Computer, security company, media player, security

Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2

 November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, denial of service, flaw, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software

 March 30, 2005 Security specialist reveals vulnerabilities in its products that could let hackers attack PCs running the software. TAGS: Symantec Corp., flaw, antivirus software, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, vulnerability, Norton Co., denial of service, Japan, patch management, attack, antivirus, virus, security

Juniper routers exposed to attack

 January 31, 2005 A flaw in some versions of the Junos OS could make networks vulnerable to DOS attacks, the gear maker warns. TAGS: Juniper Networks Inc., denial of service, router, flaw, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, attack, networking, security, operating system

Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public

 December 8, 2005 A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, Packet Storm, Internet Storm Center, denial of service, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, risk, Web browser, open source, security, Microsoft Corp.

Attack code released for IE hole

 November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: denial of service, flaw, exploit, vulnerability, patch, code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, representative, researcher, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, security, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp.

Lotus flaw reported--but IBM's unfazed

 April 7, 2005 Big Blue shrugs off report of a vulnerability in some versions of its Lotus Domino Server e-mail and calendar software. TAGS: iDefense, IBM Lotus Domino Server, IBM Lotus Domino, IBM Corp., flaw, vulnerability, denial of service, advisory, security company, server, security, e-mail

Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones

 January 31, 2007 Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Trend Micro Inc., vulnerability, flaw, security company, Microsoft Word, mobile device, denial of service, smart phone, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

 November 29, 2005 Code crashes vulnerable computers by taking advantage of a flaw for which Microsoft provided a fix in October. TAGS: flaw, attack, denial of service, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

VPN flaw threatens Internet traffic

 November 15, 2005 Problem in key Internet security protocol used by Cisco, Juniper and other companies could shut down devices or slow movement of data. TAGS: Juniper Networks Inc., IPSec, Cisco Systems Inc., VPN, Cisco PIX Firewall, flaw, advisory, denial of service, networking, Internet security, firewall, security

CA security system vulnerable to DoS attacks

 April 6, 2005 Flaw in Computer Associates' eTrust Intrusion Detection System could make it susceptible to denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: eTrust Intrusion Detection, Computer Associates International Inc., intrusion detection system, CA eTrust, denial of service, API, flaw, iDefense, vulnerability, malicious code, security, function, Microsoft Corp.

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

 November 29, 2005 Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month. TAGS: flaw, spokeswoman, patch, imaging, vulnerability, denial of service, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Warning toned down on Perl app flaws

 December 16, 2005 Updates lower risk of "format string" vulnerabilities, which two weeks ago were found to be more serious than initially thought. TAGS: Perl, attacker, denial of service, Web application, flaw, string, vulnerability, module, expert, security, operating system

This week in software flaws

 July 15, 2005 From Windows bugs to Kerberos problems to Cisco flaws, it wasn't a pretty week for software security. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Kerberos, flaw, IP telephony, vulnerability, denial of service, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Red Hat, SuSE release Linux patches

 January 13, 2005 Linux vendors release patches to resolve operating-system vulnerabilities ranging from DoS attacks to buffer overflows. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., SuSE, Mandriva, vulnerability, patch management, denial of service, attacker, Linux, buffer-overflow, GNOME, flaw, Novell Inc., Adobe PDF

Cisco squashes VoIP, router bugs

 January 18, 2006 Flaws in software for routers and Internet-based telephony could be a conduit for attacks on enterprise networks. TAGS: Cisco CallManager, Cisco Systems Inc., enterprise network, telephony, flaw, IP telephony, advisory, VoIP, vulnerability, denial of service, router, bug, attack, security

Apple releases OS X security patches

 November 30, 2005 "Highly critical" security updates address more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X operating system. TAGS: security flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Safari, flaw, execution, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, patch management, denial of service, Apple Macintosh, security, Web browser, operating system

Cisco finds more security flaws in router software

 January 26, 2005 The company reports three more vulnerabilities in certain versions of its routing software. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., internetwork, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, security flaw, IPv4, denial of service, router, flaw, vulnerability, Internet service, security, service provider, IP, Internet Service Provider

Danger level rises for Perl app flaws

 November 30, 2005 A type of security hole in applications written in the popular open-source scripting language may be much more serious than thought. TAGS: Perl, eEye Digital Security, attacker, Symantec Corp., Web application, vulnerability, flaw, string, expert, denial of service, security, server, operating system

Cisco warns of security flaws

 July 14, 2005 Networking giant points out several vulnerabilities in its products, one of which could take down Cisco IP telephony networks. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP, IP telephony, IP phone, Internet Security Systems Inc., vulnerability, telephony, Forrester Research Inc., attacker, IP, flaw, DNS, denial of service, security, server, e-mail
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