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Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, security hole, flaw, Microsoft Excel 2003, vulnerability, spreadsheet, attacker, Symantec Corp., expert, security, Microsoft Corp., patch management, attack, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users

February 21, 2006 Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors. TAGS: shell script, flaw, attacker, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS, back door, rootkit, Apple Computer, expert, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, malicious code, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, Symantec Corp., Web browser

Exploit code raises Windows worm alarm

October 13, 2005 Code has been written to exploit the latest Windows flaws, but it isn't publicly available. Experts predict a public exploit and worm are near. TAGS: exploit, flaw, expert, worm, vulnerability, code, Symantec Corp., 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, string, flaw, vulnerability, module, expert, security, operating system

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, string, flaw, denial of service, expert, security, server, operating system

Experts raise Windows security alarm

November 16, 2006 Code that exploits a "critical" Windows flaw has been posted on the Net, opening the door for a worm to be created. TAGS: Zotob worm, Qualys Inc., Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 2000, flaw, worm, workstation, vulnerability, security, expert, McAfee Inc., fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
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