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Oracle to push out 51 patches

October 15, 2007 Update includes fixes for 27 vulnerabilities in Oracle Database, five of which may be exploited remotely without authentication. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, authentication, flaw, vulnerability, patch management, fix, database

Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole

July 17, 2006 Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, cyberattack, attack, fix, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

February 13, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Second third-party fix out for Windows bug

October 1, 2006 Group of security professionals produces a patch for a flaw in Windows Shell that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, PC

Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws

October 5, 2006 Serious problem with Windows Shell already targeted by exploit code to be tackled by one of 11 updates. TAGS: flaw, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft to patch Office, Windows flaws

March 9, 2006 Fixes for "critical" Office and "important" Windows security issues are planned for next week's "patch Tuesday." TAGS: bulletin, flaw, Microsoft Office, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Third party offers temporary IE fix

March 28, 2006 Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, patch, source code, attack, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, PC

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word

December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, flaw, development tool, software company, Microsoft Word, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Oracle plugs 101 security flaws

October 17, 2006 Quarterly patch release fixes 101 vulnerabilities across Oracle's products. Many flaws are serious. TAGS: Oracle Corp., application server, flaw, e-business, PeopleSoft Inc., vulnerability, fix, security, server, database

Another zero-day threat hits Windows

September 29, 2006 Sample code that exploits a yet-to-be-fixed Windows flaw is circulating. Microsoft plans to deal with it on the next Patch Tuesday. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming

May 4, 2006 Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software. TAGS: e-mail server, flaw, software company, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

September 25, 2006 Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing. TAGS: flaw, Websense Inc., malicious software, security company, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, fix, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to slap patch on risky IE hole

April 6, 2006 Next week will see five security updates for Windows and Office, including a fix for a browser flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: bulletin, flaw, fix, patch management, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flaw

May 3, 2007 Seven security bulletins planned for release on Patch Tuesday, including "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk. TAGS: Microsoft BizTalk Server, DNS, flaw, fix, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, server

Oracle plugs 65 security holes

July 18, 2006 July patch update includes fixes for flaws, many serious, across the company's database and business products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., flaw, Oracle Database, database server, client software, security alert, fix, security, researcher, database, patch management, CPU, server

Patch Tuesday resumes with 'critical' Windows fix

April 5, 2007 With five security bulletins scheduled for release next week, Microsoft plans patch for Content Management Server flaw. TAGS: Content Management Server, eEye Digital Security, flaw, security, fix, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, patch management, Apple Computer, researcher, fix, blog

Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix

September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. TAGS: flaw, Sunbelt Software, malicious software, vulnerability, fix, monitoring, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, e-mail
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