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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, flaw, authentication, vulnerability, patch management, fix, database

Fixes coming for Windows flaws

December 8, 2005 Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system. TAGS: flaw, patch management, malicious code, fix, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

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

Worms and holes and exploits, oh my

December 9, 2005 Software flaws keep adding up, but so do the fixes. The question is, are you quick enough to keep up? TAGS: flaw, worm, fix, antivirus, Norton Co., 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: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Office, security, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, 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 release fixes for Windows flaws

September 9, 2005 On upcoming "Patch Tuesday," expect to see a security alert for serious flaws in the operating system. TAGS: security alert, flaw, fix, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, operating system

Microsoft driver flaw saps battery strength

February 16, 2006 Company acknowledges, promises patch to flaw causing notebooks to drain batteries when using USB 2.0 devices. TAGS: Knowledge Base article, USB 2.0, notebook computer, company representative, flaw, representative, Intel Core Duo, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Intel, fix, battery, AMD Athlon 64, USB, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, software company, article

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, Microsoft Office 2007, fix, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., bug, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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

'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: flaw, e-mail server, fix, patch management, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Apple unloads dozens of fixes for OS X

August 16, 2005 Still, of the 44 flaws addressed, only a handful are critical, according to security experts. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, Apple Computer, buffer-overflow, Apple Mac OS X, fix, Apple Mac OS, security, Microsoft Word, Apple Macintosh

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, development tool, flaw, fix, Microsoft Word, software company, 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, database, server

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, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Mozilla offers temporary fix for Firefox flaw

September 10, 2005 The patch protects against exploitation of a serious flaw by disabling the browser feature that contains the vulnerability. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., domain name, Firefox, fix, Web browser, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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, database, security, researcher, patch management, CPU, server

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 Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, Web browser, fix, security, vulnerability, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer