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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, patch management, vulnerability, fix, database

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

Microsoft struggles with patch

October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software company, Symantec Corp., fix, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Web browser, 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: e-mail server, flaw, software company, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, server, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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: bulletin, vulnerability, attacker, patch management, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, patch management, fix, Microsoft Office, ActiveX, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Bumper crop of Microsoft patches on the way

June 8, 2006 Expect a busy "Patch Tuesday" next week, with a dozen security bulletins covering flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange. TAGS: security update, patch management, flaw, fix, software company, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, fix, researcher, blog

Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: flaw, agent, vulnerability, patch management, client-server, attacker, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw

December 12, 2006 Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, flaw, patch management, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Windows Media, vulnerability, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, flaw, Qualys Inc., vulnerability, cyberattack, attacker, Microsoft Office, patch, Microsoft Word, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., software company, security, e-mail, PC

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, researcher, security, patch management, CPU, server

Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders

March 22, 2006 Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems. TAGS: Sendmail Inc., Sendmail Consortium, intruder, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, e-mail server, SMTP, open source, researcher, patch management, fix, server, e-mail, security

Second unofficial fix plugs IE hole

March 28, 2006 Another company releases third-party patch for serious flaw in Microsoft browser--but experts say to be cautious. TAGS: Determina Inc., eEye Digital Security, intrusion prevention, patch, patch management, flaw, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus software, California, expert, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Microsoft plugs worm hole in Windows

July 11, 2006 "Critical" flaw could let worm spread, company says, as it sends updates addressing 18 problems in Windows, Office. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, worm, Web server, attacker, patch management, Microsoft Windows Server, risk, DHCP, security, service pack, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., fix

Apple guru combats month of bugs

January 3, 2007 Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, vulnerability, open source, flaw, mailing list, VLC, Apple QuickTime, project, patch management, researcher, Apple Computer, fix, blog, media player

Security pros provide interim IE patch

September 22, 2006 Third-party fix plugs a Microsoft browser hole that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, patch, iDefense, patch management, fix, security company, vulnerability, attack, flaw, risk, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, PC, Microsoft Windows

Symantec patches antivirus worm hole

May 30, 2006 Company works through the holiday weekend to fix hole in corporate antivirus products that could let a worm spread. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Symantec AntiVirus, flaw, antivirus, fix, patch management, security

Oracle sews up multiple security holes

April 18, 2006 Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, security hole, business software, Oracle Database, database, flaw, software company, security, researcher, fix, patch management
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