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Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: PDF reader, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, risk, buffer-overflow, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw

June 24, 2005 Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC. TAGS: iDefense, Microsoft Outlook Express, attack, Microsoft Outlook, flaw, hacker, risk, vulnerability, 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, Web server, patch management, Microsoft Office, attacker, DHCP, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, risk, worm, security, Microsoft Excel, fix, service pack, Symantec Corp.

Wide-ranging flaw crashes programs

July 7, 2005 Hole in a data compression technology used in both open-source and proprietary programs could also let intruders take over computers. TAGS: Gentoo, vulnerability, flaw, open source, risk, Linux, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, Web browser, risk, open source, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, fix, patch management, vulnerability, security company, flaw, attack, risk, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, PC

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