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Attack code comes on heels of Microsoft patches

June 15, 2006 Just a day after patches for vulnerabilities are released, code designed to exploit those weaknesses appears on Net. TAGS: patch management, iDefense, flaw, security update, code, remote access, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp.

Dozen Windows, Office updates coming next week

August 3, 2006 The bulletins, some of which are rated "critical," will be distributed next Tuesday in Microsoft's usual fashion. TAGS: bulletin, patch management, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, security, Microsoft Windows

Firefox update patches security holes

September 15, 2006 The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical." TAGS: flaw, patch management, Firefox, open source, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows

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

OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw

January 5, 2007 All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code. TAGS: OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows Metafile, patch management, flaw, vulnerability, malicious code, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp.

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

Apple plugs four security holes

February 15, 2007 Four issues identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project receive fixes from the company's developer. TAGS: Apple iChat, flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, project, patch management, security, Apple Macintosh

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, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Windows

Sun issues patches for critical Java flaws

February 8, 2006 Fixes are for versions of Java Runtime Environment that include a flawed programming interface. TAGS: JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., flaw, API, Java, Java application, applet, patch management

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, software company, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., fix, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Cisco finds two new flaws

February 16, 2007 News of holes in security appliances comes days after company patches operating system bugs. TAGS: security appliance, Cisco Systems Inc., access control, vulnerability, patch management, flaw, networking, security, router, operating system

McAfee patches critical flaw in corporate products

October 4, 2006 Security hole in ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot could let an outsider take complete control of a system. TAGS: McAfee Inc., flaw, patch management, Symantec Corp., security

Intel sends out Centrino patches

August 2, 2006 Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology. TAGS: Intel Centrino, F-Secure Corp., patch management, chip company, Intel, flaw, device driver, vulnerability, security, Wi-Fi, laptop computer

Fixes in for RealPlayer flaws

March 25, 2006 RealNetworks patches a "critical" clutch of holes in its media player products, which could be used to let intruders run code on PCs. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, flaw, iDefense, RealNetworks Rhapsody, media player, patch management, security

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

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, Apple Computer, patch management, researcher, fix, blog

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 Office, Microsoft Update, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

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

Zero-day Wednesdays

July 24, 2006 Why are attacks via unfixed flaws coming out the day after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? Think corporate espionage, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, patch management, virus attack, attack, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, virus

Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk

May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, advisory, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, risk, vulnerability, patch management, security, media player, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC
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