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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.
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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.
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Firefox update patches security holes
September 15, 2006
The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical."
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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.
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OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw
January 5, 2007
All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Sun issues patches for critical Java flaws
February 8, 2006
Fixes are for versions of Java Runtime Environment that include a flawed programming interface.
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Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006
Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.
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Cisco finds two new flaws
February 16, 2007
News of holes in security appliances comes days after company patches operating system bugs.
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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.
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Intel sends out Centrino patches
August 2, 2006
Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology.
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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.
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RealNetworks Rhapsody
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Office
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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.
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