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Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw
February 17, 2006
Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw.
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Another QuickTime flaw found
November 8, 2005
Soon after a patch for four security flaws is issued, a new "critical" hole is found in Apple's popular media player.
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eEye Digital Security
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Apple QuickTime
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Apple Computer
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RealNetworks issues critical patch
November 11, 2005
Fix addresses flaws that could allow remote attacks and infections of malicious code on PCs and Macs.
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Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw
October 22, 2005
Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago.
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
Software vendors add tips to flaws database
September 7, 2006
National Vulnerability Database expands information to include software vendors' comments on reported flaws.
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Windows users swamp WMF patch site
January 4, 2006
Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Attack code released for IE hole
November 21, 2005
Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft to sound early alert for flaws
May 6, 2005
Pilot program will send out advisories to confirm reports of flaws and tell PC owners how to deal with them until they're patched.
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F-Secure flaw opens door to intruders
February 11, 2005
Serious security hole in firm's antivirus products could let intruders launch a buffer overflow attack or spy on confidential information.
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Internet Security Systems Inc.
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Microsoft patches spell happy holidays
December 14, 2004
Software giant releases five fixes, all for Windows--but doesn't rate any of them as a serious threat.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
Patch in for Microsoft server spoofing flaw
November 10, 2004
Attackers could use hole in small-business software to trick personal information out of people.
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Symantec Corp.
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Security from A to Z: Zero-day
November 27, 2006
Such alerts set off a scramble to get a patch out fast for a bug vulnerable to hackers. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Security pros patch older Windows versions
September 30, 2006
Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates.
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows ME
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Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch
August 24, 2006
Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version.
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Stephen Toulouse
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eEye Digital Security
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patch
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flaw
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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situation
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Web browser
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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error
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw
October 3, 2006
Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
January 4, 2006
Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks.
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Symantec Corp.
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fix
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Microsoft Corp.
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antivirus
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operating system
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling
November 29, 2005
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month.
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imaging
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Microsoft Corp.
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More exploits out for Windows flaws
December 1, 2005
Users should be shielded from two new attack codes if they use security updates. It's the unpatched flaws that cause worry.
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McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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.
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Qualys Inc.
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