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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. TAGS: flaw, media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, vulnerability, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows

Software vendors add tips to flaws database

 September 7, 2006 National Vulnerability Database expands information to include software vendors' comments on reported flaws. TAGS: software company, IT administrator, security software company, flaw, vendor, Red Hat Inc., patch, security, Real-Time, database

Third party offers temporary IE fix

 March 28, 2006 Fix is designed to protect browser's users against cyberattacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched flaw. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft Windows Metafile, patch, flaw, fix, attack, source code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, flaw, fix, cyberattack, patch, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

 June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, Yahoo! Mail, flaw, Symantec Corp., advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: disclosure, patch, hacker, flaw, security

Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

 October 3, 2006 Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week. TAGS: exploit, flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, privilege, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, patch, person

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. TAGS: Vector Markup Language, patch, flaw, fix, service pack, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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, Qualys Inc., flaw, vulnerability, attacker, cyberattack, Microsoft Office, patch, Microsoft Word, patch management, fix, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, PC

Microsoft fixes troubled IE patch

 August 24, 2006 Update to "critical" Internet Explorer patch repairs a serious security flaw introduced by the original version. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, eEye Digital Security, security flaw, patch, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., situation, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, error, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, California, antivirus software, expert, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Apple corrects patch trouble

 March 14, 2006 Second Mac OS X security update in two weeks corrects problems introduced by earlier patch and fixes newly discovered flaws. TAGS: Apple Computer, security update, patch, attacker, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, PHP, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, Web browser

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