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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

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. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, patch, attacker, vulnerability, security, operating system

RealNetworks issues critical patch

November 11, 2005 Fix addresses flaws that could allow remote attacks and infections of malicious code on PCs and Macs. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, flaw, buffer-overflow, attacker, patch, malicious code, vulnerability

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

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

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability, Ilfak Guilfanov, F-Secure Corp., IRC, patch, system administrator, flaw, HTTP, trojan horse, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Zotob worm, flaw, representative, patch, attack, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Symantec Corp., flaw, Yahoo! Mail, advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, server, security

Beating Microsoft to the punch

January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, Microsoft Windows Metafile, SANS Institute, Belgium, F-Secure Corp., source code, security company, flaw, fix, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: advisory, alert, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, workaround, software company, vulnerability, patch, security company, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., intruder, Internet Security Systems Inc., flaw, buffer-overflow, patch, antivirus, Symantec Corp., security

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, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, patch, fix, attack, source code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

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

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, flaw, patch, fix, service pack, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, security, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, situation, error, Microsoft Windows, 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. TAGS: exploit, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, privilege, vulnerability, Apple Computer, patch, Apple Macintosh, person

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. TAGS: flaw, spokeswoman, denial of service, patch, vulnerability, imaging, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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, cyberattack, vulnerability, Microsoft Word, attacker, Microsoft Office, patch, patch management, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, software company, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
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