Version: 2008
  • On The Insider: Britney's Bikini-Clad Top 10
advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

flaw [x] , researcher [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 77 results found

Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: flaw, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Fixes coming for Windows flaws

December 8, 2005 Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system. TAGS: flaw, malicious code, patch management, fix, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

LimeWire security flaw found, fixed

March 16, 2005 Hole in popular file-sharing program could let attackers browse hard drives. TAGS: LimeWire, aggregation site, flaw, security flaw, file-sharing, researcher, security, hard drive

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, attack, attacker, flaw, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

Flaw found in Kaspersky antivirus

October 3, 2005 A serious flaw could affect a whole range of Kaspersky's antivirus software--including third-party products, a researcher has warned. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, advisory, antivirus software, flaw, researcher, attacker, McAfee Inc., antivirus, security

iTunes and QuickTime flaw detailed

December 21, 2005 Flaw could put systems running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of attack, warns security researcher. TAGS: flaw, Apple QuickTime, researcher, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, attack, security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Black Hat: Hunting bugs, finding holes

July 30, 2005 At security conference, researchers dig into flaws and fixes--and one gets into a dust-up with Cisco. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., researcher, TippingPoint Technologies, flaw, PGP Corp., bug, security, conference, router

Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted

December 23, 2008 The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed. TAGS: attack, Facebook, flaw, patch management, IP, bank, malware, researcher, security, video

Unpatched flaw found in Microsoft software

April 12, 2005 Software maker investigates report of hole in Office and Access--and of published exploit code that could let attackers take control of PCs. TAGS: flaw, advisory, representative, Microsoft Access, software company, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., researcher, Microsoft Office, security, database, PC

More security hiccups for IE

November 17, 2004 Researchers have found a trio of flaws in Internet Explorer--making almost 20 in total. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Flaw found in Office 2007

February 23, 2007 Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, auditing, Microsoft Office, flaw, researcher, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., malicious code, Firefox, buffer-overflow, attacker, researcher, security, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, attacker, Apple Mac OS, TIFF, security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, bug, Web browser, Firefox, operating system

Patched Oracle database still at risk, bughunter says

April 26, 2006 Latest updates don't sew up a hole exploited by attack code out on the Web, a security researcher has warned. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, business software company, DBMS, researcher, Oracle Database, business software, flaw, database, software company, security

One IE flaw leads to another

May 2, 2006 Days after one vulnerability is found in Internet Explorer, researchers unearth a new one. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Flaws found in RealNetworks media player

December 2, 2005 Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., eEye Digital Security, flaw, RealNetworks RealPlayer, media player, attacker, researcher, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

September 6, 2005 Security researchers and companies that write commercial software seek common ground over how to report flaws. TAGS: researcher, flaw, disclosure, guideline, Cisco Systems Inc., security, alliance, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail

Microsoft wants to meet more hackers

August 1, 2005 Software giant plans to invite hackers back for twice-annual meetings to show developers flaws discovered in Microsoft products. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Black Hat, researcher, hacker, program manager, event, Las Vegas, security, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

The hunt is on for file format bugs

July 28, 2005 New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF. TAGS: iDefense, Black Hat, researcher, vulnerability, flaw, bug, format, JPEG, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw

November 21, 2006 The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say. TAGS: flaw, researcher, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, blog, Web browser, operating system
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "researcher"