Version: 2008
home
reviews
news
downloads
cnet tv
HOLIDAY HELP DESK:
Broadcasting live at 1:00 p.m., PT
log in
join CNET
welcome,
my profile
log out
Home
Reviews
News
Downloads
CNET TV
See what CNET Editors have to say
Ultimate Holiday Tech Guide
Content from CNET tagged with
flaw
[x]
,
vulnerability
[x]
Show Results by
Show All
News
(185)
Downloads
(3)
Narrow Your Results
security
(168)
Microsoft Corp.
(101)
Microsoft Windows
(72)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
(46)
attack
(43)
Web browser
(41)
attacker
(39)
researcher
(37)
operating system
(37)
patch management
(35)
PC
(35)
Symantec Corp.
(33)
fix
(28)
Apple Computer
(27)
e-mail
(25)
1
|
2
|
3
Next
News Stories
Showing
1-20
of
185
results found
Porn sites exploit new IE flaw
September 19, 2006
Unpatched IE security flaw can install malicious software via rigged Web sites, including porn sites.
TAGS:
Websense Inc.
,
malicious software
,
flaw
,
Sunbelt Software
,
vulnerability
,
exploit
,
security company
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
Windows PC
,
attack
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
PC
IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk
September 16, 2005
Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm.
TAGS:
eEye Digital Security
,
flaw
,
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
,
Service Pack 2
,
vulnerability
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
service pack
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows XP
,
security
,
Microsoft Windows
Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP
December 29, 2004
Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
TAGS:
spokesperson
,
vulnerability
,
flaw
,
security company
,
trojan horse
,
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack
,
security
,
Symantec Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Web browser
,
Service Pack 2
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
Microsoft Windows XP
,
Microsoft Windows
Adobe fixes Linux flaw in Reader
July 6, 2005
Adobe Systems on Tuesday issued a patch for vulnerabilities found in Unix and Linux versions of its Adobe Reader.
TAGS:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
,
Adobe Systems Inc.
,
flaw
,
Linux
,
vulnerability
,
Unix
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.
TAGS:
Oracle Corp.
,
Oracle Database
,
flaw
,
authentication
,
vulnerability
,
patch management
,
fix
,
database
Apple plugs 'critical' holes in OS X
September 23, 2005
Ten new patches for the Macintosh operating system address myriad flaws that open systems to remote attacks, experts say.
TAGS:
flaw
,
Apple Mac OS X
,
patch management
,
Apple Computer
,
vulnerability
,
Apple Mac OS
,
Symantec Corp.
,
Apple Macintosh
,
security
,
operating system
Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw
July 1, 2005
Software giant issues security advisory after a research firm publishes a working exploit of the vulnerability.
TAGS:
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
research company
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
service pack
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
Second zero-day flaw found in Word
December 11, 2006
Flaw could let attacker commandeer a PC and affects several versions of the word-processing program.
TAGS:
Microsoft Word
,
flaw
,
attacker
,
vulnerability
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
Attackers dig into zero-day flaw
November 7, 2006
Limited attacks are already emerging for the "extremely critical" flaw in ActiveX Control, Microsoft acknowledges.
TAGS:
security company
,
vulnerability
,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
,
flaw
,
Microsoft Windows Server
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
security
,
Microsoft Windows
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
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
researcher
,
Microsoft Corp.
Firefox gets a fresh security update
May 3, 2006
Open-source browser gets tweaked just weeks after Mozilla released a large fix to address several vulnerabilities.
TAGS:
security update
,
flaw
,
Mozilla Corp.
,
attacker
,
Firefox
,
vulnerability
,
security
,
Web browser
,
open source
Microsoft fixes Office, Windows flaws
March 14, 2006
Patches released in Microsoft's monthly security update cycle tackle six holes in Office and one in Windows.
TAGS:
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
Microsoft Office
,
Microsoft Excel
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
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
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
service pack
,
Microsoft Internet Explorer
,
security
,
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft patches 20 security flaws
February 13, 2007
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products, including one that is part of Windows Vista.
TAGS:
vulnerability
,
flaw
,
Microsoft Office
,
security
,
fix
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
,
operating system
,
PC
Study: 'Huge jump' in Microsoft flaws since last year
November 29, 2007
The number of security holes found in Microsoft software between 2006 and 2007 has risen threefold, says vulnerability-scanning company Qualys.
TAGS:
Qualys Inc.
,
jump
,
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
Microsoft Excel
,
Microsoft Corp.
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.
TAGS:
patch management
,
iDefense
,
flaw
,
security update
,
code
,
remote access
,
vulnerability
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws
November 4, 2005
"Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says.
TAGS:
denial of service
,
Apple QuickTime
,
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
attacker
,
Apple Computer
,
security company
,
media player
,
security
Apple unloads dozens of fixes for OS X
August 16, 2005
Still, of the 44 flaws addressed, only a handful are critical, according to security experts.
TAGS:
Apache Software Foundation
,
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
attacker
,
Apple Computer
,
Apple Mac OS X
,
buffer-overflow
,
fix
,
security
,
Apple Mac OS
,
Microsoft Word
,
Apple Macintosh
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
,
vulnerability
,
software company
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
researcher
,
Microsoft Office
,
security
,
database
,
PC
Exploits released for new Windows flaws
December 23, 2004
It also releases sample exploit code for the two unpatched flaws--which means that a virus could be on the way.
TAGS:
flaw
,
vulnerability
,
Symantec Corp.
,
security
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
Microsoft Windows
,
e-mail
1
|
2
|
3
Next
Sponsored matches for
"vulnerability"
My Lists
My software updates
log in
|
join CNET