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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, format, bug, security, JPEG, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Critical flaw found in Photoshop plug-in

 April 30, 2007 Vulnerability in graphics-file format plug-in discovered in Adobe Systems' Photoshop Creative Suite. TAGS: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Systems Inc., flaw, vulnerability, PNG, researcher, security, Microsoft Windows

Hackers work to exploit latest Firefox flaw

 September 13, 2005 Researchers claim they have found ways to exploit a serious flaw in Firefox and Mozilla browsers, a sign that attacks could be on the way. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, exploit, vulnerability, researcher, Mozilla Corp., flaw, hacker, Firefox, Netscape Communications Corp., attacker, attack, domain name, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Kaspersky confirms antivirus software flaw

 October 4, 2005 The problem affects Windows products only and preliminary protection was available last week. A permanent fix is in the works. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, flaw, security software company, antivirus software, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., antivirus, researcher, security, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

 January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, researcher, open-source community, open source, statistics, Unix, Red Hat Inc., platform, Linux, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows NT

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered

 January 16, 2006 Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., P2P, hacker, SSID, Wi-Fi, broadcasting, wireless network, vulnerability, researcher, security, firewall, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, virus, hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP

Exploit code puts Windows XP and 2000 at risk

 November 17, 2005 Threat is considered moderate, since worst-case attack might crash some machines but not others, says security firm. TAGS: exploit, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, denial of service, researcher, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Windows, firewall, Microsoft Windows XP

eEye: Flaw found in IE, Outlook installation

 September 6, 2005 Vulnerability could allow an attacker to take remote control of a user's system, security specialist says. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Attack code released for IE hole

 November 21, 2005 Recently published code exploits new "extremely critical" flaw in the latest versions of Internet Explorer. TAGS: flaw, denial of service, exploit, vulnerability, patch, code, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, JavaScript, researcher, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp.

Linux riskier than Windows?

 March 23, 2005 Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., study, Web server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, flaw, vulnerability, paper, open source, configuration, Linux, researcher, blog, server, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

 January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, antivirus company, exploit, flaw, HTML, representative, patch, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks

 November 14, 2006 Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., flaw, vulnerability, Black Hat, Wi-Fi, wireless networking, SSID, researcher, access point, security, Symantec Corp., eMachines Inc., wireless network, Gateway Inc., Dell, PC

More WMF problems for Microsoft

 January 10, 2006 Researcher says Windows Meta File component can be used to crash vulnerable PCs--but Microsoft says the glitch isn't so serious. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, RPC, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft SQL Server, representative, denial of service, vulnerability, software company, researcher, Microsoft Corp., component, server, Microsoft Windows, PC

QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs

 January 2, 2007 Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, vulnerability, flaw, bug, Windows PC, researcher, attacker, media player, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows
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