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SuSE releases critical patches
February 7, 2005
Linux seller creates patches to address vulnerabilities that can be exploited for spoofing or denial-of-service attacks.
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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.
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'Critical' patches released for Windows
January 11, 2005
Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready.
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Oracle patches to fix 37 flaws
April 11, 2007
Quarterly "critical patch update" will include fixes for seven vulnerabilities that could be exploited remotely.
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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.
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Sun patches critical JRE security flaws
January 18, 2007
Patches aimed at vulnerabilities in Java Runtime Environment that could occur when processing GIF images.
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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.
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Cisco finds two new flaws
February 16, 2007
News of holes in security appliances comes days after company patches operating system bugs.
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OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw
January 5, 2007
All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code.
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Microsoft pulls four planned patches
January 5, 2007
Company now plans to release four security bulletins with fixes for its products, instead of the eight that it had announced.
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Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006
Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.
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Cisco patches Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
April 13, 2007
Software vulnerabilities that could result in unauthorized access to a wireless network are addressed by two sets of patches.
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Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched
January 9, 2007
Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches.
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Intel sends out Centrino patches
August 2, 2006
Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology.
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Red Hat, SuSE release Linux patches
January 13, 2005
Linux vendors release patches to resolve operating-system vulnerabilities ranging from DoS attacks to buffer overflows.
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Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE
September 19, 2005
But the security specialist also finds that Microsoft's browser is the only one widely exploited by hackers today.
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Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw
December 12, 2006
Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment.
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Cisco patches security flaws in number of products
May 24, 2007
Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module.
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Backup software flaws pose risk
January 19, 2006
EMC warns of bugs in NetWorker, while code that takes advantage of a flaw in Veritas' NetBackup product has been released on the Net.
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Security patches issued for RealPlayers
March 3, 2005
RealNetworks releases patches for its audio-video players in an effort to prevent attacks via buffer overflows.
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