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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. TAGS: JRE, security flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., JDK, patch management, Java, SDK, Sun Java, vulnerability, security

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.

Oracle patches to fix 37 flaws

April 11, 2007 Quarterly "critical patch update" will include fixes for seven vulnerabilities that could be exploited remotely. TAGS: Oracle Corp., patch management, fix, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp.

OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw

January 5, 2007 All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code. TAGS: OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows Metafile, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, malicious code, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp.

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

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. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., advisory, vulnerability, patch management, access point, WLAN, LAN, Wi-Fi

Cisco finds two new flaws

February 16, 2007 News of holes in security appliances comes days after company patches operating system bugs. TAGS: security appliance, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, access control, patch management, flaw, networking, security, router, operating system

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. TAGS: bulletin, patch management, vulnerability, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft struggles with patch

October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates. TAGS: patch management, Microsoft Update, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Corp., fix, Microsoft Windows Update, Symantec Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Intel sends out Centrino patches

August 2, 2006 Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology. TAGS: Intel Centrino, F-Secure Corp., patch management, Intel, chip company, flaw, vulnerability, device driver, security, Wi-Fi, laptop computer

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, Apple Computer, patch management, fix, researcher, blog

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. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, patch management, Windows Media, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., security flaw, denial of service, vulnerability, Cisco IOS, packet, attacker, patch management, security, router

Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: flaw, vulnerability, agent, patch management, client-server, attacker, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Apple guru combats month of bugs

January 3, 2007 Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, vulnerability, flaw, open source, mailing list, VLC, project, Apple QuickTime, patch management, researcher, Apple Computer, fix, blog, media player

OpenOffice patches three security holes

July 5, 2006 Flaws in open-source productivity suite could let in intruders. But don't worry, company says--we fix faster than Microsoft. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, StarOffice, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, Java applet, patch management, hacker, macro, open source, security, Java, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle offering early warning on security fixes

January 11, 2007 Following Microsoft's lead, Oracle has started tipping customers off in advance of upcoming security patches. TAGS: Oracle Corp., security patch, patch management, vulnerability, security, fix, component, Microsoft Corp.

Sun says Java flaw has been patched

July 13, 2007 A Java security threat, the subject of an earlier Australian report, has been addressed and fixed, Sun Microsystems says. TAGS: JDK, Sun Microsystems Inc., JRE, Java, advisory, Sun Java, flaw, vulnerability, patch management

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