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Apple QuickTime exploit in the wild
December 3, 2007 An active exploit has been seen by Symantec for a vulnerability that affects the latest versions of Apple QuickTime.Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal
May 10, 2007 Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec.Zero-day Word flaw used in attack
May 19, 2006 Symantec warns of unpatched hole in Microsoft Word that was used in a bid to compromise Japanese government PCs.Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks
January 25, 2007 A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned.Word flaw hit with zero-day attack
September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code.Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'
January 16, 2008 In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security.Study: Windows has fewest security holes
March 23, 2007 But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec.Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk
July 25, 2006 Two new exploits that could help hackers create attacks have been released onto the Internet.Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
January 31, 2007 Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software.Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw
January 17, 2007 Code that exploits a recently found flaw in the way Windows handles Vector Markup Language documents has been published.Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws
August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs.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.New PowerPoint hole used in cyberattacks
July 13, 2006 Alert of new, yet-to-be-patched Office flaw being exploited in attacks comes on heels of Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday."Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges
June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say.'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE
April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software.Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006 Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug
June 8, 2006 Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit.Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
April 13, 2007 Attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 through a flaw in the domain name system code.Office hit by another security problem
June 23, 2006 Attackers could commandeer a vulnerable computer by embedding a malicious Flash file in an Office document.Windows, Exchange flaws patched
May 9, 2006 Trio of security updates includes two for critical flaws in Exchange e-mail server and third-party software in Windows. Sponsored matches for "vulnerability"
