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Fix in for Apple flaw
August 18, 2006
Xsan Filesystem patch tackles flaws in Mac OS X versions that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash a system.
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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.
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Adobe fixes Reader, Acrobat for Mac OS
June 28, 2005
Two "medium risk" flaws could allow an attacker to run executables or abuse elevated privileges in Safari.
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Apple plugs four security holes
February 15, 2007
Four issues identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project receive fixes from the company's developer.
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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.
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Opera issues security patch
November 22, 2005
Update addresses flaws that could allow a malicious attacker to remotely take control of a user's system.
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Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks
July 15, 2005
Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs.
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Flaws found in RealNetworks media player
December 2, 2005
Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns.
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KDE flaws put Linux, Unix systems at risk
January 20, 2006
Critical vulnerability in open-source software bundle could allow a remote attacker to commandeer a vulnerable system.
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Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw
March 30, 2007
Attackers take advantage of vulnerability in Windows animated cursor. Also: Trojan spam dupes users into thinking it's an IE 7 beta.
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MySQL issues security fix
May 4, 2006
Security patch is designed for the latest versions of MySQL's open-source database software.
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F-Secure issues patch for critical flaws
January 19, 2006
Its focus is on flaws in the way F-Secure products handle data compression archives.
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Critical flaw found in game software
June 22, 2004
A hole in the "Unreal" game engine could let attackers take over vulnerable computers.
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New flaws reported in IE 6
November 29, 2003
Newly discovered security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could let attackers invade a user's PC, but a fix is not yet available.
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Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
December 2, 2003
The Debian Project warns that a flaw in the Linux kernel helped attackers compromise four of the open-source software project's development servers.
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Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws
February 16, 2007
Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites.
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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.
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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.
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Skype flaws open computers to attack
October 25, 2005
Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC.
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Flaw found in VPN crypto security
May 12, 2005
Problem in a popular encryption technology could let hackers intercept communications between remote workers and a company network.
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