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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. TAGS: Apple Computer, attacker, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attacker, flaw, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Systems Inc., attacker, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, flaw, Apple Macintosh, Adobe PDF, operating system

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. TAGS: Apple iChat, flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, patch management, project, Apple Macintosh, security

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. TAGS: security update, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, attacker, flaw, vulnerability, security, Web browser, open source

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. TAGS: Opera Software, security patch, Macromedia Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, flaw, attacker, security, Linux

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. TAGS: attacker, iDefense, flaw, denial of service, Windows PC, vulnerability, patch, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Flaws found in RealNetworks media player

December 2, 2005 Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, RealNetworks Inc., flaw, RealNetworks RealPlayer, media player, attacker, researcher, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: KDE, Unix system, attacker, Unix, flaw, vulnerability, open-source software, Linux, Web browser

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. TAGS: SANS Institute, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, cursor, advisory, trojan horse, attacker, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

MySQL issues security fix

May 4, 2006 Security patch is designed for the latest versions of MySQL's open-source database software. TAGS: MySQL, buffer-overflow, client-server, attacker, flaw, security, open source, database

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. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., data compression, antivirus, flaw, attacker, RAR, vulnerability, malicious software, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Critical flaw found in game software

June 22, 2004 A hole in the "Unreal" game engine could let attackers take over vulnerable computers. TAGS: Luigi Auriemma, GameSpy, flaw, security tool, attacker, patch management, online game, engine, researcher, security, games, PC

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. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, XSS, flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, fix, security, Web browser, PC, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Debian, Linux kernel, attacker, flaw, kernel, open-source software, Linux, open source, developer, project, attack, server

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. TAGS: cookie, attacker, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, flaw, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

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: vulnerability, flaw, agent, patch management, fix, client-server, attacker, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: denial of service, Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, Apple Computer, flaw, attacker, media player, security company, security

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. TAGS: Skype, eBay Inc., flaw, attacker, bug, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Pocket PC, Linux, Apple Macintosh, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: VPN, IPSec, attacker, flaw, worker, security
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