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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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Microsoft Word
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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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Mozilla Corp.
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Apple unloads dozens of fixes for OS X
August 16, 2005
Still, of the 44 flaws addressed, only a handful are critical, according to security experts.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS
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Microsoft Word
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Apple Macintosh
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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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Apple QuickTime
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Apple Computer
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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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data compression
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RAR
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antivirus
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malicious software
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Linux
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Exploit code chases two Firefox flaws
May 9, 2005
The two vulnerabilities, which have been rated "extremely critical," can be exploited when combined.
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Mozilla Corp.
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Firefox
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JavaScript
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Another security hole found in Excel
July 7, 2006
New flaw puts computers at risk of remote attack, according to a security group's advisory.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Sendmail flaw opens door to intruders
March 22, 2006
Unless people make recommended fixes, remote attackers could gain control to their systems.
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Sendmail Inc.
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Sendmail Consortium
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IBM patches Lotus flaw
February 10, 2006
Among vulnerabilities discovered, attacker could execute code when users access files through Notes attachment viewer.
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IBM Corp.
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HTML
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RealNetworks issues critical patch
November 11, 2005
Fix addresses flaws that could allow remote attacks and infections of malicious code on PCs and Macs.
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RealNetworks Inc.
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RealNetworks RealPlayer
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Patches slapped on serious PHP flaws
December 17, 2004
The flaws mean Web servers using the programming language could be compromised by attackers, a developer group warns.
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PHP
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Another QuickTime flaw found
November 8, 2005
Soon after a patch for four security flaws is issued, a new "critical" hole is found in Apple's popular media player.
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eEye Digital Security
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Apple QuickTime
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Apple Computer
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Veritas issues patch for NetBackup flaw
October 13, 2005
Vulnerability in question could let malicious attackers gain remote access to information stored on backup servers.
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VERITAS Software Corp.
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Symantec Corp.
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Java
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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.
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Microsoft Word 2000
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Qualys Inc.
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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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Microsoft Update
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Word
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Automatic Update
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Browser bugs hit IE
June 29, 2006
Security experts warn of two flaws in IE. One issue was initially thought to affect Firefox, but further research shows not.
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online banking
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Excel 2003
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spreadsheet
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Office
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Intel: Driver flaws no major threat, yet
June 14, 2006
Vulnerabilities in kernel-level Windows device drivers are scarce and tough to exploit, so there is no reason for alarm, company says.
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device driver
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Intel
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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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SuSE
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Mandriva
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GNOME
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Linux
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Novell Inc.
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Adobe PDF
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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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Microsoft Corp.
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