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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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Windows Media Player 6.4 Cumulative Vulnerability Patch MS02-032
Prevent malicious users from exploiting security vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player 6.4.
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Microsoft XML 4.0 Core Services Vulnerability Patch MS02-008
System administrators using Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later should download this patch.
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Another IE 7 pop-up problem discovered
October 30, 2006
Browser glitch could enable malicious attackers to alter content in a trusted site's pop-up window.
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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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Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports
February 26, 2007
Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data.
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Windows Mail bug may expose Vista users
March 23, 2007
Possible security vulnerability in Windows Mail could be exploited by attackers to run programs on Vista PCs.
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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.
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Microsoft XML 3.0 Core Services Vulnerability Patch MS02-008
System administrators using Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later should download this patch.
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Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
March 25, 2007
Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn.
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Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole
March 15, 2007
Vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 error message could help cybercrooks obscure phishing scams.
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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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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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French Microsoft Web site hacked
June 20, 2006
Defacement of site was likely due to faulty configuration of a Web server at a third-party hosting facility.
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Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk
March 29, 2007
Vulnerability in the way Windows handles animated cursors puts users at risk of serious cyberattacks. Microsoft is working on a fix.
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Google Desktop tweaked to block attackers
December 7, 2005
Adjustment should protect PCs from attackers exploiting an unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer.
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Windows flaw reaches beyond XP
July 18, 2005
Problem that could let an attacker crash a PC exists in several versions of the OS, Microsoft says.
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'Critical' patches released for Windows
January 11, 2005
Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready.
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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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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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