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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 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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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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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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security update
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Mozilla Corp.
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Firefox
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Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy
September 27, 2007
Program developed by "ethical hacking" group takes advantage of cross-site scripting vulnerability to steal contacts, forward e-mail.
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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 X
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Apple Mac OS
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Microsoft Word
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Apple Macintosh
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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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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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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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A safe browser? No longer in the lexicon
July 7, 2005
CERT security analyst Art Manion warns that all Web browsers now face similar threats--and some even share similar design features.
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Mozilla Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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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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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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iDefense
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
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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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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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Microsoft Corp.
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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 Excel
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Microsoft Corp.
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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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F-Secure Corp.
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RAR
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antivirus
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Linux
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Windows Media Player XP Cumulative Vulnerability Patch MS02-032
Prevent malicious users from exploiting security vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player XP.
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Windows Media
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vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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attacker
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media player
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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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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'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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patch management
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Stephen Toulouse
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patch
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vulnerability
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attacker
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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operating system
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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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phishing
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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attacker
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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bank
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Microsoft Corp.
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message
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link
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Microsoft Windows
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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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Microsoft Corp.
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