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OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw
March 14, 2007
A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack.
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Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw
November 21, 2006
The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say.
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Apple releases OS X security patches
November 30, 2005
"Highly critical" security updates address more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X operating system.
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Apple Safari
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Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye
April 4, 2007
Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC
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Stephen Toulouse
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flaw
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vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Homeland Security: Fix your Windows
August 9, 2006
In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible.
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Neel Mehta
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alert
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flaw
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vulnerability
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homeland security
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agency
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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software company
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Microsoft Windows
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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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Apple Mac OS
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security
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Microsoft Windows
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Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws
March 2, 2006
Security update fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile flaw in the Safari Web browser and Mail client.
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple iChat
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Macintosh
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IM
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Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users
February 21, 2006
Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors.
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Apple Safari
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Winner mocks OS X hacking contest
March 7, 2006
Hacker gains operating control of a Mac Mini using an unpublished vulnerability, says machine is "easy pickings."
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Apple Intel Mac Mini
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Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk
November 8, 2005
Microsoft's "critical" Patch Tuesday bulletin tackles three flaws in how the OS handles certain graphics files.
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Neel Mehta
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flaw
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Windows Server
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attack
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net
September 7, 2005
Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack.
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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FTP
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Mac OS X in hackers' crosshairs, report says
March 22, 2005
Symantec has warned that as Apple's market share rises, its operating system will come under increased attack.
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Symantec Corp.
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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Linux groups patch image flaw
December 8, 2004
Common code used to process graphics has a flaw that could allow an attacker to issue commands as the user.
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Gentoo
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GNOME
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Linux
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Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day
January 12, 2007
Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
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Landon Fuller
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE
April 11, 2006
Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Windows ME
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Microsoft Outlook Express
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Web browser
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Outlook
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PC
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Fixes in for Windows, Microsoft e-mail flaws
January 10, 2006
Two "critical" security bugs in Windows, Outlook and Exchange could allow an attacker to hijack vulnerable PCs, company says.
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher says
May 27, 2005
Microsoft and some Linux vendors have yet to patch a hole related to a flaw in some Intel chips, despite having two months' notice.
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BSD
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Novell Inc.
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Red Hat Inc.
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Intel
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Linux
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security
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server
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
October 12, 2005
Patches fix 14 security holes in the OS, including serious ones that could be exploited for a malicious worm attack.
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Stephen Toulouse
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Microsoft COM+
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security hole
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streaming media
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flaw
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eEye Digital Security
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Apple patches a batch of Mac OS X flaws
May 4, 2005
Computer maker issues 20 patches aimed at pre-Tiger versions of its operating system.
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Apache Software Foundation
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Apple OS
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS X
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TIFF
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Apple Mac OS
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AppleScript
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Apple Macintosh
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Bluetooth
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operating system
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security
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Symantec flaw leaves opening for viruses
February 9, 2005
Flaw in scanner in antivirus and antispam products could give viruses free rein; patch is issued.
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Internet Security Systems Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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flaw
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anti-spam
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attacker
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virus
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security
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scanner
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Norton Co.
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e-mail
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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