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Microsoft urges Flash bug patching

November 11, 2005 Days after Macromedia warns of a security bug, Microsoft posts an advisory to install the fixes. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., security bug, Macromedia Flash Player, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows 98, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

New site offers zero-day tracker

December 6, 2006 eEye site, launched Tuesday, tracks publicly released unpatched security bugs and offers suggestions for protecting against them. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, security bug, flaw, security, attack, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox update squashes security bugs

July 13, 2005 update: Mozilla fixes several security flaws in the open-source browser, some critical. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., security bug, Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, flaw, attacker, bug, security, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

October 20, 2004 What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. TAGS: security bug, vulnerability, flaw, KDE, Opera Software, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Microsoft Corp., attack, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

April 14, 2006 Latest version of popular open-source Web browser includes fixes, adds expected support for Macs with Intel chips. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Firefox 1.5, security bug, flaw, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Web browser, security, Intel, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Java flaws open door to hackers

June 15, 2005 Sun fixes two security bugs in Java that could put computers running Windows, Linux and Solaris at risk of attack. TAGS: J2SE, JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., flaw, Java, Java application, security bug, Sun Solaris, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows

Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit

February 13, 2007 Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SSH, security bug, SANS Institute, attacker, vulnerability, risk, security, password, server

Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw

February 4, 2006 Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Winamp, NullSoft, spyware, security bug, media player, flaw, security company, adware, Time Warner Inc., security, PC

Offering a bounty for security bugs

July 25, 2005 TippingPoint wants to be the first to know about flaws to protect its customers against potential attacks. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Neel Mehta, security bug, hacker, vulnerability, iDefense, security company, 3Com Corp., security, Mozilla Corp., flaw, researcher, bug, Firefox, Web browser

IE patch carries security bug

August 23, 2006 Microsoft's most recent security update introduces a serious security flaw on some Windows systems. TAGS: security update, Stephen Toulouse, security bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, vulnerability, security, patch, fix, HTTP, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla to squash security bugs

July 27, 2004 As surfers turn to the open-source browser as a more secure option, the Mozilla Foundation acknowledges two serious certificate flaws. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., security bug, Web browser, Netscape Communications Corp., security, flaw, patch management, open source, bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0

November 9, 2004 update The release could make a big impact if pre-release trends propel the browser into serious contention with Internet Explorer. Firefox finds support TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, contention, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security bug, Web browser, open source, impact, Time Warner Inc., spyware, security, Microsoft Corp.

A banner year for security bugs

October 11, 2006 The number of vulnerabilities found in software will jump this year, experts say--but there's a silver lining. TAGS: vulnerability, security vulnerability, security bug, flaw, Atlanta, percentage, increase, security, IBM Corp., security company, bug, software company