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Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft released an advisory on Wednesday for a URI and URL handling flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems with Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) installed.
Frank Washkuch Oct 12 2007 10:17AM Security
Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

A flaw in Kaspersky's Online Scanner could be exploited by malicious hackers to compromise a user's system.
Matt Chapman Oct 12 2007 7:22AM Security
Adobe discloses Reader, Acrobat flaw; can allow remote code execution

Adobe discloses Reader, Acrobat flaw; can allow remote code execution

Adobe disclosed a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat products that can be exploited by remote attackers using malicious PDF documents.
Frank Washkuch Oct 9 2007 1:29PM Security
Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw

Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw

Fedora has fixed a 'highly critical' flaw in the OpenOffice suite of products more than two weeks after it was first discovered.
Matt Chapman Oct 8 2007 7:28AM Software
Google patches Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google patches Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google has patched a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Gmail that could allow the forwarding of messages to a malicious user.
Frank Washkuch Oct 3 2007 10:05AM Security
Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

A flaw in Gmail can allow an attacker to forward all messages with attachments to another email address.
Frank Washkuch Sep 27 2007 9:48AM Security
Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP

Zero-day flaw hits Windows XP

Vulnerabilities in MFC42 and MFC71 could allow remote code execution.
Shaun Nichols Sep 20 2007 7:08AM Security
Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw

Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw

Researchers last week revealed an unpatched buffer overflow bug in Windows that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected machine.
Frank Washkuch Sep 19 2007 1:52PM Security
OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw

OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' flaw

A 'highly critical' flaw has been discovered in the OpenOffice suite of products that could allow hackers to access a user's system.
Matt Chapman Sep 19 2007 1:49PM Security
Firefox plagued by unpatched QuickTime flaw

Firefox plagued by unpatched QuickTime flaw

Mozilla on Thursday acknowledged that a year-old vulnerability in the QuickTime media player plug-in for Firefox could let a hacker break into the open-source browser.
Jim Carr Sep 17 2007 9:08AM Security
Security flaw hits MSN Messenger

Security flaw hits MSN Messenger

A newly reported vulnerability could put the security of MSN Messenger users at risk.
Shaun Nichols Aug 30 2007 12:06PM Security
Highly critical flaw found in Microsoft Excel

Highly critical flaw found in Microsoft Excel

Vulnerability could be exploited to compromise a user's system.
Matt Chapman Aug 17 2007 1:00PM Security
'Critical' Windows flaw revealed as nine Patch Tuesday fixes loom

'Critical' Windows flaw revealed as nine Patch Tuesday fixes loom

Microsoft announced Thursday that it will release nine patches — six of them deemed "critical" — on Tuesday, just a day after a vulnerability for Windows was revealed.
Frank Washkuch Aug 14 2007 12:13PM Security
Critical flaw hits Yahoo Widgets

Critical flaw hits Yahoo Widgets

A 'highly critical' vulnerability has been discovered in Yahoo Widgets that could allow a remote attacker to run code on a user's PC.
Matt Chapman Jul 30 2007 10:15AM Security
Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari

Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari

The latest versions of Firefox and Safari contain a password management security flaw that could allow certain websites to access stored usernames and passwords.
Staff Writers Jul 26 2007 6:55AM Security
Symantec warns of Wii flaw

Symantec warns of Wii flaw

Symantec has warned of an exploit in circulation that can crash Nintendo's Wii gaming console.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2007 10:57AM Security
Remote control flaw found in iPhone

Remote control flaw found in iPhone

A team of security researchers in the United States claims to have found a flaw in Apple's popular iPhone that would allow a hacker to take complete control of the device via Wi-Fi.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2007 6:48AM Security
Mozilla patches cross-browser Firefox flaw

Mozilla patches cross-browser Firefox flaw

Mozilla has issued a new version of Firefox that includes a fix for the highly-publicised cross-browser vulnerability.
Shaun Nichols Jul 23 2007 12:09PM Security
'Critical' BitTorrent flaw hits Opera

'Critical' BitTorrent flaw hits Opera

A 'highly critical' vulnerability has been found in the Opera web browser which could be exploited to remotely compromise a user's system.

Matt Chapman Jul 23 2007 7:05AM Security
Cross-browser Firefox/IE flaw worsens

Cross-browser Firefox/IE flaw worsens

The browser flaw which allows attackers to hijack a computer by using Internet Explorer to launch Firefox is affecting other applications as well.
Shaun Nichols Jul 18 2007 5:13AM Security

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