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Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today.
Frank Washkuch Apr 18 2007 9:51AM Security
Major flaw found in Wi-Fi Linux

Major flaw found in Wi-Fi Linux

Researcher held back news until patch was released.
Iain Thomson Apr 17 2007 2:46PM Security
Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

Exploits for a vulnerability in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service have been publicly released, but stack-based buffer attacks on the flaw remain limited, according to researchers.
Frank Washkuch Apr 17 2007 6:45AM Security
Flaw in Windows can be exploited with malicious HLP files

Flaw in Windows can be exploited with malicious HLP files

Researchers have reported a new Microsoft vulnerability in Windows Help (HLP) files, coinciding with this week's Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Apr 13 2007 9:42AM Security
Symantec fixes Enterprise Security Manager flaw

Symantec fixes Enterprise Security Manager flaw

Symantec has fixed a flaw in its Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) solution that allows an attacker to take complete control of a PC.
Frank Washkuch Apr 11 2007 9:59AM Security
eEye spots pre-Patch Tuesday Windows flaw

eEye spots pre-Patch Tuesday Windows flaw

Researchers from eEye Digital Security have reported a vulnerability in numerous Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Frank Washkuch Apr 10 2007 10:53AM Security
Firefox also vulnerable to Windows cursor flaw

Firefox also vulnerable to Windows cursor flaw

Researchers are warning users of Mozilla's Firefox 2.0 on Windows computers that they are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the animated cursor (.ani) bug.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 5 2007 10:08AM Security
Variety of malware attacks Windows ANI flaw

Variety of malware attacks Windows ANI flaw

A worm spotted by Symantec early this week and a proof-of-concept exploit for a fully patched Vista operating system are among the malware attacking the dangerous vulnerability in Microsoft Windows animated cursor handling (ANI).
Frank Washkuch Apr 3 2007 10:04AM Security
eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

Attacks exploiting a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability were today linked to Chinese hackers and the February cross-site scripting attack on the website of Dolphins Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLI.
Frank Washkuch Apr 2 2007 1:43AM Security
Exploit code released for patched Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw

Exploit code released for patched Microsoft Internet Explorer flaw

Hackers released exploit code on Monday for a patched Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) flaw. The disclosure could be the catalyst for widespread attacks, according to researchers.
Frank Washkuch Mar 28 2007 1:20AM Security
Microsoft email flaw targets Vista users

Microsoft email flaw targets Vista users

Researchers have reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Vista's email client, Windows Mail, which could allow remote attackers to execute code.
Dan Kaplan Mar 27 2007 12:32AM Security
Internet Explorer flaw leads to phishing attack

Internet Explorer flaw leads to phishing attack

Hackers may be able to manipulate error page.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Security
OpenBSD flaw exploits IPv6 weakness

OpenBSD flaw exploits IPv6 weakness

Researchers released an advisory today disclosing a remote kernel buffer overflow flaw in the OpenBSD operating system that they claim is the first exploitable IPv6 vulnerability to be publicly disclosed with a proof-of-concept exploit.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 15 2007 12:06AM Security
'Highly critical' Citrix Presentation Server Client flaw reported

'Highly critical' Citrix Presentation Server Client flaw reported

A vulnerability in Citrix Presentation Server Client that can be exploited by attackers to compromise a PC was reported this week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 9 2007 1:16AM Security
Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

A critical flaw in the popular encryption software GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) allows attackers to launch a phishing-style attack that inserts text appearing to part of a trusted email, Core Security Technologies announced today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 12:51AM Security
WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 1:14AM Security
WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 6 2007 12:55AM Security
Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

A worm has been spotted attacking a zero-day vulnerability found in Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system (OS) earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Mar 1 2007 12:05AM Security
Critical JavaScript flaw hits Firefox

Critical JavaScript flaw hits Firefox

Error could allow for remote exploits.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2007 7:53AM Security
Indian researcher detects remote access flaw in Internet Explorer

Indian researcher detects remote access flaw in Internet Explorer

A researcher today unveiled an unpatched and unconfirmed vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could allow an attacker remote access to victims' local files.
Dan Kaplan Feb 21 2007 12:56AM Security

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