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Second Word zero day flaw found

Second Word zero day flaw found

Microsoft may have to rethink patch Tuesday.
Iain Thomson Dec 12 2006 9:46AM Security
Six fixes this Patch Tuesday, but no mention of Word flaw

Six fixes this Patch Tuesday, but no mention of Word flaw

Microsoft is planning to push out six patches on Tuesday, presumably including one for a critically flawed ActiveX control in Visual Studio 2005.
Dan Kaplan Dec 8 2006 9:18AM Security
Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw

Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw

Microsoft this week warned Office users that attackers are exploiting a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Word.
Frank Washkuch Dec 7 2006 9:13AM Security
MySpace releases temporary QuickTime flaw fix

MySpace releases temporary QuickTime flaw fix

MySpace on Tuesday night began distributing a temporary fix for an Apple QuickTime vulnerability affecting users of the popular social networking site.
Dan Kaplan Dec 7 2006 9:10AM Security
ActiveX flaw leaves Adobe apps vulnerable

ActiveX flaw leaves Adobe apps vulnerable

'Critical' flaw affects Acrobat and Reader.
Shaun Nichols Dec 1 2006 3:42PM Security
Apple super-patch fixes 31 vulnerabilities,

Apple super-patch fixes 31 vulnerabilities,

Apple fixed 31 vulnerabilities in the seventh Mac OS X security update of the year, including a fix for a dangerous wireless driver flaw that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Dan Kaplan Nov 30 2006 4:37PM Security
Botnets exploit patched Symantec stack overflow flaw

Botnets exploit patched Symantec stack overflow flaw

Security researchers today warned of a significant worm attack exploiting an old target, a privilege-escalation flaw in Symantec's Client Security and AntiVirus Corporate Edition solution that was patched in May.
Dan Kaplan Nov 29 2006 9:15AM Security
Google search device flaw leaves sites open to phishing attacks

Google search device flaw leaves sites open to phishing attacks

Hackers and security experts made public a vulnerability in Google's search appliances that is leaving hundreds of major organisations such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University and the National Hockey League open to phishing attacks.
Ericka Chickowski Nov 29 2006 9:00AM Security
Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

The Mozilla Foundation is warning of a critical bug in the new Firefox 2.0 browser that could leave passwords vulnerable to hackers.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2006 3:35PM Security
Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Firefox and Internet Explorer affected.
Iain Thomson Nov 24 2006 9:50AM Security
Exploit code released for new Mac OS X flaw

Exploit code released for new Mac OS X flaw

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been released for a new flaw in the process by which Apple's Mac OS X handles DMG image format files.
Frank Washkuch Nov 22 2006 9:10AM Security
Exploits in the wild for Microsoft Workstation Service flaw

Exploits in the wild for Microsoft Workstation Service flaw

Two in-the-wild exploits for the Microsoft Workstation Service vulnerability appeared today, two days after the dangerous flaw was patched as part of the software giant's monthly fix cycle, researchers said.
Dan Kaplan Nov 16 2006 10:47PM Security
Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks

Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw hits notebooks

Notebook computers from vendors including Dell, Gateway and HP are subject to a wireless card vulnerability that could allow remote installation and execution of malware.
Shaun Nichols Nov 15 2006 8:58AM Security
No patch, just a crash for Microsoft PowerPoint flaw

No patch, just a crash for Microsoft PowerPoint flaw

One the eve of another Patch Tuesday, Microsoft revealed some good news Friday when engineers reported that a PowerPoint flaw revealed last month cannot be exploited for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Nov 13 2006 5:34PM Security
Microsoft warns of attacks on Visual Studio 2005 flaw

Microsoft warns of attacks on Visual Studio 2005 flaw

Microsoft is warning of attacks exploiting a recently reported zero-day vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005, according to an amended advisory released late Wednesday by the software giant.
Dan Kaplan Nov 9 2006 5:51PM Security
Windows hit by 'extremely critical' zero-day flaw

Windows hit by 'extremely critical' zero-day flaw

Microsoft has issued a warning about a new exploit in all Windows versions except Windows 2003 that is actively being exploited by attackers.
Tom Sanders Nov 8 2006 10:32AM Security
Update: Microsoft falls through XML flaw

Update: Microsoft falls through XML flaw

Security experts at Symantec issued a warning yesterday about an exploit spotted in the wild for an as yet unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's XML core services.
Clement James Nov 8 2006 9:27AM Security
Attacks exploit Microsoft XML Core Services flaw

Attacks exploit Microsoft XML Core Services flaw

Attacks exploiting a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services were spotted over the weekend.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2006 5:56PM Security
Microsoft warns of Visual Studio 2005 flaw

Microsoft warns of Visual Studio 2005 flaw

The Microsoft software used by programmers to develop web services is suffering from a serious zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited to execute remote code, the software giant announced in an advisory late Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Nov 1 2006 4:30PM Security
New Internet Explorer flaw emerges

New Internet Explorer flaw emerges

Microsoft's Security Response Center has acknowledged the appearance of proof-of concept code for a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7.
Shaun Nichols Oct 31 2006 9:50AM Security

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