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Adobe patches Acrobat flaw

Adobe patches Acrobat flaw

Adobe released a patch on Tuesday for a flaw that could allow a malicious PDF document to trigger buffer overflow.
Frank Washkuch Jul 14 2006 3:14PM Security
WebEx flaw found

WebEx flaw found

Researchers with Internet Security Systems' (ISS) X-Force announced last week that it discovered a remotely exploitable vulnerability in the highly-popular WebEx conferencing software.
Ericka Chickowski Jul 7 2006 11:16PM Security
New flaw affects Asian Microsoft Excel versions

New flaw affects Asian Microsoft Excel versions

A new vulnerability has been discovered in Asian-language versions of Microsoft Excel.
Frank Washkuch Jul 7 2006 7:29PM Security
Metasploit creator to reveal a flaw every day this month

Metasploit creator to reveal a flaw every day this month

A bug a day certainly won't keep the hackers away – not after a security researcher has pledged to publish information about a new web browser vulnerability each day during July.
Dan Kaplan Jul 6 2006 10:15PM Security
Microsoft investigating new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft investigating new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft said it is looking into one of the newly reported flaws in Internet Explorer (IE) on Wednesday.
Frank Washkuch Jun 29 2006 6:25PM Security
Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month

Third Microsoft Excel flaw found this month

A researcher has found yet another flaw in Microsoft Excel - the third since this month’s Patch Tuesday security bulletin release.
Frank Washkuch Jun 23 2006 10:00PM Security
Another Microsoft Excel flaw found

Another Microsoft Excel flaw found

Microsoft officials again urged PC users to use safe email practices in response to the second vulnerability found in Excel in a week.
Frank Washkuch Jun 21 2006 8:09PM Security
Microsoft Excel zero-day flaw workaround released

Microsoft Excel zero-day flaw workaround released

Microsoft released a workaround on Monday for the recently discovered zero-day flaw in Microsoft Excel that could allow remote code execution.
Frank Washkuch Jun 20 2006 9:47PM Security
New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

New Microsoft flaw exploits in the wild

A number of exploits for disclosed vulnerabilities Microsoft vulnerabilities were reported to be in the wild just hours after the company’s Patch Tuesday release.
Frank Washkuch Jun 15 2006 10:54PM Security
New buffer overflow flaw in Windows Server, XP

New buffer overflow flaw in Windows Server, XP

Vulnerability monitoring firm Secunia has warned PC users about a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server, XP Home Edition and XP Professional.
Frank Washkuch Jun 5 2006 7:53PM Security
Quick fix for critical Symantec flaw

Quick fix for critical Symantec flaw

Security giant Symantec has quickly patched a "highly critical" flaw in its enterprise anti-virus software that could lead to the remote execution of malicious code.
Dan Kaplan May 30 2006 7:58PM Security
Fake Microsoft flaw notification trojan in the wild

Fake Microsoft flaw notification trojan in the wild

Think you’re lucky enough to have been notified of a new Microsoft Windows flaw seemingly before anyone else? Think again.
Frank Washkuch May 30 2006 4:52PM Security
Unofficial registry fix out for Microsoft Word flaw

Unofficial registry fix out for Microsoft Word flaw

A researcher has released an unofficial fix for the latest flaw in Microsoft Word.
Frank Washkuch May 24 2006 8:51PM Security
Microsoft, eEye release advisories for Word flaw

Microsoft, eEye release advisories for Word flaw

Microsoft released an advisory Monday for the recently reported MS Word vulnerability that could open up affected PCs to remote code execution.
Frank Washkuch May 23 2006 6:38PM Security
Voting machine flaw: threat or not?

Voting machine flaw: threat or not?

An election watchdog group issued a security alert on Thursday claiming Diebold touch-screen voting machines - widely deployed in a number of states to replace traditional paper ballots - are susceptible to hacker attacks that could "incurably compromise" the terminals.
Dan Kaplan May 12 2006 9:57PM Security
Securityview warns of new Firefox flaw

Securityview warns of new Firefox flaw

A new vulnerability has surfaced in Mozilla Firefox that could be exploited to launch a DoS attack, security firms warned today.
Dan Kaplan May 11 2006 9:37PM Security
Customers warned of Sophos Ant-Virus flaw

Customers warned of Sophos Ant-Virus flaw

Sophos warned customers this week of a newly discovered vulnerability in a number of its products.
Frank Washkuch May 10 2006 7:36PM Security
Exchange flaw, two others, fixed on Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Exchange flaw, two others, fixed on Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released three fixes – two of which prevent remote code execution - as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release today.
Frank Washkuch May 9 2006 9:09PM Security
Mozilla patches critical Firefox flaw

Mozilla patches critical Firefox flaw

Mozilla has patched a "critical" flaw in Firefox that could cause the alternative, open-source web browser to crash.
Dan Kaplan May 3 2006 9:40PM Security
Audit uncovers major Linux flaw

Audit uncovers major Linux flaw

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) audit has uncovered a major flaw in the X Window System used by open-source users.
Frank Washkuch May 3 2006 7:42PM Security

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