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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
IE flaw, four others, fixed by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

IE flaw, four others, fixed by Microsoft on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released a long awaited patch for a critical Internet Explorer (IE) flaw today – April’s Patch Tuesday – along with four other fixes for company products.
Frank Washkuch Apr 11 2006 8:10PM Security
Firm: Oracle released flaw info by mistake

Firm: Oracle released flaw info by mistake

Oracle, with its next scheduled patch release now a week away, unintentionally released information about a new privilege escalation security hole on a company website last week.
Frank Washkuch Apr 11 2006 5:20PM Security
Microsoft to fix Internet Explorer flaw on Tuesday

Microsoft to fix Internet Explorer flaw on Tuesday

It’s official: PC users will only have to wait a few more days for a createTextRange() patch for Internet Explorer (IE).
Frank Washkuch Apr 6 2006 7:09PM Security
HP warns of new printer flaw

HP warns of new printer flaw

Hewlett-Packard (HP) warned customers this week of a recently discovered vulnerability in two of its printer models that makes personal information accessible to hackers.
Frank Washkuch Apr 6 2006 4:56PM Security
New IE flaw allows address bar spoofing

New IE flaw allows address bar spoofing

Another Internet Explorer (IE) flaw has been found, one that allows phishers and other malicious users to spoof an address bar when creating a malicious site.
Frank Washkuch Apr 5 2006 8:33PM Security
OS X firmware flaw fixed

OS X firmware flaw fixed

Apple this week issued its third security update of the year, this one correcting a flaw in firmware that could allow some Mac OS X user passwords to be bypassed.
Dan Kaplan Apr 4 2006 9:11PM Security
Old patch for new McAfee flaw

Old patch for new McAfee flaw

A 2003 patch has been recommended as the solution for a newly discovered McAfee security flaw – revealed by a rival researcher - in its WebShield product.
Frank Washkuch Apr 4 2006 8:34PM Security
New IE flaw has faster payload

New IE flaw has faster payload

Hackers now are employing new software to more quickly exploit a highly critical Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability.
Dan Kaplan Apr 3 2006 9:39PM Security
Unofficial patches out for IE flaw

Unofficial patches out for IE flaw

Some security firms ran out of patience with Microsoft on Monday, releasing their own patches for the recently disclosed CreateTextRange() vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE).
Frank Washkuch Mar 28 2006 11:17PM Security
Microsoft looking into newest IE flaw

Microsoft looking into newest IE flaw

Microsoft publicly acknowledged this week’s second newly discovered flaw in Internet Explorer on Wednesday.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2006 8:03PM Security
Second IE flaw discovered in two days

Second IE flaw discovered in two days

A new web browser vulnerability made a tough week a little bit tougher for Microsoft.
Frank Washkuch Mar 22 2006 10:46PM Security
Redmond investigating new IE flaw

Redmond investigating new IE flaw

Microsoft said today that it is investigating a fresh vulnerability in Internet Explorer that could cause the browser to crash.
Frank Washkuch Mar 21 2006 9:48PM Security
Symantec fixes AOL-blocking flaw

Symantec fixes AOL-blocking flaw

Symantec fixed a flaw in its software that blocked some PC users from connecting to the internet with America Online.
Frank Washkuch Mar 17 2006 10:20PM Security
Adobe: Update best fix for Flash Player flaw

Adobe: Update best fix for Flash Player flaw

Security firms scrambled this week to warn PC users about newly discovered code execution vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player.
Frank Washkuch Mar 15 2006 8:35PM Security
Macromedia flaw fixed

Macromedia flaw fixed

Macromedia has fixed a flaw in its Shockwave Player’s ActiveX installer that could allow PC compromise via arbitrary code.
Frank Washkuch Feb 24 2006 9:15PM Security
Microsoft investigating possible Help flaw

Microsoft investigating possible Help flaw

Microsoft been warned about a possible buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows’ help platform that could leave users at risk of malicious code run onto their PCs.
Frank Washkuch Feb 7 2006 10:23PM Security
New Winamp version fixes flaw

New Winamp version fixes flaw

Users of the Winamp application were told this week to upgrade their software in responses to a bug in version 5.12 of the program.
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2006 8:15PM Security
WMF flaw downs AMD forum page

WMF flaw downs AMD forum page

Malicious users shut down the discussion page of a prominent technology company’s website this week by taking advantage of the Windows metafile vulnerability.
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2006 8:00PM Security
Linux vendors on alert as flaw found in KDE

Linux vendors on alert as flaw found in KDE

Linux vendors have issued a warning about a potentially serious security hole in the KDE desktop environment, affecting a number of Linux distributions that use the software.
William Eazel Jan 25 2006 10:53AM Security

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