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Continuous news on hardware and software patches and work-arounds as they emerge. Follow the vulnerabilities topic page to see what's broken.

Apple resolves five iPhone bugs with update

Apple resolves five iPhone bugs with update

Flaws could allow malicious code execution.
Dan Kaplan Feb 3 2010 10:10AM Security
Ten vulnerabilities found in RealPlayer

Ten vulnerabilities found in RealPlayer

Company urges users to update following disclosures.
Shaun Nichols Jan 25 2010 11:39AM Security
Crunch: Australian cyber-defences still warming up

Crunch: Australian cyber-defences still warming up

Microsoft patches IE and Australia gets a sleepy cyber defence centre.
Munir Kotadia Jan 22 2010 11:51AM Security
Microsoft to issue early patch for Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft to issue early patch for Internet Explorer flaw

Out-of-band patch follows Google hack.
Dan Kaplan Jan 20 2010 11:32AM Security
Microsoft set for small Patch Tuesday

Microsoft set for small Patch Tuesday

Just one fix to be issued.
Phil Muncaster Jan 11 2010 2:04PM Security
Oracle starts year with hefty patch update

Oracle starts year with hefty patch update

Set to release 24 security fixes.
Phil Muncaster Jan 11 2010 6:52AM Security
Microsoft to release single patch for January update

Microsoft to release single patch for January update

Easy start to 2010.
Dan Kaplan Jan 8 2010 12:17PM Security
Microsoft rolls out Word patch

Microsoft rolls out Word patch

Workaround to comply with court ruling.
Phil Muncaster Dec 29 2009 4:37PM Software
Adobe plays down new flaw fears

Adobe plays down new flaw fears

Delays patch until next year.
Phil Muncaster Dec 18 2009 6:41AM Security
Adobe confirms Reader flaw, advises on workarounds

Adobe confirms Reader flaw, advises on workarounds

Impacts versions 9.2 and earlier.
Dan Kaplan Dec 17 2009 10:13AM Security
Adobe plans Flash update, investigates Illustrator flaw

Adobe plans Flash update, investigates Illustrator flaw

Will coincide with Patch Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Dec 7 2009 10:28AM Security
Microsoft slates six fixes for decade's final Patch Tuesday

Microsoft slates six fixes for decade's final Patch Tuesday

Includes a fix for zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Dan Kaplan Dec 4 2009 10:00AM Security
RIM patches BlackBerry Enterprise Server

RIM patches BlackBerry Enterprise Server

Vulnerabilities could cause memory corruption, lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, or arbitrary code execution.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 2 2009 11:39AM Security
Microsoft denies that patches caused black screens

Microsoft denies that patches caused black screens

Issue may be caused by a trojan.
Dan Kaplan Dec 2 2009 10:28AM Security
Microsoft preps patch for IE flaw

Microsoft preps patch for IE flaw

Users encouraged to apply workarounds.
Dan Kaplan Nov 25 2009 10:21AM Security
Patch rolled out by Microsoft to cover SMB vulnerability

Patch rolled out by Microsoft to cover SMB vulnerability

Flaw could be exploited to crash systems.
SC Australia Staff Nov 17 2009 10:38AM Security
"Frighteningly bad" Adobe Flash flaw discovered

"Frighteningly bad" Adobe Flash flaw discovered

Issue is 'not patchable'.
Greg Masters Nov 16 2009 11:15AM Security
Microsoft delivers six patches

Microsoft delivers six patches

"Critical" Windows kernel bug of most concern.
Dan Kaplan Nov 11 2009 12:08PM Security
RIM offers patch for Blackberry desktop manager

RIM offers patch for Blackberry desktop manager

Risk of remote code execution.
SC Australia Staff Nov 9 2009 11:11AM Security
Adobe patches five critical flaws in Shockwave

Adobe patches five critical flaws in Shockwave

Users urged to upgrade as soon as possible.
Iain Thomson Nov 6 2009 4:40PM Security

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