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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.

Microsoft re-releases patch for Bluetooth flaw

Microsoft re-releases patch for Bluetooth flaw

Microsoft on Thursday re-released its June patch for a vulnerability in which Bluetooth-enabled devices could be attacked.
Dan Kaplan Jun 20 2008 10:33AM Security
Adobe Flash threat widens, but patch is available

Adobe Flash threat widens, but patch is available

Adobe recently patched a vulnerability in its Flash Player that is being actively exploited to infect machines with gaming trojans, researchers said Wednesday.
Dan Kaplan May 29 2008 10:15AM Security
Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws

Apple fails to patch serious iCal flaws

Security researchers have published details of three flaws in Apple's iCal application after waiting over four months for the company to issue a fix..
Iain Thomson May 24 2008 9:31AM Security
Apple, Mozilla patch browser security problems

Apple, Mozilla patch browser security problems

Apple patched the Mac and Windows versions of Safari, while Mozilla fixed a vulnerability in Firefox.
Chuck Miller Apr 18 2008 9:52AM Security
Microsoft updates Excel security patch

Microsoft updates Excel security patch

Last week's fix caused performance problems.
Shaun Nichols Mar 21 2008 9:20AM Security
Cisco sets dates for IOS patch releases

Cisco sets dates for IOS patch releases

Cisco has announced plans to release patches for its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software on a regular schedule, much in the same way that Microsoft and Oracle issue product fixes on scheduled dates.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2008 10:00AM Security
Antispyware added to BitDefender Online scanner

Antispyware added to BitDefender Online scanner

BitDefender has boosted the functionality of its free Online Scanner adding antispyware technologies, the security vendor announced today.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2008 2:17PM Security
Attackers targeting pirated versions of Windows

Attackers targeting pirated versions of Windows

Malware that exploits un-patched pirated versions of Microsoft Windows have topped Bitdefender's January top ten security threats list.
Staff Writers Feb 1 2008 12:41PM Security
Cisco, Sun patch flaws, including 370 bugs in JavaSE

Cisco, Sun patch flaws, including 370 bugs in JavaSE

Cisco and Sun Microsystems have released patches - the latter's covering more than 370 bugs in its JavaSE Runtime Environment software - fixing a wide range of vulnerabilities.
Jim Carr Jan 29 2008 10:43AM Security
Oracle to patch 27 bugs in "hundreds" of its products

Oracle to patch 27 bugs in "hundreds" of its products

In its quarterly round of Critical Patch Updates, Oracle is expected to release security fixes for 27 vulnerabilities that it said affect "hundreds" of its products.
Jim Carr Jan 15 2008 4:30PM Security
Microsoft releases two patches for three flaws on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft releases two patches for three flaws on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has pushed out two fixes to close three vulnerabilities, including two "critical" server-side flaws that do not require any user interaction to be exploited.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2008 12:44PM Security
Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft offers workaround for patch that crashes Internet Explorer

Microsoft has issued a workaround to resolve a glitch in a recently released cumulative Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) patch that causes the popular browser to crash.
Dan Kaplan Dec 21 2007 9:31AM Security
Apple releases monster patch bulletin for OS X

Apple releases monster patch bulletin for OS X

Apple on Wednesday released security updates for Mac OS X and Safari Beta 3, patching nearly 50 vulnerabilities.
Frank Washkush Jr Nov 16 2007 11:13AM Security
Vista updates headline Patch Tuesday

Vista updates headline Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has bundled three stability fixes for Windows Vista into the November edition of its monthly security update.
Shaun Nichols Nov 15 2007 6:51AM Security
Apple releases QuickTime update to patch seven vulnerabilities

Apple releases QuickTime update to patch seven vulnerabilities

Apple on Monday released a new version of its popular QuickTime media player to resolve seven vulnerabilities, six of which could have been exploited to remotely install malicious code on a user's machine.
Dan Kaplan Nov 7 2007 9:56AM Security
Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft warns of URI handling flaw, says patch on way

Microsoft released an advisory on Wednesday for a URI and URL handling flaw in Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems with Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) installed.
Frank Washkuch Oct 12 2007 10:17AM Security
Seven fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Seven fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Three of the four critical fixes, which correct holes that could be remotely exploited, impact a particular component on Windows. One affects Outlook Express and Windows Mail, another impacts Internet Explorer and a third affects Office.
Dan Kaplan Oct 5 2007 11:21AM Security
Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

Google working to patch Gmail message-forwarding flaw

A flaw in Gmail can allow an attacker to forward all messages with attachments to another email address.
Frank Washkuch Sep 27 2007 9:48AM Security
Microsoft delivers four Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft delivers four Patch Tuesday fixes

In one of its lighter Patch Tuesday cycles in recent months, Microsoft released four fixes, including a patch for a critical vulnerability in its Windows Agent animation services.
Dan Kaplan Sep 13 2007 9:47AM Security
Security patching causes IT headache

Security patching causes IT headache

Installing the latest Windows security patches on all the PCs in a network is causing headaches for IT managers, according to a security vendor.
Matt Chapman Sep 12 2007 2:40PM Security

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