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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.

Firefox 24 fixes nine critical bugs

Firefox 24 fixes nine critical bugs

19 bugs swatted.
Danielle Walker Sep 20 2013 7:00AM Security
OS X login passwords exposed in cleartext

OS X login passwords exposed in cleartext

Patch issued.
Darren Pauli Sep 13 2013 5:36PM Security
Microsoft patches 47 flaws

Microsoft patches 47 flaws

Outlook preview bug squashed.
Danielle Walker Sep 11 2013 8:05AM Security
Microsoft to patch Outlook flaw linked to email preview

Microsoft to patch Outlook flaw linked to email preview

Office 2007 and 2010 affected.
Danielle Walker Sep 10 2013 6:06AM Security
Microsoft Outlook flaw exploited with email preview

Microsoft Outlook flaw exploited with email preview

Redmond to issue 14 patches.
Danielle Walker Sep 9 2013 7:11AM Security
Java 6 zero-day added to Neutrino exploit kit

Java 6 zero-day added to Neutrino exploit kit

Half of users still vulnerable.
Danielle Walker Aug 28 2013 1:30PM Security
Pinterest, StumbleUpon patch privacy flaws

Pinterest, StumbleUpon patch privacy flaws

Names, location and email addresses exposed.
Darren Pauli Aug 27 2013 11:57AM Security
Microsoft: Upgrade from Windows XP or risk 'infinite zero-days'

Microsoft: Upgrade from Windows XP or risk 'infinite zero-days'

Upgrade or move to Linux.
Dan Kaplan Aug 20 2013 8:45AM Security
Microsoft pulls ASLR DEP bypass patch

Microsoft pulls ASLR DEP bypass patch

Fix caused Exchange 2013 glitch.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2013 7:00AM Security
Joomla patched upload flaw amid attacks

Joomla patched upload flaw amid attacks

Fix rated critical.
Darren Pauli Aug 13 2013 12:51PM Security
IE, MS Server critical bugs to be patched

IE, MS Server critical bugs to be patched

Browser is remotely exploitable.
Darren Pauli Aug 9 2013 12:30PM Security
OpenX releases malvertising backdoor fix

OpenX releases malvertising backdoor fix

Says paid offerings unaffected.
Darren Pauli Aug 8 2013 12:11PM Security
AiCloud opened Asus routers to hijacking

AiCloud opened Asus routers to hijacking

Rooted routers.
Darren Pauli Jul 19 2013 1:20PM Security
Oracle patches 89 bugs

Oracle patches 89 bugs

Includes remotely exploitable Database Server bug.
Danielle Walker Jul 18 2013 12:43PM Security
Tumblr Apple apps sent clear text passwords

Tumblr Apple apps sent clear text passwords

Patch issued.
Darren Pauli Jul 17 2013 4:50PM Security
Facebook to patch email address vuln

Facebook to patch email address vuln

Allows any account to be hijacked.
Dan Raywood Jul 17 2013 11:00AM Security
Microsoft's 180-day patch scheme has bugs

Microsoft's 180-day patch scheme has bugs

Fixing flaws isn't so easy.
Dan Raywood Jul 15 2013 7:01AM Security
Microsoft to boot vulnerable apps from stores

Microsoft to boot vulnerable apps from stores

Six month deadline.
Dan Kaplan Jul 11 2013 10:42AM Software
Vulnerable apps to be booted from Microsoft stores

Vulnerable apps to be booted from Microsoft stores

Six month deadline.
Dan Kaplan Jul 10 2013 10:12AM Security
Microsoft to patch address IE vulnerability

Microsoft to patch address IE vulnerability

Also holes patched in Windows, .Net and Silverlight.
Carolyn Hunter Jul 8 2013 7:38AM Security

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