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RSS Windows flawFive critical Windows updates arrive on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday
News Meanwhile, Microsoft said on Tuesday it is investigating another zero-day issue, this one a reported flaw in Windows Vista. Greenbaum noted that Microsoft has yet to issue a patch for a zero-day... [09 Sep 2009]
Windows 7: Unaffected by latest zero-day flaw
News Microsoft issued a formal security advisory late on Tuesday on a reported zero-day flaw in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. However, the software maker also said that the... [09 Sep 2009]
Microsoft IIS flaw being exploited in attacks
News Customers should be aware that the Download Center has FTP 7.5 available for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. A vulnerability in Microsoft's software for housing websites is now being used for... [07 Sep 2009]
Microsoft Office, Windows get critical flaw fixes in latest patch batch
News At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw, which affects Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and 2006, as well as Office Small Business Accounting 2006. [12 Aug 2009]
Oracle plugs 33 holes that affect hundreds of products
News A flaw in the network foundation layer component, which establishes and maintains network connections, received a CVSS score of 9, for the Windows version of the software. Oracle has released fixes for... [16 Jul 2009]
Windows Video ActiveX Control at risk from flaw
News Antivirus vendor Symantec said it was seeing the flaw being exploited in China and other parts of Asia and cited reports that indicate thousands of websites are hosting the exploit. There have been limited attacks... [07 Jul 2009]
Chrome and Firefox get clickjacked
News Google has acknowledged the flaw and is working towards a patch for Chrome versions 1.0.154.43 and earlier when running within Windows XP SP2 systems, according to SecNiche security researcher Aditya K... [29 Jan 2009]
Vista flaw leaves OS open to DoS attack
News A flaw has been found in Windows Vista that could allow rootkits to be hidden or denial-of-service attacks to be executed on computers using the operating system. Unterleitner told silicon.com sister... [24 Nov 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Versions of Office are affected by this flaw, including Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and Office 2003 SP2 and SP3. Security Bulletin MS08-044 gives details of five critical vulnerabilities in Office filters that could... [13 Aug 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment Get a clue.if there is an inherent flaw it affects all wi-fi-enabled devices. First thing on readers' hit-lists this month was the government plan for prisoners to gain IT skills.then readers found a moment to engage in... [19 Jun 2008]
Apple patches up Safari
News According to IBRS analyst Turner, the Windows flaw was unlikely to have affected many users and even fewer organisations; given that few - if any - are likely to have deployed Safari as a standard browser. [18 Apr 2008]
Apple's Tiger and Leopard get patched up
News Apple updated QuickTime last week in order to fix an important flaw in that program. As part of the patches, Apple also shipped a patch for Windows users of Safari that was addressed for Mac users as... [18 Dec 2007]
Microsoft to patch critical trio
News The sixth patch is for a "moderate" Windows Vista flaw. The critical holes, all of which could allow a hacker to execute code remotely on a target system, affect Window 2000 SP4, Excel 2000, and the .NET... [09 Jul 2007]
Microsoft patches 'the class of 2007'
News Last month's Microsoft patches included a fix for a zero-day flaw in Windows that also affected Vista. This includes an expected patch for a flaw in the Windows domain... [09 May 2007]
Microsoft primes DNS fix for Patch Tuesday
News Microsoft is planning to release seven security bulletins on Tuesday, including a fix for a zero-day flaw in Windows that is already being used in cyber attacks. The bulletins, part of Microsoft's... [04 May 2007]
