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White Paper Until then, most attackers would compromise a computer system by simply attacking it with known vulnerabilities or "bugs" that could allow the attacker to gain some level of control over the system. 2005 saw the beginning of a movement towards an... [29 Nov 2007]
Apple fixes four flaws
News Apple has issued four security updates to fix flaws in Mac OS X and iChat identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project. Apple noted that proof-of-concepts for the flaws were posted on the Month of Apple Bugs website. [16 Feb 2007]
Apple patches QuickTime flaw at last
News The publication kicked off the "Month of the Apple Bugs" project, which has been publishing a new Apple software bug each day in January. One of the bug hunters behind the Month of Apple Bugs said he is stunned by the time it took Apple to fix the... [24 Jan 2007]
Warning over "critical" QuickTime hole
News The publication on Monday of the vulnerability and detailed attack code kicks off the "Month of the Apple Bugs" project, which promises to feature a new Apple software bug each day in January. The QuickTime vulnerability relates to how the media... [03 Jan 2007]
"Highly critical" Mac OS X kernel hole unearthed
News The proof-of-concept code exploits a security hole in the way Apple's operating system handles disk image files, the researcher wrote on a blog devoted to a 'Month of Kernel Bugs' campaign which promises to reveal details of a new flaw in low... [22 Nov 2006]
Wi-fi hijack risk for Macs
News Instead, the company itself hunted for bugs in its wireless software and uncovered the vulnerabilities, according to the representative. This means Mac users should not be under immediate threat of attack. [22 Sep 2006]
OpenOffice secure?
News Last Tuesday, Microsoft announced it had fixed a number of bugs including one in PowerPoint. The paper describes four examples of how malicious code can attack OpenOffice and release hazards. A report on the security of OpenOffice has caused a stir... [16 Aug 2006]
Microsoft: Another busy Patch Tuesday
News However, the bundle of updates also covers bugs Microsoft discovered itself, the company said. For example, MS06-042 delivers fixes for eight IE bugs, and the user has to be duped into visiting a malicious website for attacks based on the holes to... [09 Aug 2006]
Apple plugs 26 holes in OS X
News These include researchers employed by Google and Mozilla, as well as Tom Ferris, a freelance security researcher who has disclosed limited information on some Apple bugs in the past. Symantec said it doesn't know of current attack code for any of... [03 Aug 2006]
Virgin Vista 'will be less stable than XP' - Symantec
News They found several security bugs and determined that Vista's networking technology will be less stable, at least in the short term, than Windows XP's, the report said. In their paper, titled Windows Vista Network Attack Surface Analysis: A Broad... [19 Jul 2006]
Mac OS X gets security fix
News Apple's last security update was in May, addressing bugs in Mac OS X and QuickTime. There is no known attack code for the vulnerabilities, the company said, indicating there is no threat imminent to Mac users. [28 Jun 2006]
Apple struggles to fix critical glitch
News An attack could be launched using some of the bugs by creating a malformed file, or by building a malicious website and enticing someone to visit it, the company said. Serious flaws in Mac OS X and QuickTime software could put Macintosh and Windows... [15 May 2006]
Microsoft to hunt 'new species' of bugs
News Fry Wilson said: "Now that we are aware that this attack vector is a possibility, customers can be certain that we will be scrubbing the code to look for any other points of vulnerability based on this kind of attack. [10 Jan 2006]
Google desktop exploited by IE flaw
News While Gillon in his example uses the IE flaw as a means to get to Google Desktop, this flaw and other software bugs could be used to covertly access virtually any application on a compromised computer. [05 Dec 2005]
Sun plugs five Java holes
News Sun Microsystems has fixed five security bugs in Java that expose computers running Linux, Solaris and Windows to hacker attack. The bugs could allow an intruder to use a Java application to inappropriately read and write files, or to run code on a... [30 Nov 2005]
