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Warning over "critical" QuickTime hole
News An attacker could create a special RTSP string in a rigged QuickTime file that would cause a buffer overflow, according to the advisory. LMH, the alias of one of the two security researchers behind the Month of the Apple... [03 Jan 2007]
Windows attack worm warning
News Microsoft, however, has not seen an increase in malicious activity associated with MS06-040, a security hole in a Windows component related to file and printer sharing. McAfee, the Sans Internet Storm... [01 Sep 2006]
Vista already on the Redmond patch treadmill
News The patch fixed a flaw in the way the operating system's Graphics Rendering Engine processes Windows Meta File images. That flaw, MS06-040, affects file and printer sharing and has... [18 Aug 2006]
Media Player patches get into playback trouble
News Also, the playback position slider could jump back to the start of the media file for no apparent reason, the company said. The flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a vulnerable PC by tricking a user into... [09 Mar 2006]
Cyber security 'not keeping pace with threats'
News Purdy's list of wishes includes simpler security for consumers, protection for kids online, higher awareness about the risks of file sharing, fewer security vulnerabilities in software, and greater interest from business... [15 Feb 2006]
Microsoft to hunt 'new species' of bugs
News The critical flaw in the way Windows Meta File (WMF) images are handled, is different to any security vulnerability the software maker has dealt with in the past, according to Kevin Kean and Debby Fry Wilson, directors... [10 Jan 2006]
Microsoft gets ahead of itself with WMF patch
News Security bulletin MS06-001, originally scheduled for Tuesday, is the first security bulletin of this year and fixes a vulnerability in the way Windows renders Windows Meta File (WMF) images. The company previously said... [06 Jan 2006]
Windows flaw spawns flurry of attacks
News A flaw in Microsoft's Windows Meta File (WMF) has spawned dozens of attacks since its discovery last week, security experts warned on Tuesday. Although Microsoft has not yet released a... [04 Jan 2006]
Windows worm holes plugged
News That means an attacker would have to trick people into visiting a malicious website, clicking on a bad link or opening a malformed file to exploit the security holes. Stephen Toulouse, a program manager in... [12 Oct 2005]
Microsoft dishes up test version of new file system
News Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. That left many with the impression that a test version of the file... [30 Aug 2005]
Microsoft reveals latest on Longhorn release
News Longhorn was originally supposed to have three major changes: a new file system, WinFS; a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon; and Indigo, a web services and communication architecture. [31 Aug 2004]
Cisco source code leak: No need to sweat yet
News One file was copyrighted in 1996 and the other in 2003. Comparing the leak with Microsoft's loss of its code earlier this year, Ullrich said Cisco is in a better situation. In February, source code for... [18 May 2004]
Microsoft fixes 20 Windows flaws
News Another flaw affects a common file used by Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express and opens the way for the type of virus that executes when PC users click a specially crafted web link. Another flaw in the... [14 Apr 2004]
Latest look at Longhorn on the way
News The operating system features three major upgrades - a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon, a new communications architecture called Indigo and a new file system known... [19 Feb 2004]
'Critical' IE flaw breaks monthly Microsoft security update
News A third flaw allows a malicious website or HTML email to download a file to a user's computer, without asking permission, when the user clicks on a specially crafted link. A person with a vulnerable... [03 Feb 2004]
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