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RSS flawsGroup bug: Flaws flagged in IE, Mozilla, Safari
News Newly disclosed, unpatched flaws in three browsers could make the web a more dangerous place to surf, security experts have warned. A miscreant could cause both browsers to crash by crafting a malicious website because of flaws, it said, noting... [26 Apr 2006]
Flaws in XP SP2, Mozilla, Konquerer... you name it...
News The KDE Project fixed the flaws in the latest version of Konqueror, which was released on Tuesday. Chris Hoffman, director of engineering for the Mozilla Foundation, said the flaws should be fixed in Firefox by the time Firefox 1.0 ships, in the... [21 Oct 2004]
Apple issues 10 patches for "critical" flaws
News Apple has released 10 security fixes to address Mac OS X flaws that security experts described as "critical". The flaws affect versions 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 of the Mac OS X operating system, as well as related server software. [26 Sep 2005]
Alert over Treo data-access flaws
News Some versions of the Palm Treo carry security flaws that could allow a person in possession of the device to access data even when the handheld is locked, Symantec has warned. The Palm Treo models 700p, 680 and 650 contain the security flaws... [16 Feb 2007]
Microsoft to blame for home firewall flaws
News Both companies have issued patches to fix the flaws and are available on the companies' websites. Two personal firewall application aimed have been found to pose a serious security threat for home users. [08 Nov 2001]
Banks warned over IT security flaws
News The number of security flaws within financial institutions' IT systems is growing fast, due in part to customer demand for internet services.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. [14 Jun 2007]
Yahoo! fixes webmail flaws
News has fixed two flaws in its free email system that could have allowed a malicious user to read a victim's browser cookies and change the appearance of some pages. A representative of the company said the flaws were fixed last month by making changes... [20 Aug 2004]
Microsoft warns of further IIS server flaws
News Buffer overflow flaws occur when software cannot handle multiple identical repeat commands. Microsoft has warned users of its IIS server software of another raft of vulnerabilities. The flaw could allow hackers to control websites, steal... [14 Jun 2002]
Microsoft fixes 20 Windows flaws
News Microsoft has released fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses. At least six of the flaws could make the OS susceptible to programs similar to the... [14 Apr 2004]
More flaws: Bugs hit Firefox, IE
News Microsoft and Mozilla are each working to tackle recently disclosed security flaws in their respective web browsers. The vulnerabilities were described last week in postings to a popular security mailing list by researcher Michal Zalewski. [19 Feb 2007]
Microsoft security: Four flaws uncovered
News Two flaws allow this restriction to be bypassed," according to the security alert. Microsoft uncovered three flaws affecting the Sun RPC (Remote Procedure Call) library in Microsoft's Services for UNIX (SFU) 3.0. [04 Oct 2002]
Microsoft's latest flaws include 'critical' warning
News The most serious of the flaws involves DirectX, a library of graphics and multimedia programming instructions used by most PC games, and could allow malicious users to run code of their choice on a vulnerable PC. [24 Jul 2003]
Linux flaws aid hack attack
News Such flaws are less critical than vulnerabilities that give an outside attacker access to a server and so are fixed less quickly. The Debian Project has warned that a flaw in the Linux kernel helped attackers compromise four of the open software... [02 Dec 2003]
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. Two of the flaws could allow an attacker to execute code on an unpatched system, Apple said. [16 Feb 2007]
Sony, you are the weakest link: Anne Robinson reveals PS2 flaws
News Ann Robinson on the BBC's Watchdog program will tonight reveal flaws in the PS2 machine that has attracted at least 60 complaints from the public, many infuriated by the system failing to work on Christmas day. [12 Jan 2001]
