vulnerabilities in news
Android shows hack attack vulnerabilities
News Core Security published an alert on its website stating it had found eight vulnerabilities related to some open source image processing libraries in Google's Android SDK, which the group claims are outdated. [06 Mar 2008]
CA shuts down licensing vulnerabilities
News Software giant Computer Associates has today released patches for buffer overflow vulnerabilities in its licensing software. The vulnerabilities affect a common component which runs across a range of CA software on open source, Windows and Apple... [02 Mar 2005]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News Because of this new passenger connectivity, the proposed data network design and integration may result in security vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data and systems critical to the safety and maintenance of the... [07 Jan 2008]
Two critical Windows vulnerabilities announced
News Microsoft has announced seven new security updates for Windows, including two that address "critical" vulnerabilities. Security company Symantec said the new product vulnerabilities include "high risk" threats. [14 Jul 2004]
Cash machine security: Could someone steal your PIN number?
News A lawsuit over possibly fraudulent withdrawals from cash machines in London could gag academic research into the vulnerabilities of banks' cryptographic systems. Professor Ross Anderson, a cryptography expert working within Cambridge University's... [24 Feb 2003]
Home Office to give early warning on security holes
News The Home Office has said it will start giving advance warning about upcoming security patches and software vulnerabilities to essential public services, such as transportation, health and telecommunications. [28 Jul 2004]
Snoop fears sparked by security scans
News Security vendor Qualys is offering a free scanning service for the 20 most serious vulnerabilities recognised by SANS, a global non-profit security training organisation. SANS members from within government and business found more than 600... [04 May 2005]
Apple plugs 31 holes in OS X
News Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day wi-fi hijack flaw. Several of the vulnerabilities could allow full system compromises, according to Apple's security alert. [29 Nov 2006]
Is the most important DNS software vulnerable?
News Confusion is rife about potential vulnerabilities in BIND, the most commonly used domain name server on the internet, and experts are calling on the makers of the software to clarify the issue. However, on Wednesday the site had been updated... [05 Mar 2003]
Can I be your MSN Messenger buddy? And look at your hard drive too…
News Microsoft has revealed three new vulnerabilities in its software, including the first to affect MSN Messenger 6.0, and is urging customers to patch their systems now. Two of the vulnerabilities are considered medium-level risks, while the third... [10 Mar 2004]
Oracle issues hefty security fix
News As part of its quarterly patch cycle, Oracle on Tuesday released fixes for a long list of security vulnerabilities in many of its products. Security provider Symantec said in an alert to users of its DeepSight intelligence service: "Several of... [19 Apr 2006]
Web server worm threatens Linux systems
News A new worm that propagates by exploiting security vulnerabilities in web server software is attacking Linux systems, antivirus companies warned on Monday. The worm exploits three vulnerabilities to propagate the XML-RPC for PHP Remote Code... [08 Nov 2005]
Firefox update plugs phishing hole
News The Mozilla Foundation released on Thursday an update to the Firefox web browser to fix several vulnerabilities, including one that would allow domain spoofing. While vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer have been the focus of much of... [28 Feb 2005]
Mozilla patches "critical" holes in Firefox
News Mozilla has released updates for its Firefox browser, Thunderbird email application and the SeaMonkey application suite to fix "critical" security vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities affect 1.5 versions of Firefox and Thunderbird as well as... [09 Nov 2006]
Microsoft Passport flaw revealed - Wallet insecure
News Further vulnerabilities in Microsoft's controversial Passport authentication system, which could leave personal and financial data open to abuse, have been revealed. He said his theoretical attack took advantage of the cross-scripting... [05 Nov 2001]
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