Neowin News Feed for: Flaws

Yahoo Posts Exploit Fix for Messenger Flaws

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:19:43 +0100

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Exploit code is out for critical Yahoo Messenger flaws found by eEye Digital Security earlier this week. Both of the flaws, which allow for system hijacking, are boundary errors in two ActiveX controls in Yahoo... Read more...

F-Secure Patches Flaws in Products

Slimy — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:00:37 +0100

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Finnish security vendor F-Secure has patched multiple vulnerabilities in three product lines: F-Secure's Anti-Virus, Internet Gatekeeper and Internet Security product suites. A buffer overflow vulnerability lying in the processing of LHA archives could have allowed... Read more...

Apple fixes 17 Mac OS X flaws

Slimy — Fri, 25 May 2007 20:29:42 +0100

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Apple has released the year's fifth major security update for Mac OS X to patch 17 vulnerabilities, the first time this year that an OS security update from Apple did not patch a vulnerability disclosed... Read more...

Trend Micro Warns Of Server Antivirus Flaws

Tom Warren — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:27:49 +0100

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Trend Micro has patched a pair of remote code execution vulnerabilities in ServerProtect, its server-based antivirus software, that could open the door for attackers to gain control over affected machines. Both are stack-based buffer overflow... Read more...

Microsoft fixes nasty DNS server, Exchange flaws

Slimy — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:12:23 +0100

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Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Word, Excel, Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Exchange and the CAPICOM cryptography technology used by BizTalk Server. Microsoft rates all seven groups of... Read more...

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws

Slimy — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:47:18 +0100

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Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X that addresses 25 security flaws affecting various parts of the operating system, including some third-party components such as the Kerberos authentication technology. The most serious... Read more...

Microsoft contests reports of new Office flaws

Slimy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:23:00 +0100

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Right after Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday, several security Web sites reported four new vulnerabilities, only to have Microsoft dispute that none of the three alleged to affect Word 2007 "demonstrate any vulnerability in Word 2007... Read more...

Mozilla issues fixes for Firefox, SeaMonkey Flaws

Amano — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:06:24 +0000

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The Mozilla Foundation has published a fix for a "critical" JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox browser and the SeaMonkey application suite. The fix, released Monday, targets Firefox versions 2.0.0.2 and 1.5.0.10, as well as SeaMonkey... Read more...

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

Steven Parker — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:55:15 +0000

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Microsoft and Mozilla are each working to tackle recently disclosed security flaws in the Internet Explorer and Firefox Web browsers. The vulnerabilities were described earlier this week in postings to a popular security mailing list... Read more...

Microsoft patches 20 security flaws

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:38:25 +0000

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Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 20 vulnerabilities in a variety of products including Windows, but none of the operating system flaws affect Vista. The fixes arrived in a dozen security bulletins, released as part... Read more...

Oracle Plugs 51 Security Flaws

Slimy — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:56:22 +0000

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As a part of its quarterly patch cycle, Oracle released fixes for 51 vulnerabilities that affect its software products. The California company preannounced the patch release on Thursday (for the first time) and released patches... Read more...

VeriSign Offers Hackers $8,000 Bounty on Vista, IE 7 Flaws

Slimy — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:14:31 +0000

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Thanks to ThePitt for posting this in BPN. VeriSign's iDefense Labs is offering money for remote code execution holes in Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7 as a part of its pay-for-flaw VCP (Vulnerability Contributor... Read more...

Apple Mega-patch Fixes 22 Flaws

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:02:56 +0000

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Apple Computer has shipped a monster security update to correct a total of 22 vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system. The Cupertino, Calif, company's patch batch includes a fix for a critical Wi-Fi... Read more...

Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:09:51 +0100

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Microsoft plans to issue nearly a dozen security patches on Tuesday, including critical fixes for Windows and Office. It will release six updates for the operating system and four for the office suite, according an... Read more...

Mozilla Patches Critical Firefox, Thunderbird Flaws

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:39:00 +0100

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Microsoft's Internet Explorer isn't the only Web browser with serious security issues. Mozilla on Sept. 15 shipped a "highly critical" Firefox update to correct a range of security flaws that could lead to security bypass,... Read more...

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

Hurmoth — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:44:41 +0100

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On Tuesday, Apple Computer released an update for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious. Several of the vulnerabilities affect the way in which Mac OS X handles images... Read more...

Security Researcher Goes Public with MSN and Amazon Flaws

Christopher Vendemio — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:56:31 +0100

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Frustrated with what he calls a lack of response from Microsoft and Amazon.com, a security researcher has gone public with details of flaws on the two companies' Web sites. The flaws could be used by attackers... Read more...

QuickTime flaws put Macs and PCs at risk

AshMan — Tue, 16 May 2006 13:45:45 +0100

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Serious flaws in Mac OS X and QuickTime software could put Macintosh and Windows systems at risk of cyber attack, Apple has warned. In a pair of security alerts released on Thursday, Apple outlined 31... Read more...

Adobe Patches Photoshop, Illustrator Flaws

malebolgia — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:43:24 +0000

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Web and print publishing software maker Adobe Systems has pushed out security patches to cover a potentially serious code execution flaw in the Adobe Creative Suite 2 platform. The flaw, which carries an "important" rating,... Read more...

Flaws Found in RealNetworks Media Player

malebolgia — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:27:41 +0000

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Two flaws in RealNetworks' popular RealPlayer could let attackerscommandeer Windows computers running the software, eEye DigitalSecurity has warned. The vulnerabilities affect RealPlayer on all versions ofWindows, according to two short advisories... Read more...