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Atlassian Confluence Questions app has a major security flaw... it uses a default password

Usama Jawad — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:16:01 +0000

Atlassian has disclosed yet another critical severity flaw in Confluence. The latest issue is very trivial to exploit as it involves leveraging hardcoded credentials to get wide access to Confluence. Read more...

Microsoft is investigating a critical Windows Print Spooler exploit called PrintNightmare

Usama Jawad — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:48:01 +0000

An exploit called "PrintNightmare" is being investigated by Microsoft. It potentially affects all versions of Windows. U.S. CISA has marked it as "critical" as it can lead to remote code execution. Read more...

Microsoft patched six Critical and eight Important security flaws in Windows last night

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:06:02 +0000

Microsoft released the latest updates for its operating system and other products on Patch Tuesday. We've already detailed the new features but now we know what security issues have been addressed. Read more...

Microsoft fixes six 'Critical' and seven 'Important' issues this Patch Tuesday

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:36:01 +0000

Microsoft released important fixes and updates for Windows 10, but the company also addressed security flaws in older versions of its operating system. This included six issues, deemed 'Critical'. Read more...

December's Patch Tuesday addresses a number of critical security flaws for Windows

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:26:01 +0000

The latest batch of security patches is now out from Microsoft and a number of them address critical vulnerabilities. As such we recommend you upgrade as soon as possible to keep your machine safe. Read more...

Some Lumia 730, 830, 930's (& the 1520 in India) receiving a 'critical update' [Update]

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:52:01 +0000

Some Lumia 930 handsets, especially unbranded and unlocked handsets, are now getting a rare critical update that aims to fix an issue where phones would randomly reboot on their own. Read more...

Microsoft to release two critical and six important security updates May 13

John Callaham — Thu, 08 May 2014 21:05:00 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will release two critical and six important security updates on May 13 as part of the company's regular monthly "Patch Tuesday" software event. Read more...

Microsoft to fix first critical hole in Windows 7 on Tuesday

Tom Warren — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:13:09 +0000

Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that the company plans to push out a security fix for a critical security hole in Windows 7 next Tuesday. Microsoft officials posted an advanced security bulletin today that confirms Windows... Read more...

Critical security patch for IE released, Win 7 RC affected

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:21:00 +0000

Microsoft has released an out of band security patch (MS09-034) to fix remote exploits in Internet Explorer. This security update is rated Critical for the following versions of Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 5.01, running on... Read more...

Windows 7 beta testers find critical Windows Installer Bug

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:09:51 +0000

Update: Microsoft is now sending the workaround message for this bug if you check for solutions to problem reports. Thanks to Saarineames for pointing it out. Mary Jo reports... Read more...

Microsoft: All versions of IE have critical new bug

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:54:19 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that the unpatched bug in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) that hackers are now exploiting also exists in older versions of the browser, including the still-widely-used IE6. It adds IE6 and IE8 Beta... Read more...

Exploit code for Windows critical bug available

Tom Warren — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:13:16 +0000

Security researchers took 2 hours to reverse engineer yesterdays release of a critical patch for the Windows operating system. According to The New York Times, developers of the Immunity security testing tool wrote an exploit... Read more...

Microsoft patched critical Windows bug in XP SP3 early

Steven Parker — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:48:59 +0000

The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation snafu indicates that Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in XP's still-unfinished Service Pack 3 (SP3) weeks before it fixed any other version of Windows. The glitch,... Read more...

Attacks begin against critical Patch Tuesday bug

Steven Parker — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:40:29 +0000

Only Windows XP SP3 -- that's right, SP3 -- is safe. Hackers are trying to exploit a critical Windows vulnerability just patched on Tuesday, security researchers said this afternoon -- and the only version of... Read more...

Microsoft: 12 fixes to come on Patch Tuesday; 7 Critical

Steven Parker — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:57:25 +0000

Microsoft is gearing up to release 12 security bulletins Tuesday that will include patches for critical vulnerabilities in Office, Windows, Internet Explorer, VBScript, JScript and Visual Basic. The updates, which will come in Microsoft's monthly... Read more...

MS preps critical Vista patch for Tuesday

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle. The critical update covers a... Read more...

Attack code out for critical Kodak bug in Windows

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:10:53 +0000

A hacker has released attack code that could be used to exploit a critical bug in some versions of the Windows operating system. Microsoft patched the flaw, which affects older versions of Windows, on Oct.... Read more...

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-042 - Critical - Re-Release

Steven Parker — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:29:53 +0000

Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227) This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially... Read more...

Exploit Out for Critical Microsoft Agent Flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:12:12 +0000

An exploit that attacks a critical Microsoft Agent vulnerability was published less than 24 hours after Microsoft released a relevant security advisory in its Sept. 11 Patch Tuesday set of releases. The security advisory for... Read more...

Symantec patches critical Norton flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:15:35 +0000

A bug in the way Norton AntiVirus software uses the ActiveX programming language could cause serious problems for users of Symantec's products. On Thursday, Symantec patched the flaw warning that a bug in two ActiveX... Read more...

Microsoft to release four critical patches next week

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Microsoft has announced plans to issue four "critical" security bulletins next week that address vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail in Vista. "Critical" is the most severe ranking Microsoft assigns to... Read more...

Critical Bugs Discovered In Yahoo Messenger

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:24:58 +0000

Yahoo is working on a patch for critical Yahoo Messenger vulnerabilities that could enable a remote hacker to take control of a user's system. eEye Digital Security's researchers found the bugs within the last few... Read more...

Critical Unicode Flaw Undercuts Firewalls, Scanners

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:32:25 +0000

The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team is reporting a network evasion technique that uses full-width and half-width unicode characters to allow malware to evade detection by an intrusion prevention system or firewall. The vulnerability concerns... Read more...

Month Of ActiveX Bugs Reveals Critical Vulnerabilities

Mon, 07 May 2007 19:59:28 +0000

The latest Month of Bugs project, Month of ActiveX Bugs (MoAxB) started up on May 1 and has already found two critical flaws. First off, Microsoft's ActiveX controls, used to make Web pages richer and... Read more...

Critical Apple flaw discovered in Mac OS X

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:35:06 +0000

A critical vulnerability discovered in Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X could be exploited remotely by an attacker to compromise a user's system. Danish vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia rated the flaw highly critical because it can... Read more...

Exploit Released for Critical PC Hijack Flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:59:28 +0000

A fully working exploit for a high-risk vulnerability fixed by Microsoft two days ago has been put into limited release, prompting new "patch now" warnings from computer security experts. The exploit, which allows PC takeover... Read more...

Patch Issued for Critical OpenOffice.org Flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:52:32 +0000

A patch has been widely released for a vulnerability in the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, a problem rated as "highly critical" by one security vendor. The flaw could be exploited by creating a malicious file in... Read more...

Critical Bug In Legacy Windows Media Players

Tom Warren — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:52:34 +0000

Proof-of-concept code that exploits a critical bug in Windows Media Player has gone public, Microsoft Corp. warned users late Thursday. A vulnerability in Media Player 9 and 10 can be used by attackers to grab... Read more...

Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:09:51 +0000

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 17:39:00 +0000

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...

Critical Office update on the way

Steven Parker — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:01:21 +0000

Microsoft plans to release a "critical" security update for Office next week, one of three bulletins it will distribute as part of its monthly patch cycle.The other two updates are for Windows and are rated... Read more...

D-Link Leaves Critical Hole Open for 5 Months, And Counting

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:58:31 +0000

Security vulnerability discoveries were reported last February to D-Link and surprisingly they still have not been fixed yet! The vulnerability allows remote code to be executed through the routersfirmware potentially leaving affected customers vulnerable to... Read more...

Extremely Critical Flaw Discovered In Excel

Tom Warren — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:35:05 +0000

Microsoft have today admitted that they have received reports of a brand new vulnerability affecting all versions of Microsoft Excel. Mike Reavey (security program manager) posted to the companys blog today explaining that users need... Read more...

Critical Flaw Discovered in Symantec AntiVirus Products

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:49:29 +0000

Affected products include Norton AntiVirus and Symantec Corporate AntiVirus. Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control... Read more...

Experts Warn of Critical Word Vulnerability

Sun, 21 May 2006 21:28:14 +0000

Security experts are warning of a critical vulnerability affecting users of Microsoft Word XP and Word 2003. To quote the SANS Internet Storm Center report: Quote - Emails were sent to... Read more...

February 2006 Security and Critical Releases ISO Image

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:41:23 +0000

This ISO-9660 CD image file contains all security and critical updates for Windows released on Windows Update on February 14th, 2006. This does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This CD image is... Read more...

January 2006 Security and Critical Releases ISO Image

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:18:51 +0000

This ISO-9660 CD image file contains all security and critical updates for Windows released on Windows Update on January 5th and January 10th, 2006. This does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This... Read more...

Microsoft Did Censor Critical Chinese Blog On Spaces

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:48:44 +0000

A Microsoft representative has responded to allegations surrounding the closure of a popular Chinese blog, confirming that the company did take the blog offline on New Years Eve. Hosted on MSN... Read more...

Hackers publish code for critical IE bug

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:02:42 +0000

Security experts are warning Internet users to be careful where they click, thanks to a nasty unpatched bug in the way Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser handles the JavaScript computer language. The bug is of... Read more...

Critical Windows Hotfix Causes Problems

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:36:32 +0000

A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is causing trouble for some users, the company said Friday. The patch was released... Read more...