Neowin News Feed for: Holes

Firefox and Safari updates close security holes

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:51:05 +0000

Version 2.0.0.14 of the Firefox web browser has been released by the Mozilla organisation. The update closes a security hole that developers opened up when patching a previously identified bug. Apple has also released an... Read more...

Hackers Exploit Widget Security Holes

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:38:14 +0000

New attacks that exploit widgets and gadgets are imminent, according to the latest Web Security Trends Report from Finjan. Finjan's Malicious Code Research Centre has studied changing trends in attacks used by hackers to gain... Read more...

iPhone Update Closes Some Security Holes

Christopher Vendemio — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:02:11 +0000

Apple has released an update for the iPhone. The iPhone v1.0.1 update doesn't add any new features, but does serve to plug up a few of the security holes that arose after the release of... Read more...

Oracle Update Plugs Security Holes

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:10:58 +0000

Oracle issued 45 security fixes for its customers Tuesday as part of its quarterly Critical Patch Update. The 45 patches plug security holes in Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite... Read more...

Apple Patches More Holes

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:09:05 +0000

Apple has updates out for security problems in WebCore (Mac OS X's HTML layout engine) and WebKit, the application framework that serves as an underpinning for many Mac applications. The issue concerning Apple's WebKit browser... Read more...

Could Black Holes be Portals to Other Universes?

Nicholas Carter — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:27:15 +0000

The objects scientists think are black holes could instead be wormholes leading to other universes, a new study says. If so, it would help resolve a quantum conundrum known as the black hole information paradox,... Read more...

Cisco fixes wireless security holes

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:04:41 +0000

Cisco has issued two sets of patches that address a number of security flaws in the software used to manage its wireless networking products. One fixes flaws in the Wireless Control System software used to... Read more...

Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:03:43 +0000

The megapatch, also known as Mac OS X 10.4.9, is the seventh Apple security patch release in three months. It deals with vulnerabilities in Apple's own software, as well as third-party components such as Adobe... Read more...

Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:01:41 +0000

Apple has released a new version of its QuickTime software, partly to repair eight serious security vulnerabilities. Apple confirmed that the vulnerabilities make both Macs and Windows PCs susceptible to malicious files which, when opened... Read more...

Apple plugs Four Security Holes

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:59:00 +0000

Apple has made four new security updates available on its website and the Software Update selection under the Apple menu on a Mac. The flaws in Mac OS X and iChat were identified by the... Read more...

Google Plugs Account Hijack Holes

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:33:00 +0000

Had Google left the the cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability unpatched, hackers could have modified third-party Google documents and spreadsheets as well as had access to e-mail subjects and search history. According to Philipp Lenssen,... Read more...

Kaspersky predicts Vista security holes

Steven Parker — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:41:26 +0000

Antivirus experts from Kaspersky Labs have predicted that 90 percent of current malware will run on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista. Although at the moment Vista appears to be more secure than previous Windows... Read more...

Apple Mega Patch Plugs 20 Mac OS X Holes

Wed, 04 May 2005 14:38:58 +0000

Apple Computer late Tuesday released an update to fix a whopping 20 security flaws in its flagship Mac OS X and warned that the most serious bugs could lead to remote code execution attacks. Apple... Read more...

Mozilla Warns of Firefox Security Holes

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:33:30 +0000

Several security vulnerabilities in Firefox and the Mozilla Suite of Internet software put users of the open-source products at risk of hacker attacks, the Mozilla Foundation is warning. The organization released Firefox 1.0.1, which fixes... Read more...

Real Plugs Media Player Holes

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:22:28 +0000

Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has issued a critical update to fix multiple security flaws in its media player software. The flaws, described by Secunia as "highly critical," could allow malicious hackers access... Read more...

Firefox has more security holes than Internet Explorer?

Tom Warren — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:18:23 +0000

As crazy as the title of this news post may sound, it's true to some extent. Mozilla Firefox has managed to rack up 10 security holes in 4 months compared to 7 security holes in... Read more...

Microsoft Patch Leaves Holes Open

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:01:57 +0000

Microsoft's effort last week to fix a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer Web browser and end the latest series of Internet attacks doesn't address another closely related and dangerous vulnerability, according to a security specialist.... Read more...

New IE Holes Defy Latest Patches

Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:21:56 +0000

Four new holes have been discovered in the Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow malicious hackers to run attack code on Windows systems, even if those systems have installed the latest software patches from... Read more...

Mac OS X riddled with security holes

Thu, 06 May 2004 03:40:20 +0000

Apple has released a range of patches for security holes - both old and new - for its Mac OS X operating system, which it advises users to download immediately. The company is downplaying the... Read more...

OpenSSL shuts attack holes

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:17:37 +0000

Two patches have been released for flaws in the open-source security program that permit denial-of-service attacks that could cripple the Internet. The group behind OpenSSL, a widely used open-source Web security program, released two patches... Read more...

China discovers seven extra holes in Internet Explorer

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:16:10 +0000

China discovers seven extra holes in Internet Explorer A CHINESE RESEARCHER has discovered seven new security holes in Internet Explorer and Microsoft is looking into them, or perhaps through them. According to Russ Cooper... Read more...

Microsoft Browser Holes Lead to AIM, Dial-Up Attacks

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 04:00:21 +0000

Security holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser have been exploited by hackers to hijack AOL instant messaging accounts and force unsuspecting Web surfers to run up massive phone bills, computer experts cautioned on Friday. Some... Read more...

Plugging The Holes In Windows

Sun, 07 Sep 2003 21:53:46 +0000

In recent weeks, anyone running PCs or servers with Microsoft Windows has had to contend with the threat of rampaging worms that might invade their systems if they aren't careful. This week Microsoft revealed that... Read more...

Microsoft says its own Firewalls have massive holes

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 May 2003 14:59:18 +0000

Just in case you missed a warning on Microsoft's Knowledge Base last week, be aware that its Internet Connection Firewall and its Basic Firewall do not block Internet Protocol Version 6 traffic. And... Read more...

Security holes aren't being filled

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:13:09 +0000

System administrators are still not patching systems frequently enough, according to a recently published study of a software security flaw that allowed the Linux Slapper worm to spread. In fact, even after the Slapper worm... Read more...

Google patches holes in Toolbar

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Aug 2002 12:14:08 +0000

A series of security holes in the Google Toolbar, an application offered by the popular search engine that adds easily accessible search features to Web browsers, could allow an attacker to read files, reroute searches... Read more...

Holes put Linux handheld at risk

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:55:15 +0000

In an advisory posted Wednesday to a Syracuse University computer-science Web site, researchers said they had found vulnerabilities in Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 and Zaurus SL-5000D handhelds. The flaws let attackers take control of the device's... Read more...