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Reversing a Security Patch with Automated Exploits

2008-05-06 20:10:09 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...patch for the vulnerability is released. Since many dont know about vulnerabilities until a patch comes out, and many people dont apply patches immediately, the new information gives hackers an extra in, into the systems Hackers exploit this period of time - the so-called patch window - to launch attacks against unpatched machines. Typically,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Oracle behind Microsoft on patch management, says database expert

2008-03-13 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
People may have laughed at Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing project back in the early days, but the company's demonstrated true leadership on the patch front -- unlike, say, Oracle, which lags five years behind it on patch management, according to one expert
 
 
 
 
 
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Massive Coordinated Patch Effort To DNS System Flaw

2008-07-08 17:56:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...patch in today's Microsoft monthly patches wasn't just a Microsoft problem. It was part of a coordinated effort to patch numerous DNS servers for a series of problems that are common to DNS implementations. The US-Cert advisory on the problem describes three problems which, research has shown, can be combined into effective spoofing attacks...
 
 
 
 
 
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Massive Patch Effort Coordinated for DNS System Flaw

2008-07-08 17:56:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...patch in the July 8 set of Microsoft monthly patches wasn't just a Microsoft problem. It was part of a coordinated effort to patch numerous DNS servers for a series of problems that are common to DNS implementations. The US-CERT advisory on the subject describes three problems that, research has shown, can be combined into effective spoofing...
 
 
 
 
 
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Apple's patch fails to fix DNS flaw, researchers claim

2008-08-01 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Apple issued patches for 17 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including one meant to fix a critical bug in the Internet's Domain Name System. But according to researchers, the DNS patch didn't actually patch anything, at least on the client side
 
 
 
 
 
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Massive Patch Effort Coordinated for DNS System Flaw

2008-07-08 17:56:25 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...patch in the July 8 set of Microsoft monthly patches wasn't just a Microsoft problem. It was part of a coordinated effort to patch numerous DNS servers for a series of problems that are common to DNS implementations. The US-CERT advisory on the subject describes three problems that, research has shown, can be combined into effective spoofing...
 
 
 
 
 
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Patch Tuesday haul nets 11 fixes

2008-08-14 00:00:00 by Jason Meserve in Network World on Security
 
...Patch Tuesday brought the largest haul of patches in quite some time and included another fix for the company's WSUS patch management tool for businesses. A previous fix in July didn't fix the initial problem entirely, so a second update was required. VMWare users also have a bevy of patches to install, particularly the users that woke up to...
 
 
 
 
 
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MS preps critical Vista patch

2008-01-04 16:17:32 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft sends patch to wrong users

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by HASH0x84707cc in Network World on Security
 
A day after Microsoft accidentally sent a patch to some users running the Windows Vista operating system, the company updated the preview release of Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to a small group of testers, the company confirmed Thursday