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Apple Patches for Apache, Flash and More

2008-05-30 10:20:00 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...patches eight vulnerabilities in the open-source Apache Web server and seven vulnerabilities in Adobes Flash Player plug-in. While the Apache flaws amount to, at most, cross-site scripting attacks, the Flash Player flaws could allow a malicious Flash file (SWF) to execute on the victims system, Apple stated in its security advisory The...
 
Tags: apple, flash player flaws, flaws, adobe flash player, code execution, adobe flash, remote code execution, security advisory, apache flaws amount
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft readies seven patches

2007-12-28 13:15:45 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
Microsoft plans to issue seven security patches next Tuesday, three of which are rated "critical" because they could allow an attacker to remotely execute malicious code on an end user's machine
 
Tags: security patches, microsoft plans, tuesday, issue, critical, user, attacker, machine
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft update patches three bugs

2008-01-09 12:21:53 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
Microsoft kicked of 2008 by issuing a security update that included only two patches to tackle three flaws
 
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Two-thirds of Oracle DBAs don't apply security patches

2008-01-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b41100 in Network World on Security
 
Oracle issues dozens of security patches every quarter, but that doesn't mean database administrators are necessarily implementing them
 
Tags: security patches, oracle issues dozens, database administrators, necessarily, quarter
 
 
 
 
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Mozilla patches three critical Firefox flaws

2008-02-08 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b309bc in Network World on Security
 
Mozilla issued 10 patches on Friday for its Firefox browser, including three for critical vulnerabilities. The latest version of Firefox is now 2.0.0.12
 
Tags: firefox, firefox browser, mozilla, patches, critical vulnerabilities, version, friday
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft ships six critical patches, but two lesser vulnerabilities could be killers

2008-02-12 00:00:00 by John Fontana in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft Tuesday released 11 security patches, six with the highest rating of "critical" that span Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer, but some say it is a combination of two non-critical vulnerabilities that should catch the eye of corporate IT
 
Tags: critical, non-critical vulnerabilities, microsoft tuesday, span windows, security patches, internet explorer, combination, office, eye
 
 
 
 
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Apple plugs QuickTime with 11 patches

2008-04-03 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472c44 in Network World on Security
 
Apple released 11 patches for its QuickTime multimedia program on Wednesday, fixing a variety of problems that could allow a hacker to execute malicious code on a machine
 
Tags: execute malicious code, quicktime multimedia program, apple, patches, variety, hacker, wednesday, machine
 
 
 
 
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Espionage Against Pro-Tibet Groups, Others, Spurred Microsoft Patches

2008-04-10 22:40:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security
 
A previously unexplained spike in security patches issued for Microsoft Office in 2006 and 2007 was spurred by sophisticated hack attacks against pro-Tibet organizations and U.S. defense contractors, an insider claims
 
Tags: insider claims, pro-tibet organizations, microsoft office, security patches, defense contractors, hack attacks, previously, spike
 
 
 
 
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Oracle patches 41 security flaws in database and other products

2008-04-15 00:00:00 by Jon Brodkin in Network World on Security
 
Oracle released 41 security fixes for its flagship database and several other products Tuesday, including 15 patches for vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely without a username or password
 
Tags: flagship database, security fixes, products tuesday, patches, oracle, password, remotely, vulnerabilities, username
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Four patches fix mostly Office vulnerabilities

2008-05-13 00:00:00 by Ryan Francis in Network World on Security
 
Microsoft Tuesday released four patches to fix six vulnerabilities, three of which were rated critical for Microsoft Word, Publisher and the Jet Database Engine 4.0. Experts say the fourth patch, rated important, could also be viewed as critical because it affects security software that could be shut down in an attack