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Stories on
flaws
CNET.co.uk has 221 stories on flaws
Apple plugs serious Mac OS flaws
News The set of patches addresses a variety of security flaws, including several that could let an attacker gain control over a computer running the operating system software. The patch arrives after two weeks of intense scrutiny for Apple Mac OS X...
2 March 2006, 10:06 > More matches in News
Skype plugs 'highly critical' security flaws
News Security information aggregator Secunia rates the flaws 'highly critical', one notch below its highest rating. Skype Technologies updated its popular Skype Internet telephony software on Tuesday to fix a pair of security bugs.
26 October 2005, 8:29 > More matches in News
Critical Mac flaws put users at risk
News Apple is investigating several unpatched and potentially serious security flaws in Mac OS X that have been publicly disclosed, the company said on Friday. Tom Ferris, a security researcher, late on Thursday published information on seven flaws in...
24 April 2006, 9:04 > More matches in News
Apple patches a batch of Mac OS X flaws
News Apple Computer on Tuesday released 20 patches for its OS X operating system designed to fix flaws that could catch users off-guard. The flaws were already addressed in Tiger, so the patches apply only to the previous version, known as Panther.
5 May 2005, 9:12 > More matches in News
Authentication flaws could open systems to attack
News Two serious security flaws in a technology widely used for network authentication could expose a swath of software products to hacker attack, experts have warned. The flaws could allow an online intruder to crash or gain access to computers running...
14 July 2005, 8:42 > More matches in News
Cisco warns of VoIP security flaws
News No attacks have been reported that exploit the CallManager flaws, said a Cisco representative. The most noteworthy flaw was reported on Tuesday when Cisco warned that hackers could cripple its IP telephony networks by exploiting flaws in its...
15 July 2005, 8:33 > More matches in News
Microsoft: Firefox flaws don't help us
News Microsoft claims it has not gained anything from the recent spate of security flaws that have been discovered in Firefox, even though the open-source browser is a rising rival to the software giant's Internet Explorer.
10 October 2005, 9:43 > More matches in News
Java flaws open door to hackers
News The flaws are 'highly critical', security monitoring company Secunia said in an advisory posted on Tuesday. Flaws that get that ranking -- one notch below Secunia's most severe 'extremely critical' rating -- are typically remotely exploitable and...
15 June 2005, 9:10 > More matches in News
Netscape update fixes Firefox flaws
News Netscape released a new version of Netscape 8 on Wednesday to bring the Web browser up to date on security patches with the underlying Firefox software. Netscape 8.0.4 includes the fixes that have been made in the Firefox browser, according to the...
20 October 2005, 8:45 > More matches in News
Sony forced to fix more flaws
News Sony BMG is replacing a patch for its CD copy protection software after Princeton University researchers found a security flaw in the update. Sony announced on Tuesday that a new risk had been found with a batch of 27 of its compact discs, which...
9 December 2005, 9:01 > More matches in News
Critical flaw in Windows patch has serious effects
News 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 on Friday. The patch was released on Tuesday to fix four Windows flaws, including one...
17 October 2005, 10:11 > More matches in News
Plan lets users rate their own vulnerability
News A plan to make it easier for companies to determine how hard they could be hit by security flaws is ready for prime time, according to its backers. If CVSS is widely adopted, an enterprise risk manager or security professional could use the system...
19 September 2005, 9:31 > More matches in News
Firefox update squashes security bugs
News The Mozilla Foundation has fixed several security flaws in its Firefox browser, but has left people in the dark about what some of the issues entail. Two of the flaws that have been patched were reported in June by security-monitoring company...
13 July 2005, 8:35 > More matches in News
Apple tackles Wi-Fi hijack threat to Macs
News A trio of security flaws in Apple software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over Wi-Fi, the company said on Thursday. Attackers on the wireless network may cause arbitrary code execution," Apple said in the...
22 September 2006, 9:30 > More matches in News
Microsoft wants to meet more hackers
News Microsoft wants its 'Blue Hat' date with hackers to become a regular affair, with twice-yearly events where outsiders demonstrate flaws in Microsoft's product security. Many of the talks at the annual Black Hat dive deep into security flaws found...
2 August 2005, 9:11 > More matches in News
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