Sun releases critical update to Java Runtime Environment
Sun Microsystems and Research In Motion have issued critical bug fixes for security issues with their products.
October's Windows Update disabled Microsoft's Communications Server product
After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up.
Missed SMB 2 vulnerability in Vista, but found it in time to fix Windows 7
Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that one of the critical network vulnerabilities it patched earlier in the week was due to a programming error on its part.
Latest fixes for code library typo close 'last big attack vector,' says researcher
Microsoft yesterday wrapped up a months-long job of patching a critical bug it accidently introduced in a crucial code "library," one of the researchers who uncovered the flaw said today.
12 security flaws are fixed in the semi-annual update
Cisco Systems has released its twice-yearly set of security patches for its router firmware, fixing 12 security flaws in the products.
Some users are having trouble logging on and posting content
Facebook confirmed Monday what some users have been noticing for the past few days: Its site is having problems.
Plugs iPhone browser, SMS holes; fixes file format flaws in oft-patched player software
Apple yesterday issued a pair of updates that patched 10 vulnerabilities in its iPhone software and four in its QuickTime player program.
Syncs Mac OS X 10.5 with Sun's early August fixes, but remains an update behind; Snow Leopard in same boat
Apple today patched 15 vulnerabilities in three versions of Java used by Mac OS X 10.5, or Leopard, bringing the operating system up to par with fixes that Sun issued a month ago.
Hackers can hijack accounts more simply by getting people to view a tweet, he says
A vulnerability in the popular microblogging Twitter service remains unfixed and can be used by criminals to hijack accounts or redirect users to malicious Web sites, a developer claimed today.
Two zero-days and critical font bug quashed; no fix for Monday's ActiveX vulnerability
Microsoft today delivered six security updates that patch nine vulnerabilities, fixing two bugs already being used by hackers but leaving one still open to exploit.
As patch day looms, company says critical flaw affects Office users running IE
For the second time in a week, Microsoft is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug in a company-made ActiveX control, putting people running Internet Explorer (IE) at risk.
A new unpatched Windows bug surfaces; Microsoft hasn't patched the old one from May
Thousands of legitimate Web sites hacked over the weekend are launching drive-by attacks using an exploit of a second critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' DirectShow component, a Danish security company said today.
DirectShow zero-day now target of attack toolkit
An exploit of a still-unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 has been added to a multi-strike attack toolkit, Symantec said late last week, a move that may mean attacks will increase soon.
Attacks in progress, warns Microsoft; Vista and Windows 7 called safe
For the third time in the last 90 days, Microsoft Corp. has warned that hackers are exploiting an unpatched critical vulnerability in its software.
The update will cover Windows, Macintosh and Unix platforms
Adobe Systems expects to have patches ready to fix the latest flaws in Acrobat and Reader by next week.