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Apple QuickTime flaws haunt Windows users
Apple fixes 14 security holes that could be remotely exploitable via rigged movie files. Some of the vulnerabilities only affect Windows sytems.
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RealPlayer haunted by 11 critical vulnerabilities
RealNetworks released an advisory to warn of the vulnerabilities, which could be exploited via rigged image and media files to launch remote code execution attacks.
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iPhone, QuickTime bitten by security bugs
Apple has released security patches to cover serious security vulnerabilities in its iPhone, iPod Touch and QuickTime products.
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Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes
Apple today released QuickTime 7.6.2 with fixes for a variety of security vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. The update, available for Mac OS X,...
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Competitors for the next hash standard found to have security-related coding flaws
As further proof that no one is immune to making mistakes, two of the algorithms competing to be the next hash standard were found to contain buffer overflows. The government board in charge of...
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Apple QuickTime bitten by code execution flaws
Apple today released QuickTime 7.6 to fix at least seven serious security flaws that expose Mac OS X and Windows users to remote code execution attacks. The latest upgrade, available for Mac OS X...
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Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps
Mozilla's flagship Firefox browser has earned the dubious title of the most vulnerable software program running on the Windows platform. According to application whitelisting vendor Bit9, Firefox...
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Apple fixes 12 Safari security flaws
Apple has release Safari 3.2 to fix at least a dozen security flaws, some very serious. The update, available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard), address...
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'Highly critical' vulnerabilities in VLC media player
A pair of "highly critical" vulnerabilities in the cross-platform VLC Media Player could put millions of users at risk of remote code execution attacks, according to a warning from security...
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Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel
A remote buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux Kernel could be exploited by attackers to execute code or cripple affected systems, according to a Gentoo bug report that just became public....
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Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of...
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Novell GroupWise 'mailto' URI handler buffer overflow vulnerability
Researcher Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian has reported another URI abuse exploit. From Security Focus: Novell GroupWise is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate...
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Black Hat Europe, Day 2: The day that wasn't and Black Hat Europe, Day 3: Begin the presentations
If you haven't seen it yet, you can check out Day 1 of my coverage of Black Hat Europe 2008 here. So, for those of you looking forward to a Black Hat Day 2 update with some more from the...
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Cisco patches multiple vulnerabilities in IP phones
Cisco on Wednesday delivered patches to plug multiple overflow and denial of service vulnerabilities. In an advisory Cisco said multiple IP phone devices running the Skinny Client Control...
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Apple nukes QuickTime for Java, plugs more code execution holes
Less that a week after its QuickTime media player made the top-ten list of most vulnerable Windows applications, Apple shipped QuickTime 7.3 to patch a total of seven vulnerabilities that could...
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Apple plugs gaping iTunes hole, doesn't tell everyone
Apple today shipped an iTunes software refresh to add support for all the shiny new toys but, unless you're following security announcements closely, you'd never know that iTunes 7.4 contains a...
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.Net code unsafe? .Not exactly
Heard about buffer overflow problems in Visual Studio .Net applications? Larry Seltzer separates fact from fiction.
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Serious XP flaw: What to do now
Everyone knows how dangerous buffer overflows can be and how to prevent them, yet they keep turning up, like ants at a picnic.
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Apple QuickTime flaws haunt Windows users
Apple fixes 14 security holes that could be remotely exploitable via rigged movie files. Some of the vulnerabilities only affect Windows sytems.
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RealPlayer haunted by 11 critical vulnerabilities
RealNetworks released an advisory to warn of the vulnerabilities, which could be exploited via rigged image and media files to launch remote code execution attacks.
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