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Splunk calls bug bunk

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 1 May 2012 11:01 PM

No authentication allows attackers to upload malcode.

Bug means iPhone thieves get iMessages, too

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 6 February 2012 12:18 PM

iMessages relayed to strangers' iPhones.

Microsoft scrambles to address widespread ASP.NET bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 December 2011 8:41 AM

Bug impacts entire .Net framework.

Google bug bounty tops $100,000 in first year

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 2 March 2011 12:25 PM

Google pays out $US14,000 for flaws found in Chrome

Facebook updates bug disclosure policy

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 December 2010 11:39 AM

Disclosure less likely to result in lawsuit.

Get bug hunting: Mozilla extends bounty to apps

In Applications - By , 16 December 2010 9:33 AM

Firefox developer will now pay out for vulnerabilities found in some web applications.

Google's cash-for-bugs: We've been generous

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 16 November 2010 1:04 PM

US$20,000 awarded so far.

New Internet Explorer bug found in the wild

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 November 2010 12:17 PM

Fake hotel confirmation used.

Google extends bug bounties to YouTube, Blogger

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 November 2010 11:48 AM

Finds could be worth thousands.

Microsoft fixes another Stuxnet-related bug, 10 others

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 15 September 2010 10:26 AM

Three labeled "critical" and five "important".

Facebook fixes privacy bug

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 August 2010 3:06 PM

Flaw existed for unknown length of time.

ZDI bug bounty program imposes fix deadline for vendors

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 August 2010 12:39 PM

31 high-risk vulnerabilities on waiting list.

Microsoft announces "coordinated" plan for bug reporting

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 July 2010 1:45 PM

Attempts to reframe the debate around vulnerability disclosure.

Twitter bug lets users force new followers

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 11 May 2010 1:56 PM

Company racing to fix flaw and roll back changes.

Internode finds bug in Ericsson DSLAMs

In Applications - By Ry Crozier, 7 April 2010 9:19 AM

Facebook bug exposes private emails

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 1 April 2010 12:27 PM

Addresses were visible for up to 30 minutes.

Mozilla promises March 30 fix for critical Firefox bug

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 23 March 2010 12:15 PM

As German government advises residents not to use the web browser.

Microsoft responds to Black Hat talk with IE bug advisory

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 February 2010 11:41 AM

View state flaw revealed.

App bug in new Facebook dashboard

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 1 February 2010 1:35 PM

More problems for social networking giant.

SpamAssassin bug leads to blocking of legitimate emails

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 January 2010 12:32 PM

False positive rate lifted dramatically.

Snow Leopard users complain about deletion of files

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 14 October 2009 11:00 AM

Documents, photos and music lost.

Twitter among web apps affected by patched XSS bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 September 2009 3:46 PM

Flaw lies in "escaping code".

Microsoft disputes password-stealing SQL Server bug

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 3 September 2009 10:48 AM

No need for an update, says Microsoft.

Twitter XSS vulnerability not yet fixed

In Messaging - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 27 August 2009 10:43 AM

Claims patch doesn't work.

SMS bug can disable iPhone usage: Black Hat

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 31 July 2009 11:34 AM

One single malicious text message can knock an iPhone offline, a pair of researchers disclosed at Black Hat.

Mozilla upgrades Firefox 3.5 to fix bug

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 20 July 2009 10:16 AM

Known flaw in the browser's Just-in-time JavaScript compiler.

Security bug found in latest version of Firefox

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 15 July 2009 10:35 AM

An unpatched vulnerability in version 3.5 of Firefox, which was released last month, could enable a hacker to remotely run arbitrary code on users' machines, security firm ...

Another ActiveX zero-day bug from Microsoft

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 July 2009 10:05 AM

Microsoft is trying to combat another ActiveX vulnerability being actively exploited -- the second in a week.

Source of Adobe zero-day bug patched

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 7 July 2009 10:42 AM

One of the flaws at the heart of Adobe's ColdFusion 8.0.1 zero-day vulnerability has been patched.

Apple patches QuickTime for 10 security holes

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 June 2009 10:42 AM

Apple has released an updated version of its popular QuickTime software.

First Windows 7 bug discovered

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 11 May 2009 10:05 AM

Microsoft is warning customers downloading the Release Candidate of its long-awaited Windows 7 operating system that its first bug has been detected, potentially causing ...

Apple's iPhone may be vulnerable to shellcode

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 April 2009 11:52 AM

A possible bug has been identified in Apple's iPhone, according to reports.

Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 13 March 2009 2:35 PM

Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes media player application, adding an extra layer of security.

Microsoft Windows Server RPC bug finds new way to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 January 2009 3:22 PM

Exploits taking advantage of a Windows Server Service vulnerability still are running rampant, nearly 1-1/2 months after Microsoft delivered an emergency fix, according to ...

Microsoft readies emergency fix for Internet Explorer bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 December 2008 9:34 AM

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will issue an emergency fix on Wednesday for a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

FBI warns of vishing threat due to software bug

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 9 December 2008 10:00 AM

The FBI is warning of a vulnerability in an open-source toolkit used to make VoIP calls.

Microsoft serves up out-of-cycle patch for Windows bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 24 October 2008 12:31 PM

As it turns out, Microsoft's emergency fix plugs a previously unknown Windows vulnerability that was being exploited in limited attacks.

Microsoft looks into Visual Studio bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 18 August 2008 10:07 AM

Microsoft is investigating a zero-day vulnerability in Visual Studio.

Microsoft to release 12 patches

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 August 2008 11:00 AM

Microsoft plans 12 fixes - seven for "critical" bugs - in next week's monthly patch delivery.

Bug exposed in web security standard

In Web/client - By Robert Jaques, 11 June 2008 10:19 AM

VBAAC flaw in the standard web authorisation technology could affect hundreds of thousands of sites, security experts have warned.

Proof-of-concept revealed for Safari for Windows bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 June 2008 10:06 AM

A security researcher has published proof-of-concept code for the blended Internet Explorer-Safari for Windows threat.

Exploits target new Adobe Flash bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 28 May 2008 10:01 AM

Symantec on Tuesday revealed that the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player contains an unpatched vulnerability that is being actively exploited.

BitDefender issues fix for IE7 printing bug

In Applications - By Clement James, 26 May 2008 11:46 AM

Vulnerability in the way IE7 parses web pages for printing.

OpenSSL bug found in Debian Linux

By Egan Orion, 15 May 2008 9:58 AM

Debian Linux got a bit of a black eye this week with the announcement that a nasty cryptographic vulnerability exists in its version of the OpenSSL package.

Another Apple QuickTime bug reported

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 April 2008 12:32 PM

US-CERT has issued an alert concerning a new zero-day vulnerability in the Apple QuickTime media player.

Microsoft patches Excel zero-day bug, three other flaws

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 12 March 2008 10:00 AM

Microsoft issued four "critical" patches, including one for the zero-day Excel vulnerability reported in January, in its March Patch Tuesday round of bug fixes. In all, the ...

Mozilla patches QuickTime bug in Firefox

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 September 2007 1:59 PM

Mozilla released an updated version of its browser on Tuesday to correct a critical QuickTime security vulnerability for which proof-of-concept code was available.

McAfee warns of Yahoo Messenger Webcam bug

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 17 August 2007 9:57 AM

Users of Yahoo's instant messaging platform are being warned to avoid webcam invites from unknown sources after a vulnerability in the platform was disclosed this week.

Secunia says Firefox URI handling bug is also a Microsoft issue

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 30 July 2007 8:39 AM

Secunia blamed Microsoft this week for a URI handling flaw that can be exploited when a user browses with Firefox but has Internet Explorer (IE) 7 installed.

LinkedIn fixes critical bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 July 2007 10:07 AM

Business networking site LinkedIn has remedied a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer toolbar, one day after researchers went public with the exploit code.

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