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Microsoft Confirms Jet DB Flaw, MS Word Attacks
Attackers are exploiting a buffer overrun vulnerability in the lightweight database that provides data access to Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and third-party applications. An unpatched…
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Apple Swats AirPort Bug, Credits MoKB Researcher
Apple on Jan. 25 shipped an Airport security update to fix a kernel panic issue that could allow attackers to cause system crashes. The Cupertino,…
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Microsoft Word Zero-Day Attack Discovered
Microsoft’s security response team has launched an investigation into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ever-present Microsoft Word program.…
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The Zero-Day Dilemma
The recent surge in malware attacks against zero-day flaws in some of the most widely used software packages is confirmation of an IT administrator’s worst…
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Botnet Hunters in Closed-Doors Redmond Summit
Faced with arguably its biggest security crisis since the 2003 network worm attacks, Microsoft is throwing its support behind a high-level powwow to discuss the…
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Oracle Plugs 51 DB, Server Holes
Oracle has released its first critical patch update for 2007, with fixes for a total of 51 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of enterprise…
