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- Visual FoxPro 8.0 GDI+ Design-Time Update (exe)
- Visual FoxPro 8.0 design-time security update for buffer overrun vulnerability in JPEG Processing (GDI+). As a prerequisite, this update requires a released version of Visual FoxPro 8.0. This security update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability.A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in the processing of JPEG image formats that could allow...
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, JPEG, Microsoft Corp., Security Update, Security Administration, Patches, Security
- Software downloads 2007-10-05
- Visual FoxPro 8.0 GDI+ Runtime Library Update (exe)
- Visual FoxPro 8.0 GDI+ Runtime Library Update is a security update requires a released version of Visual FoxPro 8.0. Developers who have distributed custom Visual FoxPro 8.0 runtime applications that include a copy of the vulnerable gdiplus.dll file should evaluate the need to deploy the security update for the Microsoft...
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, Microsoft Corp., Security Update, Buffer-overrun Vulnerability, Security Administration, Patches, Security
- Software downloads 2007-09-04
- Clip Gallery 5.0 Buffer Overrun Vulnerability Patch (exe)
- The patch for the Microsoft Clip Gallery 5.0 addresses a vulnerability that could cause a buffer overrun in Clip Art Gallery. The buffer overrun could cause Clip Gallery 5.0 to stop responding, or it could allow the execution of arbitrary code on a user's computer. This version is the first...
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp.
- Software downloads 2007-09-03
- Security patches issued for RealPlayers
- Security patches issued for RealPlayersSecurity patches issued for RealPlayers[i]Upgrades are also needed for the Mac RealOne Player,[b] Linux RealPlayer 10, and the Helix Player for Linux.[/b][/i]HA-HA!Best security for Real PlayerUninstallRe: Real PlayerWait till all the European Netizens will have to download this patch. How will they feel about the full...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, GNU/Linux ONLY, buffer-overrun, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-03-03
- Webcam virus writer arrested in Spain
- Webcam virus writer arrested in SpainMusic Industry FUDWhat total bullshit. You can't get a virus from a music or picture. This is a total fabrication.Wow, FINALLYa virus writer that makes a "useful" virus! Most if not all virus' do "stupid" things like clog mailboxes, bring down networks, or install malware...
- Tags: Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, patch management, virus, buffer-overrun, virus writer, Webcam
- Discussion threads 2005-01-19
- Buffer Overflows for Beginners
- So what is a buffer overrun and why should you care? The SANS institute a few months back released a list of the 10 most commonly used methods to break into servers. Of these ten a large number can be attributed to buffer overrun vulnerabilities. They are a major problem....
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, Next Generation Security Software Ltd., Buffer-overflow
- White papers 2000-07-07
- Microsoft Minimizes Threat of Buffer Overruns, Builds Trustworthy Applications
- Microsoft Corporation is a leader in technology that transforms the way one works, plays, and communicates. With the threat of hackers and virus attacks on the rise, Microsoft wanted to automate detection of security vulnerabilities in deployed applications. To do this, Microsoft added security checks, such as the GS Switch,...
- Tags: Buffer-overrun, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Security, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Case studies
- MSDN Webcast: Live From TechEd: How Hackers Hack - Level 200
- Learning how hackers do what they do is a necessary to understand how to design and code defensively. This webcast looks at hacker's approaches to things like buffer overrun exploits, cross-site scripting attacks, SQL Injection, component spoofing, session hijacking, and more. Through this webcast developers will learn how hackers attack...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Buffer-overrun, Webcast, XSS, Hacker, Hacking, Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
- Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem. The Security Update 2008-007, available for Tiger and Leopard, covers a range of third-party components and Mac OS X flaws that could users at risk...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vulnerability, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- From the vault: Lisa demo
- From my forthcoming book, Corporations that Changed the World: Apple Inc. After a tour of the Xerox PARC Palo Alto Research Center laboratories in December 1979 and a demonstration of their Alto computer, Steve Jobs decided that the Graphical User Interface GUI was the future of computing. Apple traded...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Xerox PARC, Lisa, Productivity, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?
- Yahoo's search advertising deal with Google, which is expected to increase the company's ability to monetize its Web pages, has been delayed to give the Department of Justice more time to evaluate it. This Google-Yahoo partnership has raised hackles from Microsoft as well as others, but the larger question is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for security
- Last week Apple lifted their NDA on iPhone developers, freeing them to discuss amongst themselves how to properly build applications. This decision is a "good thing" for not just applications but also application security on the iPhone. The iPhone NDA was antithetical to how developers work....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Flaw, Programming, Development Tools, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- And the calculator saga continues
- I spent the afternoon at a local orchard with my wife and my youngest son. The other kids were buried in homework and/or video games, but it's apple season here in New England, so off the three of us went on a beautiful fall day. The orchard was...
- Tags: Ice Cream, Games, Taxes, Corporate Communications, Free Trade, Construction, Personal Technology, Financial Planning, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- Apple: Perhaps it needs the enterprise after all
- Does Apple need to cook up an enterprise strategy pronto? Despite enterprise interest in the Mac platform and more importantly the iPhone Apple hasn't been going out of its way to target corporate users. That move may be a miscalculation given the economy and a struggling consumer. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- DVD Video Copier (exe)
- With DVD Video Copier you can clone video DVDs fast and easy in a few mouse clicks. You can have perfect copies of your favorite movies saved on another blank or rewritable DVD, in folder of your hard disc, or as an ISO image on hard disc. DVD Video Copier...
- Tags: DVD-Video, Pianosoft, DVD-Video Copier, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-09-29
- Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD
- When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...
- Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media
- Product reviews 2008-09-25
- Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD
- Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time Slinging content from your high-def TV to a computer elsewhere on your home network, you're not likely to see a whole lot of reason to upgrade - at least not quite yet - to the new $299 Slingbox PRO-HD, which began...
- Tags: Bedroom, Home Network, Satellite, HD, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- VMWare issues 'critical' ESXi security advisory
- VMware has released new ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages to fix a "critical" security issue that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to launch harmful code on the host running the hypervisor. According to this VMWare advisory, the patches fix two remote buffer overflows in the handling of...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Authentication, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Apple mega-patch covers 34 Mac OS X security issues
- Apple has shipped another mega-update to address security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users, warning that the most serious issues could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. The update, available for Tiger and Leopard, addresses a total of 34 documented vulnerabilities, some in third-party components like ClamAV,...
- Tags: Security, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Password, DNS, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, CVE-2008-1382, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes
- Apple today released a major makeover to its iTunes and QuickTime software products, fixing at least 11 documented security vulnerabilities that could lead to Mac and PC takeover attacks. QuickTime 7.5.5, which should be considered an "extremely critical" update, address nine different vulnerabilities that could cause some...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Movie, SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Apple iTunes, Application Termination, Movie File, PICT, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
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