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- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilitiesThe point is moot......[b]if[/b] you put your FF session in an AppArmor 'sandbox'--the below comes FREE as in beer in openSUSE /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras. Just go into YaST control center->AppArmor->Manually Add Profile and select both usr.lib.firefox.firefox-bin and *.firefox.sh and you are golden--a five-minute...
- Tags: Web browsers, Novell AppArmor, Protocol Handler, execution vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Skype: Video chat feature meets code execution vulnerability
- Skype: Video chat feature meets code execution vulnerabilitySkype Security BlogSkype provides a full description of the vulnerability on its Security Blog and the steps that have been taken to neutralize the problem so it doesn't affect users - http://share.skype.com/sites/security/2008/01/skype_cross_zone_scripting_vul.htmlRE: Skype: Video chat feature meets code execution vulnerabilityI tried that test...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Skype Technologies S.A., Video chat feature, Video Chat, execution vulnerability, video
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- OpenOffice plugs code execution vulnerability
- OpenOffice plugs code execution vulnerabilityNot black and white[i]Bottom line: If you’re running any version other than OpenOffice.org 2.3.1 you should upgrade.[/i]... assuming that HSQLDB is installed, which isn't by any means certain. For those of us who don't use it, the bug is a non-issue.RE: OpenOffice plugs code execution...
- Tags: OpenOffice, execution vulnerability, NeoOffice
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- Critical IE, Excel updates headline bumper Patch Tuesday
- Microsoft has shipped a major Internet Explorer update to cover at least three code execution vulnerabilities in its flagship Web browser.The cumulative IE update (MS07-045) headlines a bumper batch of nine bulletins that contains fixes for 14 documented software vulnerabilities.The update affects IE 5.0 through IE 7.0 on Windows Vista...
- Tags: Web, Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Web Page, Bulletin, Execution Vulnerability, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- MS Patch Tuesday: Vista dinged again
- The carefully crafted image of Windows Vista as the most secure operating system of all time is beginning to take a beating.For the second time this month, Microsoft has shipped a security bulletin with patches for a "critical" Vista vulnerability that puts millions of users at risk of code execution...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Spyware and Adware, Rootkits, Microsoft, Metasploit, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Spam and Phishing, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Hackers, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
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- MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
- It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft's advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008), covering a wide range of serious vulnerabilities. Four of the 11 bulletins are...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- 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
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...
- Tags: Opera Software, Web Browser, Applet, Rohlf, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework
- Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homeworkVista needs a better UIBut I wouldn't know that personally as I have never used it and instead relied on the anecdotes of others (well I have fiddled with it in stores and found it was very different yet had no compelling...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- The Secrets of CEOs
- I just finished reading an advance US manuscript of 'The Secrets of CEOs - 150 Global Chief Executives lift the lid on business, life and leadership' by Steve Tappin, who is a managing partner in the global CEO & board practice of Heidrick & Struggles, and Andrew Cave, a leading...
- Tags: CEO, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for security
- Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for securitythat's still an NDABeing able to "discuss amongst themselves how to properly build applications" is not "dropping the NDA". There is still an NDA in place, it simply is a little less restrictive. People still can't write books about it, publish...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, security, iPhone NDA, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?
- Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?This is not new ....... I worked on the project that was supposed to repair the Hubble, which was adapted from another "robotic satellite repair" project.In the end of the day, the cost of development and execution turned out to be more than double...
- Tags: Robots, Network technology, satellite, robot
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- SEC investigating fake Steve Jobs heart attack story
- SEC investigating fake Steve Jobs heart attack storyArtificial vulnerability"...these sudden falls in stock price based on speculation and rumor show that Apple is at present very vulnerable, especially when it comes to Steve Jobs and his health."I just like to point out that the perceived vulnerability was created mostly by...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Investment, SEC, Steve Jobs, Tweets, Yes Jobs, Liberation
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2I've lost count how many updates and how much bandwidth this yearI am getting really sick of having to update iTunes every other week.Am I just the only one? And it's not like I have a convenient alternative either.I have a Zune as well...
- Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Patches, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, security, Apple TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2
- Apple released iTunes 8.0.1 yesterday. The 58.5MB update includes the following: • Seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist. • Improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano. • Addresses an issue of deleting HD TV episodes when downloading. • Improves...
- Tags: Software, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Lawson Q109: 'sloppy execution'
- Harry Debes, CEO at Lawson Software doesn't mince his words. So when the company announced its missed Q1 fiscal 2009 results PDF yesterday it came as no surprise that during the earnings call he had this to say about the way the company performed: ...some of this was sloppy...
- Tags: Revenue, Lawson Software Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- 14 ways IT screws up projects
- Successful projects require decent project execution. Look, no one's asking IT to save the world, but delivering projects really well should be a core IT function. Some projects are so bad that IT seems to deliberately shoot itself in the head. Sorry, but...
- Tags: Project, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- What, me worry (about mobile viruses)?
- Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. I'm not worried, and there are many reasons why you shouldn't be concerned... yet. It is commonly accepted that there have been very few pieces of mobile malware that have ever...
- Tags: Mobile, Handset, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Mobile Malware, Handset Population, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Web 2.0: Unprecedented data liabilities for users and businesses
- Web 2.0: Unprecedented data liabilities for users and businessesAll Cloud based applications have this vulnerabilityFrom what I have been able to tell putting any type of personal or secret business data on the internet is pretty much the same as publishing it on the front page of every major newspaper...
- Tags: Vertical industries, data liability, Internet, Web 2.0, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads
- Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloadsWho wrote this?!?Because whoever did needs to take a quick look at their article and proofread it.This article makes it sound like this vulnerability will mean certain death to content providers' business model and no one is going to pay for it unless...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Fair Use, Adobe Software, movie download, movie, Adobe Systems Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
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