6 posts and columns on exploit

Yes, Apple’s Working on a Fix for That Safari Autofill Hack

in News on July 22, 2010 at 2:08 pm PT

So that Safari AutoFill vulnerability? The one that can reportedly be exploited to pilfer a user’s first name, last name, work place, city, state, and email address? Apple’s aware of it and working to repair it.

So Much for Hijacking "Every iPhone in the World"

in News on July 31, 2009 at 1:14 pm PT

Once again, the iPhone is safe for text messaging. Apple on Friday distributed iPhone OS 3.0.1, a point release to the operating system that addresses a security vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious hacker to seize control of an iPhone with an unusual SMS text message.
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So Much for Hijacking “Every iPhone in the World”

in News on July 31, 2009 at 1:14 pm PT

Once again, the iPhone is safe for text messaging. Apple on Friday distributed iPhone OS 3.0.1, a point release to the operating system that addresses a security vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious hacker to seize control of an iPhone with an unusual SMS text message.
iphone-pwned

Here's a Patch for You, Adobe: \Acrobat\Uninstall.exe

in News on February 20, 2009 at 9:03 am PT

There’s a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat and at least one zero-day exploit for them in the wild already. Yet Adobe won’t have a fix in place until March 11, and then only for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9. Patches for earlier versions of the software will arrive sometime after that. Two and half weeks or longer to wait for a critical patch.
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Here’s a Patch for You, Adobe: AcrobatUninstall.exe

in News on February 20, 2009 at 9:03 am PT

There’s a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat and at least one zero-day exploit for them in the wild already. Yet Adobe won’t have a fix in place until March 11, and then only for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9. Patches for earlier versions of the software will arrive sometime after that. Two and half weeks or longer to wait for a critical patch.
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Internet Explorer Found in Serious Security Flaw

in News on December 16, 2008 at 11:41 am PT

There’s a critical security hole in Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s flagship browser. Well, there’s a shocker. IE’s catalog of vulnerabilities and the security bulletins announcing them are so voluminous and overlarge at this point, it takes Security Focus 18 pages to list them all. So reports today that IE suffers from a vulnerability that affords attackers access to any sensitive data on your PC isn’t unusual. What is unusual is that the flaw–found in all versions of the browser–is being widely exploited.