Adobe working on fixing security bug in Flash Player
Adobe is said to be working on a fix in their Flash Player application which is used to view Flash content on websites.
The bug was first reported by Google researcher Rich Cannings late last year. It is related to cross-site scripting attack.
Adobe had already updated their applications [...]
Security flaw reported in VLC Player
VLC media player is one of the most popular media player applications in the market today.
The open source application is reported to have a security flaw which can be used by hackers to execute harmful code on a PC.
Market sources say that the flaw is based on a buffer [...]
IBM Lotus Notes reported to have major security vulnerability
Core Security Technologies researchers have reported that they have discovered a major security bug in the widely used IBM’s Lotus Notes software.
This bug can be used by attackers to run unauthorized software on the victim’s machine.
The bug lies in the Autonomy KeyView component of the application which [...]
Apple QuickTime Bug affects Windows XP and Vista
A new bug has been discovered in the Apple QuickTime application and reports are saying that the attack code for this bug has been released online.
This bug affects the QuickTime application on the Windows XP and Vista platforms.
It is yet not clear whether it affects the Mac version [...]
Symantec warns that RealPlayer exploit being used by hackers
Security software maker Symantec has said in a release that hackers have already started to exploit the recently discovered attack code that affects the RealPlayer 11 beta and RealPlayer 10.5 software on the Windows platform.
The company has already confirmed that the attack code works on English version [...]
AOL Instant Messenger faces security glitch issues
Core Security Technologies has claimed that AOL’s Instant Messenger has a security hole which could allow hackers to gain control of a victim’s computer.
AOL claims that they have fixed the problem in the latest releases. But the experts believe that what AOL did was to block malicious programming code [...]
Ask.com Internet Explorer toolbar might have a security vulnerability
Ask.com is already struggling to compete against the dominating web search players in the market.
This latest news is not going to impress their limited user base. Security experts have stated that the company’s browser toolbar for Internet Explorer might have a flaw which could enable attacker to [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.7 released to patch QuickTime bug
Mozilla developers have released an updated Firefox version to patch a QuickTime bug which is still not fixed by Apple.
The latest version now is Firefox 2.0.0.7 and it is now available for download from the Mozilla website.
Existing users having relevant versions would get the patches delivered to them automatically [...]
