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CERT warns on Sun server flaw

...Sun's RaQ 4 Server appliance have been warned in the latest CERT advisory of a serious vulnerability affecting the units. "A remotely exploitable vulnerability... Read more

13 December, 2002 by Patrick Gray

CERT warns of key ISC vulnerability

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol software shipped with many operating systems, including some Linux variants, has a serious security vulnerability Read more

16 January, 2003 by Patrick Gray

Unix/Linux shops -- beware of Kerberos hole

...the time you read this. Check with your vendor or see the CERT Advisory CA-2002-29 for another list of available patches. Final word... Read more

11 November, 2002 by John McCormick

BlackBerry PhoneSnoop app can spy on calls

...access to it or by tricking the user into downloading it, the Cert advisory said. The creator of PhoneSnoop showed how the free spyware app... Read more

28 October, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Adobe patches zero-day Reader flaw

...if Windows Explorer displays a folder containing a malicious PDF file, the Cert advisory said. Earlier in the day, Microsoft issued updates for a number... Read more

11 March, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Experts: Microsoft's advice won't stop Downadup

...not fully effective, which could be considered a vulnerability," said the US-Cert advisory. According to US-Cert, the AutoRun and NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry values are... Read more

23 January, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Apple patch fails to address DNS flaw, say experts

...that is necessary for PAT," stated the advisory. According to a US-CERT advisory regarding the DNS vulnerability, firewalls from Juniper Networks could also be... Read more

4 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Sun says Java flaw has been patched

...has been patched. A news story from ZDNet Australia based on a CERT advisory identified vulnerabilities within Sun's Java Runtime Environment. However, Sun representatives... Read more

13 July, 2007 by Robert Vamosi

WebDAV flaw exposes Win2K systems running IIS 5.0

...reports Here are several key sources for additional details on this flaw: CERT Advisory CA-2003-09Symantec Security Response report ApplicabilityThis vulnerability affects Windows 2000... Read more

19 March, 2003 by John McCormick

The sendmail overflow bug -- full analysis

CERT Advisory CA-2003-07 has disclosed that a serious, remotely exploitable buffer... Read more

17 March, 2003 by John McCormick

SIP flaw causes problems for Cisco

...system penetration and complete compromise of the affected device. Details A recent CERT Advisory (CA-2003-06) and a Cisco bulletin initially released on February... Read more

10 March, 2003 by John McCormick

Flaw threatens source of open source

...for more information. Conectiva has patches available. For other distributions, see the CERT advisory, which includes FTP links to patches. Final word This is an... Read more

10 February, 2003 by John McCormick

Dangerous CVS hole identified

...be modified to include Trojan horses, backdoors, or other malicious code," a CERT advisory said. Stefan Esser of E-Matters, a European technology company, discovered... Read more

23 January, 2003 by Patrick Gray

Browsers beware: new holes in IE and Flash

...flaw. Some recently disclosed vulnerabilities in OpenSSL are also detailed in the CERT Advisory CA-2002-23, but none of them is as dangerous as... Read more

27 August, 2002 by John McCormick

Security flaw hits Windows, Mac, Linux

...relevant patches are available from the companies' Web sites, or through the CERT advisory on its Web site. For all security-related news, including updates... Read more

7 August, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

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