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US Report: Microsoft Warns Of IIS Security Hole
News Khanna said no known cases have come up of malicious hackers exploiting the hole. But he acknowledged that the hole is created inadvertently through installation of IIS 4.0 with the NT Option Pack, which installs DataFactory as a default means of...
[July 20, 1998, 6:40]
Microsoft Patches 'important' Security Hole
News The security hole could, at worst, constitute a privacy threat, as it only allows an outsider to read information in the attacked media library. Microsoft released fixes on Wednesday for security risks that could make Windows 2000 Server and...
[June 26, 2003, 7:45]
Microsoft Warns Of Windows 2000 Security Hole
News Security experts have discovered a fault in Microsoft's flagship operating system Windows 2000 that could allow a malicious user to hijack a system and perform any operation they wish. Microsoft has issued an alert and a patch for the problem...
[February 28, 2001, 11:38]
Microsoft Investigates Exchange Security Hole
News Microsoft is investigating what may be a serious flaw in Exchange Server 2003, only a month after the software's launch as part of Office System 2003. Microsoft has said it is investigating the issue, and said the flaw appears to occur only when...
[November 24, 2003, 14:05]
Microsoft Admits To Wi-Fi Security Hole
News Microsoft has admitted that there is a security flaw in the way Windows handles wireless connections, but the company has said it may not fix the problem until its next Service Pack is released. Microsoft told ZDNet UK that it had finished...
[January 18, 2006, 12:45]
One Year Ago: Microsoft Posts Fix For IIS Security Hole
News Microsoft has posted a description and fix to prevent hackers causing Internet Information Server (IIS) to crash when they enter certain URLs. Microsoft takes issues like these very seriously and has responded rapidly by addressing the issue with a...
[June 23, 1998, 6:13]
Microsoft Urges Urgent Action On Windows Security Hole
News Systems running beta versions of Microsoft Windows XP, as well as production versions of Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server have a bug that allows a remote intruder to run any code on the victim machine...
[June 20, 2001, 10:35]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
News Microsoft has denied that an anti-piracy "feature" in its Windows Media Player that allows a Trojan horse to run on a user's PC is a vulnerability. Despite Panda's warning that the Trojan can download a cocktail of malware, Microsoft denies there...
[January 14, 2005, 12:15]
Microsoft Plugs Passport Hole
News Microsoft has fixed a security flaw in its Passport online-identity system after the vulnerability was revealed by a Latin American hacker. The flaw, which affects a small number of accounts created before August 1999, hasn't been used to...
[July 3, 2003, 8:03]
Microsoft To Plug URL-spoofing Hole
News Over the years, Microsoft has been sharply criticised for security issues in some of its products. Most experts agree that this latest patch is a step in the right direction, but Cooper believes that Microsoft could be doing more to improve security.
[January 30, 2004, 7:40]
Microsoft Update Ignores Spoofing Hole
News Microsoft released three patches on Tuesday to fix a number of security flaws, but surprised users by not releasing a patch for an Internet Explorer vulnerability that helps criminals steal users' identities and commit banking fraud.
[January 14, 2004, 16:10]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
Talkback Microsoft probably has no incentive to fix this. As I understand it, the one and only security fix is called "upgrading to XP-SP2", and all earlier versions of I.E.are now official (as opposed to unofficial) security risks.
[January 16, 2005, 18:58]
Microsoft To Plug URL-spoofing Hole
Talkback Microsoft's solution is filled with more holes than solid answers, sure there was a security problem that may have been exploited but they did not have to provide this plug as one of their automated updates.
[February 7, 2004, 21:19]
Microsoft And Mozilla Admit 'minor' Security Flaw
News Microsoft and Mozilla have acknowledged that a security hole in their Web browsers could let an intruder nab files, but say it is tough to exploit and so not that high a risk. The security flaw is unusual because it affects not just one browser...
[June 9, 2006, 10:45]
Microsoft Plugs Qhosts Hole
News Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer this weekend, plugging a security hole that had been used by Trojan horse program QHosts to compromise consumers' PCs. The patch -- the fortieth that Microsoft has issued this year...
[October 7, 2003, 9:05]
Microsoft Plugs Windows Media Hole
News This security hole was disclosed last month and, contrary to the Windows Media issue, has already been used in cyberattacks, the company said. Microsoft on Tuesday released seven security updates with patches for 11 security vulnerabilities, most...
[December 13, 2006, 8:39]
Microsoft Closes Another Hole
News The new patch, which is available from Microsoft's security Web site, closes the hole, and Microsoft has encouraged all IE users to update their browsers. Microsoft security programme manager Stephen Toulouse said that the company was already...
[August 2, 2004, 9:25]
Microsoft Plugs 'enormous' Hole
News The software giant issued a patch on Wednesday morning to plug a critical security hole that could allow an attacker to take control of computers running any version of Windows except for Windows ME. A group of Polish hackers and independent...
[July 17, 2003, 7:34]
Security Flaw In Key Microsoft Services
News Weeks earlier, Microsoft warned of a Gopher security hole in Internet Explorer that also could allow hackers to take control of computers or servers. A late June security patch plugged a hole that could have allowed hackers to seize control of a...
[August 21, 2002, 7:38]
Microsoft: We're Patching MSN Hole
News In August, Microsoft patched a hole in Hotmail that could allow a person's e-mail to be read by others. Microsoft is putting the final touches on a patch to limit an MSN Messenger feature that allowed any Web site to grab a visitor's IM nickname...
[February 11, 2002, 12:31]
