NewsGoogle Patches Chrome Security Vulnerabilities

Several security vulnerabilities were reported in Google’s Chrome web browser after its beta version was launched earlier this month with much ado. Google has quickly responded with a security update that fixes four vulnerabilities. The update addresses two buffer overflow vulnerabilities, both rated critical by Google, and two other minor bugs. However, the carpet-bombing threat, first brought to light by security researcher Aviv Raff, still looms.

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NewsFour Security Bulletins Coming This Patch Tuesday

Be informed, dear readers, Microsoft’s next installment of security bulletins is going to be on September 9 – Patch Tuesday. Microsoft revealed in the security bulletin advance notification for September that it will release four security bulletins on the following Patch Tuesday. All four of them merit immediate attention as they have been rated critical. The security bulletins will all fix vulnerabilities pertaining to remote code execution. The Patch Tuesday in August also carried quite a few security bulletins related to remote code execution including a patch for the “MS Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control," which hackers had begun to exploit using a malicious toolkit.

 

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NewsJune 2008 Microsoft Patch Tuesday - The Details

Patch Tuesday for June has arrived, bringing a bevy of security fixes along with a very important update for AMD-based Windows XP systems having problems updating to SP3, so pry yourself away from the barbeque grill and find out what's being fixed - and why.

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NewsJune 2008 Patch Tuesday Preview

It's that time of month again, so here's a sneak preview of what Redmond will be patching come June 10th, as well as updates for Vista Media Center, Windows XP users with AMD processors, and others.

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NewsFebruary's Patch Tuesday Is the Giant Economy Size Model

After a quiet January, February's Patch Tuesday brings a dozen security updates. Find out what Windows versions and other programs are up for fixes - and why.

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NewsVista? Has fixes? Get out of town!

Two new, big bundles of updates are on the loose! Get them before patch day and be the envy of your peers!

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