Denial-of-Service

Microsoft's April patch batch to address 64 flaws

April 07, 2011

Microsoft's planned security update for next week likely will include a fix for a vulnerability that is being actively exploited.
 

Cisco releases 12 bug fixes

September 22, 2010

As part of its twice yearly cycle of advisories, Cisco on Wednesday issued six advisories covering various components of its switches and routers. The fixes include vulnerabilities in Cisco voice products, as well as denial-of-service holes in Cisco IOS and IOS XE software, which can be exploited remotely without authentication and without end-user interaction. Cisco said that an attacker could possibly leverage some of these vulnerabilities to crash its router. The company's next update is scheduled for March 23. - GM
 

Saskatchewan teenager nabbed for botnet

September 07, 2010

A 19-year-old Saskatchewan resident was charged with launching a cyberattack on a business based in New York City.
 

Two severe bugs silently fixed in recent Microsoft update

May 06, 2010

A recent Microsoft security patch silently fixed two severe vulnerabilities that were not disclosed, leading to criticism that the software giant downplayed the severity of the patch.
 

Malta researchers find Windows bug that crashes PCs

February 24, 2010

Researchers at a software company in Malta say they have discovered a decade-old Windows vulnerability that can cause a system to instantly crash and display the so-called blue screen of death.
 

Microsoft patch batch includes fix for zero-day IE flaw

December 08, 2009

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered six patches as part of its monthly security update, but only one -- addressing five flaws in Internet Explorer -- requires immediate deployment, experts said.
 

RIM patches BlackBerry Enterprise Server

December 01, 2009

The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
 

SMB flaw confirmed

November 16, 2009

Microsoft has confirmed the presence of a vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, according to an advisory released Friday. The company said successful exploitation of the flaw, which affects Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2, can lead to a denial-of-service that results in a system crash -- but not the injection of malicious code. Exploit code has been published, but Microsoft is not aware of any active attacks underway. —DK
 

Microsoft looking into new SMB vulnerability report

November 13, 2009

Microsoft is investigating a researcher's claim that the software giant's newest operating system contains a vulnerability that could be exploited to crash systems.
 

Mac OS X 10.5.8 update fixes 18 flaws

August 06, 2009

The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial-of-service.
 
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