Highly critical flaw found in MS Excel
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| In response to Secunia's discovery, Microsoft released a highly critical
| update for Excel to resolve a workspace memory corruption vulnerability in
| addition to other security issues identified during the course of the
| investigation.
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http://dofonline.co.uk/technology/technology-2007/highly-critical-flaw-found-in-ms-excel9283.html
ISP panicked by MS Patch Tuesday
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| ISP group 186K has blamed potential congestion on its network this week on
| bandwidth being swallowed by Microsoft's monthly security patch update.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/186k_microsoft_security_bandwidth/
Yahoo Messenger vulnerable, says McAfee
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| Security researchers at McAfee's Avert Labs have confirmed a new
| vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger.
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http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14036&Itemid=1054
Spinola signs up, Skype crashes
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| But can it be mere coincidence that the service was running perfectly until
| the man who considers any free software to be an evil communist plot joined
| up? We suspect not.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41736
And then there's the zombie spewage which knocks down servers.
Adobe: No threat from PDF spam
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| Adobe said it is working with spam-filter companies to help prevent PDF spam
| from "getting through to inboxes" by implementing the PDF IFilter.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6202909.html
Recent:
Buffer the Overflow Slayer v. the ActiveX Files
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| The vulnerability was discovered by Krystian Kloskowski and is rated "highly
| critical" in this posting on Secunia. It's also discussed here on the US-Cert
| website. Proof-of-concept code can be found on MilW0rm here.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/14/sdk_spreads_vuln_love/
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