By editing the header of a Flash file, an attacker can cause the file to execute commands and compromise the computer system. A flaw found in Macromedia's animation software leaves web surfers vulnerable to attack when they visit an internet site...
Moreover, mail servers - also called mail transport agents (MTAs) - that aren't vulnerable will still forward the flaw-exploiting email message onto its destination. A critical vulnerability in Sendmail, the internet's most popular mail-server...
Moreover, the functional nature of the posted code - the script returns a terminal prompt with which an attacker could issue commands to the compromised host - was overkill, he said. The code, released less than a day after the Sendmail flaw's...
While unrelated, the weak spots could allow an intruder to execute damaging arbitrary code on a victim's computer. The vulnerable software uses an older data-compression library within the RealPix component of the player, leaving the system...
As part of its Adaptive Enterprise initiative, Hewlett-Packard has built ties between its OpenView systems management package and its virtualisation and grid software. IBM earlier this year created a software bundle to use its Tivoli Orchestrator...
An intruder could take advantage of the JView Profiler flaw by crafting a malicious web page and persuading a user to visit the site, Microsoft said. The Word flaw could allow an attacker to take control of a vulnerable PC, the software maker said.
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