security update

High-impact DoS flaw patched in Node.js, update as soon as possible

December 4, 2015

The Node.js Foundation has pushed out a patch for its eponymous open source, cross-platform runtime environment for developing server-side web applications. The fix plugs two …

Cyber crooks actively hijacking servers with unpatched vBulletin installations

November 17, 2015

Administrators of vBulletin installations would do well to install the latest vBulletin Connect updates as soon as possible, as cyber crooks are actively searching for servers …

Security update kills several critical bugs in Android Marshmallow

November 3, 2015

Google’s November Android security update carries fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including two remote code execution flaws that are rated “critical” …

Xen Project plugs critical host hijacking flaw, patch ASAP

October 30, 2015

The latest security update (XSA-145 through 153) for the popular Xen virtualization software fixes nine issues. Eight of them can lead to Denial of Service, but the ninth is …

Apple pushes out critical security updates for OS X, iOS, watchOS, and other products

October 22, 2015

Apple has released security updates to fix critical vulnerabilities in the following Apple products: OS X El Capitan, Mavericks and Yosemite, OS X Server, Safari, watchOS, …

Oracle releases 154 fixes, plugs click-to-play bypass Java flaw used in attacks

October 21, 2015

Oracle has released its quarterly patch update that contains 154 security fixes for its various products.What will interest end users the most are the fixes released for Java, …

Emergency Flash update plugs zero-day exploited in the wild

October 19, 2015

Adobe released a Flash Player update to fix the zero-day vulnerability that has been spotted being exploited by Pawn Storm hackers.The latest version of Flash Player for …

Microsoft fixes critical flaws in all versions of Windows and Office

October 14, 2015

This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 33 vulnerabilities. Nearly half of those are found in Internet Explorer, and most of them are critical as they …

Thousands of Zhone SOHO routers can be easily hijacked

October 12, 2015

Two days before he is scheduled to give a talk about discovering and exploiting 0-day vulnerabilities in SOHO routers’ firmware, security researcher Lyon Yang has …

Google patches Stagefright 2.0 on Nexus devices

October 6, 2015

Google has released its monthly security update for Nexus devices. Among the issues this update fixes are the two vulnerabilities in the stagefright and utils Android …

Apple releases OS X El Capitan, patches passcode loophole in iOS

October 1, 2015

Yesterday Apple released OS X 10.11 El Capitan to end users. With it, the company concentrated more on performance and security instead on new features.Among the security …

Firefox 41 includes critical security updates

September 23, 2015

Mozilla released Firefox 41.. This latest version comes with includes four critical, five high, nine moderate and one minor security update.Fixed in Firefox 41: 2015-114 …