Apple fixes flaws in open source Darwin server

Virus and Bug Patch Alert This newsletter is sponsored by EMC Get Your Infrastructure Under Control Accurately manage change impact and enrich your configuration management database. EMC Smarts ADM software discovers and creates a real-time, interactive model of a business' overall application environment. Discover the steps required to automate the management of IT environments to effectively respond to changing business demands. Click here to download this whitepaper today! Network World's Virus and Bug Patch Alert Newsletter, 05/14/07 Apple fixes flaws in open source Darwin server By Jason Meserve Today's bug patches and security alerts: Apple fixes flaws in open source Darwin server Apple yesterday updated Darwin Streaming Server, an open source version of the company's QuickTime for-pay streaming server software, to patch a pair of critical vulnerabilities. Computerworld, 05/11/07. Network World Security Buyer's Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyer's Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyer's Guide now. Apple Advisory iDefense advisory ********** Cisco says FTP feature in IOS is a hacker backdoor Cisco says a flaw in the FTP server utility in its IOS router/switch software could be used as a backdoor by attackers. Network World, 05/11/07. ********** Two updates from Gentoo: PostgreSQL (privilege escalation) ImageMagick (buffer overflows, code execution) ********** Three patches from Mandriva PHP4 (multiple flaws) PHP (multiple flaws) vim (code execution) ********** Today's malware news: Hackers hijack Windows Update's downloader Hackers are using Windows Updates' file transfer component to sneak malicious code downloads past firewalls, Symantec researchers said Thursday. Computerworld, 05/10/07. ********** From the interesting reading department: Security: Thumb sucking, slurping, snarfing -- Excuse me? Remember when thumb sucking was considered an innocent activity, except that if you did it as a young child you might need braces as a teen? Today you’d need a lot more than a mouthful of metal to protect from thumb sucking. Network World, 05/11/07. Tool may foil Office 2003 hacks with '07 security Microsoft will release an enterprise tool that offers some of the security features in the new Office 2007 suite to protect users still running the older Office 2003 applications, a company researcher said Tuesday. Computerworld, 05/09/07. Reflex Security teams up with Insightix for better IPS Reflex Security has upgraded its intrusion-prevention technology with real-time network status information to give enterprise IT staff better insight into devices involved in possible attacks. Network World, 05/10/07.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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