All Security Alerts News - June 2007

Possible new Microsoft Office security flaw

Attackers can exploit a new buffer-overflow flaw in Microsoft Office to cause a denial of service or run malicious code on targeted machines via IE

Microsoft patches Windows Vista, IE 7

Microsoft fixed 15 flaws in a variety of products Tuesday, including Windows XP, Vista and Internet Explorer 7. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaws for remote code execution.

Apps testing could pressure security vendors

Companies should shoulder some of the responsibility for testing applications to put pressure on vendors to create more secure software, say panelists at Gartner conference

New hacking technique shields attackers

A new report issued by UK-based security vendor Finjan shows that attackers are using IP addresses to mask a malicious Web page and avoid detection.
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