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Google Chrome 57 Released with WebAssembly Support, 36 Security Fixes

Version 57 of the Google Chrome for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, Mac, and Windows is available for download, or update, using the browser's built-in update feature.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 10, 2017
- 04:16 AM
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Oracle Delivers a Whopping 270 Fixes in 2017's First Critical Patch Update

Today, Oracle released their January 2017 Critical Patch Update, or CPU, that resolves a massive 270 vulnerabilities across all of their products. Of these 270 vulnerabilities, over 100 are remotely exploitable without authentication.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 18, 2017
- 09:46 PM
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Apple Releases Critical Security Updates for GarageBand and Logic Pro X

Today Apple released the GarageBand 10.1.5.1 and Logic Pro X 10.3 updates to fix a critical vulnerability in both program that could lead to remote code execution.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 18, 2017
- 08:00 PM
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Adobe Updates Adobe Flash, Acrobat, and Reader to Fix 42 Vulnerabilities

Adobe has released updates for Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Flash that resolve a total of 42 security vulnerabilities. As many of these vulnerabilities are rated as Critical, it is strongly advised that anyone using these products immediately update them to the latest version.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 10, 2017
- 08:30 PM
- 1
Firefox to Expand Sandbox Security Feature

Mozilla announced plans to expand the Firefox sandbox security features with the introduction of a second sandboxing system for working with the browser's new multi-process e10s (Electrolysis) feature.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 22, 2016
- 06:51 AM
- 2
Microsoft's December 2016 Patch Tuesday comes with 12 Security Updates

Today is the December 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have twelve security updates being released by Microsoft. Of these twelve updates, six of them are rated as Critical as they allow remote code execution on the affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 13, 2016
- 06:04 PM
- 0
Apple releases New Features & Security Updates in iOS 10.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.11

Today Apple released iOS 10.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.11 updates, which include a total of 15 security fixes as well as new features such as the new TV app anew emojis.. Of the 15 security updates, 4 of them resolve code execution vulnerabilities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 12, 2016
- 09:46 PM
- 0
Google Chrome 55.0.2883.75 fixes 36 Security Updates with 70K in Bounties

Version 55.0.2883.75 of Google Chrome was released today, which fixes 26 reported vulnerabilities and others discovered internally by Google. Unfortunately, at this time the severity of these vulnerabilities are not known, but based on the bounty rewards, at least 5 of them could be remote execution or XSS vulnerabilities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 01, 2016
- 09:28 PM
- 0
WordPress Update Process Puts a Quarter of All Sites on the Internet at Risk

Scott Arciszewski, Chief Development Officer at Paragon Initiative Enterprises, is warning about a series of security issues that affect the update mechanism used by the WordPress CMS.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 22, 2016
- 07:12 AM
- 0
Google Chrome 54.0.2840.99 update fixes 3 Reported Vulnerabilities

Version 54.0.2840.99 of Google Chrome was released yesterday that fixes for 4 reported vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, at this time the severity of these vulnerabilities is unknown, but based on the bounty reward it is possible that at least 2 of them could possibly lead to remote code execution.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 10, 2016
- 11:49 AM
- 1
Adobe releases Emergency Flash Update to resolve Critical Vulnerability

Adobe has released an emergency update for Adobe Flash Player that resolves a critical vulnerability that is actively being abused to execute commands on vulnerable computers. According to Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-36, Adobe has become aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2016-7855 is actively being used in targeted attacks
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 26, 2016
- 06:08 PM
- 5
Apple releases Security Updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS

Yesterday Apple released updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS to fix a variety of security holes as well as to introduce new features. With these releases, Apple fixed 26 vulnerabilities, with over 10 allow code execution. Code execution is the most critical of security vulnerabilities as it would allow an attacker to ex
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 25, 2016
- 07:53 PM
- 2
Oracle's October Critical Patch Update fixes 253 Vulnerabilities

Today, Oracle released their October Critical Patch Update, or CPU, that resolves 253 vulnerabilities across all of their products. All of these vulnerabilities are rated as critical as they allow remote code execution in some form. As remote code execution allows attackers to remotely execute commands on an affected computer,
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 19, 2016
- 02:58 PM
- 0
Google Chrome 53.0.2785.143 m fixes Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Version 53.0.2785.143 m of Google Chrome was released today that fixes for 2 remote code execution vulnerabilities that were submitted to Pwnium. Remote code execution vulnerabilities are considered critical as it could allow attackers and malicious web sites to remotely execute any command they wish on an affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 30, 2016
- 01:51 PM
- 3
Adobe releases updates that resolve 35 Security Vulnerabilities

Yesterday, Adobe released updates for Adobe Flash, Adobe Digital Editions, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler. When you combine the vulnerabilities patched for the three products, there are 35 exploits fixed, with many of them allowing code execution.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 14, 2016
- 11:22 AM
- 0
September 2016 Patch Tuesday includes 14 Security Updates

Today is the September 2016 Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we have fourteen security updates being released by Microsoft. Of these fourteen updates, seven of them are rated as Critical as they allow remote code execution on the affected computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 13, 2016
- 06:21 PM
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