Category Archives: windows Vulnerability

Google 0-Day Hunters Find ‘Crazy Bad’ Windows RCE Flaw

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Update (Monday, May 08, 2017): Microsoft has released an emergency security update to patch below-reported crazy bad remote code execution vulnerability in its Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE) that affects Windows 7, 8.1, RT and 10 computers, as well as Windows Server 2016 operating systems.

Google Project Zero’s security researchers have discovered another critical remote code

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Microsoft Finally Releases Security Patches For Publicly-Disclosed Critical Flaws

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After last month’s postponement, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is back with a massive release of fixes that includes patches for security vulnerabilities in Windows and associated software disclosed and exploited since January’s patch release.

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Microsoft releases update for Flash Player, but leaves two disclosed Flaws Unpatched

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Microsoft on Tuesday released security update (KB 4010250) to patch flaws in Adobe Flash Player for its customers using Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1 and later, as well as Edge for Windows 10, but two already disclosed flaws remain unpatched.

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Google Discloses Windows Vulnerability That Microsoft Fails To Patch, Again!

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Microsoft is once again facing embarrassment for not patching a vulnerability on time.

Yes, Google’s Project Zero team has once again publicly disclosed a vulnerability (with POC exploit) affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems ranging from Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to the latest Windows 10 that had yet to be patched.

A few months back, the search engine giant disclosed a critical

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Microsoft Waits for Patch Tuesday to Fix SMB Zero Day

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Microsoft said a Windows SMB zero day, which has a public proof-of-concept exploit available, is low risk and won’t be patched until an upcoming Patch Tuesday. Continue reading Microsoft Waits for Patch Tuesday to Fix SMB Zero Day→

Badlock — Unpatched Windows-Samba Vulnerability Affects All Versions of Windows

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Security researchers have discovered a nasty security vulnerability that is said to affect almost every version of Windows and Samba and will be patched on April 12, 2016, the Samba development team announced Tuesday.

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