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So far, the biggest story has been the discovery of a buffer-overflow vulnerability that can affect Windows and Macintosh machines running QuickTime 7.1.3.
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
PC World 2010
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Topping the vulnerabilities list are XSS (cross-site scripting), SQL injection, and buffer-overflow bugs.
The Register Team Register 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
ARN News 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
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Topping the vulnerabilities list are XSS (cross-site scripting), SQL injection, and buffer-overflow bugs.
The Register Team Register 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
PC Advisor News 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
PC World 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
Computerworld 2010
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The bug is particularly nasty because it's due to a design flaw in Java, rather than the type of programming error that would lead to a more common buffer-overflow attack.
PC World 2010
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