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Critical Reception: Nintendo's Wii Fit

Critical Reception: Nintendo's Wii Fit This week's edition of the regular Critical Reception column examines online reaction to Nintendo's peripheral-bundled fitness title Wii Fit, which critics claim is "absolutely worth giving it a try if you have a Wii, $90, and some extra pounds to lose."

[RHSA-2008:0267-01] Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update

Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0267-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Issue date: 2008-05-19 CVE Names: CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1188 CVE-2008-1189 CVE-2008-1190 CVE-2008-1191 CVE-2008-1192 CVE-2008-1193 CVE-2008-1194 CVE-2008-1195 CVE-2008-1196 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Adacore AdaCore announces "Project Coverage" The first Open Source code coverage project for DO-178B and safety-critical systems...Paris and New York, June 5, 2008 - AdaCore, together with Open Wide, ENST, and LIP6, and with financial support from Fr

Paris and New York, June 5, 2008 - AdaCore, together with Open Wide, ENST, and LIP6, and with financial support from French public funds, today announced the initiation of Project Coverage. The first Open Source project of its kind, Project Coverage will produce a Free Software coverage analysis toolset together with artifacts that allow the tools to be used by developers of safety-critical and mission-critical projects, including systems that need to be certified under safety standards such as DO-178B.

Latest Security Patch for Vist

This new patch repairs 19 flaws discovered in Vista, and 15 of those are classified as critical. A critical vulnerability is classified as such because it could allow remote code to be executed, if it were to be exploited. These 15 critical vulnerabilities cover nearly all of the most used software in Windows – Excel, Word, Internet Explorer, and others.

Anti-Evolution "Academic Freedom" Bill Passed In Louisiana

Ars Technica is running a story about recently enacted legislation in Louisiana which will allow school board officials to "approve supplemental classroom materials specifically for the critique of scientific theories" such as evolution and global warming. The full text of the Act (PDF) is also available. Quoting: "The text of the [Louisiana Science Education Act] suggests that it's intended to foster critical thinking, calling on the state Board of Education to 'assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories.' Unfortunately, it's remarkably selective in its suggestion of topics that need critical thinking, as it cites scientific

Critical vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services patched

Microsoft Security issued a patch today for a critical vulnerability affecting all supported editions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2003, and the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The hole is in Microsoft XML Core Services and could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a malicious Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Critical Bugs Found In Firefox 3.0 RC1

Mozilla has identified 10 high-priority bugs in Firefox 3.0 RC1, three of which are called “critical.” They will make a “go/no go” decision next week on whether to release to beta or issue Release Candidate 2 and in the meantime, testing has begun on these bugs.

Critical Flaws Open Up Firefox 2.0x To Attack

Secunia researchers detected numerous security vulnerabilities in the Mozilla Firefox 2.0x Web browser, many of which enable malicious attackers to hack into vulnerable systems and either shut down or take complete control of a user's computer. Researchers at Secunia, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based security company specializing in vulnerability assessment and management, issued a security advisory Wednesday, warning users of multiple errors they deemed "highly critical."

BlackBerry server faced with critical zero-day

A critical zero-day flaw in BlackBerry Enterprise Server could be exploited by attackers to gain access to sensitive data, according to an advisory issued by the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT).

Ten critical bugs could hold up Firefox 3

Mozilla is considering a second Release Candidate of Firefox 3 after the discovery of 10 critical bugs in the new browser.

Next year critical for Sun's 'Project Copy Linux'

The next year will be a critical time for OpenSolaris, according to Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian brought in by Sun Microsystems last year to lead its OS operation.

Digital Defense Releases Critical Vulnerability Check for the OpenSSL Implementation on Debian and Ubuntu Linux Distributions

TMCNet: Digital Defense Releases Critical Vulnerability Check for the OpenSSL Implementation on Debian and Ubuntu Linux Distributions

Mobile web reaches critical mass

The mobile web has reached a "critical mass" of users this year, according to a report by analysts Nielsen Mobile.

Chapter 11: Mission-Critical Smartphone Applications Analysis

Click Here!When asked which mission-critical smartphone applications survey respondents currently are using, e-mail (no surprise) topped the list at a nearly 3:1 ratio over document viewing, which was followed by...

Hackers hijack critical Internet organizations

Turkish hackers Thursday defaced the official sites of the international organizations that oversee the Internet's critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names, researchers said Friday.

Hackers hijack critical internet organisations

Turkish hackers Friday defaced the official sites of the international organisations that oversee the internet's critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names, researchers said Saturday.

Hackers hijack critical Internet organizations

Turkish hackers Thursday defaced the official sites of the international organizations that oversee the Internet's critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names, researchers said Friday.

Researchers Witness Assembly of Molecules Critical to Protein Function

Iron-sulfur clusters are critical to life on earth. They are necessary for protein function in cellular processes, such as respiration in humans and other organisms and photosynthesis by plants. A Virginia Tech research group has isolated proteins responsible for the iron-sulfur cluster assembly process and witnessed the necessary protein interactions in vivo--within a cell. Full story

Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings three critical fixes

Microsoft has released three critical patches and one update with a "moderate" rating as part of its monthly "Patch Tuesday" cycle.

Digital Defense Rolls Out Critical Vulnerability Check for the OpenSSL Implementation on Debian and Ubuntu Linux Distributions

TMCNet: Digital Defense Rolls Out Critical Vulnerability Check for the OpenSSL Implementation on Debian and Ubuntu Linux Distributions

[RHSA-2008:0569-01] Critical: firefox security update

Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Â Â Â Â Â Critical: firefox security update Advisory ID: Â Â Â RHSA-2008:0569-01 Product: Â Â Â Â Â Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: Â Â Â https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.html Issue date: Â Â Â Â 2008-07-02 CVE Names: Â Â Â Â CVE-2008-2798 CVE-2008-2799 CVE-2008-2800 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CVE-2008-2801 CVE-2008-2802 CVE-2008-2803 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CVE-2008-2805 CVE-2008-2807 CVE-2008-2808 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CVE-2008-2809 CVE-2008-2810 CVE-2008-2811 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patched

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Critical Vulnerability, XSS, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, MFSA, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Security hole exposes critical utilities to Internet attack

Attackers could gain control of water treatment plants, natural gas pipelines and other critical utilities because of a vulnerability in the software that runs some of those facilities, security researchers reported today.

Samba Hit By 'Highly Critical' Vulnerability

sawky puck writes "Researchers at Secunia have flagged a 'highly critical' vulnerability in Samba, the widely deployed open-source software for networked file sharing and printing. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious server (e.g. by clicking an 'smb://' link) or by sending specially crafted packets to an 'nmbd' server configured as a local or domain master browser. This issue affects both Samba client and server installations."

Ounce Labs Advanced Research Team Identifies Critical Security Issues in Popular Open Source Spring Framework

Ounce Labs Advanced Research Team Identifies Critical Security Issues in Popular Open Source Spring Framework

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