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05 December 2008

heise online news 05/12/2008


heise online news 05/12/2008
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Update for SquirrelMail resolves cross-site scripting vulnerability

Using maliciously crafted HTML code in emails, it was possible to trick the HTML filter into executing JavaScript in the user's browser when opening an email

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Firefox add-on displays Word 2007 documents

In addition to a plug-in for Firefox, the Microsoft-initiated open source project has released a new version of the OpenDocument converter for Office 2003, XP and 2007. The converter was first released at the beginning of 2007

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IBM offers Microsoft-free desktops via Linux-on-Linux virtualisation

IBM has announced the immediate availability of a Microsoft-free virtual desktop. The software runs on a back-office server that can handle several dozen clients

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Security services provider FrSIRT reborn as VUPEN Security

The company feels its new name reflects its business better than the previous one. VUPEN plans to concentrate on the new "exploits & PoCs service", selling exploits and proofs of concept to manufacturers

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ClamAV 0.94.2 resolves buffer overflow when scanning JPGs

A recursive buffer overflow could occur when checking malformed jpegs with embedded thumbnails, effectively crashing the program

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Laser printer dust isn't from the toner

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft confirms previous suppositions on the composition of nano-particles from laser printers

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Security update for VMware

A malicious request sent from the guest operating system to the virtual hardware can cause the virtual hardware to write to physical memory

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Wikipedia to simplify contribution process

A large donation is to be used to simplify contributing to the free Wikipedia internet encyclopedia. The Stanton Foundation has donated a total of $890,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation to reduce access hurdles

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Service Pack for Novell Open Enterprise Server

SP1 incorporates improved integration with Windows and a new upgrade tool, aimed at making it easier to move to OES from Netware

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Python 3.0 (final) arrives

Python 3.0 (final) has been released moving the white space sensitive language into a new phase

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Version 1.6 of the Apache Velocity Java Templating Engine is released

Apache Velocity version 1.6 is now available. This new version of the Java templating engine is compatible with earlier versions and is suitable for developing dynamic web sites

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