The Siemens SIMATIC Security Update for protecting WinCC systems against Stuxnet infections doesn’t close the actual hole – and can easily be bypassed by attackers
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The GNOME development team have issued the first development version of GNOME 3.0, the next major release of the popular open source desktop for GNU / Linux and Unix
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Version 0.9 of Jetpack SDK the new framework for browser extensions does not include any new APIs but, in an attempt to improve response and stability, does have a new infrastructure that allows add-ons to be executed in a separate process
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The Pidgin development team has released version 2.7.4 of its open source instant messenger application, a maintenance and security update that addresses a denial of service vulnerability in the libpurple library
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The permanent evercookie presented around four weeks ago is apparently easier to kill than previously thought. Various instructions and scripts are now available to help users get rid of the cookie
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Mozilla has released a first beta for version 2.1 of its SeaMonkey "all-in-one internet application suite", adding a new "Paste and Go" option and various JavaScript performance improvements using the new JägerMonkey engine
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Alfresco is in the process of removing LGPL components from its open source enterprise content management system and Hibernate is the first library to be completely removed
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A flaw in the implementation of the Reliable Datagram Sockets protocol in the Linux kernel can be exploited to gain root rights. The vulnerability has already been remedied in the Git repository for developers
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Mozilla has released a prototype of an "open web app ecosystem" designed to support the needs of Web developers in their efforts to develop web sites and apps that aren’t bound to a specific browser or device
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Mozilla has released updates for the Firefox web browser and for the Thunderbird news and email client, closing a number of critical security vulnerabilities in its open source products
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