A new report identifies a security flaw in Windows and Sun operating systems that could open the door to intruders. A new report identifies a security flaw in Windows and Sun operating systems that could open the door to intruders. L0pht Heavy Industries say users of broadband modems are vulnerable to the flaw, which allows malicious hackers to listen in on your computer's conversation across the Internet. The hacker-cum-security experts say the flaw affects Windows 95, 98 and 2000 as well as the SunOS and Solaris 2.6 running a network service known as the ICMP router discovery protocol, or IRDP, that determines the route computers use to connect to the Internet. While the report says the malicious programmer needs to be inside the network to exploit the flaw, for cable modem users, that could be anyone on the local loop - a neighbor or someone on the next block....

Dell reports notebook memory flaw. dell reports notebook memory flaw. Company officials say flawed RAM modules can cause data to be corrupted or lost, causing a hung system or "blue screen" when users try to wake the notebook from suspend mode....

Quake III security flaw discovered. quake iii security flaw discovered. Game developer Id Software announced that a security flaw in Quake III Arena could leave players' computers open to attack. Game developer Id Software announced that a security flaw in Quake III Arena could leave players' computers open to attack. Discovered last week, the flaw could allow an attacker running a Quake III server to read and write to any player's computer connecting to that server. The company repaired the flaw in its latest patch release, Version 1.17, which is incompatible with earlier, insecure versions of the game....

New flaw discovered in MS Hotmail. new flaw discovered in ms hotmail. A newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Hotmail service could reportedly allow a hacker to tap into a user's account and read his or her e-mail. A newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Hotmail service could reportedly allow a hacker to tap into a user's account and read his or her e-mail....

PGP security flaw found. pgp security flaw found. The attack is difficult to perform and Network Associates, peeved that the researchers did not inform them before published the flaw, says it will have a fix tomorrow....

DNS code flaw fixed. dns code flaw fixed. By announcing the flaw, they have made it known to programmers who are capable of quickly exploiting the weakness so ISC is "recommending" that users upgrade....

A Czech security firm has uncovered a PGP flaw that could permit the forgery of a user's digital signature....

Cisco Catalyst switches, series 4000, 5000 and 6000 and also 2948G and 2900 models, running CatOS are affected by the flaw, which Cisco warns has already been exploited. The networking giant is offering free software upgrades to affected by the flaw and published a schedule for the availability of fixed releases, which shows fixes will be available by February 4. The Catalysts switch vulnerability is related to a flaw involving systems running versions of telnet derived from BSD source , which was discovered in July last year....

Flaw Found in Ethernet Device Drivers. flaw found in ethernet device drivers....

Microsoft Patches Two IE Flaws. microsoft patches two ie flaws. The two flaws are somewhat related in that they both involve problems with IE's cross-domain security model. The other flaw allows IE's showHelp() function to execute without the correct security checks....