Two researchers in Sweden have found multiple flaws in the TCP stack that could lead to massive denial-of-service attacks if exploited. At present there is no workaround and there are no patches available.
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McAfee, without realising it, has fixed a serious flaw in its popular product for managing security software, the security vendor said on Friday.
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