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Apple Makes Mac OS X Updates Available
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-08-02
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Apple released a 26 security updates for its Mac OS X operating system, specifically 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 client and server Macs.
Unfortunately, Apple's updates didn't include a remedy for the newly discovered MacBook vulnerability. TechWeb reports:
Although Apple doesn't rank its fixes as does Microsoft, 17 of the flaws could allow an attacker to execute code remotely, a condition generally marked as "critical" by other operating system vendors.
According to the bulletin that accompanied the 2006-004 update, seven of the bugs hit the "ImageIO" module, four affected AFP Server, two impacted the "dyld" and "gunzip" components, and the remainder were spread among Mac OS X parts that ranged from "fetchmail" to "telnet." A non-vulnerability update to Bluetooth which increased the auto-generated passkey of the setup assistant from six to eight characters was also included.
Apple says that the updates also fix problems with WebKit. Fixes for OS X were last released in May. The new updates can be downloaded from Apple's site.
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