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Mac OS Auto-Execution Vulnerability

Posted by pudge on from the mac-os-is-like-so-insecure-and-stuff dept.

iGawyn writes "As reported in this BugTraq post, Mac OS and Mac OS X (via Classic) are both subject to an auto-execution vulnerability. In short, the poster says that various web browsers can automatically download a disk image containing malicious code and run it without ever telling the user. vm_converter made a test page to demonstrate the vulnerability." Yes, this is a nice variation on a theme. The lesson is: don't ever have "CD-ROM AutoPlay" turned on in your QuickTime preferences.

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  1. the real lesson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The real lesson here is that people should be useing a real OS (with two buttons) that's stable, easiy to use, and hardly ever gets viri. Like, oh say, Windows XP.

    The previous was a test, all who passed have really failed