StuffIt 6.5.x and Earlier Allows Buffer Overflow

A user writes in that Aladdin Systems has announced that StuffIt, versions 6.5.x and earlier for Mac OS and Mac OS X, "may contain a flaw that would cause expanding certain maliciously crafted .zip archives to execute unwanted instructions or code." Aladdin notes that no such "trojan horses" have been reported. StuffIt Expander 7.0 is, as with previous versions, free to download and use.

Comments

Re:tsarkon phirst poast fucking bitch

[bigfox]

Did you just pull this out of you ass?

Re:as I understand it

[MalleusEBHC]

There are still no known Mac OS X virii/trojans/worms last time I checked, but while this makes me very happy as an OS X user I'm not naive enough to believe this will be the case forever. Eventually a few will come our way just like on OS 9 and earlier OSes, but Windows will always get more because A) their security record is horrible and B) why write a virus for 5% of the market when you can hit 90% of the market?

Re:Wow! what in the wide world of sports? tsarkon

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, lets review your pathetic attempts at goating me. You spelled laughing, deepest, sympathy and suicide incorrectly. I would hate to be your child because I would grow up dumb as fence post and be subjected to child molestations in my formative years. I would grow up under your dark pedophilic reign and desire nothing more than to have you, my trusted father, stop raping me and my supple young butthole. I better stop being so graphic with the pedophilic homoerotica lest you be roused and have to cover that cute Apple keyboard with saran rap and blow a load to a gay black man site in the twink section while thinking of molesting me, your only son.

Re: Ermm...

[Trayal]

Will you please stop arguing on the side of the PC users? No really, I mean it. Seriously, who would want such a blathering, mindless, crude, rambling, idiotic, unevolved neanderthal on their side? Now shut your cheeks, hold your breath, and put youself out of our misery.

Re: Ermm... tsarkon you butt fucking camel lick.

[Trayal]

Hmm...looks like I broke your brain. Sorry about that dude.

Re:Only?

[galaxy300]

It certainly depends on the user and what they happen to have installed on their machine. I know plenty of people who hardly know what a .zip file is, let alone what other compression formats are available. If they're using XP then they've got ZIP built right into the system, so that's probably what they're using.

Re:If you were my son,

[MoneyT]

Now you've done it, he's going to stalk you arround slashdot like he stalks me.