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Apple Releases Security Update 2003-03-24

Posted by pudge on from the lolly-lolly-lolly-get-your-security-related-update-here dept.

skeeter17 writes "Apple updates security again. According the description: 'Security Update 2002-03-24 addresses a Samba vulnerability which could allow unauthorized remote access to the host system. .... OpenSSL is also updated to address an issue in which RSA private keys can be compromised when communicating over LANs, Internet2/Abilene, and interprocess communication on local machine. ... It is recommended that all users install this Security Update.' Well! There you have it folks!" It is available via Software Update.

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  1. They're doin' better than Microsoft by nycroft · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Since OS X 10.2.4 came out, I think this is only the second security update. However, for XP there have been countless updates. The Service Pack One update from a few months back was 120MB! They must've had quite a bit of holes to need a upgrade that big.

    It seems that almost every week, my IT deartment is running around trying to install security updates on our computers. It's a good thing I only use my PC for e-mail (not for long, since MS Exchange will soon work with Entourage). I use my Mac for real work.

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  2. Not even Apple's updates by daveschroeder · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And let's not forget that these security updates are due to exploits and holes in the software of the OSS community at large (sendmail, samba, openssl, openssh), not due to Apple's own bungling or inattention to security.

    1. Re:Not even Apple's updates by nycroft · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Absolutely! I forgot, sorry.

      Let's face it: If you compare Apple's software AND hardware innovation to any other company, they stand up extremely well. Apple is a company that is doing both at the same time. Any other company would have folded by now (they were getting pretty close in the late '90s), but they seem to be able to keep setting trends and making money to boot. I'd like to see MS try and pull that off. They seem to be going backwards compared to Apple.

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      Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time is enemy action.
  3. Yes, I agree...MS is trash by djupedal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This patch is for SAMBA...which is a Windows file sharing protocal. Go figure.

    I know the parent is a troll. Last one I feed today, I promise.