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Security Updates, Notices for Mac OS X

Posted by pudge on from the happy-update-monday dept.

Myrrh writes "eEye reports they discovered a heap overflow in QuickTime 6.5, which 'allows a remote attacker to reliably overwrite heap memory with user-controlled data and execute arbitrary code.' Now's a swell time to visit Apple and download the updates for both programs." Also, Apple today released Security Update 2004-05-03, which includes updates for AFP Server, CoreFoundation, and IPSec, and is, like the QuickTime 6.5.1 update, available via Software Update.

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  1. Re:Anyone else have this problem with QT for Win? by Dahan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Some people think it's l33t to be running a warezed copy of a server OS as their desktop system. Why does a server need a dual-head setup? My server doesn't even have a monitor...