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Apple Releases 10.3.5

Posted by timothy on from the no-you-first dept.

derphilipp writes "Apple just released 10.3.5 via software update. On the list of changes were - among others - new graphic card drivers, support for reading filesystems and a better samba support. Its size is 43 MB and its available via softwareupdate. Happy updating." Update: 08/09 22:46 GMT by T : EverLurking writes to note that Apple has also released the 5.3MB "'Security Update 2004-08-09' for OS 10.3.4 (along with OS Update 10.3.5) via software update that patches the security hole in the libpng libraries that could crash applications opening up malformed PNG images."

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  1. More detailed update list: by eviltypeguy · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think most people will find this update list a bit more informative than the story submitter gave:

    - Improved support for NTFS formatted volumes
    - Improved reliability for user logins and mounting of home directories in a networked environment
    - Updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
    - Improved Bluetooth compatibility for Apple Wireless Keyboard/Mouse and Bluetooth phones
    - Additional FireWire and USB device compatibility
    - Improved font management
    - Updated Mail and Image Capture applications
    - Improved compatibility for third party applications
    - Previous standalone security updates

    1. Re:More detailed update list: by sinclair44 · · Score: 5, Informative

      The URL given in Software Update is http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n25791 . For those that tried it earlier, the article actually exists now. :)

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  2. Technote on update by hawaiian717 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Apple has a technote out with the update:

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=257 91

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  3. Full update information.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    is on this page. Here's the part you care about:

    Enhancements

    These are some of the enhancements included with the Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update.

    Bluetooth enhancements

    Bluetooth FIle Exchange now works better with Bluetooth-capable Hewlett-Packard printers.

    Resolves an issue in which an application that's performing an asynchronous Bluetooth operation could quit unexpectedly, if the computer went to sleep before the data transfer was complete and the "Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer" preference setting was disabled.

    Addresses an issue in which Bluetooth File Exchange could unexpectedly quit if you tried to copy several files but one or more of them already existed at the target location.

    Networking, Internet enhancements

    If you had difficulties connecting to the Internet with a Comcast cable modem and your account uses DHCP configuration (as opposed to PPPoE), then this update can help you connect more easily. If it doesn't, contact Comcast for further assistance. (An example of this issue would be that your computer can't get an IP address when connected to the cable modem, and your Network preferences are set to configure via DHCP.)

    Improves the way Safari handles certain kinds of GIFs, including ones that could cause Safari to quit unexpectedly. Reintroduces shorter server pathnames; the overall limit remains 89 characters, but now only 24 characters (instead of 39 with Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.3.4) are reserved for the beginning of the pathname. More...

    Other enhancements

    Image Capture can now import MPEG-4 movies (.MP4) from compatible digital cameras.

    Resolves a potential data loss issue after renaming a Mail mailbox file.

    Addresses an issue for Mac OS X 10.3.4 in which Installer might unexpectedly quit when installing software that has a Japanese name.

    Corrects an issue in which analog speakers connected to a PowerBook or iBook during sleep sometimes didn't produce sound after waking the computer.

    Resolves an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.4 in which the internal microphones of some iBook (Dual USB) computers would not be available to applications or Sound preferences.

    Allows the "Attach" button of Eudora version 6.0 and 6.0.1 to work as expected.

    Improves support for NTFS-formatted volumes.

    Updates the libpng (Portable Network Graphics) component.

    Includes recent Security Updates.

  4. libPNG also updated by Hungus · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Interestingly not part of the 10.3.5 update, but separate, is the libPNG update described below

    libpng (Portable Network Graphics) Fixes CAN-2002-1363, CAN-2004-0421, CAN-2004-0597, CAN-2004-0598, CAN-2004-0599

    Impact: Malicious PNG images can cause application crashes and could execute arbitrary code

    Description: A number of buffer overflows, null pointer dereferences and integer overflows have been discovered in the reference library for reading and writing PNG images. These vulnerabilities have been corrected in libpng which is used by the CoreGraphics and AppKit frameworks in Mac OS X. After installing this update, applications that use the PNG image format via these frameworks will be protected against these flaws.
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  5. Re:Let's see... by meta-monkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ummm...there's a metric shit-ton of new features in SP2, and very few in 10.3.5.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm about to run Software Update right now, but let's be fair.

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  6. An automatic change by skahshah · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just installed it. Automatically changed my monitor's resolution from 1280 x 1024 to 1600 x 1200! I decided to trust it.

  7. Thank goodness by Tom7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... support for reading filesystems

    Thank goodness. I've been having a hell of a time with these write-only filesystems.