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Remote iChat Exploit Patched

Posted by pudge on from the gotta-restart-now-brb dept.

99BottlesOfBeerInMyF writes "Apple has released a security update to patch a hole in iChat. Apparently, correctly crafted links sent via iChat can execute programs if the path is known. If this allows for command line attributes to be included, it could be a pretty big hole; although it would still require some social engineering. The Apple description is here."

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  1. All I want to know is... by Enucite · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why did I have to reboot after patching iChat?

    1. Re:All I want to know is... by timothv · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Why can't the installer do that for them?