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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. Re:social engineering by spicyjeff · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, Alt is the same as Option on a Mac keyboard and F4 is also the 'lower volume' key. So Option+LowerVolume (Alt+F4) opens the sound control panel. Same for Option+F3 or F5 and then F1 and F2 for brightness opens the display control panel.