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Mac OS X Struck By Severe Security Hole
An anonymous reader writes "Macworld is reporting about a new security hole in Mac OS X that can be exploited to compromise a system if the user simply visits a web site with Safari. Currently, no vendor patch is available. Secunia has a demonstration of the vulnerability and suggestions for temporary workarounds."
...I don't see any Apple fanboys round here today. Come on, guys - the reality distortion field is still working, you must be able to think of some spin to put on this that makes Apple come out sounding good.
Those bastards at Microsoft! When are they going to learn not to release code that's... What? It's not Microsoft? That doesn't even make sense! I thought Apple was immune from any security vulnerabilities, because they were error-proof.
Seriously, I'm not a Microsoft fanboy. As the admin for small Microsoft network, I spend hours a day cursing them. However, I'm glad that it's finally been shown that ALL OSes have problems. Windows is definitely a victim of it's own success, because there aren't a whole lot of people out there that want to spend hours and hours discovering a way to compromise BeOS and OS/2. I think Apple has done a superb job in the last year or two really setting themselves up for a major comeback, and kudos to them. My next PC will probably be an Apple.
The dark side, however, is that we're going to see more and more exploits/holes/worms for the Apple OS in the future as they gain market share. The scariest part is that there's probably more low hanging fruit in the way of exploits. Love it or hate it, Windows is pretty battle-hardened at this point.
-Arthur
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules
I'd say they're quite a bit dumber than Windows users, much more smug about their supposed "intelligence" (like irony?), and they have horrible taste. Oh, and they're sheep that will spend tons of money for the latest crap Steve Jobs pinched out of his ass.