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Apple Patch Released, But Is It Enough?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the conflicting-viewpoints dept.

entenman writes "Apple Computer's security update train rumbled into the station with fixes for a whopping 43 Mac OS X and QuickTime vulnerabilities. The Security Update patches 31 flaws in the Mac OS X, most of them serious enough to cause 'arbitrary code execution attacks.'" Unfortunately, InfoWorldMike writes "InfoWorld.com reports that Independent researcher Tom Ferris said there were still holes in Safari, QuickTime, and iTunes that he reported to Apple but were not patched in the latest release on Thursday. Ferris told InfoWorld he is considering releasing the details of the unpatched holes on May 14 on his Web site. He also says he has found new holes in OS X affecting TIFF format files and BOMArchiver, an application used to compress files. He did not provide details about the flaws or proof of their existence."

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  1. Relativity by ImaNihilist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing I use Microsoft® Windows XP so I don't have to worry about things like this.

  2. Re:Since I hate smug Mac users, let me be the firs by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Since I hate smug Mac users, let me be the first. . .to say hahahaha hahahaha ha ha ha ha ha hahaha hah ha hahahahahahaha HA!!"

    Yeah, us Mac users and our potential vulnerabilities. All the potential data I haven't lost has really cost me.

    And smug people suck, no matter what computer they choose.

  3. Talk about timing... by UOZaphod · · Score: 4, Funny

    I enjoyed today's (semi-relevant) Ctrl+Alt+Del comic

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    "The unicode stuff in the latest version is working fabulously well. My russian mafia friends are ecstatic."
  4. Re:Stupidity by ImaNihilist · · Score: 5, Funny

    And building your own PC teaches you absolutely nothing about discovering vulnerabilities. Sure it does. It teaches you that all systems, regardless of CPU and OS, are vunerable to static electricity. Thus, the best "hacks" are to break into someones house with a ballon, find their PC, open it, rub the ballon on their head, and then start touching the motherboard.

  5. Re:What purpose? by flobberchops · · Score: 4, Funny

    Banner Advertising: 10,000 impressions = $75 20,000 impressions = $135 30,000 impressions = $180 Slashdotting = Priceless

  6. Re:Quicktime? by ATPTourFan · · Score: 3, Funny

    The latest version of VLC, 0.8.5, is Intel native as a universal binary. You may want to upgrade.

  7. Re:what a ego by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 4, Funny

    In future posts, please do not clump everyone on slashdot in to one unified entity.

    Yeah, we hate that.

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    It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.