Apple fixes 40 security holes in Mac OS X
Apple released a hefty security update for the Mac OS X and OS X Server on Wednesday that fixes more than 40 vulnerabilities, a number of which could be exploited to enable someone to run programs on the machine remotely or lead to the disclosure of sensitive data. Security Update 2008-003 is for Mac OS X v 10.4.11 and Mac OS X Server v 10.4.11. The fixes are included in the latest Leopard edition, Mac OS X v 10.5.3, which also was released on Wednesday. The software fixes vulnerabilities that could have led to arbitrary code execution and/or unexpected application termination related implemntaton of: AFP Server, AppKit, Apple Pixlet Video, ATS, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, Flash Player Plug-in, Help Viewer, and iCal. The iCal vulnerability was discovered by Core Security, which last week announced it had found three vulnerabilities in iCal.
It also fixes vulnerabilities that could have led to disclosure of sensitive information related to implementation of technologies including CUPS, International Components for Unicode, and CFNetwork when visiting a maliciously crafted Web site due to an issue in Safari’s SSL client certificate handling. In addition, the software fixes a vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure when viewing a maliciously crafted BMP or GIF image and lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution when viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG2000 image file. Security Update 2008-003 and Mac OS X v 10.5.3 are available from Apple’s Software Downloads Web site.
Source: Cnet
Comments(43)
Banned, lol, i seen some of these exploits, that people have recorded. lol
I thought the mac OS was a virus
( I am being sarcastic on that one, I am not actually that stupid).
Still waiting for Mass Effect
I h8 werkin on macs
also, that ballsack sounds pretty swell
LOL @6 Swollen ballsack xD
way too manny 11 yrs older on this board.
This post is now officially about balls.
LOL!
So, Security Update 2008-003… That’s the 3rd security release for OSX in almost 6 months and it alone contained 40 fixes!! Add that to the previous ones for the calendar year and that’s 5-6 times as many security issues than ALL OF MICROSOFT’S (i.e., not just the OS but apps as well).
All those Apple fanbois who like to rave about no-one hacks their OS… LOL… ’cause no-one cared enough to and it was so easy!
I got yellow balls. Why? you may ask.
Because i’ma chinese.
cancer balls. Testicular cancer is no laughing matter!!
Balls balls balls balls balls.
This beats working, all this ball talk!
@14 more ball talk, less racist talk.
my balls could easily fill all 40 security holes
hey is prom night coming out soon ? because going to movies is jus wasteing money haa hope prom night is coming out and shutter as wel cant wait >< anyways thanks for fools gold
With the numerous “anti”-Vista commercials by Apple, it makes me really wonder that Apple’s OS is in reality with more security problems than Vista. It’s like a self-defense mechanism for Apple. Redirecting attention from oneself by making fun of another.
@19
Cancel or allow, bish!
mac osx more flaws than vista…. good one though, mate!
me like apple.
me have no money.
me dl vista.
@21
you like apple?
why you no dl osx?
you stupid?
@19 I believe apple have a point, being a vista user myself, i can agree that it is quite possibly the worst os ever. I hate it so much, more than your mother!!
macs suck
SAD
Funny post, you almost got me! Mac OS problems!! APRIL FOOL!
got my balls stuck in the hoop while attempting a slam dunk… I’m gettin old.
Reading thorough all these comments, it’s very amusing guys.
@20 good one man,loooool
@22 because it’s dumb to dl OSX on PC you smart ass.
I’ve heard Nasa is hiring,why don’t you get online with your Microsoft IE and check it out. lmfao
@25 yeah man,it sucks nipples. loooool
nothing is perfect so beat it
Talkin of Balls……Usa at the football last night, nearest they got to a ball was between their legs, penises obviously on their foreheads……….Pooooooooooooor
@ 12, you idiot.
It’s about fixing any vulnerabilities BEFORE they become exploits or have the chance of becoming thus. That’s why Apple releases point updates rather than one big failed update (read: Vista) every 5-10 years…
Get over your fanboism and realise how security fixes work.
it’s nice to not see so many music posts
this site needs moar balls
But don’t tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
I just don’t think it’d understand
And if you tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
He might blow up and kill this man
You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas
Or you can tell your dog to bite my leg
Or tell your brother Cliff who’s fist can tell my lips
He never really liked me anyway
Oh tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please
Myself already knows that I’m okay
Oh you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind
It might be walking out on me today
But don’t tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
I just don’t think it’d understand
And if you tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
He might blow up and kill this man
But don’t tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
I just don’t think it’d understand
And if you tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
He might blow up and kill this man
Don’t tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
He might blow up and kill this man
Don’t tell my balls, my achy breaky balls
He might blow up and kill this man
Anyone who doesent own a mac IS a nutsack. (excluding the teenage noobs- u stick with MS
My nutsacks bring all the girls to the yard, and there like…exc,exc.
I’ve got some brokenstones invites if anyone ones. Find me. Don’t leave your email ID here. Btw, I don’t sell invites. I need proof that you are a mac freak.
@27 you D*ck
LOL macs! Would you like a Barbie computer with that?
this got the update this morning… lol
40 holes? wooow
goobimama I Love You !
on a serious note theres nothing safe out there
can you imagine 40 easy exploits for the so called “virus free, good firewall , etc )
one thing comes to mind when iPhone was easily cracked with the safari exploit
btw i am a proud owner of a macbook pro that after 3 months froze and when i rebooted i was getting the “flashing folder question mark ” my hard drive went to disneyland and now they replaced it for me
goobimama try me on aol clisp01
@9 Yeah, and Vista releases no updates so that anyone loser can hack into their OS with ease. Or check out XP, they only had 3 major updates to that software. I would rather have my OS updated every month and not have a security problem, then wait 5 years and get hacked every month.
@36,
Quite the opposite, Microsoft tends to release updates all the time regularly-everytime they fix a problem. While Macs release them after long waiting. Don’t confuse Microsoft’s Service packages with regular updates. So I would rather support Microsoft’s way of dealing with things.
Also I noticed that Apple isn’t the angel company that releases software without bugs. They seem to have more bugs on their software more than Microsoft even though they have limited number of hardware to work with.
Update is a 1.6 gig installation, overall everything feels a little faster but now discovering that its killed my webcam (isight) functionality in EVERYTHING except iChat. aMSN is doesn’t work or Yahoo either as far as webcam goes. NOT cool.
And later the OSX or Linux fanboys say than Vista is the only OS who have security holes.
Were any of you guys able to get the update to install via the built in software update mech?
I had to manually d/l the 530 odd mb file and install it on my macbook,,
@27
At least Microsoft doesn’t charge for every point release (in Windows case, a service pack). OSX 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.$
Just give all of your money to Steve Jobs all of you Appleidiots.
a Mac os X release also costs five times less then a Microsoft Windows release. They also have only one version, Microsoft has ten Vista versions. You see big differences between Vista and XP? I don’t. But they do sell it for hundreds of dollars just for the home edition alone. To install and use Microsoft you need to register and activate it, or your computer is a brick. Mac os X installs easily illegal.
APPLE users are idiots with small c0ck5.
People with average, large, and extremely large (like that one guy in those porn movies) use windows.
Scientific fact.