Apple released very serious OS X updates this week
SERIOUS MAC OS UPDATE JUST RELEASEDTIFF image file rendering bug is in Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Apple just released a patch for that, outdated/dangerous Adobe Flash (some people might have updated but many probably have not).
Everyone needs that TIFF bug fixed pronto because there is a possibility of code execution from it. Image files do get served up in ads a lot. TIFFS can be displayed by double-clicking them on desktop, opening them in an image editor,viewing a web page, viewing an applet, viewing a web page of a totally safe company that has been hacked or merely displays an ad which is infected unbeknown to them.
So exit all of your applications, pull down your apple icon menu, and choose Software Update pronto!!
Here is an article and the details -
ARTICLE:
http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/security-updates-for-mac-os-x-available/
DETAILS OF FLAWS FIXED WITH UPDATE:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
Labels: apple, macintosh, macosx, security, snafus
posted by John Collins @ 12:28 PM
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