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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 763 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: adobe apple issue security updates comments Discuss  
Adobe has released an update to its free Adobe Reader application that corrects more than two dozen bugs, including several security holes. Separately, Apple this week pushed out a patch to plug a single security vulnerability in its iPhoto application. Adobe Reader 8.1.2 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris systems. Adobe hasn't released much information about the changes, other than the brief synopsis listed here. The latest version is available here. A note...Please click on the title to con read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 763 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: apple fixes critical quicktime bug comments Discuss  
Apple has released a security fix for its QuickTime media player software, fixing a critical bug that had been worrying security experts for nearly a month. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: apple patch day holes covered tiger leopard comments Discuss  
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: apple mac os security update fixes multiple vulnerabilities comments Discuss  
Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X, which fixes multiple vulnerabilities and weaknesses.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No installation or download is re read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: apple releases tiger leopard security updates comments Discuss  
Apple is pushing out updates to plug at least 10 different security holes in computers powered by its Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) and Leopard (10.5.x) operating systems. Mac users can grab the latest patches via Software Update or directly from Apple Downloads. One of the updates fixes eight vulnerabilities in OS X Leopard and Leopard Server. The other patch plugs four security holes in OS X Tiger. Among the more interesting flaws corrected in the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://www.symantec.com | Tags: exploit apple quicktime vulnerability wild comments Discuss  
On November 25, we blogged about a proof of concept exploit code for Apple's QuickTime RTSP Response Header Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability being disclosed to the public. Now a week has passed and Symantec's DeepSight honeynet has spotted at least one active exploitation in the wild. Originally, the flaw was disclosed on November 23, 2007 by Polish security researcher Krystian Kloskowski and since then we have seen number of exploits targeting the vulnerability being released to the publ read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://www.symantec.com | Tags: apple quicktime exploit twist comments Discuss  
Four days after news of the recent Apple QuickTime vulnerability began to spread, a new proof-of-concept exploit, with a twist, has been published. While the shell code in the previous exploit was contained within a malicious RTSP data stream, this time the shell code is sent via JavaScript, separate from the stream. Let’s break down how this might play out. A client requests a Web page from a malicious site. The page that is sent contains malicious shell code and a request for a QuickTime movie. If the read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 758 days ago
Via: http://www.symantec.com | Tags: zeroday exploit apple quicktime vulnerability comments Discuss  
Proof of concept exploit code for a newly discovered vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime player has been made available to the public today. The vulnerability (Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Length Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability) was first reported on November 23rd by Polish security researcher Krystian Kloskowski. The publicly released exploit works successfully when tested with the latest stand-alone QuickTime player application version 7.3. It does not seem to execute any shellcode read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 743 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: apple mac os ipcompinput denial service comments Discuss  
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 736 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: microsofts european antitrust point man leaves apple comments Discuss  
Apple is said to be bringing on a public affairs specialist with years of experience helping Microsoft in its battle with the European Commission's competition regulators. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 727 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: zapmedia sues apple itunes patent infringement comments Discuss  
ZapMedia on Wednesday sued Apple alleging the company's iTunes Store is using patented technologies for distributing digital media over the Internet. read more »
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