Security Update 2004-09-16

MacRumors · Sep 16, 2004, 08:12 PM

Now available via Software Update:

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Security Update 2004-09-16 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following component:

iChat

For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

There are updates for 10.2.8 + iChat 1.0, 10.2.8 + iChat 2.0, and 10.3.5 + iChat 2.1.

Daveway · Sep 16, 2004, 08:13 PM

I didnt think iChat needed a patch, to me it works fine.

Rower_CPU · Sep 16, 2004, 08:14 PM

No info yet as far as what the update fixes.

Armsreach · Sep 16, 2004, 08:15 PM

Shouldn't this have just been an iChat update?

rog · Sep 16, 2004, 08:15 PM

the knowledge base info link only tells about the 9/7 update. What's new in this. Isn't Apple having a lot of these lately? What gives?

Abstract · Sep 16, 2004, 08:16 PM

Wow, Mac users get more frequent security patches than Windows does. Sweet!

spikymohawks · Sep 16, 2004, 08:18 PM

y does macrumors need to post these security updates on their homepage. it could at least be on p. 2. Maybe cause they dont have enough rumors anymore... hint hint macrumors

swissmann · Sep 16, 2004, 08:19 PM

I'm sick of all these security updates. Can't everyone just leave everyone else alone? Let's unlock our front doors and simplify computing.

fluidinclusion · Sep 16, 2004, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Abstract

Wow, Mac users get more frequent security patches than Windows does. Sweet!

That's ok because they actually work.

millarj · Sep 16, 2004, 08:19 PM

Whoo Hoo! Installed and the ftpd bug is fixed. If I can just keep the flames from shooting out of the optical drive door, this would be a perfect update.

robotrenegade · Sep 16, 2004, 08:21 PM

It must be a Security month.

mowogg · Sep 16, 2004, 08:25 PM

Wow, iChat feels so much snappier!

invaLPsion · Sep 16, 2004, 08:30 PM

After updating my dual 2.5 didn't restart...

Had to manual shut down then restart...

hmmmmmm

PrometheusG5 · Sep 16, 2004, 08:34 PM

Werent there rumors of an iPod mini software update a couple of weeks ago? Where is it, Apple?

Trekkie · Sep 16, 2004, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spikymohawks

y does macrumors need to post these security updates on their homepage. it could at least be on p. 2. Maybe cause they dont have enough rumors anymore... hint hint macrumors

Go back to the home page and look at the macrumors icon at the top of the page, under it, it says 'news and rumors you care about'

This article would be in the NEWS category

Trekkie · Sep 16, 2004, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by invaLPsion

After updating my dual 2.5 didn't restart...

Had to manual shut down then restart...

hmmmmmm

Mine didn't say it needed a restart, so why restart?

Cowtown · Sep 16, 2004, 08:38 PM

Prior to the security update, it was possible to launch applications by clicking on an FTP link; for example, if you clicked on ftp:///Applications/iTunes.app, it would launch iTunes. This no longer occurs.

MacFan26 · Sep 16, 2004, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Trekkie

Mine didn't say it needed a restart, so why restart?

Hm, mine did say restart.

Interesting about the FTP link thing. Was this the entire reason for the update? I don't understand what the security risk is.

kcmac · Sep 16, 2004, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Trekkie

Mine didn't say it needed a restart, so why restart?

Going for uptime? It did say to restart. I ran permissions afterwards and it found a few things.

MoparShaha · Sep 16, 2004, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by spikymohawks

y does macrumors need to post these security updates on their homepage. it could at least be on p. 2. Maybe cause they dont have enough rumors anymore... hint hint macrumors

Software updates are a big deal, and I appreciate it being on the front page. If you haven't noticed, Macrumors is a community, and being such, it is a forum for many topics. There is not a censor in place to limit things only to "rumors".

Tuttle · Sep 16, 2004, 08:57 PM

Restart?!?

Get your act together Apple. An iChat patch does not require a restart.

yellow · Sep 16, 2004, 09:04 PM

Personally, I won't be installing this until the webpage says what the heck it's all about..

LimeLite · 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuttle

Restart?!?

Get your act together Apple. An iChat patch does not require a restart.

Uh, I think they know when their updates require a restart or not.

Tuttle · Sep 16, 2004, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LimeLite

Uh, I think they know when their updated require a restart or not.

Wrong.

There is no excuse for userland patches to require a system restart. A logout, maybe.

King Cobra · Sep 16, 2004, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuttle

There is no excuse for userland patches to require a system restart. A logout, maybe.

Well then how about a reality check? Security updates modify the core resources of OS X, and if you just quit the installer, rather than restart, parts of the OS with information about the resources stored from before the update will attempt to read information from the modified resources, potentially causing conflicts and/or kernel panics. A restart clears out the pre-modified information from RAM with the updated information. I think that's what generally happens...if not, then somebody correct me.

Sep 16, 2004, 08:13 PM	#2
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Rower_CPU Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego, CA	No info yet as far as what the update fixes. __________________ Join MacRumors.com - Team Folding!

Sep 16, 2004, 08:16 PM	#6
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Sep 16, 2004, 08:18 PM	#7
spikymohawks macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: seattle	i dont get it y does macrumors need to post these security updates on their homepage. it could at least be on p. 2. Maybe cause they dont have enough rumors anymore... hint hint macrumors

Sep 16, 2004, 08:19 PM	#8
swissmann macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Utah Alps	I'm sick of all these security updates. Can't everyone just leave everyone else alone? Let's unlock our front doors and simplify computing. __________________ Always looking for a faster Mac.

Sep 16, 2004, 08:15 PM	#4
Armsreach macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2003	Shouldn't this have just been an iChat update?

Sep 16, 2004, 08:15 PM	#5
rog macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kalapana, HI	the knowledge base info link only tells about the 9/7 update. What's new in this. Isn't Apple having a lot of these lately? What gives?

Sep 16, 2004, 08:19 PM	#10
millarj macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2003	Fixes FTP bug Whoo Hoo! Installed and the ftpd bug is fixed. If I can just keep the flames from shooting out of the optical drive door, this would be a perfect update.

Sep 16, 2004, 08:21 PM	#11
robotrenegade macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Greenville,SC	It must be a Security month. __________________ 60GB iPod \| 17" Mac Book Pro \| Mac OS 10.5.4 \| 8GB iphone

Sep 16, 2004, 08:25 PM	#12
mowogg macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Gabriel, CA	iChat Update Wow, iChat feels so much snappier! __________________ G5 1.8 Single, 2 Gigs RAM, 20" Cinema Display 1Ghz 12" iBook, AirPort Extreme 5G 30 Gig iPodAV, 40 Gig AppleTV

Sep 16, 2004, 08:30 PM	#13
invaLPsion macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Northlands	After updating my dual 2.5 didn't restart... Had to manual shut down then restart... hmmmmmm __________________ -A post is not a post without a ! Dual 2.5GHz Powermac G5; MacSkinz Etched G5 clear side panel(w/ bumperstickers), 17 inch KDS LCD, JBL Invaders

Sep 16, 2004, 08:34 PM	#14
PrometheusG5 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA	Great, now where's that iPod mini software update? Werent there rumors of an iPod mini software update a couple of weeks ago? Where is it, Apple? __________________ I'm on a no CARB diet (Cheney, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Bush)...and absolutely no RICE!

Sep 16, 2004, 08:38 PM	#17
Cowtown macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2004	Prior to the security update, it was possible to launch applications by clicking on an FTP link; for example, if you clicked on ftp:///Applications/iTunes.app, it would launch iTunes. This no longer occurs.

Sep 16, 2004, 08:57 PM	#21
Tuttle macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2003	Restart?!? Get your act together Apple. An iChat patch does not require a restart.

Sep 16, 2004, 09:04 PM	#22
yellow Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I love you, food.	Personally, I won't be installing this until the webpage says what the heck it's all about.. __________________ Chameleon's Consignment Loft

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