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Mac OS X Security Update 2007-001
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Apple issued a security update for Mac OS X today. The update specifically addresses a possible security flaw in Quicktime:
A proof of concept exploting this bug was published at the Month of Apple Bugs site.
I use VLC mostly, but I updated anyway.
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I think Safari seems a bit snappier.............
And let me guess that you're also expecting a Powerbook G5 next Tuesday...
I don't think that news of the bugs should have been released to the public before they were released to Apple, but I'm glad Apple has come up with a fix.
I am always puzzled with the posts which says there are problems with OS updates. I have not had update issues except for the Java and Security updates conflicts a while back.
Personally I felt they released the flaws in this particular way to invite people to write malware on purpose.
We know how jealous Windows users are
Quicktime is the underlying media architecture in OSX, you're using Quicktime pretty much all the time.
You may use VLC instead of Quicktime Player but you're using Quicktime all the time when you use OSX and should update regardless.
They are NOT coming out with the G5 Powerbook !?!?!!
Just kidding, a little humor with the security update.....
Does this fix really have anything to do with the month of Apple bugs or does it have more to do with that quicktime/myspace problem that I read about a couple of weeks ago? (mmm, run on sentences)
Yes this update fixes the Month of Apple Bugs #1. It fixes the issue with RTSP.
The MySpace issue is Month of Apple Bugs #3. That one has to do with the HREFTrack attribute.
What I don't understand is why Apple doesn't issue the fix for MOAB #3 when they have already fixed it via MySpace.
I know that it has to just be a coincidence, but after installing this update my MacBook no longer seems to have trouble going to sleep when I tell it to. Before the update, it was taking it a noticeably long time to go to sleep after I issued the command -- now it does it right away, like it used to.
It seems to have fixed the problem with the Repairing Permissions finding minor issues for me. You have to wonder if they replaced anything not directly related to QuickTime.
I had hoped that MOAB at least gets some of the ignorance out of Mac users but I guess it hasn't. 19 of the 24 bugs they have found are direct Apple bugs.
They have fixed 1! now. There are still 18 Apple bugs out there of which the majority can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Apple is taking some major time to fix this stuff, considering that other people have already fixed more than half of the bugs in their spare time.
Something really has to be exploited before people wake up. Sad but true.
They have fixed 1! now. There are still 18 Apple bugs out there of which the majority can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Apple is taking some major time to fix this stuff, considering that other people have already fixed more than half of the bugs in their spare time.
Something really has to be exploited before people wake up. Sad but true.
Excel and Other Issues?
Has anyone else found that Excel won't start, since this security update?
Both my wife (uses a MacBook Core Duo) and I (use a MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo) have had the same problems that Excel stops working. Basically, it is fine one minute and then refuses to startup, and you have to reboot to get it to work again.
I have also notice "weird cursor things" happening. For example, sometimes, when hovering over the buttons in the toolbar of Safari, the cursor disappears. It's still fully functional, but you can't see it. If you move it back to the main window, it reappears again.
Very weird. Never had this sort of thing happen before, and I've been using Macs for years.
Has anyone else found that Excel won't start, since this security update?
Both my wife (uses a MacBook Core Duo) and I (use a MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo) have had the same problems that Excel stops working. Basically, it is fine one minute and then refuses to startup, and you have to reboot to get it to work again.
I have also notice "weird cursor things" happening. For example, sometimes, when hovering over the buttons in the toolbar of Safari, the cursor disappears. It's still fully functional, but you can't see it. If you move it back to the main window, it reappears again.
Very weird. Never had this sort of thing happen before, and I've been using Macs for years.
I had hoped that MOAB at least gets some of the ignorance out of Mac users but I guess it hasn't. 19 of the 24 bugs they have found are direct Apple bugs.
They have fixed 1! now. There are still 18 Apple bugs out there of which the majority can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Apple is taking some major time to fix this stuff, considering that other people have already fixed more than half of the bugs in their spare time.
Something really has to be exploited before people wake up. Sad but true.
I'm afraid you are probably right.
Only fixing 1 bug since this whole thing has started is pretty sad. I think even Microsoft would have been faster at getting bug fixes out. I wish they would forget about the stupid iPhone and new hardware and work on there software. I know they are working on Leopard. They need to be working on the OS that is on user's systems and has bugs.
I have a feeling these issues are still going to be there even with 10.4.9 is released. Also, people keep saying they will probably wait and release the fixes when Leopard is released. That is very stupid move if they do that.
I'm afraid I'm starting to loose faith in Apple. This whole Intel switch seemed to be the turning point. I hope I'm wrong, but it may be all downhill from here.
Excel 2004 is working fine on my MacBook after the update and so is Safari. On the other hand, the slow-to-go-to-sleep problem has came back; I guess my MacBook got his nap out overnight.
It's not that it doesn't work, it's more that it stops working, particularly when openning .xls attachments in Mail. It probably isn't an Office setup problem because my wife just installed Office 2004, whereas I installed it and then patched it with the patch from MS. We had both been running Excel fine for ages, and then both found it caused us a problem the day after this security patch.
The commonalities are:
- Both have Intel machines (but not the same processor or motherboard)
- Both run Office (but not the same config)
- Both use Mail
I can't see how a security patch for Quicktime could affect Excel, so what else could be causing this problem?
I wouldn't know. I still use IE.
IE, I thought that was just an abbreviation for "therefore", does it mean something else?
Allan
Let's hope not. I agree that Apple needs to be serious about this but I think they need a wake up call bigger than this, like a virus/tojan/worm in the wild doing some damage before they wake up.
The only problem is that we will be the ones suffering.
i.e. = "that is"
IE = "heap of crap" (MS Internet Explorer)
Actually, IE 7 isn't *that* bad. I'm not going to use it, but it's not awful.