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Security Update 2005-005

Thanks for the FYI.. I am going to Remote into my G5, and remote into the G3 from the G5 to install this patch 🙂
 
fatbarstard said:
Apple will continue with the security updates but I imagine that they will want to wrap development on 10.3 as soon as possible and get onto 10.5.

The end of 10.2 was x.x.8 which came out just before Panther and there was no more... expect for the security updates.

As for names I see no reason to let go of the big cat theme... we still haven't see a lepoard or an ocelot or a lion for that matter... maybe they could start with domestic cat names like persian or tonkinese...

Now don't start with the ***** jokes!! 😀

Am off to buy tiger this afternoon (hopefully)
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I am fond of "OS X Maine Coon" 😀
 
security update

I don't know if the security update was the cause, but soon after doing the update my computer went crazy and boots to a black screen with white text. The folks at AppleCare were unable to help me and I have an appointment with the Apple repair center tomorrow to get it looked at.

iMac G4 1.0Ghz
OS 10.3.9
 
Lacero said:
YES. Apple's gonna support Panther for as long as the Pro apps still work in Panther.
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Hmm. Microsoft supported Windows NT 4.0 for more than 10 years, wonder if Apple will support OS X that long ;-)
 
I think Apple is just tying up the final loose ends in Panther before they move on to fixing the holes in Tiger.
 
This better fix the problem of icons stacking on top of each other all over my desktop.(10.3.9) Its driving me nuts!
Everytime something mounts, or downloads, it ends up ontop of other icons!
 
toaster_oven said:
a couple of them were reported by the same guy... do people sit around and try to figure out ways to exploit the OS? i wonder how many developers or active hackers are floating around these forums. do any of you try to find/stumble across security holes? report bugs?

is it because mac users are proactive about fixing and reporting problems instead of just sitting around and compaining about them?
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Some of the packages mentioned are open source packages that Apple decided to use in OS X, but they are not specific to OS X, they run on other BSD flavors and Linux as well. So the vulnerabilities may not be Apple-specific.
 
the_snitch said:
This better fix the problem of icons stacking on top of each other all over my desktop.(10.3.9) Its driving me nuts!
Everytime something mounts, or downloads, it ends up ontop of other icons!
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Is there a specific reason that you're not willing to select the "keep arranged by..." option from the Finder view options (click on the desktop, then choose it from the view menu)? This should take care of your problem rather dandily. Plus <rant> all folders should be organized by kind almost all the time </rant>.

<sacrilege> Now what they need to fix is that folders are not considered at the top of the list of "kinds" like they are in Windows! 😱 </sacrilege>
 
Vulnerability research

toaster_oven said:
a couple of them were reported by the same guy... do people sit around and try to figure out ways to exploit the OS? i wonder how many developers or active hackers are floating around these forums. do any of you try to find/stumble across security holes? report bugs?

is it because mac users are proactive about fixing and reporting problems instead of just sitting around and compaining about them?
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I reported 4 of the fixes in this update (and 1 that was fixed in 10.3.9). I have both stumbled on by chance and proactively been looking for issues. And they are not that hard to find...It is important that we "good guys" start to look for problems before spammers, worm writers and the like take an interest in the platform.

Vulnerability research is a common practice (google for "bugtraq" for example), performed for intellectual stimulation and academic credit or for profit by security companies. Government agencies also engage in this, as well as system administrators looking to secure their systems. And then of course we have the malicious hackers looking for holes to exploit.

I think it is important to raise the security-awareness in the Mac community. Windows users have had years to get trained in avoiding malware etc (and they're still doing a lousy job of it). Mac users have been living a sheltered life, something that could be subject to change at any time as the platform's market share increases. Illusions of OS X being invulnerable help no-one.

/ Rgds, David
 
<divide>Panther rocks! Tiger sucks! </divide>

Well I do plan to upgrade to Tiger, I am happy with Panther. I am suprised, however, at the problems being reported with Tiger. I know there will always be incompatibilities with exisiting software, it just appears to be more problems in Tiger than Panther or Jaguar. The upgrade install also has given people more problems than in the past. I am left wondering, is this just an appearance because of increased interest in the press by Apple, or is Apple lossing some quality control?
 
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After installing this update on my iMac and can no longer connect to my G5 fileserver on my LAN.... it prompts me to log on then then I get the infinite beachball spin.... can't even log on as a guest

HELP!!!!!!! I have work to do!!!!!
 
The updates to 10.3.9 is out.

And it's called 10.4.

There will be no more 10.3.x updates.

Stick a fork in it (10.3.x), because it's done already.

Sure there will be security patches, but that's about it.

If you want something more then upgrade to 10.4.

Whatever.
 
whatever said:
And it's called 10.4.

There will be no more 10.3.x updates.

Stick a fork in it (10.3.x), because it's done already.

Sure there will be security patches, but that's about it.

If you want something more then upgrade to 10.4.

Whatever.
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With Apple you never really know for sure. It will depend on how soon the entire Panther team transfers to work on 10.5.
 
I dunno-10.3.9 seems to be causing more problems than it is fixing-I would say it would be an excellent gesture for Apple to wrap up Panther with an update that doesnt suck for once-hence we should see a 10.3.10... 🙄
 
I went back to Panther on my iBook because im having some really wierd stuff happen in Tiger like firewire drives not showing in Finder and my brightness controlls not working on the keyboard.

Tiger blows tilll they do some updating to it... Definatly not ready for the spotlight. Horray for a Panther security update.
 
The good part of this update is that finally (as at today) there are no vulnerabilities outstanding for mac OS X in the secunia database. I think there might be some on bugtraq though.
 
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