Apple should fix this, but for Mac users, as usual there is no need to panic.
Since this is .EXE files, there is once again NOTHING out in the wild and there is no virus currently affecting Macs.
Sure, the exploit is there, but we've been through these virus software seller proof of concept things for Macs for years now and almost nothing has ever seen the light of day. And it probably won't ever here either.
Now back to the normal Mac FUD from Symantec...
[False panic attack over]
[Sleeping happily once again]
Since this is .EXE files, there is once again NOTHING out in the wild and there is no virus currently affecting Macs.
Sure, the exploit is there, but we've been through these virus software seller proof of concept things for Macs for years now and almost nothing has ever seen the light of day. And it probably won't ever here either.
Now back to the normal Mac FUD from Symantec...
[False panic attack over]
[Sleeping happily once again]