Apple Issues Security Update 2003-07-14

As expected, Apple has issued Security Update 2003-07-14 for Mac OS X. According its documentation, this release addresses a potential vulnerability when a password is required upon waking from the Screen Effects feature, which could allow an unauthorized user access to the desktop of the logged in user.

The update is currently only available through the automatic Software Update function in Mac OS X.

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