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Apple plugs four security holes

February 15, 2007 Four issues identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project receive fixes from the company's developer. TAGS: Apple iChat, flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, project, patch management, security, Apple Macintosh

This week in Apple

February 24, 2006 A flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code on computers running the OS X software. Also: Apple confirms that it plans to introduce some fun new products. TAGS: invitation, Apple Computer, flaw, malicious code, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Web browser, e-mail

Apple Mac OS X patch plugs 31 vulnerabilities

November 29, 2006 Bundle of fixes includes patch for zero-day Wi-Fi hijack flaw and other bugs, some that could let an attacker commandeer Macs. TAGS: Apple Computer, flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, font, security, Wi-Fi, operating system

Fix in for Apple flaw

August 18, 2006 Xsan Filesystem patch tackles flaws in Mac OS X versions that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash a system. TAGS: Xsan, flaw, attacker, file system, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

Apple releases Mac OS X security update

September 29, 2006 Mac OS X 10.4.8 fixes several flaws that could lead to remote code execution, the company says. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, SSL

Apple patches QuickTime for Macs, Windows

September 12, 2006 Seven serious security flaws in QuickTime media player software put both Windows PCs and Macs at risk of attack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, security flaw, flaw, Apple Computer, Symantec Corp., media player, format, security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk

May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, advisory, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, risk, vulnerability, patch management, security, media player, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws

April 19, 2007 Fourth security update this year addresses vulnerabilities that could let attackers hit Macs. TAGS: security update, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, flaw, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, bug, conference, Apple MacBook, security, operating system

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, researcher, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, security, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, TIFF, security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, bug, Firefox, Web browser, operating system

Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes

March 14, 2007 Update for Mac OS X includes a number of fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities released as part of two high-profile bug-hunting campaigns. TAGS: vulnerability, security hole, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhoto, flaw, security, fix

Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: PDF reader, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, risk, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws

March 2, 2006 Security update fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile flaw in the Safari Web browser and Mail client. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Safari, Apple iChat, Apple Mac OS X, patch management, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, security, operating system, IM

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, Apple Computer, patch management, fix, researcher, blog

Apple plugs zero-day QuickTime flaw

January 23, 2007 Patch for serious vulnerability in media player software comes 23 days after details of the flaw and attack code were publicly released. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, flaw, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, media player, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security

Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw

October 3, 2006 Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week. TAGS: exploit, flaw, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, privilege, vulnerability, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, patch, person

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, flaw, Wi-Fi, attacker, attack, threat, software company, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flaw

May 1, 2007 Patch comes just over a week after the vulnerability was used to grab a $10,000 prize and a MacBook Pro in a hack-a-Mac contest. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, TippingPoint Technologies, Apple Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, flaw, security, conference, Java, Apple Macintosh

Attack code out for Apple flaw

June 29, 2006 Exploit comes only a day after Apple released a patch for the bug. Plus: iTunes update plugs a security hole. TAGS: Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple Mac OS X, flaw, vulnerability, code, Apple Macintosh, security, operating system

Apple issues Java security update

April 19, 2006 Flaws could allow malicious attackers to gain access to Mac OS users' systems. TAGS: Java, Java 2, J2SE, attacker, JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., flaw, Apple Computer, API, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, operating system, security
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