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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.
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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.
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Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws
April 19, 2007
Fourth security update this year addresses vulnerabilities that could let attackers hit Macs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Exploit released for Mac OS X flaw
October 3, 2006
Exploit appears to have been crafted before Apple patched the flaw last week.
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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.
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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.
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Security holes for the holidays
November 22, 2006
There's no time off from Internet threats, as flaws in Firefox, IE and Mac OS X open the door to attack.
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Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw
November 21, 2006
The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users
February 21, 2006
Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors.
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Apple issues Java security update
April 19, 2006
Flaws could allow malicious attackers to gain access to Mac OS users' systems.
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Stamping out fires in security
October 3, 2006
A zero-day flaw in MacOS X and Firefox and third-party Windows patches turn up the heat for Net users. Plus: Buyout boom in security.
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Apple corrects patch trouble
March 14, 2006
Second Mac OS X security update in two weeks corrects problems introduced by earlier patch and fixes newly discovered flaws.
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New Apple patch plugs Wi-Fi hijack flaws
September 21, 2006
Security updates plug a trio of flaws that could be exploited to break into Macs via Wi-Fi connections.
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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.
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