Mac OS X security update addresses Flash vulnerabilities
updated 04:40 pm EST, Tue January 19, 2010
Additional fixes relate to CoreAudio, CUPS
Apple on Tuesday released security updates for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. The updates address several issues including a CoreAudio vulnerability that left systems susceptible to attacks via MP4 audio files. The cupsd printing scheduler has also been modified to prevent malicious code from causing a remote denial of service.
Adobe's Flash Player plug-in has been updated to v10.0.42, helping to prevent arbitrary code execution if the user visits a malicious site. Other security fixes involve TIFF images, DNG images, and a man-in-the-middle vulnerability with SSL and TLS protocols.
Security Update 2010-001 is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.2, including the Client and Server editions. [Download - Leopard Client - 160MB] [Download - Leopard Server - 248MB] [Download - Snow Leopard - 22MB]
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Dec 2005
Flash-be-gone!
Yet another reason to run flash blockers, read *click-to-flash.*
Otherwise, oh no! my browser just crashed again thanks to flash.
Most-annoying-codec-ever, anyone?