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Thursday, March 20,2008 @ 2:35pm

Apple RAW update fixes hole, adds cameras

Apple today unveiled Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.0 for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 7.1.2, which patches a security hole, and adds many RAW formats from several different vendors. The patch fixes a problem wherein Adobe Digital Negative files could trigger a buffer overflow condition, which could allow users to craft malicious image files with the intent of decreasing system stability, or taking control of a computer.

In addition to the security fix, the update also adds compatibility with RAW images from the following cameras:



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