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Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA31882
Release Date: 2008-09-16
Popularity: 5,628 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Spoofing
Manipulation of data
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Apple Macintosh OS X

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Update to Mac OS X 10.5.5 or apply Security Update 2008-006.

Security Update 2008-006 Client (Intel):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008006clientintel.html

Security Update 2008-006 Client (PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008006clientppc.html

Security Update 2008-006 Server (PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008006serverppc.html

Security Update 2008-006 Server (Universal):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008006serveruniversal.html

Mac OS X 10.5.5 Combo Update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html

Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055update.html

Mac OS X Server 10.5.5:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1055.html

Mac OS X Server Combo 10.5.5:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxservercombo1055.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) The vendor credits Chris Ries, Carnegie Mellon University Computing Services.
3) The vendor credits IT Department of the West Seneca Central School District
5) The vendor credits Michel Colman.
6) The vendor credits Yuxuan Wang, Sogou.
8) The vendor credits Robert Swiecki, Google Security Team.
11) The vendor credits Nevin Liber, Thomas Pelaia of Oak Ridge National Lab, Thomas Tempelmann, and Ram Kolli.
12) Dan Kaminsky, IOActive
14) The vendor credits Christopher A. Grande, Middlesex Community College
15) The vendor credits an anonymous person via iDefense VCP.
19) The vendor credits Hernan Ochoa of Core Security Technologies, Tore Halset of pvv.org, and Matt Johnston of the University Computer Club.
20) The vendor credits Edwin McKenzie.
22) The vendor credits Leon von Tippelskirch and Matthias Wieczorek of the Chair for Applied Software Engineering, TU Munich

Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3137

Other References:
SA29000:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29000/

SA29522:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29522/

SA29602:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29602/

SA29792:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29792/

SA30657:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30657/

SA30924:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30924/

SA31610:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31610/

SA31821:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31821/

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