Month of Apple Bugs
Published Wed, Jan 3 2007 9:10 AM
Technorati Tags: Computers and Internet, Software Development
From Information Week:
The Month of Apple Bugs project kicked off Monday by posting a zero-day vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime media player. It also posted an exploit that could be used by attackers to compromise, hijack, or infect computers running either Windows or Mac OS X.
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An Apple spokesman declined to confirm the vulnerability, or, if it was legitimate, when the flaw might be fixed. In an e-mail, he said that "Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing potential vulnerabilities before they can affect users. We always welcome feedback on how to improve security on the Mac."
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Apple's QuickTime was last in the news during December, when a bug in the player was exploited by fraudsters on MySpace. That vulnerability remains unpatched.
LMH expects to see more QuickTime attacks now that his newest flaw has gone public. He said, "It's a matter of time to see this getting abused in the wild."
Apple says they have a "great track record" of fixing bugs, but they still haven't fixed the last one reported in QuickTime. Will we see one of those "I'm a Mac - and I'm a PC" commercials with the "Mac" guy having sniffles now?
I doubt it.
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