RSSiTunes, QuickTime Flaws Detailed
By the Betanews Staff | Published December 22, 2005, 10:39 AM
Security researcher Tom Ferris has posted details on a security vulnerability that affects the latest versions of Apple's iTunes and QuickTime software. A specially crafted .mov video file could cause a heap overflow and potentially give an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code.
Ferris first reported the problem earlier this month and says he notified Apple at that time. He says both Mac OS X and Windows machines are affected, as are older versions of iTunes and QuickTime. Security firm Secunia has rated the vulnerability "moderately critical," as code execution has not been confirmed.
thats a first for a mac.
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No it's not... they are just quicker to fix them and most flaws do not become public.
Besides it's quicktime and iTunes... I know I'm not surprised...
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That's a first THIS MONTH for a mac. You will see more of these as the popularity of Macs increase. It's the price Apple will have to pay for "growing up."
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And then, people attack Microsoft. Wasn't it that MacOS and Apple Software were bulletproof?
Who knows how many bugs like this are in MacOS... scary...
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Hope they fix it soon
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