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LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2014, 07:47 PM Dec 2014

Mac Users: Apple releases critical NTP Security Update for OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, & Mountain Lion

Please goto to App store and updates and select OS X NTP Security Update

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Mac Users: Apple releases critical NTP Security Update for OS X Yosemite, Mavericks, & Mountain Lion (Original Post) LiberalArkie Dec 2014 OP

Thanks n/t tularetom Dec 2014 #1

Good one Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #2

Here is a link to the cert LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #3

A thousand thank you's! Generic Brad Dec 2014 #4

Thanks for Posting! Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #5

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

1. Thanks n/t

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Mon Dec 22, 2014, 07:59 PM

Dec 2014

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

2. Good one

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Mon Dec 22, 2014, 08:23 PM

Dec 2014

By sending a crafted NTP control packet, it is possible to trigger a buffer overflow in the NTP daemon. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely. The successful exploitation may cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target machine. Such exploitation, if it is possible at all, would require significant engineering skill and a thorough knowledge of the internal operation of Cisco IOS software or SUN Solaris operating system.