Apple Patch Batch Fixes 17 Mac OS X Vulnerabilities

[Nomad559]

Apple Patch Batch Fixes 17 Mac OS X Vulnerabilities
http://blogs.zdnet.com:80/security/?p=238

Apple has shipped a Mac OS X update with patches for a total of 17 potentially serious security vulnerabilities.

The latest mega update is the fifth from Apple this year and brings the patch total for 2007 up to 109.

With Security Update 2007-005, Apple is fixing a host of denial-of-service and arbitrary code execution issues affecting several built-in Mac OS X components.

Apple Downloads
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

:)

[merwin]

1. But... but...OS X doesn't have ANY vulnerabilities!

Or at least that's what the fanboys say...

[Sherman A1]

2. Well everytime I turn on my Windows XP machine it has to do and update

at the very least Apple's are much fewer and far between .

So I will continue to mainly use the Mac.

[jgraz]

3. And after the update, it's still running Windoze.

:banghead:

[Nomad559]

4. That's not true

Apples OS X has needed far more updates than Windows XP.

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws --- April
http://news.zdnet.com:80/2100-1009_22-6177758.html

Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes ---- March
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6166971.html


Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary For May
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x280491

:)

[rawtribe]

5. So Apple catches

and fixes vulnerabilities faster then Microsoft.

That's a good thing, I would think.



:shrug:

[merwin]

6. It can be spun any way you want it to...

However, there are tens of thousands of hackers going after bugs in Windows, and very few doing the same thing to OS X.

Using your logic, the OS X guys must be geniuses at finding bugs :)

To state something that I (and many others) have stated many times... the ONLY reason there are no viruses, trojans, or exploits for OS X is because nobody is targeting them. The user base is so small that it's no fun going after them when there's a giant userbase to go after with Windows PC's.

[rawtribe]

7. You've sold me!

I'm sticking with OSX!

:toast:

[Nomad559]

8. Actually

It took Apple months to fix some of the Vulnerabilities that were posted on ... The Month of Apple Bugs project.
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab

"Month of Apple Bugs"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/12/january_2007_month_of_apple_bu.html

:)

[rawtribe]

10. Well no one is trying to

exploit those vulnerabilities, so Apple has time to make sure the patch works, even though no one is attacking them!

If your OS works for you and you're having fun with it, WHO GIVES A FUCK!



:silly:

[silverojo]

13. Linux doesn't have many security flaws in the first place

If you want a truly secure OS, run a Linux distro.

Oh, wait...that involves actually thinking. Sorry, my bad.

[merwin]

18. Are you kidding me??

look at the changelogs for any core linux app. tons of patches for possible exploits, many that would allow root access to be gained.

[dsa]

9. the reason macs are so "secure"

is that virus-makers don't bother trying to create viruses for computers hardly anyone uses.

linux is supposed to be so much better than windows too, but my linux machine has been infected by two viruses this month. linux has become popular enough that people are starting to exploit its vulnerabilities just like windows. i'm having to download linux patches even more often than windows updates, and linux anti-virus software seems to be utterly worthless.

[Nomad559]

11. That's true

Nobody cares to target an O/S that only has 2.6 percent of the worldwide market.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/04/30/apples_mac_share_inches_upwards_during_first_quarter.html
For the three-month period ending March, the Mac maker registered a 2.6 percent global share, up from 2.5 percent during the December quarter and from 2.1 percent during the year-ago quarter.

:)

[silverojo]

14. What browser are you using?

That makes a big difference, too. I use Opera with Linux, and I've never had a problem in years. I also use Opera with Windows, and have never gotten a virus.

It also helps if you always use web-based e-mail for security. Any time you download e-mail to your computer--Windows, Linux, or Mac--you're asking for trouble. ;)

[Nomad559]

16. I also use Opera

on my Linux system (Fedora Core 6)

I think that Opera Is a much better browser than Firefox, but that's just my opinion.

:)

[ovidsen]

12. Better safe than sorry

I've had my MacBook for just 6 months now, and an occasional update beats the heck out of the weekly security sweeps I have to endure with my Windows XP machine. Count me on the Apple side.

[Nomad559]

15. Rush Limbaugh - Mac Fanboy

Rush Limbaugh - Mac OS X Tiger Rocks

Woz Explains Apple Fanboyism
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/wozmodo/woz-explains-apple-fanboyism-259703.php

:)

[wakeme2008]

17. Apple works get over it

Best OS for the home user out there.