Apple Releases Security Updates to Fix 13 Vulnerabilities in OS X

Our Internet security solution provider WatchGuard has recently issued an alert regarding 13 vulnerabilities that affect all current versions of OS X. There are multiple ways an attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities, including enticing the user into downloading and viewing various documents or images. The impact of these vulnerabilities carries various results; the worst being the attacker executes code on the user’s computer.

WatchGuard recommends OS X administrators to download, test, and deploy the Security Update 2010-005 released by Apple to fix these security issues. More information on these vulnerabilities and instructions on how to apply these updates can be found in Apple’s August 2010 OS X 10.5x and 10.6.x Security Update.

To read more about security threats to Macs, please refer to our previous blog posts entitled Apple Releases Security Updates to Fix 28 Vulnerabilities, Don't Be Lulled into a False Sense of Security, Apple Releases Security Updates to Fix Almost 100 Vulnerabilities in OS X, Apple Releases Security Update to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities in OS X, Apple Releases Security Updates to Fix OS X Vulnerabilities, Apple’s OS X Update Fixes Serious “Pwn2Own” Flaw.

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References: WatchGuard’s LiveSecurity Update “Malicious Documents and Images Threaten OS X”, Apple’s August 2010 OS X 10.5x and 10.6.x Security Update.