Apple Releases Security Updates to Fix 57 Vulnerabilities in OS X

Apple has just released security updates to fix 57 vulnerabilities in all current versions of OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) and OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), Apple’s line of operating systems. Attackers exploit these vulnerabilities in numerous ways, some of which include luring users to visit malicious websites or to download and view malicious documents and images, which could ultimately allow the attacker to gain full control over the user’s machine.

3D Corporation highly recommends that Mac users update their machines as soon as possible to mitigate the risk of attack. More information and instructions on how to apply these updates can be found in Apple’s security update “About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001”.

To read more about security threats to Macs, please refer to our previous blog post entitled "Don't Be Lulled into a False Sense of Security".

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References: “2011’s First OS X Update Patches 57 Vulnerabilities”, watchguardsecuritycenter.com; “About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001”, support.apple.com