Apple Releases 10.4.10 for OS X
Apple has released OS X version 10.4.10. While it contains several enhancements and fixes for the operating system it also includes one security related update. This security update keeps Apple in the one-a-month category for security updates to OS X. This security vulnerability is described by Apple as: …the reception of specially crafted IPv6 packets [...]
Apple TV Security Update
Apple has released their first security update for Apple TV. According the bulletin a remote attacker can cause a denial of service attack or arbitrary code execution. This patches the same flaw that was plugged in OS X last month. At first I thought this was interesting but probably not a problem. Apple TV’s seem [...]
Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 Released
Mozilla has released Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 which is primarily a security update. One security vulnerability was fixed along with one crash bug that had the potential to be a security vulnerability. In addition, support for Korean was added. A list of 21 changes is available at The Rumbling Edge. The update is available through Thunderbird’s auto [...]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for June 2007
Microsoft released six security patches today. Four of them were rated critical, one important and one moderate. There are patches for all supported desktop OS platforms, Internet Explorer, a couple mail apps and for a couple versions of Visio. There aren’t any Office patches. The four critical desktop patches are: MS07-031 for Windows XP SP2, [...]
Yahoo Messenger Critical Security Update
Yahoo has released a new version of Messenger, their instant messaging client. Yahoo’s bulletin lists the impact as: Some impacts of a buffer overflow might include the introduction of executable code, being involuntarily logged out of a Chat and/or Instant Messaging session, and the crash of an application such as Internet Explorer. For this specific [...]