Spam Chronicles» quicktime http://www.spamchronicles.com Chronicling My Spam Explorations Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:11:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Apple Adds to Patch Tuesday http://www.spamchronicles.com/2007/07/11/apple-adds-to-patch-tuesday/ http://www.spamchronicles.com/2007/07/11/apple-adds-to-patch-tuesday/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:38:21 +0000 ray http://www.spamchronicles.com/security-vulnerability/apple-adds-to-patch-tuesday/ MS Security AlertApple joins the the Tuesday patch party and releases a security update for Quicktime along with a bugfix update for iTunes. The patches are for the software on both Windows and OS X.

The Quicktime update, to version 7.2 includes eight security vulnerability fixes some of which will allow code execution. It also includes updates to the H.264 codec, support for full screen viewing and “numerous bug fixes”. The update requires a reboot on both Mac and Windows.

The iTunes update brings iTunes to 7.3.1 and fixes a problem with iTunes 7.3 accessing the library. No other changes are documented.

Both patches are available through Apple software update or from the Apple download page.

]]> http://www.spamchronicles.com/2007/07/11/apple-adds-to-patch-tuesday/feed/ 0 Quicktime Security Update http://www.spamchronicles.com/2007/05/30/quicktime-security-update1/ http://www.spamchronicles.com/2007/05/30/quicktime-security-update1/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 12:54:31 +0000 ray http://www.spamchronicles.com/security-vulnerability/quicktime-security-update/ Apple has release a security update for Quicktime. The update is for Quicktime on both Windows and OS X. The update patches two vulnerabilities that can be triggered by visiting a malicious website. The first allows code to be executed, the second could allow the "disclosure of senesitive information".

Apple has also released an update to iTunes that now includes support for DRM free music. This update doesn’t have any security implications.

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