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Apple today released Security Update 2004-12-02, which includes a number of security enhancements and updated components for Mac OS X.

Apple today released Security Update 2004-10-27, which provides several Mac OS X security enhancements and fixes for Apple Remote Desktop 1.2.4 (ARD). According to the release notes, the update will prevent an application to be launched behind the ARD loginwindow which will run as root. “If the ARD Administrator application on another system is used to start a GUI application on the client, then the GUI application would run as root behind the loginwindow. This update prevents ARD from launching applications when the loginwindow is active.

Apple today released Security Update 2004-09-30 for both Mac OS X 10.3.5 and Mac OS X 10.2.8. According to the release notes, the update provides a number of security enhancements and includes updated versions of: AFP Server, CUPS, NetInfoManager, postfix, and QuickTime. Further information on this update can be found here. Read More

Apple today released Security Update 2004-09-16 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. According to the release notes, the update “delivers a number of security enhancements,” is recommended for all Mac users, and includes an updated version of iChat.

Apple has posted Security Update 2004-09-07 v1.1, which fixes certain issues introduced with the original version of the software released last week. The updated version, which includes the same security enhancements as Security Update 2004-09-07, corrects the path to the configuration directory in lukemftpd, and fixes Safari (10.3.5 only) to provide compatibility with Web sites that use an old version-checking mechanism.

In addition to Mac OS X 10.3.5, Apple today released Security Update 2004-08-09 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. The update (recommended for all Mac users) delivers several security enhancements and includes an updated version of the libpng (Portable Network Graphics) component, which fixes a recently uncovered graphics vulnerability. Read More

Apple today released Security Update 2004-06-07 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. According to the release notes, the update delivers several security enhancements and includes updated versions of DiskImages, LaunchServices, Safari and Terminal. Apple also noted that Mac OS X will now “present an approval alert when an application is to be run for the first time either by opening a document or clicking on a URL related to the application.” Read More

Apple today released Security Update 2004-05-24 to address a possible vulnerability in the Help Viewer application. The update is available for both Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) via the Software Update preference pane. It is not known if the update includes any other changes.

Apple on Monday released Security Update 2004-05-03 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. According to the release notes, the update delivers several security enhancements and includes updated versions of AFP Server, CoreFoundation and IPSec. Apple said the update, which also includes improvements found in Security Update 2004-04-05, is recommended for all Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) users.

Apple today released Security Update 2003-11-19 for both Mac OS X Panther and Jaguar. In the release notes for the Panther version, Apple said the update includes updated OpenSSL and zlib “gzprintf()” function components. Apple said the Jaguar version includes the following updated components: gm4; groff; Mail w/CRAM-MD5 authentication; OpenSSL; Personal File Sharing; QuickTime for Java; and zlib “gzprintf()” function. Both security updates are available via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. Read More

Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2003-11-04 for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. The update addresses a potential vulnerability with the Terminal application in Mac OS X 10.3 and Mac OS X Server 10.3 that could allow unauthorized access to a system. Security Update 2003-11-04 is available via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. Apple has yet to address the security flaws in Mac OS X Jaguar (v10.2.8 and lower) that were uncovered last week. Read More

Apple today released Security Update 2003-08-14 for Mac OS X 10.2.6, which addresses a potential vulnerability in the fb_realpath() function which could allow a local or remote user to gain unauthorized root privileges to a system. Update: Apple has also released Security Update 2003-08-14 for Mac OS X Server (10.2.6).