SM-Bot
29 Oct 2003, 09:50pm
The internet security company @Stake has warned of a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Apple's Mac OS X operating system.
Cambridge, Mass.-based @Stake released three advisories on Tuesday. The first details "systemic" flaws in the way OS X handles file and directory permissions; the second notes a kernel-level vulnerability that does not affect default installations of the operating system; and the third involves a buffer-overflow condition that may be remotely exploitable.
Apple has not yet released patches for the security issues. @Stake has advised Mac users to upgrade to the latest Apple operating system, which is not vulnerable to the flaws. The operating system, OS X 10.3, or "Panther," is priced at $129.
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Cambridge, Mass.-based @Stake released three advisories on Tuesday. The first details "systemic" flaws in the way OS X handles file and directory permissions; the second notes a kernel-level vulnerability that does not affect default installations of the operating system; and the third involves a buffer-overflow condition that may be remotely exploitable.
Apple has not yet released patches for the security issues. @Stake has advised Mac users to upgrade to the latest Apple operating system, which is not vulnerable to the flaws. The operating system, OS X 10.3, or "Panther," is priced at $129.
The full report