Flaws Found In Underlying System Of Mac's OS X
Security firm Immunity has reported several vulnerabilities in Darwin, the Unix implementation which Apple calls the "rock-solid foundation" of Mac OS X. The vulnerabilities affect all recent versions of OS X, Immunity said in an advisory published on Wednesday.
Source: TechWorldWhile they won't be serious for most users, the bugs are the latest blow to OS X's reputation as being free from the security problems that plague Windows. Some security researchers have argued that reputation is unwarranted, saying Windows bugs simply get more publicity and cause more mayhem because the operating system is so widespread.
Immunity discovered several kernel-level flaws during an audit of Darwin's kernel xnu-517.7.7 last summer, and says versions of OS X at least up to 10.3.4 are affected. At the time, only members of an Immunity vulnerability discussion group were informed; on Monday Immunity discussed the flaws at a company event in New York City and released the advisory publicy the following day. Apple Computer wasn't informed ahead of public disclosure.
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