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Mac OS X multiple vulns - update available

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FYI..

- http://secunia.com/advisories/23012/
Release Date: 2006-11-21
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
..The vulnerability is reported in a fully patched Mac OS X (2006-11-20). Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Deactivate the option "opening safe files after downloading" in the preferences and grant only trusted users access to affected systems…"

- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1878
Last Updated: 2006-11-22 03:31:07 UTC
"…To reduce the risk of remote compromise reconfigure Safari and be careful with DMG files from untrusted or unknown sources. For Safari disable opening "safe" files after downloading. Tutorial on how and why to do so can be found here*."
* http://browsers.about.com/od/howtotutorial…ri_opensafe.htm

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FYI…

Security Update 2006-007 released
- http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showtopic=73038

- http://secunia.com/advisories/23155/
Release Date: 2006-11-29
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Manipulation of data, Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch …
Original Advisory: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 …

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