Apple today released Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X which is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:
• AppKit
• Bom
• CFNetwork
• CoreFoundation
• CoreGraphics
• curl
• Finder
• ImageIO
• LaunchServices
• Mail
• Preview
• QuickDraw
• Ruby
• Safari
• securityd
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303737
Security Update 2006-003 is available via Software Update for Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.6 (Intel), Mac OS X v10.4.6 (PowerPC), and Mac OS X Server v10.4.6.
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Tiger is very stable and fast for me. 10.4.0 was a little iffy in terms of some issues I had with my external drive, etc. But 10.4.1 cleared all that up and I’ve not had an issue since.
I run Panther at the office and hate going back to it after using Tiger.
As for all the gloating about the security update and “Mac OSX being perfect,” I find it more than comical how THREATENED Windows users are becoming. How sad.
As for Apple phasing out of the OS business… highly highly doubtful. Steve Jobs is not going to say the whole Mac thing was a mistake, especially as Apple gains momentun on a sloth-like Microsoft.
Hey,John L.:
I’m prone to getting Ebola Fever; but I live in the US, what are my chances? Damn, get a life.
I’m dead in the water with kernel panics since updating an new Intel MBP (2.16). I would not recommend updating quite yet. Anyone else with a MBP experiencing problems with this update?
Johnny,
No, Tiger works a world better for me than Panther ever did. And I upgraded Panther all the way through 10.3.9.
I’ll say it again. You are delusional.
No JD, haven’t you been following along? Macs are the best in the world and “just work”.
Pfft.
Hi all,
There is a solution on the Apple support discussion boards that has worked for me:
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boot into safe mode by holding down the shift key
go to system system preferences/ accounts/ login items
clear all items
open finder from dock / machintoshHD/ library/ startupitems
move all items to trash and empty
then restart
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And Outa koolaid, I can’t say that I ever expect machines to work flawlessly all of the time, but in the 22 years that I’ve used macs, I’ve had so little downtime that when something does happen, it is a bit of a surprise. And, fortunately, there is a strong community of people who help out when something does happen.
JD
Johnny: You’re one weird guy. You own $10,000 worth of Mac hardware, use it for iLife, and then complain when Apple doesn’t fix your iLife bugs. I, for one, have experienced the occasional bug, but I think it’s safe to say iLife and OS X are better than than any other software-OS combo. I have no idea why they would quit the OS business. Only a troll would think that.
Let’s see some proof that you actually own a Mac.
Apple is at it’s strongest point in history, Mac growth rate is growing 3x the growth rate of the pc industry. Apple has 9 billion in the bank. Mac marketshare is now 4.6% (IDC numbers,) and has increased a full point in the past year alone. Every one percent marketshare increase is equivalent to 2 billion dollars in revenue. Leopard is due in the near future. New Macs are selling like hotcakes. Apple just launched a multi-million dollar tv ad campaign.
Trust me, the last thing on Jobs mind is abandoning OSX. Keep dreaming.
I don’t see Apple getting out of the OS business. If anything, they’ve been intentionally overprotective in controlling the “user experience”, and that’s a big part of their unique approach as a company. It’s the biggest part of what makes the Apple outlook different from the rest of the field. For those of us who love the Mac like no other, that drive to take the user to new heights and singlemindedly improve computing is especially enjoyable. As for the updates and patches, I hate to disappoint some, but there will always be updates and patches. Where there is human design and human programming, there will be human curiosity and human error to generate the need for new updates (and features) as well as patches for flaws. And yes, the whiners and moaners are going to be there for the whole ride, too. Waaah!!
Some people are -and always will be- just plain mad.
And as for Apple security – the proof is in the eating… Maybe at most, a dozen or two people have been affected by security issues on Macs since 2001 and the intro of OS X. And the damge was nil or negligable.
Apple security 100% to date – and likely to continue that way.
Windows security to date – 10% – and not likely to improve, ever.
What goes through the mind of a PC troll:
“Hey! Apple’s released a ‘security update’! Let’s all go to the Mac sites and make fun of OS X for not being perfect! DUR-HURRRRR!”
At least that’s my assumption. I mean, they’re not really so retarded to think that any OS that isn’t perfect (i.e. every OS ever written) is just as bad as Windows, are they? They’re not so brain-damaged as to be unable to tell the difference between a vulnerability and an exploit, are they? They don’t actually think “Oooh, OS X has flaws! Macs will get owned any day now!”, do they?
Because anyone that dumb shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a computer, much less an insecure Windows machine.
Just reading through the update and noticed how they have applied a security patch that arises because of ClamAV the anti-virus software for Mac. What this shows is that installing anti-virus software actually makes your Mac less secure!
ClamAV
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1614, CVE-2006-1615, CVE-2006-1630
Available for: Mac OS X Server v10.4.6
Impact: Processing maliciously-crafted email messages with ClamAV may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The ClamAV virus scanning software has been updated to incorporate security fixes in the latest release. ClamAV was introduced in Mac OS X Server v10.4 for email scanning. The most severe of these issues could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of ClamAV. For more information, see the project web site at http://www.clamav.net.
Apple releases security update. I can continue to run virus free, spyware free, and malware free.
PC trolls go defrag.
This bears repeating: Man the apple crowd are bitches!
Just because people use Windows doesn’t mean they can’t have an opinion. Mac OS X is better than Windows but its not perfect either. I’ve run into bugs on my Apple.
Johnny Troll – are you listening??? Oh … and about that Yep, bunches of ’em. In fact, all of them. Since ’84 comment, that’s a lot of Macs! I convinced my wife to switch to a G4 iMac maybe a month after it came out and we’ve owned three between us since. We upgraded our iBook once and my PowerMac twice … which leaves all the PowerBooks, several PowerMacs, a couple iMacs, and several minor revisions of all sorts of stuff that we never owned. But … you owned all of them since ’84? What are you, the curator of a computer museum?
Back to the point … sigh … Apple software can, and does have flaws, bugs and vulnerabilities. And Apple fixes these – so far, they’ve fixed them all before anyone has created a software-only exploit to take advantage of them. Unlike the competition.
The Intel warnings above are true. HOLD OFF ON THE UPDATE if you have an Intel Mac. Go to http://www.macfixit.com for details. I’m posting this from another Mac where I work; my system is still not back to normal.
(I know, it sucks that Apple releases a faulty update right when the PC trolls are out. But then again, they’re always out.)
“Confirmation can be found, in abundance, within these forums.”
The only thing these forums confirm is that immaturity is alive and well.