Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X released by Apple

David W. Martin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:09:14 -0500

Apple has released its seventh security fix for 2008 that targets a number of flaws since the release of Leopard OS X 10.5, and more recent flaws caused by the OS X 10.5.5 update.

The updater is available for both Mac OS X Leopard on client and server, and for both Mac OS X Tiger on client and server (Intel and Power PC processors supported). The updater addresses problems with the core Mac OS X operating system layer and the powerful Unix operating system hidden inside.

Fixed were things like the launchd daemon, CUPS printing, ColorSync, Finder, networking, Quicklook, root certificates, ClamAV, and Unix features like: Apache, libxslt, MySQL Server, PHP, Postfix, rlogin, Tomcat, and Vim. This is not a complete list, but only highlights.

You can see a complete list of these fixes in Apple Support article HT3216.

Mac OS 10.4.9 Released

Mac|Life Staff — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:59:05 -0500

Apple today released what is almost sure to be the final major update to Tiger: Mac OS 10.4.9. According to Apple, the update includes a number of "general operating system fixes," along with a host of other improvements, including upgrades to:

> RAW camera support
> Handling of large or malformed images that could cause crashes
> Image capture performance
> Mouse scrolling and keyboard shortcuts
> Font handling
> Playback quality, and bookmarks in DVD Player
> USB video conferencing cameras for use with iChat
> Bluetooth devices
> Browsing AFP servers
> Apple USB Modem
> Windows-created digital certificates
> Open and Print dialogs in applications that use Rosetta on Intel-based Macs

Other application-specific highlights include improvements In World of Warcraft reliability; Rosetta performance for LEGO StarWars, Adobe InDesign, H&R Block TaxCut, and Big Business' Big Business 5.1.0; and help for that pesky Microsoft Word problem with OpenType Fonts.

Also included in OS 10.4.9 are also a number of security updates, plus - it you haven't already already taken care of it as we warned you last week - a daylight saving time update.

In related news, iPhoto has also been updated, this time to 6.0.6. According to Apple, this update "addresses issues associated with EXIF data compatibility and Photocasting."

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Security Update 2008-007 for Mac OS X released by Apple

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