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Multiple Apple updates as Mac goes to version 10.4.8

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Apple is fixing 15 security flaws with the 10.4.8 version upgrade of Mac OS X. (There is a second update as well.... Security Update 2006-006). In typical fashion there are a bundle of issues in thes…

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Apple is fixing 15 security flaws with the 10.4.8 version upgrade of Mac OS X. (There is a second update as well.... Security Update 2006-006). In typical fashion there are a bundle of issues in these updates. Several address remotely exploitable vulnerabilities. According to Incidents.org 10.4.8 addresses the following....
- connecting to wireless networks using the EAP-FAST protocol - Apple USB modem reliability - using OpenType fonts in Microsoft Word - compatibility with 3rd party USB hubs - scanner performance - RAW camera support - printing documents with Asian language names - performance of the Translation widget - broadband network performance
That didn't sound too bad, but some of the bad issues are lumped in to the 2006-006 security update. Some of the remotely exploitable vulnerabilities COULD be exploited merely by a user visiting a malicious website that was specially crafted to take advantage of the flaw. Patch away.

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