Multiple Apple updates as Mac goes to version 10.4.8
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.