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Apple Posts Security Update 2007-005

Apple posts Security Update 2007-005 to patch 17 flaws. The update is available for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9.

Security Update 2007-005 (10.3.9 Client) – 42.5MB
Security Update 2007-005 (10.3.9 Server) – 56MB
Security Update 2007-005 (PPC) – 15.7MB
Security Update 2007-005 (Universal) – 29.2MB

About Security Update 2007-005 (PPC)
Security Update 2007-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:

bind
CarbonCore
CoreGraphics
crontabs
fetchmail
file
iChat
mDNSResponder
PPP
ruby
screen
texinfo
VPN

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 08, 2007

From May 2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin, on May 08 2007 Microsoft will release:

  • Two Microsoft Windows Critical Updates.
  • Three Microsoft Office Critical Updates.
  • One Microsoft Exchange Critical Update.
  • One CAPICOM and BizTalk Critical Update.
  • 1 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Update for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update Services (SUS).
  • 6 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

More information will be posted.

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Apple: Airport Extreme, QuickTime 7.16, and Mac OS X Security Update

Apple releases updates for Mac OS X (10.3.9 and 10.4.9), Airport Extreme (for Intel Macs), and QuickTime.

QuickTime 7.1.6
Apple patches the QuickTime Zero Day Exploit used in the CanSecWest Conference’s “Hack A Mac” contest.
Quicktime 7.1.6 is available for Mac OS X and Windows.

QuickTime 7.1.6 for Mac – 43.6MB
QuickTime 7.1.6 delivers numerous bug fixes, addresses a critical security issue with QuickTime for Java.

QuickTime 7.1.6 for Windows – 19.1MB
QuickTime 7.1.6 delivers support for timecode and closed captioning display in QuickTime Player, addresses a critical security issue in QuickTime for Java, as well as numerous bug fixes.

QuickTime 7.1.6 delivers numerous bug fixes, addresses a critical security issue with QuickTime for Java and includes support for:

  • Final Cut Studio 2
  • Timecode and closed captioning display in QuickTime Player

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AirPort Extreme Update 2007-003 – 3MB
This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macintosh computers and includes compatibility updates for certain third-party access points configured to use WPA or WPA2 security.

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Security Update 2007-004 v1.1
Apple re-releases Security Update 2007-004 (v1.1) to address the issues with:

AirPort
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9
This update corrects an issue where the AirPort connection may be lost after waking from sleep. This issue only affects Mac OS X v10.3.9 with Security Update 2007-004.

FTPServer
Available for: Mac OS X Server v10.4.9
Security Update 2007-004 applied an incorrect ftp configuration file for Mac OS X Server v10.4.9 systems. Users with ftp access, who would normally be restricted to certain directories, may be able to access directories outside the normal scope.

Security Update 2007-004 v1.1 (Universal) – 15.7MB
Security Update 2007-004 v1.1 (PPC) – 9.1MB
Security Update 2007-004 v1.1 (10.3.9 Client) – 36.7MB

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http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

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Nine Inch Nails: Three More Songs Are Released in GarageBand/Logic Format

Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) is at it again. As promised, three more songs off “Year Zero” are released in GarageBand/Logic format, following “Survivalism” (CD Single 1 – CD Single 2) which was released on 03.14.2007. The three tracks are also available for distribution in WAVE format for any other applications and distributed via BitTorrent.

Get them here (http://yearzero.nin.com/).

Requirement for GarageBand/Logic file format:

Question about BitTorrent?
Read here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent).

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All the GarageBand/Logic files are hosted by Apple.com

All the torrent files are hosted and tracked by The Pirate Bay.