Firefox 28.0 Beta 6 is now available.
New build of Flash Player 13 Beta also became available on February 25, 2014.
iTunes 11.1.5
Apple releases iTunes 11.1.5
OS X
This update fixes a problem that may cause iTunes to quit unexpectedly when a device is connected and improves compatibility with iBooks for Mac on OS X Mavericks.
Windows
This update resolves an issue with typing Japanese text in the iTunes Store and fixes a problem that may cause iTunes to quit unexpectedly when a device is connected.
iTunes 11.1.4 for Windows (64-bit)
This version of iTunes resolves an issue where the equalizer may not work as expected and improves performance when switching views in large iTunes libraries.
This update also includes additional minor bug fixes.
Apple releases fix for SSL Vulnerability in OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion
In the morning of Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Apple releases fix for SSL Vulnerability in OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion.
The fix for SSL Vulnerability is included in OS X Mavericks 10.9.2.
Safari on OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 passed the goto fail test.
This update:
- Adds the ability to make and receive FaceTime audio calls
- Adds call waiting support for FaceTime audio and video calls
- Adds the ability to block incoming iMessages from individual senders
- Improves the accuracy of unread counts in Mail
- Resolves an issue that prevented Mail from receiving new messages from certain providers
- Improves AutoFill compatibility in Safari
- Fixes an issue that may cause audio distortion on certain Macs
- Improves reliability when connecting to a file server using SMB2
- Fixes an issue that may cause VPN connections to disconnect
- Improves VoiceOver navigation in Mail and Finder
For detailed information about this update, please visit: About the OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update
Security Update 2014-001 (Mountain Lion)
Security Update 2014-001 (Lion)
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The SSL Vulnerability is currently present in iOS 7.1 beta 5 build 11D5145e. According to an Apple engineer, a new build of iOS 7.1 beta is coming “really soon”.
Firefox 28.0 Beta 4
Firefox 28.0 Beta 4 became available on February 20, 2014.
New build of Flash Player 13 Beta also became available on February 20, 2014.
Angry Birds Toons: Operation Opera
Episode fifty of Angry Birds Toons, “Operation Opera” is now playing at Toons.tv and Angry Birds Apps for your favorite devices.
Stay Tooned for next week episode. Two more episodes until Angry Birds Toons turns one year old!
SSL Vulnerability presents in iOS 7.1 beta and OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Developer Preview
Apple released iOS 6.1.6 and iOS 7.0.6 to address an SSL vulnerability issue on Friday, February 21, 2014. According to reports, the same vulnerability presents in the current build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.1, OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 build 13C62 and iOS 7.1 beta build 11D5145e.
Based on goto fail; test Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Camino on OS X are not affected by this vulnerability. Camino browser was no longer developed as of May 31, 2013.
Apple is expected to fix this SSL vulnerability issue in the upcoming build of iOS 7.1 and OS X Mavericks (10.91 and 10.9.2 Developer Preview).
John Gruber wrote a great post on Daring Fireball regarding this SSL vulnerability issue and NSA exploits on iOS.
According to Jeffrey Grossman’s tweet (Jeffrey903):
I have confirmed that the SSL vulnerability was introduced in iOS 6.0. It is not present in 5.1.1 and is in 6.0 /cc @markgurman
Tin foil hat might be handy, as a sleeper NSA agent might be working at Apple.
iOS 7.0.6 and iOS 6.1.6
Apple releases iOS 7.0.6 and iOS 6.1.6 through Software Update.
This security update provides a fix for SSL connection verification.
UPDATE:
About the security content of iOS 7.0.6
iOS 7.0.6
Data Security
Available for: iPhone 4 and later, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 and later
Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS
Description: Secure Transport failed to validate the authenticity of the connection. This issue was addressed by restoring missing validation steps.
It is unclear if this issue has been fixed in recent iOS 7.1 beta build. According to a well connected iOS Developer, Apple would release iOS 7.1 GM build in the coming weeks.