Apple OS X Update Responds To Security And Worm Concerns

Apple has released a security update that patches twenty security holes in its OS X operating system and bundled applications. Virus writers in the past weeks have released several high profile viruses and security experts last week disclosed that they had found a critical security hole in the operating system. "The update fixes both the recently reported Leap-A and Safari security vulnerabilities," an Apple spokesperson told vnunet.com. The Safari vulnerability was unveiled last week by German researcher Michael Lehn. The flaw could allow an attacker to launch arbitrary code on a Mac computer running the Safari browser through the use of a specially crafted website.

Source - Vnunet