Re: Patching iTunes and Firefox

[Jason Chambers <jchambers () UCLA EDU>]

Christianson, Lorrayne K. wrote:
> We are reviewing the products we place on our “standard image” and, as
> in years past, are faced with more and more products which our clients
> want, but are hard to patch and keep secure. So we are looking for
> feedback on how others are dealing with patching products such as iTunes
> and Firefox.


I think the 3rd party patching effort being made by Secunia is worth
investigating.

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_3rd_party_patching/


Some background information (about 1 year old) is here:

http://www.darkreading.com/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216900303


If anyone knows other vendors doing similar work, please chime in.


Regards,

--Jason