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Apple finally deals with DNS bug
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:04:12 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=104426 By Robert McMillan IDG news service 16 September 2008 Apple has finally released a security update for its Mac OS X operating system. The patch fixies a critical Internet security flaw that the company had failed to properly fix in late July. The Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update has, fixed security bugs in Apple's software as well as several open-source components that ship with the operating system. In all, more than 25 bugs have been patched. But the Internet flaw, which has to do with the Domain Name System (DNS), is the most widely publicised issue. Apple, like many other operating-system vendors, was forced to patch its DNS software after security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered a fundamental bug in the way this type of software is built. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/
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