Just days after first finding an exploit in Apple ’s QuickTime multimedia software, a proof-of-concept exploit has been published. The vulnerability was found in QuickTime 7.2 and 7.3 , according to research firm SecurityFocus. The vulnerability is triggered in the way QuickTime handles malicious RTSP data streams. Symantec says the exploit could be used by sending unsuspecting users a file with an extension typically associated with QuickTime, such as .mov or .3gp.
Archives for November, 2007
Mireth Technology Adds New Browsers and Mac OS X Leopard Support to NetShred X
Posted on 2007 under Mac OS | No Comment29 Nov
NetShred X is easy to use internet track eraser software for Mac OS X that erases files web browsers and email programs leave behind. And like all Mireth Technology products, it was designed to be easy to use. Because internet privacy software can t be effective if it s not used, NetShred X was designed to run automatically, without user intervention.
For too many years Dell made notebooks that would go unnoticed next to a brown paper bag. Those days are gone. Dell’s new 15-inch XPS M1530 is another attractive XPS notebook–following the popular 13-inch XPS M1330–that not only rivals the Apple MacBook Pro in looks but beats it handily on price. It comes with design accents like touch-sensitive multi-media buttons, brushed aluminum accents, a choice of colors–and doesn’t skimp on materials, using a magnesium alloy on the back of the LCD.
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Intel Upgrades Software Tools to Support Mac OS X Leopard
Posted on 2007 under Mac OS | No Comment29 Nov
“One of the unique advantages of Autodesk Maya is that it runs on multiple platforms. Creative professionals have long had an affinity for Apple products, and the Maya software’s availability on Apple’s Mac OS X allows them to use their platform of choice,” said Kevin Tureski, director of product development, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. “With Apple’s switch to Intel processors and with multi-core Mac Pro machines becoming commonplace, we need compilers that allow us to multithread Maya.
IPod/IPhone Ads Promote Both Apple and Artists
Posted on 2007 under Apple iPhone | No Comment29 Nov
Duncan, the point of the article isn’t that Apple broke CSS. It’s that having a song from the group in an iPod commerical had a direct effect on sales of their music. Who cares who broke the group? If no one is listening then it doesn’t matter (and obviously no one is listening to Zune).
Apple Acknowledges Seagate Hard Drive Problems in Some MacBooks
Posted on 2007 under Mac Pro | No Comment29 Nov
Apple spokesman Cameron Craig said the company was aware that there might be a problem. We’ve received a few reports that some MacBook consumer notebooks may have hard drive issues, and we’re looking into it, he said. About 50 Seagate hard drives from MacBooks have been brought to Retrodata for data recovery since the summer of 2006. With the exception of two or three cases, the data was lost forever because people ran the MacBook utilities to try to correct the problem.
MacBook wireless suffering after recent Mac OS X updates
Posted on 2007 under Mac OS | No Comment29 Nov
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Griffin Reflect for iPod classic and nano (video)
Posted on 2007 under iPod nano | No Comment29 Nov
Both cases are fine, not spectacular, in their approach to iPod coverage. Each one exposes the entire bottom of the iPod in order to guarantee full compatibility with Universal iPod Dock accessories, and succeeds; the price of such exposure is that the iPod classic s bottom sides are unnecessarily exposed at all other times when it s not in a dock. So too are its Hold switch and top-mounted headphone port, the latter cut perfectly to fit any size of headphone plug you may have.
Networking security hardware manufacturer SonicWALL recently announced that it has distributed defensive measures to users of it’s Unified Threat Management technology, against zero-day vulnerability exploits found in QuickTime. Malicious websites are able to create a stack-based buffer overflow in Apple’s media player, by providing a phony movie file that, when activated, executes a series of code that allows a users machine to be taken over.