Apple has released QuickTime 7.3.1, a security update that patches a potentially serious exploit (see ” Protect Yourself from the QuickTime RTSP Vulnerability ,” 2007-09-07). Unlike many recent security issues on the Mac, malicious code that took advantage of the QuickTime RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) vulnerability was active in the wild: a specially crafted Web page could install malicious software on your computer.
According to Apple’s security release notes , QuickTime 7.3.1 fixes the flaw in RTSP as well as holes in QuickTime’s Flash media handler.
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