Apple + Security & Privacy

Amidst the hoopla of the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and Steve Jobs’ keynote address announcing the second version of the iPhone, Apple also released a software update: a new version of the QuickTime media software. This version 7.5, a 60 MB update via Software Update, contains no obvious new features, but contains four security fixes for Mac.

According to Apple, opening or playing “maliciously crafted AAC-encoded media content”, “PICT image file[s]”, “Indeo video media content” or “QuickTime content in QuickTime Player” “may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution”. As always, download the QuickTime update as soon as possible, since QuickTime is the backbone for playing all audio and video media on Mac OS X. This update applies to Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger.

Full information about the update is available here.