Apple + Security & Privacy

A number of Mac OS X kernel vulnerabilities have been publicized, according to Information Week. These five vulnerabilities are currently unpatched, and were not shared with Apple before they were published on a hacker web site last week. These vulnerabilities are proof-of-concept flaws that are relatively difficult to exploit, and take advantages of bugs in areas such as a kernel memory leak, and a remote heap overflow. One of the vulnerabilities is “a little under four years old” and affects all versions of Mac OS X from 10.4 on. Intego’s researchers have analyzed the vulnerabilities and are being especially watchful for any malware that may exploit them, but, for now, has not found anything in the wild.