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Help Viewer bug squashed! (Go to Software Update now!)
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May 21, 2004, 05:48 PM
 
As the title indicates, loading up SU tonight gets you a security update that fixes the bug (at least it looks that way to me)!

Huzzah!
     
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May 21, 2004, 06:06 PM
 
I like how they sit on it for months, then once it hits the press, they're all of a sudden Johhny-On-The-Spot.

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May 21, 2004, 06:45 PM
 
Don't celebrate yet. There's still the protocol vulnerability and the fake helper app vulnerability.

Check the other thread for details (page 5).

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May 21, 2004, 07:14 PM
 
Yes, definitely curtail the celebration. My test exploit still works just fine after installing the security update.
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May 21, 2004, 07:40 PM
 
Why isn't it standard that mounting a disk-image requires authentication?
     
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May 21, 2004, 08:55 PM
 
According to posts in the main thread on Help Viewer, this patch only fixes one of several exploits...
     
   
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