Apple Mac OS X and Adobe Shockwave (NOT Flash) Player patches

Apple patches 13 Mac OS X vulnerabilities | ZDNet

By Ryan Naraine | August 24, 2010, 2:19pm PDT
Apple has shipped a new Mac OS X security update to fix 13 documented vulnerabilities, some serious enough to expose users to remote code execution attacks.

The patch includes fixes for security holes in several open-source components, including ClamAV and PHP.

Here’s a quick look at the vulnerabilities and affected components.

Critical security holes in Adobe Shockwave | ZDNet

By Ryan Naraine | August 24, 2010, 2:40pm PDT

Adobe has shipped a Shockwave Player update to fix 20 security holes, some serious enough to lead to system takeover attacks.

The vulnerabilities, rated “critical,” affect Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.

From Adobe’s advisory:

Critical vulnerabilities have been
identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions on
the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The vulnerabilities could
allow an attacker, who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, to
run malicious code on the affected system.

Users of Adobe
Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions should immediately
upgrade to version 11.5.8.612 using this link: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/.