Apple has released a security update to its OS X 10.4 operating
system. Some of the
five patches in security update 10.4.7
address vulnerabilities that could allow a remote attacker to gain
access to a compromised system, and one addresses a buffer-overflow
flaw within ClamAV, a third-party antivirus application that is popular
among Mac users. The other vulnerabilities involve Launchd, a flaw
publicly exposed by the
Mac virus InqTana.b earlier this year. Other vulnerablities involve OpenLDAP, ImageIO, and AFP. Additional information on the 10.4.7 patches can be obtained from
Apple's security update site and from
News.com.