Cupertino (CA) - On the heels of a few critical security threats that recently popped up, Apple has released a new version of its Quicktime player.

Quicktime 7.3 tackles seven bugs, six of which are related to the all-too-common problem of allowing hackers to gain unauthorized access to an innocent PC.

The issues arose from specially crafted media files that were able to bypass the Quicktime player's security filter and install malicious software on a victim's hard drive.

Additionally, one other flaw relates to Quicktime's Java application.  According to Apple, users could access sensitive information and gain elevated priveleges illegitimately.

The patches affect Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.  Apple credited 3Com, Adobe, and Verisign among a handful of companies who reported the problems.

Users can update their version of Quicktime directly from the software, or by downloading it from Quicktime.com.

Apple

Nov 06, 2007 10:50     

But I thought Apple and Macs didn't have these problems? Gee what does that say about all mighty Apple? It's says let Mac OS and other Apple software grow in popularity and watch the bugs, security issues, and viruses roll in. Macies should be pissed that all this "PC" users are starting to mess up there perfect world.
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world ain't perfect.

Nov 06, 2007 15:42     

it was just that there is too little apple users, so no one cares to hack them. Now that more people buying them. More people try to hack them.
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iSnicker

Nov 07, 2007 03:12     

Oh yes indeed, more people catching on to the previously-elitist bound OS X is it? Macs here and there? I'll be the one snickering in the background as the increasingly popular OS runs into the same problems faced by Windows users. ;D
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