Apple protection update 2008-005 released

Apple has just released a new shield update for client and server users of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard). that Security update 2008-005 is “recommended for all users and improves the safety measure of Mac OS X,” and includes fixes for a dozen or so features in Mac OS X.

This update fixes a QuickLook bug where loading a malicious Microsoft Office file could lead to “arbitrary cipher execution.” Doesn’t

sound too good to me! It additionally fixes a DNS vulnerability that has been highly discussed by the past week (and which many other vendors have already patched).

You can download that update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update). You can plus find more data on what that update fixes by looking at Apple’s support note.

[Source] Cory Bohon