Apple updated QuickTime security

9th March 2007

Apple released nine QuickTime multimedia player security updates for Mac OS X and Windows users. The organization of French Security Incident Response Team, which pays particular attention to Mac platform, gave critical rating to all closable defects. The eliminated vulnerabilities referred to Windows Vista, XP and 2000, and also to Mac OS X 10.3.9 and further. Vulnerability of QuickTime occurs while incorrect opening of infected files QuickTime, PICT, and MIDI QTIF, launching the trigger, which allows attackers to remotely install and start any software. The principal researcher of the System Administration Network and Security institute (SANS) strongly advises to all users of QuickTime to update the application in the nearest future, as eliminated vulnerabilities are a real attraction for many hackers. Users can download patches from Apple site or perform an automatic update by means of “Software Update” in Mac OS X. This has been the first release of patches for QuickTime since January of this year, when Apple removed the bug, revealed publicly in the course of the project Â«Month of Bugs AppleÂ»