---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Apple Mac OS X Quicktime/Quartz Composer Information Disclosure SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23438 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23438/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Apple Macintosh OS X http://secunia.com/product/96/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information. The problem is that unsigned Java applets are able to use Quicktime for Java and Quartz Composer to upload images which may potentially contain sensitive information. The vulnerability is reported in the following versions: * Mac OS X v10.4.8 * Mac OS X Server v10.4.8 Systems prior to v10.4 are reportedly not affected. SOLUTION: Apply Security Update 2006-008. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Geoff Beier. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304916 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------