Not plural; singular. Only one of the issues seems to refer to a "remote exploit" and that was for a service that is not even provided with a OSX installation. The vulnerability seems to be in Apache... and may affect other Apache Unix installations as well.
Wrong. Several patches have been made to prevent remote exploitation. Search for "remote" and read about them. Whether Apache is distributed with OS X is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that, if you're running a web server with OS X, you're most likely going to be running Apache. So, fish down to the bottom of the barrel for more lame excuses.
It's nice to close the vulnerability before there are any apps that could use it.
Uh, sorry but that was a clueless comment.
- The vulnerability isn't closed until ALL machines have been patched. Not all Apache servers have been or will be updated. Some never will be. Some will be hacked before the owner ever has a chance to update them.
- Apple doesn't provide the only applications that can use htdigest. Anybody writing CGI apps can use it.
Bush, my comments refer to this series of patches... not a search of "remote" exploits. Apache IS distributed with OSX... but the specific part, htdigest, isn't implemented. Apple has patched the problem irregardless of that fact.
If we were to then look at all of the vulnerabilities of your beloved Windows platform, using your logic, NONE of them have been closed until every machine in the world is patched... sure.