QuickTime update patches Java flaw (Mac security loophole closed!)

MacCentral ^ | 5/1/2007 | Peter Cohen

[Yossarian]

Time to run "Software Update…" under the Apple Menu, Mac folks!

[Rodney King]

Hmm, I didn’t know Mac’s had security flaws.

[verum ago]

Ping.

[Yossarian]

Machead ping!

[Yossarian]

Hmm, I didn’t know Mac’s had security flaws.

Hmm, I didn't think you could generate as many useless posts as you have.

[doc1019]

LOL! Stand by for the onslaught!

[kerryusama04]

45 megabytes later...

[Yossarian]

Some of you, if you are running 10.3.9, or OS X Server 10.4.X, will also be prompted by Software Update to install "Security Update 2007-004 v1.1".

OK, Software update just finished for me... time to restart... see y'all in a bit!

[Yossarian]

OK, I'm back - a trouble-free update.

You two, as well as any other PC users, should know that this Quicktime update is for the PC as well. (Ah, unless you're under Linux....)

Here is the direct link to the update page.

[doc1019]

Thanks, will check it out.

[Swordmaker]

Mac Software update... Hole patched... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Swordmaker]

Thanks for the heads up...

[SunkenCiv]

Technically, he’s only generated two — the one seen above, and word for word in a number of other topics, and the other one, seen word for word in a number of other topics, where he says everyone who uses a Mac is gay.

[zeugma]

Technically, he’s only generated two — the one seen above, and word for word in a number of other topics, and the other one, seen word for word in a number of other topics, where he says everyone who uses a Mac is gay.

You'd think they'd eventually look for some new material.

  BTW, that article on Gilgamesh this morning was too cool.
 

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Epic, even. ;’)

[antiRepublicrat]

Credit to Dino Dai Zovi working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue

So much for Apple suing, or being malicious towards, those who expose security flaws.

[kitkat]

HELP! Please reply in words an eight-year-old can understand. LOL!

I have OS10.4.9. I’ve had Mac for six years, and I am STILL mentally confused by all the years I’ve spent on PC. (UGH) I use my computer ONLY at home, and I have no one to advise me.

I don’t do anything that requires final cut. Is that for users who do movies?

Can I ignore the latest software update and still use my old, original copy of Quick Time? Or will it affect the usual times Quick Time (not Pro) uses?

Does this question even make sense?

The ONLY problem with Mac is that if you use it at home there is NO ONE to help you through the complicated geek talk. You people are so far ahead of us commoners.

I am eager to learn.

[Yossarian]

Keep it simple:

1. Select the “Software Update…” menu item under the blue Apple menu (available from any application);
2. The Software Update application will launch, and automatically check for updates; and
3. When it asks if you want an update installed, click “OK”.

That’s it! But YES, install this update - it is very, very important, even for basic web surfing.

[kitkat]

***But YES, install this update - it is very, very important, even for basic web surfing.***

THAT’S IT! That’s exactly what I needed to know, but didn’t know how to ask it. THANK YOU.

And NOW, if I may ask for a bit more of your valuable time, what the heck does the following mean? And does it apply to me if I don’t do anything more complicated than download someone else’s Quick Time stuff?

“Important Notice to QuickTime Pro Users?QuickTime 7 will disable the QuickTime Pro functionality in prior versions of QuickTime, such as QuickTime 5 or QuickTime 6. If you proceed with this installation, you must purchase a new QuickTime 7 Pro key to regain QuickTime Pro functionality. After installation, visit www.apple.com/quicktime to purchase a QuickTime 7 Pro key.”

Sigh. I feel SO stupid.

[Yossarian]

Short answer: don't worry about it.

Long answer: QuickTime is a software technology that allows you to view, listen to, and create multimedia. It is comprised of

1. an underlying software engine that you never see;
2. "QuickTime Player", a little application that lets you play movies outside of the web browser; and
3. the QuickTime web plug-in, so you can play movies inside your web browser.

If you pay Apple $15, they give you a "QuickTime Pro" key:

1. The underlying software engine doesn't change;
2. "QuickTime Player" now lets you create and edit movies, and play them back "full screen"; and
3. The QuickTime web plug-in now allows you to save movies from the web onto your hard drive, if the website condones this (some don't).

Every time Apple makes a major release of QuickTime, like from version 5 to 6, or from version 6 to 7 (current), they make QuickTime Pro users buy a new key (cha-ching!). These major releases happen about once every two or three years. Minor releases, such as the one done yesterday from QT 7.1.5 to 7.1.6, don't require repurchasing of a key.