[Fed-Talk] Mac OSX Open to Attack Through Unpatched the Samba
[Fed-Talk] Mac OSX Open to Attack Through Unpatched the Samba
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Mac OSX Open to Attack Through Unpatched the Samba
- From: ak43949 <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:24:53 -0400
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- Thread-topic: Mac OSX Open to Attack Through Unpatched the Samba
Title: Mac OSX Open to Attack Through Unpatched the Samba
According to the (Computerworld) <http://www.computerworld.com/> - Hackers can attack Mac OS X by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the open-source Samba file- and print-sharing software that is included with the OS, Symantec Corp. said today.
Samba, which is enabled when Mac users turn on the Windows Sharing feature that allows Microsoft Corp.
Customers to access files and printers on a Mac network, was pegged with multiple heap-based buffer overflow bugs earlier this month.
The Mac OS X doesn't turn on Samba by default, Macs that share a network with Windows PCs could be at risk, Symantec warned.
Because Apple has not released a Samba update since 2005 <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301061> , users must upgrade to the latest, and secure version, themselves.
"Mac OS X users are advised to download and install the latest version of Samba 3.0.25 from the Samba Web site <http://www.samba.org/> said Symantec. "If this is not possible, the Windows Sharing service should be disabled until Apple issues an official update via the Software Update service."
R/ Andy
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