QuickTime 7.3.1 Security Update

Quicktime has been updated to version 7.31:

QuickTime 7.3.1 addresses security issues.

This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798


Garageband has also received an update to version 4.1.1:

This update improves overall stability and addresses issues with file export to iPhone.

Available via Software Update

He's right, you know.

Thanks for the 'up.

Is this the unpatched Quicktime flaw that exposed recently

Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted RTSP movie may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: A buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling of Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) headers. By enticing a user to view a maliciously crafted RTSP movie, an attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by ensuring that the destination buffer is sized to contain the data.

Certainly looks like it.

Plus two others

Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted QTL file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling of QTL files. By enticing a user to view a maliciously crafted QTL file, an attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking.

Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in QuickTime's Flash media handler

Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in QuickTime's Flash media handler, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution. With this update, the Flash media handler in QuickTime is disabled except for a limited number of existing QuickTime movies that are known to be safe. Credit to Tom Ferris of Adobe Secure Software Engineering Team (ASSET), Mike Price of McAfee Avert Labs, and security researchers Lionel d'Hauenens & Brian Mariani of Syseclabs for reporting this issue.

Always welcome security updates. Time for everyone to break their uptime ;)

Well this is just great. I did the update on my current-version Macbook, rebooted and life was great. Until my entire Mac froze. I had the beachball for about an hour, wouldn't respond to anything, was forced to hold down the power button to reboot.

Reboot led me to the grey screen with the Apple and spinning gear. Never booted into Leopard.

I reset the NVRAM. Nothing.

Booted into Safe Mode. Still frozen at the grey startup screen with the Apple and spinning gear.

Going on 20 minutes. Gear still spinning, doing nothing.

What gives?

Well this is just great. I did the update on my current-version Macbook, rebooted and life was great. Until my entire Mac froze. I had the beachball for about an hour, wouldn't respond to anything, was forced to hold down the power button to reboot.

Reboot led me to the grey screen with the Apple and spinning gear. Never booted into Leopard.

I reset the NVRAM. Nothing.

Booted into Safe Mode. Still frozen at the grey startup screen with the Apple and spinning gear.

Going on 20 minutes. Gear still spinning, doing nothing.

What gives?

And you did repair permissions before install? Yes, no? If yes then not sure. Try booting from the Leopard DVD and run disk and permission repair.

And you did repair permissions before install? Yes, no? If yes then not sure. Try booting from the Leopard DVD and run disk and permission repair.

I don't normally repair permissions before an install, but usually do after. In this case, I didn't do either (if it's that necessary, Apple needs to have a script do it automatically).

Anyhow, I booted with my Leopard DVD and am trying to verify/repair permissions. It is going on 20 minutes trying to verify permissions. I'm scared.

If this doesn't work, I'll try to restore from my Time Machine backup. I really hope that works...

I really don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have serious problems with my Mac. I tried the First Aid "Verify Disk" (Leopard DVD) and it fails. This is the error:

Volume Check Failed
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed

:eek:

I really don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have serious problems with my Mac. I tried the First Aid "Verify Disk" (Leopard DVD) and it fails. This is the error:

Volume Check Failed
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed

:eek:

Did it happen because of this update, if not then please start another thread.

Thanks for the notice! Haven't restarted for awhile :P

dL

Did it happen because of this update, if not then please start another thread.

Well it happened immediately after this update, so I'm not sure.

Anyhow, good luck with the update guys. I'm skeptical.