Apple today released a patch to address a critical vulnerability with the Network Time Protocol service in OS X. The Google Security Team found the vulnerability last week and the critical nature of the vulnerability was highlighted by the U.S. Government on Friday. The vulnerability has the potential to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code using the privileges of the NTPD (Network Time Protocol Daemon) process. In English, the same service that sets the date and time on your Mac may allow someone to do stuff to your Mac remotely. That’s not good.
The update is for Yosemite, Mavericks, and Mountain Lion users and can be found via Software Update or via the links below:
I’d advise anybody who owns a Mac that runs the above operating systems to install this patch ASAP.
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Apple Releases Patch To Fix Critical Vulnerability In OS X
Apple today released a patch to address a critical vulnerability with the Network Time Protocol service in OS X. The Google Security Team found the vulnerability last week and the critical nature of the vulnerability was highlighted by the U.S. Government on Friday. The vulnerability has the potential to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code using the privileges of the NTPD (Network Time Protocol Daemon) process. In English, the same service that sets the date and time on your Mac may allow someone to do stuff to your Mac remotely. That’s not good.
The update is for Yosemite, Mavericks, and Mountain Lion users and can be found via Software Update or via the links below:
I’d advise anybody who owns a Mac that runs the above operating systems to install this patch ASAP.
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