On Jan 16, 2009, at 12:08 AM, dorayme wrote:
> >> Date: Thurs, Jan 15 2009 11:58 am >> From: Bruce Johnson >> >> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: >> >>>> >>>> I'm unsure whether that simply means it's running, or if Safari is >>>> selected as the default browser. >>> >>> Windows Safari 3.2.1 (525.27.1) is different from OS X Safari 3.2.1 >>> (5525.27.1). In OS X Safari Preferences there is a selection for >>> "Default RSS Reader" whereas in the Windows version there is no such >>> selection. >> >> >> Then it simply means if Safari is being used it's vulnerable. > > So this suggests that if you are using a Mac, make sure to choose > other than Safari for RSS. That is the message I am getting from this > thread (which sprung me into action like Superman into my > preferences. <g> Yes, exactly. Note that this is simply precautionary. You would need to visit a specially crafted web page for this to attack you, which means you would most likely be lead there by some phishing email offering free money, Britney/Paris/<insert Pop tart of the day> nakeditity or stern warnings in broken english about how your email account is sending out spam and the new administrators in Zaire request that you send them your username and password and coincidentally they also represent a bank with 21 Millions US$ that they wish to smuggle out of the country and could you help them please for 10% :-) Also, since the person who found the vulnerability has not detailed what it is it's unlikely any exploits will be released until after Apple issues the patch, which the bad guys then reverse engineer to find out how to use it. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
