Apple released a patch for the flaw in Quick Time used to hack a Mac book at a security conference. The vulnerability lies in Quick Time Java and can be triggered to hack the computer when the computer user visits a malicious website.

Apple Patch for QuickTime 7.1.6

An implementation issue exists in QuickTime for Java, which may allow reading or writing out of the bounds of the allocated heap. By enticing a user to visit a web page containing a maliciously-crafted Java applet, an attacker can trigger the issue which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional bounds checking when creating QTPointerRef objects. Credit to Dino Dai Zovi working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

This will effect both windows and mac running quick time with a java enabled browser.

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