On Tuesday, Apple released QuickTime 7.1.6, an update of its multimedia cores for the Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. The new patch addresses bugs found within the software and includes support for Final Cut Studio 2 as well as timecode and closed caption display fixes in QuickTime Player.
More notably, QuickTime 7.1.6 addresses a significant security issue wherein a user can allow arbitrary/malicious code to be run by visiting a web site with a given Java applet written into it. According to Macworld News, Apple’s technical footnote specifically credits Dino Dai Zovi, TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this bug, which was discovered at the CanSecWest security conference a few weeks ago in a much-publicized exploit.
QuickTime 7.1.6 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 to function on the Mac OS X 10.3 end and Mac OS X 10.4.9 to function on the Mac OS X 10.4 end. The update is available via Apple’s QuickTime QuickTime web site and through Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
If you’ve tried the new version and can provide either positive or negative feedback, let us know.
On Tuesday, Apple released QuickTime 7.1.6, an update of its multimedia cores for the Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. The new patch addresses bugs found within the software and includes support for Final Cut Studio 2 as well as timecode and closed caption display fixes in QuickTime Player.
More notably, QuickTime 7.1.6 addresses a significant security issue wherein a user can allow arbitrary/malicious code to be run by visiting a web site with a given Java applet written into it. According to Macworld News, Apple’s technical footnote specifically credits Dino Dai Zovi, TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this bug, which was discovered at the CanSecWest security conference a few weeks ago in a much-publicized exploit.
QuickTime 7.1.6 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 to function on the Mac OS X 10.3 end and Mac OS X 10.4.9 to function on the Mac OS X 10.4 end. The update is available via Apple’s QuickTime QuickTime web site and through Mac OS X’s Software Update feature.
If you’ve tried the new version and can provide either positive or negative feedback, let us know.