Sudo Security Hole - The Stepwise site (which also had early information about some of the Apple Mac OS X installer bugs we reported on last week) has posted information about a security issue in the sudo command line program that enables Mac OS X users to execute Unix commands as the root user without logging into or even enabling the root user. Still, at the risk of sounding like a broken record (an analogy which undoubtedly shows my age), Apple needs to be more forthcoming with acknowledgments of problems to security groups like CERT. It’s probably safe to assume that Apple (or someone else working on the Darwin open source) has effectively closed the FTP security hole, and it’s great to see Apple distributing a fix so quickly. Does this fix the FTP vulnerability identified by CERT several weeks back (see "TenBITS/23-Apr-01" in TidBITS-577 for more information)? Our repeated requests for additional information from Apple have gone unanswered all Apple has posted in public is that Mac OS X 10.0.2 has "a new version of Internet file sharing (ftpd), which features important security improvements." Luckily, Larry Rosenstein verified on TidBITS Talk that the version of the Mac OS X 10.0.2 ftpd server was the same as the most recently updated version of the ftpd server in the Darwin open source repository. Mac OS X 10.0.2 Fixes FTP Vulnerability - Apple says Mac OS X 10.0.2 also features a newer version of the ftpd FTP server. Although some might appreciate the stereo-plus-one sound, in many public situations, it’s inappropriate to send sound out the internal speaker when headphones are plugged in. ![]() The software volume controls affect only the internal speaker the external speakers can be controlled only if they have an independent volume control. One odd side effect of installing the Mac OS X 10.0.2 update is that on at least some systems (including my PowerBook G3/250), it enables the internal speaker even when external speakers are plugged in. Burning audio CDs in iTunes 1.1.1 isn’t without its quirks – iTunes should be set to only 2x burn speeds when using USB CD-RW drives, and burning audio CDs can fail if your Mac or even just the display goes to sleep while iTunes is burning, so set the sleep time to Never in the Energy Saver control panel and make sure "Separate timing for display sleep" is not selected. The new iTunes 1.1.1 also enables the full-screen graphics display feature that previously worked only in Mac OS 9. (As always, it’s a good idea to back up your data before upgrading your system software.)Īt the same time, the company released a free update to iTunes for Mac OS X that enables the audio CD burning feature. For a more complete list of changes, see Apple’s Tech Info Library article on the update. Add CD Burning - Apple last week released its second free update for Mac OS X via the Software Update control panel, improving overall application stability and adding the capability to burn custom music CDs. #1630: Apple Books changes in iOS 16, simplified USB branding, recovering a lost Google Workspace account.#1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.#1633: macOS 13 Ventura and other OS updates, 10th-gen iPad, M2 iPad Pro, 3rd-gen Apple TV 4K, Apple services price hikes.#1634: New Messages features, Apple Q4 2022 results, Preview drops PostScript, iOS/iPadOS 15.7.1, Dvorak on iPhone and iPad.
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