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    Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/Renow...p-137926.shtml

    Charlie Miller, a researcher for the Baltimore-based Internet Security Evaluators, has discovered new vulnerabilities in Apple’s Mac operating system, particularly mentioning the Preview application. As many as 30 such critical bugs (20 of which are present in Snow Leopard’s Preview) have been found by the renowned hacker, who plans to unveil his latest research at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, later this year.
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    Re: Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    You don't have to be a renouned hacker to find security flaws in Apple software.
    I try to treat the cause, not the symptom. I avoid the terminal in instructions, unless it's easier or necessary. My instructions will work within the Ubuntu system, instead of breaking or subverting it. Those are the three guarantees to the helpee.

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    Re: Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    he should be hired to do a security audit of ubuntu.

    in ubuntu evince (closest equivalent to preview) is sandboxed with apparmour so security bugs in it should not be able to do much.

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    Re: Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    Quote Originally Posted by ssam View Post
    he should be hired to do a security audit of ubuntu.

    in ubuntu evince (closest equivalent to preview) is sandboxed with apparmour so security bugs in it should not be able to do much.
    Maybe ask the milw0rm community instead of just one person?

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    Re: Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    Quote Originally Posted by 3rdalbum View Post
    You don't have to be a renouned hacker to find security flaws in Apple software.
    *chuckle*
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    Re: Renowned Hacker Finds 20 Flaws in Apple’s Preview.app

    Might as well post the original article, please.

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