Mac Monday: OSX Malicious Code Proven in Concept, Worms to Come
A researcher at cyber-security firm SecurityReason has posted proof-of-concept source code that poses a significant threat for OSX users. The vulnerability arises from a buffer overflow error in the srtod command in the Unix framework of Mac OS and could allow malicious code to be executed remotely. Although this information has been available for nearly a year, no worms designed to exploit it have yet made their way into circulation. A recent (1/19) Apple security update patches several process-specific buffer-related issues, but makes no reference to this specific flaw. Mac users can expect their first major onslaught of attacks later this year, so beware of email attachments, as well as attacks through Firefox or Google Chrome.
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