Apple Plugs 25 Mac OS Security Holes

Apple on Thursday released its fourth security update of the year, patching 25 security holes in its operating system, 24 specifically affecting the latest version of Mac OS X version 10.4. Among the extensive list of fixes is a wireless network patch for older systems.

Three fixes were made to Mac's Kerberos authentication daemon, along with three for the system's Login Window application. A slew of patches affect Unix services such as ftpd, GNU Tar, fetchmail, WebDAV and SMB. Two fixes to Libinfo stop malicious Web sites from potentially running arbitrary code. Apple also updated services used in its iChat and System Configuration applications due to security flaws.