Apple Releases OS X Security Update 2005-007 with Many Fixes

Apple Computer has released Security Update 2005-007, a security update that addresses some 34 issues in Tiger and Panther. Issues dealt with range from very minor issues concerning the way Mail handles HTML images to deeper problems that could allow people to gain control of your Mac.

Elements updated include (some elements have multiple fixes):

AppKit
BlueTooth
CoreFoundation
cups
Directory Services
HIToolBox
Kerberos
loginwindow
Mail
OpenSSL
QuartzComposerScreenSaver
Security Interface
Safari
X11
zlib

You can find more information about the update at Appleis Security Update page, and you can download it directly through Software Update. The size of the download depends upon which version of Mac OS X you are running.

  • Security Update 2005-007 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 Client) - 13.3 megabytes
  • Security Update 2005-007 (Mac OS X 10.3.9 Server) - 26.9MB
  • Security Update 2005-007 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Client) - 16.7MB
  • Security Update 2005-007 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Server) - 19.9MB