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Apple releases 'huge' Mac OS X update By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK May 30, 2008 URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Apple-releases-huge-Mac-OS-X-update/0,130061744,339289441,00.htm
in brief Apple has released an update to Mac OS X patching over 40 security holes. 
Security Update 2008-003/Mac OS X 10.5.3, released on Wednesday, plugs flaws that render OS X Leopard users vulnerable to systems compromises including denial-of-service attacks, information disclosure and remote code execution. Included in the update is a patch for multiple vulnerabilities in the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. Currently at least 20,000 websites have been infected with code that exploits the flaws, which occur when Flash Player processes a malicious Shockwave Flash (SWF) file. Normally, SWF files contain animations or interactive applications. Security research and training organisation the Sans Institute commented in a blog post that the Apple update was "huge", and wished everybody "happy patching".
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