Quicktime Bug Allows Buffer Overflow

There is a bug in the way that Apple Quicktime handles RTSP (Real time streaming protocol) links. It may be possible for an attacker to construct one of these links that would trigger a buffer overflow which could be used to run hostile code on your computer. According to the Secunia website at http://secunia.com/advisories/23540/, the bug has been verified in Quicktime 7.1.3.100 for Windows. It is also supposed to affect other Windows and Mac versions as well. Secunia credits LMH for finding the bug. It comes from the "Month of Apple Bugs" website at http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/.

Acrobat Viewer for the Mac Only Likes Safari

If you want to view Adobe Acrobat PDF files within the Apple Safari web browser, you must be using Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later. Adobe says that the Adobe PDFViewer for Mac OS X won't work on older versions. Also, it will only work within Safari; it doesn't work with Firefox or Opera running on a Mac. See http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/333545.html for configuration information.

Apple Says - Avoid This Folder

Apple has hired some creative writers for their Knowledge Base. They say "As if it were a swarm of bees, you should stay away from the SyncServices folder" for Mac OS X 10.4. If you don't heed their advice you could end up with duplicate data in your address book or iCal. Even worse, you may lose some data. If you don't know where that folder is (and remember that you shouldn't go there), it's in Home folder, Library, Application Support. Appreciate their entire literary effort at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301920.