Apple security update has Issued HAS to address a critical security issue with OS X's Network Time Protocol service. The company Recommends That all users apply this patch "as soon as possible,
Selon Apple's support page, the update patches up a vulnerability That Could allow an attacker to remotely run code on a system:
Impact: A remote attacker blind in May execute Arbitrary Code
Description: Several issues Existed in ntpd That Would Have allowed an attacker to trigger buffer overflows. These issues Were Addressed through Improved error checking.
Selon Dennis Fisher of Threatpost, the NTP is so severe vulnerability That a single packet Would Be It Would all take to exploit it.
The update is available for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 and is available for download via the "updates" section of the Mac App Store. No reboot is required.
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