Security Update 2011-005 Released
10/09/11 12:48
Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x.
The update contains a fix to the Certificate Trust Policy to resolve a security vulnerability whereby an attacker might be able intercept user credentials or other sensitive information.
Description: Fraudulent certificates were issued by multiple certificate authorities operated by DigiNotar. This issue is addressed by removing DigiNotar from the list of trusted root certificates, from the list of Extended Validation (EV) certificate authorities, and by configuring default system trust settings so that DigiNotar's certificates, including those issued by other authorities, are not trusted.
The latest security update can be downloaded via Mac OS X Software Update. Note, after downloading you will be required to restart you computer for the update to take affect.
Further information on Security Update 2011-005 can be found on the Apple website http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
The update contains a fix to the Certificate Trust Policy to resolve a security vulnerability whereby an attacker might be able intercept user credentials or other sensitive information.
Description: Fraudulent certificates were issued by multiple certificate authorities operated by DigiNotar. This issue is addressed by removing DigiNotar from the list of trusted root certificates, from the list of Extended Validation (EV) certificate authorities, and by configuring default system trust settings so that DigiNotar's certificates, including those issued by other authorities, are not trusted.
The latest security update can be downloaded via Mac OS X Software Update. Note, after downloading you will be required to restart you computer for the update to take affect.
Further information on Security Update 2011-005 can be found on the Apple website http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222