Apple patches security hole in QuickTime

Apple has patched a patch for a critical flaw in QuickTime. The security issue was detected eleven ago and enables a hacker to publicly hijack a brand new MacBook Pro. Next to the Apple media player, Adobe Photoshop, the Winamp media player and Trillian also require the urgent attention.

Today's update from Apple means that two of the four applications have patches (Trillian's patched download is here.) Users who care about the security of their machines should install them as soon as possible.

The current version of Winamp contains a flaw in the way the program handles MP4 files that could allow a booby-trapped file to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine.

Secunia warned of at least two serious vulnerabilities in Photoshop that are also labeled highly critical. One flaw, a buffer overflow vulnerability, affects Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 and involves their handling of Bitmap files. The other affects the same two Photoshop versions as well as Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.x and leaves users open to attack if they open malformed PNG graphics files. Users are advised not to open untrusted PNG or Bitmap files pending the release of a security update from Adobe.