Leopard stick deadly bug

The latest version of the Mac OS X operating system - codenamed Leopard - is bogged down in the car crash that Tiger had previously committed. It is a deadly security bug that can be exploited by hackers to steal user information.

Mr. Juergen Schmidt - Editor-in-chief Heise Security - said that 20 months ago Apple had fully fixed the Apple Mail error in the Tiger version. Unfortunately, Leopard version once again suffers from this error. This error can be exploited by hackers to remotely manipulate malicious code on the system that makes a mistake.

Users are advised not to click on the attachments sent from unknown emails. Because the attached files can completely be the shelter of the Apple exploit code.

The above error not only affects Apple Mail but also the Safari browser and the instant messaging application iChat. In the Tiger version, Apple fixes the problem by upgrading the operating system to release warnings about security risks if the user opens the attachment, does not allow the file to be automatically executed or download.

However, with the Leopard version, the test on Apple Mail by Schmidt shows that up to 90% of users click open an attachment without receiving any alerts. The file is still automatically executed.

Apple representatives do not have any comment on the above information. So far Apple has sold a total of about 2 million copies of Leopard.

Hoang Dung