J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 8/23/17 4:19 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: >> But here I just did a Google search - this was the first one I found: >> >> Get root on an OS X 10.10 Mac: The exploit is so trivial it fits >> in a tweet; If you want it fixed, upgrade to the El Capitan beta >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/22/os_x_root_hole/> > > This one was spotted on Aug. 2 this year: > > https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/os/osx/
Thanks. Yeah, all non-trivial software has vulnerabilities. The important thing is that customers remain aware of that to help mitigate risks.
Given that most exploits start with an avoidable user action, it would be dangerous for an OS vendor to tell customers they don't have to worry about security. ;)
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