WRT the "if you use X then you may be vulnerable" type of
vulnerabilities, is that why Ubuntu switched to Wayland?
Mark
P.S - That's a joke, I say, that's a joke, son. -- Foghorn Leghorn
P.P.S. - Thanks for the quick answer.
On 7/20/2011 8:01 PM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On Jul 20, 2011, at 7:28 PM, MBR wrote:
>> There's a general belief that Macs aren't
>> targeted as much as Windows systems are. Also, the fact that you're
>> generally not logged in as root limits the potential damage.
> More the latter than the former. There *is* Macintosh malware out there, but
> unlike Windows malware it largely isn't self-propogating. Macintosh is a
> much harder target than Windows/NT simply because of the OS architecture.
> Similarly, Linux is a harder target than Windows for reasons similar to
> Macintosh.
>
> Bear in mind that Macintosh and Linux share some vulnerabilities but they
> tend to fall into the "if you use X then you may be vulnerable" types. For
> example, OS X with all updates uses Apache 2.2.17 so if you use Web Sharing
> you may be vulnerable to exploit. It's no different running Apache 2.2.17 on
> Linux. Similarly, any vulnerability in Adobe Flash or Reader could be used
> to stage an attack. Adobe is probably the most serious vulnerability in
> either Linux or Macintosh today if only because Adobe is so damned slow
> getting security flaws fixed. While Adobe products on Unix don't hook
> themselves into kernel space like they do on Windows, they can still be used
> as a route to a local user exploit which in turn can be used to launch a
> local privilege escalation attack.
>
> In the end, "nothing" amounts to "don't be stupid". Keep up with OS updates,
> don't install programs from sources that you don't trust, and don't use Adobe
> products.
>
> --Rich P.
>
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