Secunia Security Advisory - Apple has acknowledged multiple vulnerabilities in Apple TV, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable device.
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TITLE:
Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42317
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RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-24
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DESCRIPTION:
Apple has acknowledged multiple vulnerabilities in Apple TV, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable device.
The vulnerabilities exist in the bundled versions of FreeType and
libpng libraries.
For more information:
SA34723
SA40302
SA40586
SA40816
SOLUTION:
Update to Apple TV Software version 4.1.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
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