Apple has fixed 7 bugs in its QuickTime media player and has released a security update with the latest version of the software, 7.3.
This update is for the latest versions of Windows Vista/XP and Mac OS X platforms.



This is the summary of the 7 fixes:

- Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution;
- Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution;

- Untrusted Java applets may obtain elevated privileges;
- Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution;
- Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution;
- Viewing a maliciously crafted QTVR movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution;
- Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle Network Security said that "QuickTime seems to have become a new flavor of the month for researchers. I think part of the reason for the attention is that its cross platform. Many of the attacks will work on both Windows and Mac, and with Apple's market share in the PC market growing, there won't be any let-down to the attention that the hackers are giving Apple."