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Security Update 2004-04-05 Released

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Security Update 2004-04-05 Released -- Apple posted two versions of Security Update 2004-04-05 for Mac OS X today. The update for Mac OS X 10.3.3 Panther replaces the Mail, OpenSSL, libxml2, and CUPS Printing components and is a 3.7 MB download. The update for Mac OS X 10.2.8 Jaguar includes only the CUPS Printing update, but also incorporates Security Update 2004-01-26 and is a 4.8 MB download. No other details were released; the updates are available from Software Update or as standalone downloads. [JLC]

<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ securityupdate_2004-04-05_(10_3_3).html>
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ securityupdate_2004-04-05_(10_2_.html>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/07525>

 

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