Two scenarios that can make OS X vulnerable to the Shellshock Bash bug<article>
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<p>Apple’s OS X is vulnerable to the Shellshock bug, but it’s not that easy for attackers to take advantage of it, according to Intego, which specializes in security software for the operating system.</p><p>Shellshock is the nickname for a flaw in the Bourne Again Shell, or Bash, which is a command-line shell processor widely present in Unix and Linux systems. The flaw in Bash, which has been present for two decades, could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer.</p><p>Apple, which plans to patch the flaw, said
most users are fine unless they’ve tweaked advanced Unix settings. By adjusting those settings, Bash could be exposed to attackers,
wrote Derek Erwin of Intego in a blog post. Intego has already seen proof-of-concept exploits for OS X, he wrote.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2688672/two-scenarios-that-would-make-os-x-vulnerable-to-the-shellshock-bug.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Two scenarios that can make OS X vulnerable to the Shellshock Bash bug
