Comments on: Remote Denial of Service For OS X (Leopard) http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bob Rudis http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114782 Bob Rudis Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:48:29 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114782 @Nathaniel: read the article. @Paul: Agreed, but you never know what you may run up against with a mobile Mac. @Tim: It is only a mitigation step for users that feel they need some way to protect themselves. There are situations where this may be necessary. @Nathaniel: read the article.

@Paul: Agreed, but you never know what you may run up against with a mobile Mac.

@Tim: It is only a mitigation step for users that feel they need some way to protect themselves. There are situations where this may be necessary.

]]> By: Tim http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114723 Tim Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:59:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114723 If there was a vulnerability in the IPv4 code somewhere, would you also disable IPv4? There is a good reason IPv6 was created and it's silly to suggest disabling it for most people, especially since most people don't understand what IPv6 or IPv4 is. If there was a vulnerability in the IPv4 code somewhere, would you also disable IPv4? There is a good reason IPv6 was created and it’s silly to suggest disabling it for most people, especially since most people don’t understand what IPv6 or IPv4 is.

]]> By: Paul http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114721 Paul Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:28:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114721 Unless you are on an IPv6 network I fail to see how this flaw could be exploited - no need to disable anything. Any home user will be using IPv4 to connect to the Internet so can sleep soundly. Unless you are on an IPv6 network I fail to see how this flaw could be exploited - no need to disable anything. Any home user will be using IPv4 to connect to the Internet so can sleep soundly.

]]> By: Nathaniel http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114719 Nathaniel Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:09:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2008/02/27/remote-denial-of-service-for-os-x-leopard/#comment-114719 So wait, a network problem that no security software would protect against is evidence that people should be slowing down their systems with security software that protects against other, non-existent attack vectors? So wait, a network problem that no security software would protect against is evidence that people should be slowing down their systems with security software that protects against other, non-existent attack vectors?

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