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Apple has released a new security update for Mac OS X, which patches a number of vulnerabilities including a fairly serious flaw in CoreGraphics. The CoreGraphics flaw could allow a malicious PDF file to crash an application and create a buffer overflow which would allow for the execution of malicious code.
A number of the other significant patches include fixes for open source programs like Bind, Fetchmail, and contab. Aside from CoreGraphics the most serious flaw in an Apple program affects iChat and could also allow remote code execution.
The new update is available via the Software Update pane in OS X's System Preferences, or direct from [the Apple site][1].
This marks the fifth security update from Apple this year, which, while not an official monthly occurrence like Microsoft's "patch Tuesdays," seems to be settling into a regular pattern.
[1]: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ "Apple Support: Downloads"
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