The latest version of OpenSSL to ship with OS X is 0.9.8, which is not affected. Apple also discourages use of this library in favor of their own crypto libraries. Third party software on OS X can and ...

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.

OS X contains unpatched security flaws of a type that were fixed on alternative operating systems more than a decade ago, claims a security researcher credited with finding numerous bugs in Apple ...