QuickTime Updated to 7.4.1 - Fixed Heap Buffer Overflow

Videophiles and audiophiles alike will be very glad to hear that Apple has just made available a new update for its media player. Version 7.4.1 packs a single security update - much like that know-it-all neighbor we call whenever the TV set gets busted - mainly tasked with solving the heap buffer overflow issue.

This problem existed in the program's handling of HTTP responses when RTSP tunneling was up and running, and could have very well led to sudden application termination or random code execution. This is of course 7.4.1's main goal, but since the handy "neighbor" is now inside your fortress of solitude, why not let him deal with the plumbing and wiring as well? In addition to the aforementioned patched flaw, the update also solves incompatibility issues with Adobe After Effects.

As a side note, Adobe has recently upgraded After Effects to CS3 Professional. The software is an "essential upgrade," according to Adobe, that helps design vector graphics, create more organic movements, and expedite delivery with new integration and collaboration features.

QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. It is capable of handling various formats of digital video, media clips, sound, text, animation, music etc. It can also run several types of interactive panoramic images. QuickTime provides essential support for software packages including iTunes, QuickTime Player and Safari, and is available for Classic Mac OS, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

QuickTime Player can also serve as a helper application for web browsers to play media files that might otherwise fail to open.

The QuickTime technology is made up of the QuickTime Player application created by Apple (which is a media player), QuickTime framework (provides a common set of APIs for encoding and decoding audio and video) and QuickTime Movie (.mov files), which is an openly-documented media container.

Apple has made QuickTime 7.4.1 available for Windows, Leopard, Tiger and Panther. Click HERE to download.