[AG-TECH] machine freezes on rat start up OSC

John I Quebedeaux Jr johnq at lsu.edu
Tue May 10 11:40:24 CDT 2005


Yea, that's loopy. I had vic working before...

So, I did a straight update from 10.3.8 to 10.4... but he did an  
archive and install.. Hm...

-JQ

-- 
John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
Louisiana State University
Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339  
Johnston Hall
e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu or johnq at cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu  
& http://cct.lsu.edu
phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597

On May 10, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Eric Olson wrote:

> Hi Paul and John,
> I have a feeling the Quicktime update broke some things.  It's a major
> release (7.0) that might have broke compatibility in places.  I  
> just tried
> recompiling the media tools, and they are both giving errors at the
> moment.  We'll take a look at it -- others should also feel free to  
> look
> into it if they'd like.
>
> I wouldn't expect Tiger to work with the AG media tools yet  
> either.  I've
> heard of other software not working with tiger, so I would guess some
> software needs updating.  Of course Donald's e-mail reporting vic  
> working
> with tiger throws me for a loop :).
>
> Eric
>
>
> On Tue, 10 May 2005, John I Quebedeaux Jr wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> With Tiger 10.4 I also get a hard freeze when starting up the
>> toolkit. I haven't had time to try to figure out what/why/when/where
>> it is though.
>>
>> Interesting through that with 10.3.9 and 10.4 we get freezes. I don't
>> even get to the rat though.
>>
>> When I say freeze... i mean freeze. Lockup hard. I have to hold down
>> the power key to reset the machine. Someone else in my dept. reports
>> the same thing.
>>
>> -JQ
>>
>> --
>> John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
>> Louisiana State University
>> Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339
>> Johnston Hall
>> e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu or johnq at cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu
>> & http://cct.lsu.edu
>> phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
>>
>> On May 9, 2005, at 7:23 PM, Paul Mercer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>  All
>>>
>>> After installing the Apple Security Update 2005-05 for 10.3.9, my
>>> machine now freezes when rat starts.  An X11 window opens, as
>>> usual, and then a short while later my machine freezes requiring a
>>> restart.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else experienced this?
>>>
>>> I also installed the following updates at the same time.
>>> Java Update for 10.3.9
>>> Quicktime 7.0
>>> Remote Desktop Admin. 2.2
>>> Security Update 2005-05
>>>
>>> X11 fixes in update:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> # libXpm
>>> CVE ID: CAN-2004-0687 CERT: VU#882750
>>> Available for:  Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
>>> Impact:  A vulnerability in the parsing of malformed XPM files could
>>> allow arbitrary code execution
>>> Description:  The xpmParseColors() function in the XFree86 libXpm
>>> library contains a vulnerability in the parsing of malformed image
>>> files that may lead to a stack overflow and could allow arbitrary
>>> code execution.  Images downloaded via a web browser may use the XPM
>>> format and allow remote exploitability.  libXpm is not installed by
>>> default on Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server systems.  It is an optional
>>> install item via the X11 package.  Credit to Chris Evans
>>> <chris at scary.beasts.org> for reporting this issue.
>>>
>>> # libXpm
>>> CVE ID:  CAN-2004-0688 CERT:  VU#537878
>>> Available for:  Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
>>> Impact:  A vulnerability in the parsing of malformed XPM files could
>>> allow arbitrary code execution
>>> Description:  Multiple libXpm routines contain integer overflow
>>> vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to cause a
>>> denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code.  Images
>>> downloaded via a web browser may use the XPM format and allow remote
>>> exploitability.  libXpm is not installed by default on Mac OS X or
>>> Mac OS X Server systems.  It is an optional install item via the X11
>>> package.  Credit to Chris Evans <chris at scary.beasts.org> for
>>> reporting this issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Paul Mercer
>>> Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
>>> 907 450 8649
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

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