Apple OS X at Risk From DLL Hijacking Exploit

Apple’s OS X operating system has multiple layers of security to protect users against potentially malicious applications, but according to Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack, Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) hijacking can be used to bypass those protections, potentially putting users at risk.

Wardle is set to formally detail his research at a presentation at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 18. Apple did not respond to a request for comment from eWEEK about Wardle’s research.