Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes media player application, hot on the heels of the release of a new iPod Shuffle.
Both the Mac and Windows versions of iTunes have been updated to add new features and to plug a security vulnerability in the way the application handled podcast feeds.
Apple said that both versions of the software were vulnerable to a bug which allowed an attacker to steal iTunes account information by way of a maliciously crafted podcast feed.
Windows Vista and XP users will receive an additional fix in the update. The company said that the 8.1 update will also patch a vulnerability in the digital audio access protocol component which could allow an attacker to trigger a denial-of-service error on a targeted machine.
The iTunes 8.1 update will also add new features to the software, such as the ability to import songs under the DRM-free iTunes Plus encoding format, and an updated autofill system.
The update speeds up performance for several common tasks, including managing music libraries and syncing iPod and iPhone units.
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