Apple Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3 Update Download

Apple has released the latest update to the latest version of Mac OS X, or Leopard. The update takes Mac OS X to version 10.5.3, which includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of Mac system. One of major feature added with the version 10.5.3 update to Mac OS X Leopard is ability to sync Address Book with Google Account or Gmail contacts.

Mac OS X 10.5.3 update enhances, improves and fixes various stability and compatibility issues such as those involving Helvetica Narrow font, stuttering video audio playback in USB devices, Word of the Day, iTunes Artwork, Slideshow screen savers, missing hard drives in the Finder, RAW image support, Active Directory login or binding, Address Book, AirPort, Automator, iCal, iChat, Mail, Parental Controls, Spaces, Time Machine, and VoiceOver. More information on HT1141.

The update also patches security holes relating to AFP Server, Apache, AppKit, Apple Pixlet Video, ATS, CFNetwork, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, CoreTypes, CUPS, Flash Player Plug-in, Help Viewer, iCal, International Components for Unicode, Image Capture, ImageIO, Kernel, LoginWindow, Mail, ruby, Single Sign-On and Wiki Server. More information on HT1897.

The Mac OS X 10.5.3 update is available from the Mac Software Update control panel or as a standalone full package MacOSXUpd10.5.3.dmg download from Apple’s Web site and is recommended for all users of Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, and 10.5.2.

MacOSXUpd10.5.3.dmg is 420 MB in size and has SHA-1 digest hash value of 017ef905e5653b04e2455da261e804a72bf40139.