Apple pushed out the software on Monday to fix critical security vulnerabilities in a component of its OS X operating system called the network time protocol, or NTP.
These attacks can be used to steal banking and email login credentials, according to FireEye, which is well-regarded in cybersecurity circles for its research.
"If Shellshock and Heartbleed were Threat Level 10, then Poodle is more like a 5 or a 6," said Tal Klein, vice president with cloud security firm Adallom.
According to security experts, "Shellshock" is unlikely to affect as many systems as "Heartbleed" because not all computers running Bash can be exploited.
Microsoft Corp rushed to create the fix after learning of the bug in the operating system over the weekend.
However, PCs running Windows XP will not receive any updates fixing that bug when they are released because Microsoft stopped supporting the 13-year-old operating system earlier this month.
BlackBerry Ltd said it plans to release security updates for messaging software for Android and iOS devices to address vulnerabilities in programmes related to the "Heartbleed" security threat.
The company apologized to its 250 million users in a status blog, saying it had encountered "unexpected complications" during "a planned deploy in one of our core services."
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