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About the security content of Safari 6.0.2

Posted in Apple Mac OS

Summary

Learn about the security content of Safari 6.0.2.

Products Affected

Product Security, Safari 6 (OS X Lion), Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion)

This document describes the security content of Safari 6.0.2.

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Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.

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Safari 6.0.2

  • WebKit

    Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A time of check to time of use issue existed in the handling of JavaScript arrays. This issue was addressed through additional validation of JavaScript arrays.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2012-3748 : Joost Pol and Daan Keuper of Certified Secure working with HP TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative

  • WebKit

    Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A use after free issue existed in the handling of SVG images. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2012-5112 : Pinkie Pie working with Google's Pwnium 2 contest

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