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Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory:	SA12249	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2004-08-10
Last Update:	2004-08-17
Popularity:	16,348 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	Exposure of sensitive information DoS System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Apple Macintosh OS X

Software:	Safari 1.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2002-1363 CVE-2004-0421 CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2004-0743 CVE-2004-0744

Description: Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X, which fixes various vulnerabilities. 1) Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a user's system. For more information: SA11505 SA12219 2) A vulnerability in the Safari browser can be used by a malicious website to steal sensitive information from forms. The vulnerability can reportedly only be exploited in the situation of a form being sent with the POST method to an URL, which performs a redirection to another URL. 3) A vulnerability in the processing of network traffic can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS. The vulnerability is exploited by sending a sequence of specially crafted IP fragments. The attack known as the "Rose Attack" will cause the system to use too much system resources resulting in DoS. Solution: Apply Security Update 2004-08-09. Mac OS X 10.3.5: http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph...amp;method=sa/SecUpd2004-08-09Pan.dmg Mac OS X 10.2.8: http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph...amp;method=sa/SecUpd2004-08-09Jag.dmg Changelog: 2004-08-17: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. Other References: SA11505: http://secunia.com/advisories/11505/ SA12219: http://secunia.com/advisories/12219/ US-CERT VU#128414: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/128414

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