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Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12249
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Release Date:
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2004-08-10
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Last Update:
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2004-08-17
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Popularity:
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18,255 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| Software: | Safari 1.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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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.
Change Page:
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