About the security content of Java for OS X 2013-001 and Mac OS X v10.6 Update 13

This document describes the security content of Java for OS X 2013-001 and Mac OS X v10.6 Update 13.

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Java for OS X 2013-001 and Mac OS X v10.6 Update 13

  • Java

    Available for: OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later

    Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java 1.6.0_37

    Description: Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Java 1.6.0_37, the most serious of which may allow an untrusted Java applet to execute arbitrary code outside the Java sandbox. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously crafted untrusted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. These issues were addressed by updating to Java version 1.6.0_41. For Mac OS X v10.6 systems, these issues were addressed in Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 13. Further information is available via the Java website at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/releasenotes-136954.html

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2012-3213

    CVE-2012-3342

    CVE-2013-0351

    CVE-2013-0409

    CVE-2013-0419

    CVE-2013-0423

    CVE-2013-0424

    CVE-2013-0425

    CVE-2013-0426

    CVE-2013-0427

    CVE-2013-0428

    CVE-2013-0429

    CVE-2013-0432

    CVE-2013-0433

    CVE-2013-0434

    CVE-2013-0435

    CVE-2013-0438

    CVE-2013-0440

    CVE-2013-0441

    CVE-2013-0442

    CVE-2013-0443

    CVE-2013-0445

    CVE-2013-0446

    CVE-2013-0450

    CVE-2013-1473

    CVE-2013-1475

    CVE-2013-1476

    CVE-2013-1478

    CVE-2013-1480

    CVE-2013-1481

  • Java

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later

    Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java

    Description: Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Java, the most serious of which may allow an untrusted Java applet to execute arbitrary code outside the Java sandbox. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously crafted untrusted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user. These issues were addressed by updating to Java version 1.6.0_41. Further information is available via the Java website at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/releasenotes-136954.html

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-0169

    CVE-2013-1486

    CVE-2013-1487

  • Malware removal

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7 or later, OS X Lion Server v10.7 or later, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later

    Description: This update runs a malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of malware. If malware is found, it presents a dialog notifying the user that malware was removed. There is no indication to the user if malware is not found. This update is available for systems that installed Java 6.

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