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About the security content of Safari 5.0 and Safari 4.1

This document describes the security content of Safari 5.0 and Safari 4.1.

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Safari 5.0

  • ColorSync

    CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1726

    Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded ColorSync profile may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in the handling of images with an embedded ColorSync profile. Opening a maliciously crafted image with an embedded ColorSync profile may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved validation of ColorSync profiles. Credit to Chris Evans of the Google Security Team, and Andrzej Dyjak for reporting this issue.

  • ImageIO

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1411

    Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted TIFF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: Multiple integer overflows in the handling of TIFF files may result in a heap buffer overflow. Opening a maliciously crafted TIFF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. The issues are addressed through improved bounds checking. Credit to Kevin Finisterre of digitalmunition.com for reporting these issues.

  • Safari

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1384

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: A maliciously crafted URL may be obfuscated, making phishing attacks more effective

    Description: Safari supports the inclusion of user information in URLs, which allows the URL to specify a username and password to authenticate the user to the named server. These URLs are often used to confuse users, which can potentially aid phishing attacks. Safari is updated to display a warning before navigating to an HTTP or HTTPS URL containing user information. Credit to Abhishek Arya of Google, Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • Safari

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1385

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in Safari's handling of PDF files. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of PDF files. Credit to Borja Marcos of Sarenet for reporting this issue.

  • Safari

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1750

    Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in Safari's management of windows. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved window management. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1388

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later

    Impact: Dragging or pasting links or images may lead to an information disclosure

    Description: An implementation issue exists in WebKit's handling of URLs in the clipboard. Visiting a maliciously crafted website and dragging or pasting links or images may send files from the user's system to a remote server. This issue is addressed through additional validation of URLs in the clipboard. This issue does not affect Windows systems. Credit to Eric Seidel of Google, Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1389

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Dragging or pasting a selection may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: Dragging or pasting a selection from one site to another may allow scripts contained in the selection to be executed in the context of the new site. This issue is addressed through additional validation of content before a paste or a drag and drop operation. Credit to Paul Stone of Context Information Security for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1390

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a website using UTF-7 encoding may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: A canonicalization issue exists in WebKit's handling of UTF-7 encoded text. An HTML quoted string may be left unterminated, leading to a cross-site scripting attack or other issues. This issue is addressed by removing support for UTF-7 encoding in WebKit. Credit to Masahiro Yamada for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1391

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may cause files to be created in arbitrary user-writable locations

    Description: A path traversal issue exists in WebKit's support for Local Storage and Web SQL databases. If accessed from an application-defined scheme containing '%2f' (/) or '%5c' (\) and '..' in the host section of the URL, a maliciously crafted website may cause database files to be created outside of the designated directory. This issue is addressed by encoding characters that may have special meaning in pathnames. This issue does not affect sites served from http: or https: schemes. Credit: Apple.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1392

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's rendering of HTML buttons. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory management. Credit to Matthieu Bonetti of VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team, and wushi of team509 working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1393

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an information disclosure

    Description: An information disclosure issue exists in WebKit's handling of Cascading Stylesheets. If a stylesheet's HREF attribute is set to a URL that causes a redirection, scripts on the page may be able to access the redirected URL. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive URLs on another site. This issue is addressed by returning the original URL to scripts, rather than the redirected URL.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1119

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.1 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of attribute manipulation. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory reference tracking. Credit to Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, and Michal Zalewski of Google, Inc., for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1394

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: A design issue exists in WebKit's handling of HTML document fragments. The contents of HTML document fragments are processed before a fragment is actually added to a document. Visiting a maliciously crafted website could lead to a cross-site scripting attack if a legitimate website attempts to manipulate a document fragment containing untrusted data. This issue is addressed by ensuring that initial fragment parsing has no side effects on the document that created the fragment. Credit to Eduardo Vela Nava (sirdarckcat) of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1422

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Interacting with a maliciously crafted website may result in unexpected actions on other sites

    Description: An implementation issue exists in WebKit's handling of keyboard focus. If the keyboard focus changes during the processing of key presses, WebKit may deliver an event to the newly-focused frame, instead of the frame that had focus when the key press occurred. A maliciously crafted website may be able to manipulate a user into taking an unexpected action, such as initiating a purchase. This issue is addressed by preventing the delivery of key press events if the keyboard focus changes during processing. Credit to Michal Zalewski of Google, Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1395

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a malicious site may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: A scope management issue exists in WebKit's handling of DOM constructor objects. Visiting a malicious site may lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is addressed through improved handling of DOM constructor objects. Credit to Gianni "gf3" Chiappetta of Runlevel6 for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1396

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of the removal of container elements. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory reference tracking. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1397

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's rendering of a selection when the layout changes. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of selections. Credit to wushi&Z of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1398

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit's handling of ordered list insertions. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of list insertions. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1399

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: An uninitialized memory access issue exists in WebKit's handling of selection changes on form input elements. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of selections. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1400

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of caption elements. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of caption elements. Credit to wushi of team509 working with iDefense for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1401

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of the ':first-letter' pseudo-element in cascading stylesheets. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of the ':first-letter' pseudo-element. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1402

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A double free issue exists in WebKit's handling of event listeners in SVG documents. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of SVG documents. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1403

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: An uninitialized memory access issue exists in WebKit's handling of 'use' elements in SVG documents. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of 'use' elements in SVG documents. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1404

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of SVG documents with multiple 'use' elements. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of 'use' elements in SVG documents. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1410

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit's handling of nested 'use' elements in SVG documents. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of nested 'use' elements in SVG documents. Credit to Aki Helin of OUSPG for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1749

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of CSS run-ins. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of CSS run-ins. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1405

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of HTML elements with custom vertical positioning. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory reference tracking. Credit to Ojan Vafai of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1406

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting an HTTPS site which redirects to an HTTP site may lead to an information disclosure

    Description: When WebKit is redirected from an HTTPS site to an HTTP site, the Referer header is passed to the HTTP site. This can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information contained in the URL of the HTTPS site. This issue is addressed by not passing the Referer header when an HTTPS site redirects to an HTTP site. Credit to Colin Percival of Tarsnap for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1408

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may result in sending remotely specified data to arbitrary TCP ports

    Description: An integer truncation issue exists in WebKit's handling of requests to non-default TCP ports. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may result in sending remotely specified data to arbitrary TCP ports. This issue is addressed by ensuring that port numbers are within the valid range.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1409

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may allow remotely specified data to be sent to an IRC server

    Description: Common IRC service ports are not included in WebKit's port blacklist. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may allow remotely specified data to be sent to an IRC server. This may cause the server to take unintended actions on the user's behalf. This issue is addressed by adding the affected ports to WebKit's port blacklist.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1412

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of hover events. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of hover events. Credit to Dave Bowker of davebowker.com for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1413

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: A user's NTLM credentials may be exposed to a man in the middle attacker

    Description: In certain circumstances, WebKit may send NTLM credentials in plain text. This would allow a man in the middle attacker to view the NTLM credentials. This issue is addressed through improved handling of NTLM credentials. Credit: Apple.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1414

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of the removeChild DOM method. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of child element removal. Credit to Mark Dowd of Azimuth Security for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1415

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: An API abuse issue exists in WebKit's handling of libxml contexts. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of libxml context objects. Credit to Aki Helin of OUSPG for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1416

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may disclose images from other sites

    Description: A cross-site image capture issue exists in WebKit. By using a canvas with an SVG image pattern, a maliciously crafted website may load and capture an image from another website. This issue is addressed by restricting the reading of canvases that contain patterns loaded from other websites. Credit to Chris Evans of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1417

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit's rendering of CSS-styled HTML content with multiple :after pseudo-selectors. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved rendering of HTML content. Credit to wushi of team509 for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1418

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: An input validation issue exists in WebKit's handling of the src attribute of the frame element. An attribute with a javascript scheme and leading spaces is considered valid. Visiting a maliciously crafted website could lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This update addresses the issue by properly validating frame.src before the URL is dereferenced. Credit to Sergey Glazunov for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1419

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of drag and drop when the window acting as a source of a drag operation is closed before the drag operation is completed. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved memory management. Credit to kuzzcc, and Skylined of Google Chrome Security Team for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1421

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may change the contents of the clipboard

    Description: A design issue exists in the implementation of the JavaScript function execCommand. A maliciously crafted web page can modify the contents of the clipboard without user interaction. This issue is addressed by only allowing clipboard commands to be executed if initiated by the user. Credit: Apple.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0544

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may result in a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: An issue in Webkit's handling of malformed URLs may result in a cross-site scripting attack when visiting a maliciously crafted website. This issue is addressed through improved handling of URLs. Credit to Michal Zalewski of Google, Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1758

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of DOM Range objects. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of DOM Range objects. Credit to Yaar Schnitman of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1759

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of the Node.normalize method. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handling of the Node.normalize method. Credit to Mark Dowd for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1761

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's rendering of HTML document subtrees. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved rendering of HTML document subtrees. Credit to James Robinson of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1762

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack

    Description: A design issue exists in the handling of HTML contained in textarea elements. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack. This issue is addressed through improved validation of textarea elements. Credit to Eduardo Vela Nava (sirdarckcat) of Google Inc. for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1764

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a website which redirects form submissions may lead to an information disclosure

    Description: A design issue exists in WebKit's handling of HTTP redirects. When a form submission is redirected to a website that also does a redirection, the information contained in the submitted form may be sent to the third site. This issue is addressed through improved handling of HTTP redirects. Credit to Marc Worrell of WhatWebWhat for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1770

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A type checking issue exists in WebKit's handling of text nodes. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved type checking. Credit to wushi of team509, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1771

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A use after free issue exists in WebKit's handling of fonts. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved handing of fonts. Credit: Apple.

  • WebKit

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1774

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: An out of bounds memory access issue exists in WebKit's handling of HTML tables. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved bounds checking. Credit to wushi of team509 for reporting this issue.

  • WebKit

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: A maliciously crafted website may be able to determine which sites a user has visited

    Description: A design issue exists in WebKit's handling of the CSS :visited pseudo-class. A maliciously crafted website may be able to determine which sites a user has visited. This update limits the ability of web pages to style pages based on whether links are visited.

Note: Safari 5.0 and Safari 4.1 address the same set of security issues. Safari 5.0 is provided for Mac OS X v10.5, Mac OS X v10.6, and Microsoft Windows systems. Safari 4.1 is provided for Mac OS X v10.4 systems.

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