Safari Security Alert
Safari 6.0.5 can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see 'How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key.'
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see 'Apple Security Updates.'
Safari 6.0.5
Safari Browser Security
WebKit
Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-0879 : Atte Kettunen of OUSPG
CVE-2013-0991 : Jay Civelli of the Chromium development community
CVE-2013-0992 : Google Chrome Security Team (Martin Barbella)
CVE-2013-0993 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-0994 : David German of Google
CVE-2013-0995 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-0996 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-0997 : Vitaliy Toropov working with HP's Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2013-0998 : pa_kt working with HP's Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2013-0999 : pa_kt working with HP's Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2013-1000 : Fermin J. Serna of the Google Security Team
CVE-2013-1001 : Ryan Humenick
CVE-2013-1002 : Sergey Glazunov
CVE-2013-1003 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-1004 : Google Chrome Security Team (Martin Barbella)
CVE-2013-1005 : Google Chrome Security Team (Martin Barbella)
CVE-2013-1006 : Google Chrome Security Team (Martin Barbella)
CVE-2013-1007 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-1008 : Sergey Glazunov
CVE-2013-1009 : Apple
CVE-2013-1010 : miaubiz
CVE-2013-1011 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
CVE-2013-1023 : Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno)
- Usually, APPLE SECURITY BREACH pop up shows up in the browser when some potentially unwanted program (PUP) gets installed on the device. Typically, redirects to the tech support scam website are triggered by adware. This ad-supported application can modify Chrome’s, Firefox’s, or Safari.
- Remove 'apple support alert' virus related Safari extensions: Open Safari browser, from the menu bar, select ' Safari ' and click ' Preferences.' In the preferences window, select ' Extensions ' and look.
WebKit
Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to a cross-site scripting attack
Description: A cross-site scripting issue existed in the handling of iframes. This issue was addressed through improved origin tracking.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-1012 : Subodh Iyengar and Erling Ellingsen of Facebook
Fix: Warning Virus Alert Call Apple – iPhone. If you visited a website using Safari on your iPhone, you may suddenly receive a pop-up message about an Apple Security Breach and to call a toll free number to. Explore the web knowing that strong security protections in Safari help keep you safe. Like iCloud Keychain, which securely stores and autofills your passwords across all your devices. If a password breach is detected, Password Monitoring alerts you.
Safari Security Updates
WebKit
Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3
Impact: Copying and pasting a malicious HTML snippet may lead to a cross-site scripting attack
Description: A cross-site scripting issue existed in the handling of copied and pasted data in HTML documents. This issue was addressed through additional validation of pasted content.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-0926 : Aditya Gupta, Subho Halder, and Dev Kar of xys3c (xysec.com)
Safari Ios Security Alert
WebKit
Available for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3
Impact: Following a maliciously crafted link could lead to unexpected behavior on the target site
Description: XSS Auditor may rewrite URLs to prevent cross-site scripting attacks. This may lead to a malicious alteration of the behavior of a form submission. This issue was addressed through improved validation of URLs.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-1013 : Sam Power of Pentest Limited