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Apple Releases Security Update 2007-006

Hot on the tail of Mac OS X 10.4.10, Apple has released Security Update 2007-006 for users of 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 or later.

Security Update 2007-006 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following component:

  • WebKit

Security Update 2007-006 (PPC) - 2.7MB
Security Update 2007-006 (Universal) - 4.5MB
Security Update 2007-006 (10.3.9) - 2.2MB

View details of the Security update after the jump.

WebCore

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2401

Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.4.9 or later

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may allow cross-site requests

Description: An HTTP injection issue exists in XMLHttpRequest when serializing headers into an HTTP request. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page, an attacker could conduct cross-site scripting attacks. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of header parameters. Credit to Richard Moore of Westpoint Ltd. for reporting this issue.

WebKit

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2399

Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.4.9 or later

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

Description: An invalid type conversion when rendering frame sets could lead to memory corruption. Visiting a maliciously crafted web page may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Credit to Rhys Kidd of Westnet for reporting this issue.