Apple on Thursday released a significant security update for iOS 12 as well as macOS Mojave, Sierra, and High Sierra. The release notes describe the addressed security issue as follows: Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. […]
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Among Apple’s update-o-rama on Thursday, the company also released version 12.0.2 of its Safari web browser. The update, an 80 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Safari: Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
It’s been a day for updates and Apple just released iOS 10.2.1, the current version of its mobile operating system. The update, which weighs in between 65 megabytes and over a gigabyte depending on whether you download it over the air or via iTunes, offers the following fixes and changes: Auto Unlock Impact: Auto Unlock […]
Late Tuesday, Mozilla.org released version 3.6.12 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, an 18.6 megabyte download, sports the following major change: – Firefox 3.6.12 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution. Firefox 3.6.12 is available in more than 70 different languages and requires a G3, G4, G5 or […]
Early Friday, Apple released its Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3 patch. The 3.1 megabyte download, adds the following fix: Java: Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java Web Start and Java Plug-in Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java Web Start and the Java Plug-in, the most serious of which may allow untrusted Java Web […]