Almost a week after the OS X Mavericks update, last night Apple released Safari 7.0.4 for all Mac owners running the latest OS X update. We are talking about a security update for the Safari browser, the new version can be installed by users through the Software Update system of OS X Mavericks.
Safari 6.1.4 and Safari 7.0.4
- WebKitAvailable for: OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.3Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code executionDescription : Multiple memory corruption issues exist in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
In the published documentation by the American company, those from Apple talk about solving a problem that can allow hackers to trick users while visiting a website. We are talking about solving a problem that allowed phishing attacks to be carried out, which could even cause the Safari browser to close suddenly in certain cases.
