Microsoft Warns - Apple Safari Flaw, Browser in Risk
Microsoft’s security team has issued an warning to all Windows users to stop using Apple’s Safari browser until a patch is available. On May 15, Nitesh Dhanjani disclosed three security issues in the Safari browser, one of which he called the “Safari Carpet Bomb.”
Basically this allows a rogue site to little a user’s desktop with executable files, allowing the attackers to run unauthorized software on the user’s computer. Microsoft warned that anyone who uses Safari at this point is vulnerable to such an attack.
According to the Microsoft Security Advisory (953818), until completion of the investigation, users should restrict the use of Safari as a web browser until an appropriate update is available from Microsoft and/or Apple.
Microsoft said that for the moment, they had no knowledge of any attacks attempting to exploit the threat which allows remote code execution on all supported version of Windows XP and Vista.
However, they have already begun working on providing a solution through a service pack, the monthly update process or an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs.
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