Download Apple Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger

Following Safari 3.1.2 for Windows, Apple now also has the Tiger version of the browser for Mac OS X 10.4 made available. Safari is the standard browser included in Mac OS X and allows users to keep track of RSS feeds, use tabs and automatically fill in input fields, among other things. Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger ships with one bug fix, which was also addressed in the Windows counterpart. The bug that was removed from the browser allowed malicious parties to crash Safari or execute code. The Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger release notes are as follows:

CVE ID: CVE-2008-2307

Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11

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

Description: A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit’s handling of JavaScript arrays. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. This issue is addressed in Safari v3.1.2 for Windows XP or Vista, and systems running Mac OS X v10.5.4. Credit to James Urquhart for reporting this issue.