Apple originally released the 2006-002 patch in order to address a problem found in part of a broader security update released at the beginning of March.
The companys flagship Mac OS X operating is facing growing scrutiny over security issues and Apple introduced the first March update in order to address over a dozen specific vulnerabilities.
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The first security update from Apple in 2006 also came less than a week after the release of exploit code for a Safari browser flaw and the discovery of two worms affecting Mac OS X users.
In all, five Safari issues were addressed, including an "extremely critical" flaw that could allow remote code execution attacks if a user simply viewed a maliciously rigged Web page.
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A separate buffer overflow was also addressed in the way the WebKit application framework handles certain HTML, which could allow a maliciously crafted Web page to cause a crash or to execute arbitrary code as the user viewing the site.
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Apple also patched a third code execution hole in Safari that could let an attacker use JavaScript to trigger a stack buffer overflow.
Apple said Safaris security model prevents remote resources from causing redirection to local resources. "An issue involving HTTP redirection can cause the browser to access a local file, bypassing certain restrictions," the company said in the alert.
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