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Apple Safari 3.1 for Windows - Critical security vulnerabilities

Two new critical security advisories have been issued for Apple's new Safari 3.1 Windows browser.

Apple Safari 3.1 for Windows - Critical security vulnerabilities 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29483/

Description: Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian has discovered two vulnerabilities in Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks or potentially compromise a user's system.

1) An error when downloading e.g. a .ZIP file with an overly long filename can be exploited to cause a memory corruption. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

2) An error in the handling of windows can be exploited to display arbitrary content while showing the URL of a trusted web site in the address bar. The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 3.1 for Windows. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution Status:  UNPATCHED