Apple has just updated its Safari browser to version 8.0.4 exclusively for OS X Yosemite, integrating in this new build stability and security improvements. On the other hand, Apple has also released versions of Safari 7.1.4 and Safari 6.2.4 for Mavericks and Mountain Lion users, respectively.
In addition to providing many improvements in the stability of the browser itself, they also correct fallos in security and more specifically in vulnerabilities Already known in WebKit, these security holes could have allowed a malicious website to unexpectedly close an application or worse, the execution of arbitrary code on the system. It also fixes an inconsistency in the Safari interface that could still have allowed attackers to spoof URLs.
As we see in the log that Apple has left to check the changes, we read the following:
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Impact: Visiting a malicious website can lead to an unexpected application shutdown or arbitrary code execution.Description: Various memory corruption issues existed within WebKit. These issues have been addressed and remedied by improving memory management.
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Impact: An inconsistency in the user interface can prevent users from distinguishing a phishing attack from a legitimate website.Description: A user interface inconsistency existed in Safari that allowed an attacker to modify the URL. This issue is resolved by improving the UI consistency controls.
The release of Safari 8.0.3 It arrived several months ago with the irruption of version 10.10.2 of OS X Yosemite, after all this time we finally have a revision with this new build 8.0.4 that can be downloaded directly from the Mac AppStore.