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Safari 3.0.1 Beta relased with security fixes

Safari for WindowsYou know how Apple users all get kind of smug about how they don't have nearly as many security issues as Windows users? Well, Apple either wanted to demonstrate how much that has to do with your operating system or just made a complete gaffe. Because when the company released the Safari web browser for Windows earlier this week, it only took a few hours for users to find several major security flaws.

Today Apple released Safari 3.0.1 beta, with the following security fixes:
  • Fixed a flaw that executed arbitrary code when visiting a malicious website
  • Fixed a flaw that led to unexpected termination of an application when visiting a malicious website
  • Fixed a flaw that allowed cross-site scripting when visiting a malicious website
For the most part the security flaws only affect the Windows version of the browser. The first flaw could lead to Safari unexpectedly quitting on you when you're using a Mac, but that's about as bad as it gets if you're running OS X. We'd still recommend upgrading, or better yet, using Firefox.

[via TechBlog]
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