Safari new Glitch spotted

The group of security experts cautioned the users about the new bug found on the most recent edition of the Apple-compatible Safari web browser.

The security hole seen on this browser was regarded as the sensitive type of vulnerability.

This permits the online criminals to freely install any malicious software on an affected computer system.

Various ways of exploiting the bug are possible

According to the tracking service Secunia, this Safari glitch may be abused when an arbitrary code is activated.

Execution of the code occurs when a web user enters a website that is created in an unusual manner and then he or she closes a window that pops up once the page is visited.

Use of malicious e-mails is underrated

Abuse of the bug in the Safari web browser does not only occur when a malicious website is visited.

This may also occur when one receives and opens an unsolicited e-mail, which encloses elements that can fairly damage a computer system, on a Safari web browser.

This was discovered by the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team on Monday this week. Unfortunately, the report does not include just the Safari browser that is compatible with the Apple OS.

Even the version 4.0.5 for Windows and the most up-to-date version for the Mac OS carry the same kind of glitch.

Severe threat must be fixed straight away

It was Krystian Koskowski, a Poland-based expert, who found this security glitch in the Apple-compatible Safari browser.

And, upon the doing an examination, the security firm Secunia was able to evaluate the hole as “highly critical”.

This rating is actually just next to the highest ranking of the five-tier severity scale created by the service.

In addition, it was said in the advisory of US CERT that the vulnerability has already been verified by the security experts.

Individually lessening the danger may be done

Apple still did not release any statement about the issue.

But few things were suggested in order to increase the security of the users even for a bit just until the fix for this problem is distributed by the manufacturers.

CERT suggested that the users may just deactivate the JavaScript in their Safari browser.

It can be done by accessing the Safari preferences option. The Security tap should be chosen and the box that says “enable JavaScript” must be unchecked.