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Apple Releases Safari 8.0.4 With Stability and Security Improvements

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Apple today released Safari 8.0.4 for OS X Yosemite, bringing stability and security improvements to the browser. Apple has also released Safari 7.1.4 and Safari 6.2.4 for Mavericks and Mountain Lion users, respectively.

In addition to bringing stability improvements, the update fixes vulnerabilities in WebKit, which could allow a malicious website to unexpectedly terminate an application or execute code. It also fixes an interface inconsistency in Safari that could have allowed attackers to misrepresent URLs.
WebKit
Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit.
These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

WebKit
Impact: Inconsistent user interface may prevent users from
discerning a phishing attack
Description: A user interface inconsistency existed in Safari that allowed an attacker to misrepresent the URL. This issue was addressed through improved user interface consistency checks.
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Today's 8.0.4 release comes several months after the release of Safari 8.0.3, which was bundled into the OS X 10.10.2 update in January. The new Safari builds can be downloaded through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.

Article Link: Apple Releases Safari 8.0.4 With Stability and Security Improvements
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/17/apple-releases-safari-8-0-4/
Eithanius said:
Where is 5.3.4 for Snow Leopard and Lion...?

God damn you Apple...!
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Apple is no different than other companies in this regard. Apple did nothing wrong and I see no reason to curse God or Apple the way you did.

You have no expectation of lifelong updates on hardware that is several years old. Apple has never represented itself in such a manner.
 
crashoverride77 said:
How about updating your OS to a version that's not 6 years old. Unbelievable

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If you use an OS that's 6 years old you might as well join the guy above and just give up
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But Yosemite sucks because everyone else says it sucks! And Mavericks is awful too, because it's not Snow Leopard. Lion is okay now, because Apple stopped supporting it so I can pretend it's worth using.
 
crashoverride77 said:
How about updating your OS to a version that's not 6 years old. Unbelievable

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If you use an OS that's 6 years old you might as well join the guy above and just give up
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Apple supported my white Macbook up till Lion, so how about I have no choice? The laptop still works fine, put in a SSD. But Apple doesn't care. You can of course be snarky and be wrong too, as you illustrate.
 
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crashoverride77 said:
How about updating your OS to a version that's not 6 years old. Unbelievable
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I have a MacBook Pro that is not capable of running anything beyond Lion because it is not fully 64-bit compatible (I would've preferred Mountain Lion over Lion, but that's a no-go). So it's possible the users who are complaining couldn't upgrade their OS even if they wanted to. We're way past the point where the average person needs to upgrade their hardware every couple of years just to run most of what they do from day to day.

That said - I don't expect Apple to maintain support for it at this point. And I use that old MBP as a streaming video server for use on our home network, not as my daily driver. Plus if I did want to take it out and about, there's always Firefox.
 
RoelJuun said:
Apple supported my white Macbook up till Lion, so how about I have no choice? The laptop still works fine, put in a SSD. But Apple doesn't care. You can of course be snarky and be wrong too, as you illustrate.
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Consider at least the possibility that the exploits that had to be patched don't exist in Lion.

I'm not saying that's the case, but it's all too common that new technology (OS upgrades) brings new "opportunities."

Apple did discontinue security updates for Snow Leopard, but if they did the same for Lion, I missed the announcement.
 
ApfelKuchen said:
Apple did discontinue security updates for Snow Leopard, but if they did the same for Lion, I missed the announcement.
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Apple updates the current OS and the previous 2 as of now. Lion went out of support when Yosemite shipped; Lion hasn't received an update since then.
 
chrfr said:
Apple updates the current OS and the previous 2 as of now. Lion went out of support when Yosemite shipped; Lion hasn't received an update since then.
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Would be nice if they did that with iOS, even if only going one previous version back.
 
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