Browser Updates Fix Bugs, Weaknesses

26.08.2012
In this roundup of fixes, its all browsers this month. Google released Chrome 21, patching a number of dangerous PDF-viewer-related bugs. Mozilla tackled more vulnerabilities than usual, including an interesting drag-and-drop bug, and Apple released Safari 6.0, sealing multiple potential private information leaks.

Google released a number of security updates for the Google Chrome Stable Channel. These updates affect OS X and Linux (updated to Chrome 21.0.1180.57), as well as Windows and Chrome Frame (Chrome 21.0.1180.60).

Chrome 21 includes patches that address 15 security vulnerabilities. One vulnerability was rated critical; of the others, six were rated high, five medium, and three low. Five of the weaknesses affected Chromes built-in PDF viewer and could have caused memory corruption, a program crash, or other unexpected behavior. Google also patched a vulnerability that could give an attacker unusually broad file access via Chromes implementation of drag and drop, among other vulnerabilities, as well as several nonsecurity-related bugs.

and for more on the Chrome 21 fixes.