The annual hacking contest Pwn2Own ended with vulnerability revelations in several applications and platforms.
Her Keen team Chinas who discovered vulnerabilities in her web browser Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), Safari stated that the functional its system Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), OS X is the most secure operating system available.
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Ο Liang Chen of the Keen Team reported that they used a heap overflow in Safari's Webkit that opened the door for implementation αυθαίρετου κώδικα, αλλά το σφάλμα δεν θα μπορούσε να αξιοποιηθεί στο OS X Mavericks. Ο Chen δήλωσε ότι έπρεπε να χρησιμοποιήσει μια δεύτερη ευπάθεια για να κάνει exploit με επιτυχία στο πρόγραμμα tours.
Apple's representatives were present at the revelation, so the company now knows the vulnerabilities and the patch that will fix them is expected, says threatpost.
Chen went on to say: “Apple's operating system is considered very secure and has a very good architecture security. Even if a vulnerability exists, it is very difficult to exploit. Today we proved that with advanced technology, Apple's system can be hacked. But in general, security in OS X is higher than other operating systems.”
