The annual hacking contest Pwn2Own ended with the disclosure of vulnerabilities in several applications and platforms.
China's Keen team found vulnerable to her web browser Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), Safari, stated that its operating system Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), OS X is the most secure operating system available.
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Ο Liang Chen Keen Team reported using a heap overflow in the Safari Webkit that opened the door to run arbitrary code, but the error could not be exploited in OS X Mavericks. Chen said he had to use a second vulnerability to successfully exploit the browser.
Apple representatives were present at the unveiling, so the company is now aware of them vulnerabilities και αναμένεται το patch που θα τις διορθώνει, αναφέρει το 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.”
