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Apple Updates Safari to 4.0.2, Provides Security Fixes
Mac|Life — ... fixes two security risks and improves compatibility in an update provided to Safari 4.0 users today. The update, which weighs in at 40MBs for Leopard users "improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes."  The security update portion of Safari 4.0.2 will fix two security risks, one of which could allow an attacker to use cross-site scripting on maliciously coded sites. You can read more about the security update on the Apple knowledge base . Apple is recommending this update to all Safari 4.0 users, and because ...

Safari 4.0.2 lands with stability, WebKit security updates
Infinite Loop — ... According to the description provided by Apple, Safari 4.0.2 does pretty much what we just said: "This update is recommended for all Safari users and improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes." According to an Apple support doc, the security content of the update addresses two WebKit-related bugs under Mac OS X and Windows (XP and Vista). ...

Safari 4.0.2 Addresses Security, Stability
TheAppleBlog — ... The release notes, cryptic as usual, state the update improved “the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine and includes the latest compatibility and security fixes.” The Knowledge Base article states that 4.0.2 addresses two vulnerabilities: cross-site scripting attacks and arbitrary code execution. Both of these vulnerabilities require visiting “maliciously crafted websites,” but nonetheless are excellent reasons to update. Of course, the Mac version requires a restart, as updating Safari updates WebKit and the associated frameworks. ...