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Using the program Little Snitch on OS X 10.8 now to block everything except Firefox (recommended by u/ef4 here)- successfully helped Safari pass this browser test.

Can anyone else comment on if this is a decent solution?

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I don't think 10.8 has the vulnerability. At least my MBP with 10.8 doesn't appear to have it. Both of the test URLs from HN had the desired behavior in Safari on that machine (ie they blocked content / didn't establish a connection).

EDIT: I'm not using Little Snitch or anything other than the builtin OSX firewall.

Yes, Little Snitch can help Safari pass this browser test (the unusual port was a red flag for me).

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