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- Firefox 3.0.8 fixes Pwn2Own bug and one that "fell through the cracks"
- Firefox 3.0.8 fixes Pwn2Own bug and one that "fell through the cracks"This is a great article to link to......the next time I am told how wonderful/fast Mozilla is when it comes to patching vulnerabilities.Thanks!Watch And Learn MSPeople are actually paying you to sort out incidents like this, if you modularised...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
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- Remote exploit released for Windows Vista SMB2 worm hole
- Time for an out-of-cycle patch Microsoft. nt.This exploit doesn't countIf the exploit was created by security researchers, it doesn't count.Cue the double standards...It's called "Proof of concept".Originally classified as "Denial of Service", it is now proved to be wormable in every version of Windows currently on the market.But feel free...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Apple patches Black Hat SMS attack flaw
- On the heels of a Black Hat conference demo of an iPhone hijack via text messages, Apple has shipped an iPhone update with patches for the security flaw. The iPhone OS 3.0.1 update, available only via iTunes, addresses a memory corruption issue in the way the device...
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- iPhone executes SMS binary code as root
- iPhone executes SMS binary code as rootNo, iPhone is NOT UNIX basedWe all know that OS X [b]is[/b] UNIX certified.We also know that iPhone OS [b]is[/b] OS X.Therefore, iPhone OS isn't just UNIX based, it [b]is[/b] UNIX.Therefore, it is immune to all malware.At least I think that is how the...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws
- Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flawsFault EliminationI did see the SVG fix in your article on 10.5.7's release and your relaying of Apple's attribution of discovery to "Nils." Regarding the IE8 issue, this is difficult to research because the signal to noise ratio is real low, but it looks as though...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws
- Here's a little ditty that was almost lost in the sheer volume of this week's Mac OS X security update: Apple has finally patched the two vulnerabilities used to win this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking contest. The two flaws were used by Charlie Miller and a German...
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Critical security hole in Google Chrome
- Critical security hole in Google ChromeDoes the sandboxing mitigate the problem?[i]A failure to properly validate input from a renderer tab process could allow an attacker to crash the browser and possibly run arbitrary code with the [b]privileges of the logged on user[/b].[/i]Does this apply to v1.x alone or also to...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far
- Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farInteresting...... since the amount of spam I've received today is much greater than it has been in the past. Somebody has ramped up the effort on the bad guys' side.RE: Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farHrmmm well no duh! Did you...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Firefox 3.0.8 fixes Pwn2Own bug and one that "fell through the cracks"
- The latest update to Firefox has been pushed out to users via an automatic update. This one was rushed through, mainly to fix the vulnerability used to win the 2009 CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest (MFSA 2009-13: Arbitrary code execution through XUL <tree> element). In addition it contains a...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- News to know: IBM, Open Cloud Manifesto, Web 2.0 Expo, Conficker, Microsoft ad
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM revamps server lineup based on Intel's Nehalem Larry Dignan: Can you have an Open Cloud Manifesto...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bug
- Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bugO.K patched version installedThanks Mozilla for your quick work!RE: Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bugFirefox FTW!
- Discussion threads 2009-03-27
- Mozilla kills Firefox Pwn2Own bug
- Mozilla has won the race among browser makers to fix code execution holes exploited during this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker contest. The open-source group today shipped Firefox 3.0.8 with fixes for two separate vulnerabilities, including a drive-by download issue used by a hacker named "Nils" to win...
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'Small one, big one....It was still cracked. Even easier than Windows. Deal with it.You're not allowed to whine "This one's not really that big of a deal", then point out the same kinds of intrusions into Windows systems as proof that MS products...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'
- VANCOUVER, BC -- Charlie Miller may have dominated the headlines but the undisputed champion of this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest was a hitherto unknown hacker who asked to be identified simply as "Nils." A day after his perfect sweep of the breaking into...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- The browser battle: Where does security fit in the evaluation process?
- With the launch of Internet Explorer 8 as the latest volley in the browser wars---IE vs. Firefox vs. Google Chrome vs. Apple's Safari---there's a lot of talk about speed, browsing improvements and rendering engines. Where does security fit into the equation? Frankly, when I'm evaluating browsers---I use...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Questions for Pwn2Own hacker Charlie Miller
- VANCOUVER, BC -- At the CanSecWest security conference here, I got a chance to sit down with Charlie Miller, the researcher who broke into a fully patched MacBook machine using a Safari code execution vulnerability. We discuss the state of Web browser security, the vulnerability marketplace and...
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari
- VANCOUVER, BC -- It took a while longer but Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 did not survive the hacker onslaught at this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest. [ ALSO SEE: Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds ] A security researcher...
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Pwn2Own 2009: Macbook falls in seconds
- Pwn2Own 2009: Macbook falls in secondsAgain?Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me, twice shame on me.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!Plummeting computer sales.Plummeting iPhone sales.Plummeting security.What a fantastic week for anyone not emotionally invested in Apple! :)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!I had to read it again. OS X fell in SECONDS??!!??!!And Windows 7 is still standing??!!??!!Hmm, in...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart phones
- After two straight years of taking dead aim at Macbooks and Windows-powered machines, hackers at this year's CanSecWest conference will have shiny new targets:Â Web browsers and mobile phones. According to CanSecWest organisers, there will be two separate Pwn2Own competitions this year -- one pitting hackers against...
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
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