Sci/Tech Safari Flaw Worse Than First Thought, Microsoft Warns

[The Helper]

Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.

The Safari bug, originally disclosed on May 15 by security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, allows attackers to litter a victim's desktop with executable files, an attack known as "carpet bombing."

It turns out that if this flaw is exploited in combination with a second unpatched bug in Internet Explorer, attackers can run unauthorized software on a victim's computer, according to Aviv Raff, a security researcher. Raff says he originally reported the IE flaw to Microsoft more than a year ago, and then told them about how it could be combined with the carpet bombing bug just over a week ago.

Safari flaw worse than first thought, Microsoft warns

Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.

www.networkworld.com

 

[DDRtists]

Tight, haha.
Firefox for the win.

 

[Blackveiled]

Tight, haha.
Firefox for the win.

QFT.

 

[C-Death]

for real, who actually uses IE any more?

 

[sqrage]

for real, who actually uses IE any more?

More than half the people who use the internet.