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Huge security hole in Internet Explorer for MacOS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-really-funny dept.

Brad Lucier writes "Macintouch is reporting (go down the page a bit) that Internet Explorer 5.1, which comes preinstalled on MacOS X 10.1, has a huge security hole---when it downloads arbitrary programs encoded in the Macintosh's standard BinHex (.hqx) format, it automatically executes them. " Well I guess thats one way to make Unix insecure. Can anyone actually confirm this since it looks kinda sketchy. I wonder what someone's rationale would be for that:"Oh this won't hurt anyone, and saving that extra 'OK' click will be great!".

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  1. Re:Preferences by psychothemighty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why anonymous? think different.

  2. not just IE..tis a mac thing by fjordboy · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Interesting note: When I use the macs at my high school (G4's), IE never seems to work for them, so I always use Netscape. However, I also like to check my email using the macs, and there is no telnet application on these macs, and I can't install NCSA telnet on them because everything on the computer is locked. However, I found a way around it. When I download the hqx version of NCSA, it autoinstalls, bypassing "foolproof" security. I still can't use the telnet app unless I call it up through netscape using telnet: . I just thought this was interesting...because it isn't just IE that does it...it is the stupid hqx and stuffit expander things. I would definitely disable those options. (If I could...but the security features don't let me change anything!)

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  3. Re:Didn't make the Top 20 by 1stmammaltowearpants · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    sounds like a troll has case envy.

  4. Re:IE Flaw by daevt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    your an idiot.

  5. OT Moderation by virg_mattes · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If I had mod points, -1, Bad Spelling.

    Virg