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Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

An anonymous reader writes "The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon. An attacker could commandeer a computer running the browser simply by crafting a Web page that contains some malicious JavaScript code, Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi said in a presentation at the ToorCon hacker conference here."

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  1. One of these guys works for SixApart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wonder how the management at SixApart feels about a having a black hat work for them who brazenly scoffs at the notion of responsible full-disclosure and releases a 0-day exploit to the public. Sort of answers the question in an earlier Slashdot post about whether companies should hire blackhats to work for them. In this case, the answer is a resounding NO. SixApart should fire this guy's ass immediately.