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Apple Safari On Windows Broken On First Day

Posted by kdawson on from the bigger-they-come dept.

An anonymous reader writes "David Maynor, infamous for the Apple Wi-Fi hack, has discovered bugs in the Windows version of Safari mere hours after it was released. He notes in the blog that his company does not report vulnerabilities to Apple. His claimed catch for 'an afternoon of idle futzing': 4 DoS bugs and 2 remote execution vulnerabilities." Separately, within 2 hours Thor Larholm found a URL protocol handler command injection vulnerability that allows remote command execution.

13 of 595 comments (clear)

  1. yes, safari is faster! by alta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Remote code execution 2.5 times faster than FF on windows!

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  2. telling Apple would be insane by r00t · · Score: 5, Funny

    These things are worth a lot. Spammers, governments, mobsters... all will pay. You even get your choice of payment method:

    *euros
    *credit card numbers
    *yuan
    *underage virgins
    *dollars
    *shekels
    *death to your enemies
    *rubles
    *pounds, British money
    *pounds, crack cocaine

    Just be sure to not rip off the buyer. Most of the buyers have nasty ways to kill you. Some of them have polonium. Some of them have penis pills.

  3. I can see the ads now... by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mac: Hello, I'm a Mac...
    PC: ...and I'm a PC.
    Mac is looking through a small viewfinder, looking very absorbed
    PC: Hey Mac.
    Mac: Yeah?
    PC: What are you doing?
    Mac: I'm browsing the internet with Safari.
    PC: I do the same thing with IE.
    Mac: You should try Safari. It's fast, secure, and easy to use.
    Mac hands the viewfinder to PC
    PC: Oh, thanks.
    PC looks into the viewfinder and keels over, dead
    Mac shrugs

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  4. Re:Alpha or Beta? by bahstid · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, no, no! Lynx has browser ascetic. You are thinking of aesthetic

  5. Bugs found in beta software, news at 11 by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 5, Funny

    This just in, nasty bugs were quickly discovered in the public beta of a newly ported app. Disappointment of outrageous expectations has now led to the death of several men living in their mothers' basements.

    It is assumed Apple realized this devastating "beta" because they hate freedom and want the terrorists to win... and they've now won.

    We will try to stay on top of this developing critical story.
    My god have mercy on us all.

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  6. Bringing apps to Windows by Rolman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Jobs wondered while introducing Safari for Windows: "How good are we at bringing apps to Windows?"

    After reading "4 DoS bugs and 2 remote execution vulnerabilities", I'd say: "Pretty good!"

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  7. Re:shooting the messenger is now + 5 insightful? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did they strip your Preview button too?

  8. Re:shooting the messenger is now + 5 insightful? by digitig · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't have to be an Apple 'fanboi' (or fangirl) "Fangrrl", please!
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  9. Re:shooting the messenger is now + 5 insightful? by FreakyLefty · · Score: 4, Funny

    remember to include some errrors, so you can post a correction and get some more positive moderation for the second comment

    So when are you coming back for your second dose of moderation? Or do I get to steal them because I beat you to it? Informative surely *fingers crossed* :-)
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  10. Re:You're dodging by edumacator · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you just really use the word rapscallion in a real world sentence?

    Awesome.

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  11. Re:Maybe that's because... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 3, Funny

    But it just seems to me that they need a "devious little shit" department

    Apple have plenty of lawyers already.

  12. Re:He notes in the blog that his company does not by Altus · · Score: 4, Funny


    Ah, I see. So this is a religious thing. I wont bother arguing then.

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  13. Re:shooting the messenger is now + 5 insightful? by Molochi · · Score: 4, Funny

    And "no longer supported" is the new gold.

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